Texas flooding survivors: Children were ‘screaming’ | NewsNation Live
Bud Bolton and Kadee Saunders describe watching helplessly as children in neighboring RVs were swept away by floodwaters in central Texas. “Even though we lost everything, the hardest part of it all was hearing those children screaming and you can’t help them,” Saunders tells “NewsNation Live.” Get a fast-paced lookContinue Reading
Fave Five: New Polyamorous Fiction, 2025 Edition
Muted by Miranda Mundt (Fantasy GN) Lasso Lovebirds by Clio Evans (Romance Novella) Rebel in the Deep by Katee Robert (Fantasy) Middle Spoon by Alejandro Varela (Litfic) Party of Three by C. Travis Rice (Romance Novella) Bonus: These are all Adult, but in YA Fantasy, check out Tenderly, I Am Devoured by Lyndall Clipstone,Continue Reading
The Czech Republic bans DeepSeek in state administration over cybersecurity concerns
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic has banned the use of any products by the Chinese AI startup DeepSeek in state administration over cybersecurity concerns, authorities said Wednesday. Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said the government acted after receiving a warning from the national cybersecurity watchdog, which noted a threatContinue Reading
Musk’s AI company scrubs inappropriate posts after Grok chatbot makes antisemitic comments
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company said Wednesday that it’s taking down “inappropriate posts” made by its Grok chatbot, which appeared to include antisemitic comments that praised Adolf Hitler. Grok was developed by Musk’s xAI and pitched as alternative to “woke AI” interactions from rival chatbots like Google’s Gemini, or OpenAI’sContinue Reading
Philadelphia Strike Ends: Race & Inequality at Center of Municipal Workers’ Fight for a Fair Wage
The largest municipal workers’ strike in decades in the city of Philadelphia has ended after 9,000 members of AFSCME District Council 33, who are primarily sanitation workers, walked off the job a week ago. Growing piles of trash on the streets of Philadelphia brought the strike into clear view forContinue Reading
Amarok 3.3 Released with Qt 6, GStreamer Audio Engine
A new version of iconic Qt music player Amarok has been released, the first to be based on Qt6 and KDE Frameworks 6. Amarok 3.3 (codenamed ‘Far Above the Clouds’, a reference a song by progressive rock musician Mike Oldfield) picks up a glut of improvement as a result ofContinue Reading
MIT scientists just supercharged the enzyme that powers all plant life
Scientists at MIT have turbocharged one of nature’s most sluggish but essential enzymes—rubisco—by applying a cutting-edge evolution technique in living cells. Normally prone to wasteful reactions with oxygen, this revamped bacterial rubisco evolved to work more efficiently in oxygen-rich environments. This leap in enzyme performance could pave the way forContinue Reading
Skinwalker Ranch owner defends himself against Dr. Kirkpatrick
Skinwalker Ranch owner Brandon Fugal defends himself against former AARO Director Sean Kirkpatrick … with proof. Full “Reality Check” episode: https://youtu.be/NtilGOcNmgY #SkinwalkerRanch #AARO #SeanKirkpatrickContinue Reading
X CEO Steps Down After Two Years of Massive Failure
After two years of overseeing rampant conservatism, antisemitism, and general racism, X CEO Linda Yaccarino is stepping down. “When Elon Musk and I first spoke of his vision for X, I knew it would be the opportunity of a lifetime to carry out the extraordinary mission of this company. I’mContinue Reading
Hims & Hers to bring generic semaglutide to Canada
The Hims & Hers wellness platform announced Wednesday it will soon offer a generic version of the weight loss drug semaglutide in Canada as Novo Nordisk’s patent on its branded version, known as Wegovy, will soon expire., Read MoreContinue Reading
Senate committee advances Susan Monarez to be The Traitor’s CDC director
A U.S. Senate committee has approved Susan Monarez to be President Traitor 47’s director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Read MoreContinue Reading
The US is having its worst year for measles in more than three decades
Measles cases in the U.S. are at their highest in three decades, Read MoreContinue Reading