HOUSTON — Becker’s Books smells exactly the way it’s supposed to — like dust so deeply absorbed into millions of paper pages that it has lost its nose-tickling edge, warmed by a touch of vanilla. There is a technical term for this scent: bibliosmia. But second-generation bookstore owner Charlie BeckerContinue Reading
More merchants are rounding change for cash purchases to the nearest nickel due to the end of penny production, or adding surcharges to credit card transactions…Continue Reading
The US-Israeli war on Iran has reached the six-month mark, with no sign of slowing down., NewsFeed The US-Israeli war on Iran has reached the six-month mark, with no sign of slowing down. From military action to economic warfare, its impact will be felt for months to come. How didContinue Reading
At a Kathmandu hospital, families peer at lists of those who are critical, dead — or have been released., At a Kathmandu hospital, families peer at lists of those who are critical, dead — or have been released. Kathmandu/Nuwakot/Trishuli, Nepal – Loknath Chaulagain is looking for his 23-year-old nephew Sudarshan atContinue Reading
The appointment came days after Abdi declared the Kurdish-led force dissolved and integrated into the Syrian army, ending a decade of independent existence in a move Washington called “genuine integration”.Continue Reading
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said last year that hundreds of industrial-scale scam centres across Asia generate just under €35 billion in annual profits.Continue Reading
You’re reading The TNR Blue Book. Get daily scoops, strategy, and developments inside the liberal ideas factory delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for free. Inside Washington Kendall Scudder has his work cut out for him. He became chair of the Texas Democratic Party in March 2025, inheriting a party inContinue Reading
Al Jazeera investigation reveals UK public money flowing to companies linked to Israeli settlements in occupied land., At least 17 companies linked to illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank hold United Kingdom public-sector contracts worth more than 2.1 billion pounds ($2.85bn), an Al Jazeera investigation reveals. The findingsContinue Reading
Teams playing in UEFA’s Europa League and Conference League find out their opponents as league phase draws made., Teams playing in UEFA’s Europa League and Conference League find out their opponents as league phase draws made. English duo Bournemouth and Sunderland have both been handed glamour ties against AC MilanContinue Reading
The fate of Lindsay Clancy is now in the hands of a Massachusetts jury of nine women and three men, who are weighing whether Clancy should be found guilty of killing her three children or not held criminally responsible as the defense has argued, citing postpartum psychosis. NBC’s Emilie IkedaContinue Reading
commentary Masculinity on the right runs on consumption. The Traitor made the hallmarks of manhood pricier Published August 28, 2026 6:45AM (EDT) (Illustration by Salon / Getty Images / Beata Zawrzel / NurPhoto / Thomas Jackson) If there’s one thing MAGA males believe deep in their bones, it’s that “real”Continue Reading
Protesters targeted The Traitor’s Ayrshire resort with red paint and slogans saying ‘Gaza is not 4 sale’., The charges stem from seven Palestine Action activists paint-spraying the Scottish resort to protest against the US president’s stance on Gaza. Palestine Action activists accused of vandalising a Scottish golf course owned byContinue Reading
Glacier collapse in Nepal triggered flash floods, mudslides and a barrier lake where a landslide dammed the river., Two days after a glacier collapse sent a catastrophic flood roaring through parts of Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday, a newly formed river has broken the banks, and a renewed flood threatContinue Reading