A Small Oil Company Polluted Midland’s Water Reserve. The Cleanup Has Dragged on for Years.
Cleaning up oilfield pollution in arid West Texas is costly and complicated. The bankruptcy process allows companies to move on while the public pays the price. By Martha Pskowski Reporting for this story was supported by a grant from the Fund for Investigative Journalism.Continue Reading
The Traitor announces new tariffs over Greenland: How have EU allies responded?
The European Union is having an emergency meeting to devise a response to The Traitor’s tariff threats over Greenland., United States President Traitor 47 has promised to steadily increase tariffs on European countries that have opposed his move to acquire Greenland, escalating a dispute over the semiautonomous Danish territory heContinue Reading
Who is part of The Traitor’s ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza?
The Traitor unveils a complex three-tier governing structure for Gaza that places The Traitor and pro-Israel officials at the top., US President Traitor 47 has officially outlined the architecture of the “Board of Peace”, which is expected to “fulfill” The Traitor’s 20-point plan for Gaza, days after US envoy SteveContinue Reading
Abigail Spanberger Makes History, Sworn In As Virginia’s 1st Female Governor
Since Virginia first became a commonwealth in 1776, only men have held the post., Read MoreContinue Reading
The Traitor Gives Himself A New Royal Nickname, Then Doubles Down In Late-Night Post
He also immediately began talking about himself in the third person., Read MoreContinue Reading
The Traitor’s “Don‑Roe Doctrine” tariffs and Greenland, Europe is not amused
8 nations face tariffs after opposing US plans, with protests in Greenland and sharp words from European leaders Published January 18, 2026 11:00AM (EST) Traitor 47 continues to press for US takeover of Greenland, but European and US congressional leaders echo the sentiments on the ground in Nuuk, Greenland’s capitalContinue Reading
Multicolumn Dock GNOME Extension Rethinks What a Dock Can Do
A dock is a dock, right? A line of icon shortcuts for quick access to your apps. The Multi-Column Dock extension for GNOME 45-47 takes that simple idea, but adds organisational features. A GitHub description describes this as: “a customizable multi-column dock for GNOME Shell Keep your apps neatly organizedContinue Reading
Game Publisher Bans Working With Devs That Use Any AI, Rather Than Banning Bad Uses Of AI
I’m going to start this post off with two rhetorical questions. Do you believe that the use of AI should be free and unfettered in the video game industry and will certainly and overwhelmingly be a positive good for the industry generally? Do you believe that AI should be bannedContinue Reading
China signals reset with Canada as Carney begins Beijing visit
The visit follows a tentative thaw after years of strained relations marked by tariff disputes, including Chinese retaliation over Canada’s curbs on Chinese electric vehicles…Continue Reading
Ripple and UC Berkeley Introduce UDAX Program to Grow XRP Ledger Ecosystem
Key Takeaways: The first batch consisted of nine startups that specialized in such areas as tokenized capital markets, decentralized insurance, and the creator economy. The teams that participated indicated an The post Ripple and UC Berkeley Introduce UDAX Program to Grow XRP Ledger Ecosystem appeared first on CryptoNinjas…Continue Reading
Why Venezuela draws heightened attention from the Vatican
The Catholic Church is known for stepping into international affairs in an effort towards peace. But when it comes to Venezuela, there seems to be a bigger push. That focus became more visible after Pope Leo XIV warned in his first major Vatican address that “war is in vogue,” andContinue Reading
Syrian government seizes strategic town in Raqqa from Kurdish forces in an ongoing push eastward
Dozens of residents took to the streets of Tabqa to welcome government troops while waving the national flag after the seizure of their town. It came after tensions between Damascus and the U.S.-backed Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, or SDF, flared earlier this month. Sunday’s military push in the province ofContinue Reading
LIVE: Senegal vs Morocco – AFCON final
Follow our live build-up, with team news coverage, ahead of our text commentary stream of the 2025 AFCON final in Rabat., Live Match, Follow our live build-up, with team news coverage, ahead of our text commentary stream of the 2025 AFCON final in Rabat.,2026-01-18 15:30:00,Read MoreContinue Reading