commentary The president, smarting from setbacks in war and tariffs, visits Ji Xinping ready to make deals Published May 14, 2026 9:00AM (EDT) President Traitor 47 with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping (Kenny HOLSTON / POOL / AFP via Getty Images) In 1972, as he was preparing for what wouldContinue Reading
Maybe it’s buyer’s remorse. After Louisiana officials welcomed hyperscale data centers with extractive tax rebates and secretive dealings, a bipartisan wave of resistance is brewing to restrict the very artificial technology the facilities were built to create. At least three major data centers are coming to Louisiana, the largest beingContinue Reading
The MV Hondius was the epicenter of the first-ever deadly outbreak of hantavirus aboard a modern cruise ship. Was this a freak occurrence, or a sign of things to come?, Read MoreContinue Reading
LONDON (AP) — Meta Platforms said Wednesday it’s rolling out an “incognito” mode for WhatsApp users to have private conversations with its AI chatbot, a move intended to ease privacy concerns about sensitive information that users share in chats. The social media company said in a blog post that incognitoContinue Reading
The Chinese leader cautions the US president that disagreement over Taiwan could send relations down a dangerous path., The Chinese leader cautions the US president that disagreement over Taiwan could send relations down a dangerous path and even lead to conflict. Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned his United StatesContinue Reading
In a statement, Streeting said that he no longer had ‘confidence’ in Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s leadership., BREAKING, In a statement, Streeting said that he no longer had ‘confidence’ in Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s leadership. British Health Secretary Wes Streeting has resigned from the ruling Labour government, deepening a crisisContinue Reading
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Tove Lo is back and she’s getting witchy y’all! “I’m your girl right?” is here and we are so BACK with some exciting new music from one of my fave artists. The Swedish pop star officially launched her next era this week with the release of the electro-pop track andContinue Reading
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the May 14 episode of The Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network. I’m your host, Greg Sargent. Republicans are growing increasingly frustrated withContinue Reading
Scientists have uncovered a hidden mathematical secret inside the leaves of the Chinese money plant: a naturally occurring geometric pattern known as a Voronoi diagram, something typically associated with city planning, computer science, and network design. By mapping tiny pores and looping veins in the plant’s leaves, researchers discovered thatContinue Reading
Passengers unaffected by an illness outbreak on a British cruise ship have been allowed off the ship in Bordeaux, Read MoreContinue Reading
A Democratic grassroots organization seeking to conduct at least 500,000 substantive conversations with voters across the battleground map this year said it is expanding its list of targets to more than 60 contested congressional and state races., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
A ship has been taken near the UAE coast and is headed for Iranian waters, the UK’s UKMTO said, in the latest vessel seizure around the Strait of Hormuz.Continue Reading