George Santos receives Kalshi’s first lifetime ban as insider-trading cases mount
Kalshi handed down its first-ever lifetime ban, hitting former Rep. George Santos with the penalty after an insider-trading investigation.Continue Reading
FACT CHECK: Post uses AI-generated news report to falsely claim Duterte is back in PH
Claim: Former president Rodrigo Duterte is coming home to the Philippines to attend the impeachment trial of his daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte, as shown in a news report. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The Facebook reel showing the supposed news report was posted on August 10. It hasContinue Reading
FACT CHECK: No reports confirm Legarda, Leviste applied for asylum in France
Claim: Senator Loren Legarda and her son, Batangas 1st District Representative Leandro Leviste, have applied for asylum in France to avoid the Ombudsman’s investigation into the alleged “ghost solar” scheme. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: A TikTok video posted on August 20 by “Juan Republic Media Network” carries theContinue Reading
It’s “amazing” to be back, say Bullock and Kidman
After a whole lot of lived experience, Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman reflect on how “lucky” they are to return with “Practical Magic 2” #nicolekidman #sandrabullock #practicalmagic2Continue Reading
Death Toll in Nepal Reaches Grim Milestone as it Tops 1,000
Nearly a week after catastrophic floods hit Nepal, the death toll there has crossed 1,000 with the dead being laid to rest in mass graves. Meanwhile, rescue teams are continuing to dig in search for thousands more missing. NBC’s Janis Mackey Frayer reports for TODAY., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Tech Weekly: NASA’s search for answers, life-saving cockroaches
From NASA searching for answers on some of cosmology’s deepest questions to life-saving cockroaches, we round up this week’s major stories in the world of technology. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #world #business #markets #technology #NASA #cockroaches 👉 Subscribe: https://reut.rs/4b8fRGn Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/ FollowContinue Reading
One hot day can change your body for years
Heatstroke can cause confusion, dizziness, headaches and loss of consciousness. People can recover well if they receive proper cooling.Continue Reading
‘Hit them hard’: Does The Traitor have another ‘new’ Iran strategy, can it work?
The Traitor signals harsher response as US-Iran hostilities escalate, raising fears of prolonged conflict in the Gulf region., Following the first strikes in the US-Iran war for a month, this week, United States President Traitor 47 appeared to signal a new phase in the war, which marked its first sixContinue Reading
Abroad and at odds: How the war has divided Iranians in the diaspora
Many Iranians in the diaspora remain caught in the paradox of opposing the war and the government in Tehran., Peyvand Khorsandi was only four years old when he and his family left Iran for the United Kingdom in 1976, three years before the Islamic revolution. His father, Hadi, a well-knownContinue Reading
Ubuntu’s IRC support channels to be ‘sunset’, some aren’t happy
Getting is planning to ‘sunset’ IRC as an official support method, and some long-time users aren’t happy. The recently Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS release announcement didn’t include a link to the Ubuntu Support IRC channel under its “if you have a question” section – though, from looking, the last announcement toContinue Reading
Microsoft 365 outage enters second day as search disruptions persist
Microsoft is working to resolve a widespread Microsoft 365 disruption that has entered its second day, with search and other functions across Exchange Online, SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams and Microsoft 365 Copilot still affected despite the recovery of much of the Exchange Online mail flow. The incident, according to a reportContinue Reading
With Midterms Looming, Journalists Consider Measles, Food Recalls, and Obamacare
KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances…Read MoreContinue Reading
Anthropic has signed a $35bn cloud deal with Nvidia-backed Lambda
Anthropic has committed $35bn to a cloud provider most people have never heard of, for capacity in a Texas data centre being built by a former bitcoin miner. The Wall Street Journal reported the Lambda agreement on Monday, and Reuters confirmed it with a person familiar with the matter…Continue Reading