Colombia’s Election Exposes a Country Still Split
Colombia stands at a crossroads because of the narrow victory of right‑wing outsider Abelardo de la Espriella over leftist Senator Iván Cepeda. On August 7, 2026, Colombia will close the country’s first experiment with a left‑wing presidency while leaving its worsening social, economic, and security dilemmas unresolved. The choice betweenContinue Reading
The West Needs to Prepare for a Russian Defeat in Ukraine
We are good at winning wars and generally bad at what comes after. Far from a partisan observation; this is a pattern with receipts. We removed Saddam Hussein in three weeks and then spent eight years discovering that we had no plan for Iraq. We helped topple Qaddafi in 2011Continue Reading
ACLU Launches Historic “Firewall for Freedom” Campaign to Protect Crucial Rights Up and Down the Ballot
In 2026, the American Civil Liberties Union will make its largest-ever investment in down ballot races, marking a historic escalation in its “Firewall for Freedom” strategy to protect civil liberties across the country. As part of this new campaign, the ACLU will spend $25.5 million across underfunded but critical state-levelContinue Reading
How conflict minerals fuel war in eastern DR Congo amid US sanctions
The US has imposed sanctions on Rwandan companies it says helped finance armed groups through the illicit minerals trade, NewsFeed The US has imposed sanctions on companies in Rwanda it says helped finance armed groups through the illicit minerals trade. Al Jazeera’s Ava Warriner explains how the trade works, whoContinue Reading
South Africans line up for jobs after exodus of foreign workers
Many South Africans are hoping to secure the jobs left vacant by the departure of foreigners, NewsFeed After thousands of foreigners were driven out of South Africa due to a wave of anti-immigrant protests and xenophobic violence, Al Jazeera’s Haru Mutasa reports from Durban, where many South Africans are hopingContinue Reading
PowerUp opens EV charging site in rural Kentucky with Kempower Flex chargers
EV charging provider PowerUp America has opened a new public EV charging site in Manchester, Kentucky. The charging hub features four Kempower Flex Satellites equipped with both NACS and CCS1 plugs and up to 800 kW of available charging power. The site was developed with the user experience and comfortContinue Reading
POSCO and Hyundai partner to develop 6.5% silicon electrical steel for EV motors
South Korean steel manufacturer POSCO is leading a consortium that includes automaker Hyundai, auto parts supplier SL, electric motor developer Polepair Electric, and several Korean universities and research institutes. The consortium aims to develop electrical steel sheets with 6.5% silicon content for more efficient EV drive motors. Electrical steel isContinue Reading
Meg Stalter’s Broadway Debut in ‘Oh, Mary!’ Gets Sweet Support From Jean Smart
Meg Stalter officially has another milestone to add to her résumé. The Hacks star made her Broadway debut Monday night, stepping into the role of Mary Todd Lincoln in the Tony-winning comedy Oh, Mary! at New York City’s Lyceum Theatre. Waiting to celebrate her after the curtain call was someoneContinue Reading
The Plan to Make Climate Science Harder to Erase
When Rebecca Lindsey was fired from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration last February, the first thing she did was stew. Then she worried about what was going to happen to the website she and her team had built over the last decade and a half. Lindsey had long beenContinue Reading
Ranchers Eye Return to the ‘Reagan Years’
This story was originally published by ProPublica and High Country News. The federal government is rewriting its rules governing ranching on public lands to increase the number of cattle, sheep and other livestock grazing on 155 million acres in the West, an area twice the size of New Mexico. PublicContinue Reading
The Traitor Team Allegedly Gave Confidential Info on Asylum Seekers to Iran
A lawsuit filed Tuesday alleged that the The Traitor administration had shared confidential information about Iranian asylum seekers with Tehran, violating federal immigration regulations and endangering hundreds of people. In March 2025, the State Department started to hold meetings with Iranian officials to discuss detained Iranian immigrants, according to theContinue Reading
Gangsters jailed in India smuggled drugs, orchestrated crimes in California, feds charge
Federal authorities and Los Angels police said Tuesday had made arrests and filed indictments against organized crime groups whose leaders are based in India and accused of a range of crimes, including drug trafficking, extortion and the assassination of a prominent Sikh figure in Canada., Read MoreContinue Reading
Mostafa Ziko castiga a Argentina con el 0-2: Los campeones están contra las cuerdas
Con la misma fórmula, Egipto ejecutó una contra perfecta para golpear a la Albiceleste con el 0-2., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading