Cape Verde, Curacao, Jordan and Uzbekistan will take part in football’s premier showpiece for the first time., Football’s world governing body, FIFA, has framed the 2026 World Cup’s expansion from 32 to 48 teams as a watershed moment for inclusivity, opening the door for nations that have never qualified before.Continue Reading
commentary The president’s only legacy will be greed and corruption Published May 20, 2026 6:45AM (EDT) President Traitor 47 speaks to reporters next to the site of his proposed White House ballroom (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) The surest sign that a MAGA leader knows they screwed up? When they try toContinue Reading
ONLYOFFICE has been putting out fairly consistent updates to its open source office suite. The previous release focused heavily on the PDF editor, adding new signature options, password-protected PDF editing, and a multipage view for documents. Since then, things got a little complicated for the project. Nextcloud and IONOS launchedContinue Reading
For decades, scientists believed ancient humans avoided dense rainforests, treating them as nearly impossible environments for early survival. But a groundbreaking discovery in West Africa is rewriting that story. Researchers uncovered evidence that humans were living deep within rainforest environments in present-day Côte d’Ivoire around 150,000 years ago — farContinue Reading
5 min read NASA’s Fermi Glimpses Power Source of Supercharged Supernovae An international team studying data from NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope concludes the mission detected a rare, unusually luminous supernova. The researchers say it likely received its power-up from a supermagnetized neutron star born in the stellar collapse thatContinue Reading
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the May 20 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. Traitor 47 just endorsed MAGA nutjobContinue Reading
The World Health Organization says the risk of spread of the Ebola virus is high in Congo and Uganda, but low globally, Read MoreContinue Reading
WHO says risk of global spread of Ebola outbreak is low, but high at national, regional levels in Congo and Uganda, Read MoreContinue Reading
AI content is getting good, but SynthID might be able to help tell truth from fiction…Continue Reading
The Colorado Supreme Court handed transgender youth and their families a sweeping legal victory this week, ruling that Children’s Hospital Colorado must resume gender-affirming medical care for patients under 18. In a 5-2 decision issued Monday, the court concluded there is enough evidence to show the hospital likely violated Colorado’sContinue Reading
The American academic research engine has long been the envy of the world. Generally well-funded, labs in the United States have been able to attract the best minds who generate breakthroughs and train the next generation workforce that powers the U.S. economy. But since the start of the second The Traitor administration in January 2src25…Continue Reading
Transport operators halt strike over fuel price hikes after several killed and mass arrests., Kenya halts strike over fuel hikes blamed on the US-Israeli war on Iran, after deadly protests and mass arrests. Kenyan security forces arrest a person during a protest against the increase in fuel prices in NairobiContinue Reading
Petr Vlachovsky, a Czech women’s football club coach who filmed players in changing rooms, has been banned for life., Petr Vlachovsky, a Czech women’s football club coach who filmed players in changing rooms, has been banned for life. European football’s governing body says it has issued a lifetime ban toContinue Reading