Wall Street holds near its record following the latest weak update on the US economy
U.S. stocks are drifting around their all-time high following the latest report on the economy to come in surprisingly weak…Continue Reading
The promises the Taliban made to women, then broke | Explainer
Five years of Taliban rule has heavily discriminated against women, despite the group claiming it would protect their rights. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Guardian journalist Annie Kelly looks back at the statements that Taliban leaders made in 2021 and the reality of women’s lives in AfghanistanContinue Reading
We cured boredom — and created a meaning crisis | Arthur Brooks: Full Interview
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Nigel Farage wins special UK election that he triggered
Far-right Reform UK Party leader Nigel Farage regained his seat in Parliament on Friday after winning a special election that he triggered by quitting last month. Farage, who is widely seen as a potential candidate for British prime minister, defeated a slew of unorthodox candidates — including a political satiristContinue Reading
Inside Iran’s New Wartime Leadership
Tehran’s new power brokers A wave of assassinations rebuilt Iran’s leadership from the top down, leaving a severely wounded supreme leader and a security establishment now calling the shots. Tehran, however, isn’t saying who is actually in charge. The silence is part of the narrative; who are the country’s powerContinue Reading
The Dollar’s Next Battlefield Isn’t a Country. It’s Code.
Money is moving onto new rails, built in code instead of wires and vaults, and that shift is quietly reshaping a tool that America has relied on for a generation: the ability to see a transaction, trace it, and freeze or seize it the moment sanctions or law enforcement demandContinue Reading
Election Officials Are Preparing for Prediction Markets to Sow Chaos in the Midterms
From threats to the safety of poll workers to voters who can’t distinguish between odds and results, prediction markets are already scrambling the political process.Continue Reading
Rights group urges FIFA to block Infantino re-election bid over term limits
FairSquare says the FIFA president should not be able to run again under the world football organisation’s statutes., FairSquare says the FIFA president should not be able to run again under the world football organisation’s statutes. Human rights organisation FairSquare has urged FIFA to rule that Gianni Infantino is ineligibleContinue Reading
Police execute controlled World War II–era Mine explosion
Video footage released by police on Sunday shows Slovak bomb disposal experts executing a mine detonation., NewsFeed Video footage released by police on Sunday shows Slovak bomb disposal experts executing a carefully planned mine detonation. The World War II–era mine was discovered in a record-low section of the Danube River,Continue Reading
Is health care stuck in ‘sick care’ mode? | The Future is Now
“The reality of what we live in today is not really health care. It’s sick care.”: Chris Cuomo talks with Dr. Daniel Kraft about why health care is often reactive — and what a more proactive approach could mean for people navigating Medicare, especially as technology advances. SPONSORED: Presented byContinue Reading
Pete Hegseth is The Traitor’s favorite kind of failure
commentary The USS Lincoln disaster reveals the defense secretary’s twisted priorities Published August 17, 2026 6:45AM (EDT) DOVER, DELAWARE – JULY 22: President Traitor 47 and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth arrive for a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base for military casualties of the war with Iran onContinue Reading
Dem Lawmaker Blasts ‘Smash-And-Grab’ The Traitor Scheme — And Says He ‘1,000%’ Agrees With Joe Rogan
“They’re turning the White House into one large insider trading conspiracy,” Rep. Jamie Raskin told Anderson Cooper., Read MoreContinue Reading