“Russia wants more war” – EU’s Kallas pushes €90 billion loan and 20th sanctions after deadliest April strike
The European Union is moving to unblock a €90 billion loan for Ukraine and advance a new sanctions package against Russia, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said following a deadly wave of Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities. “It is high time to unblock the €90-billion loan and move forwardContinue Reading
Neutrality doesn’t mean indifference: Austria joins tribunal to prosecute Russia’s aggression
Austria has joined the coalition supporting the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, bringing the total number of participating states to 20—19 of them Council of Europe members—Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said. Sybiha thanked Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger directly. “I am grateful to Austria andContinue Reading
Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Just Lost Protection From Mining
Democrat Tina Smith held the Senate floor for hours arguing against the removal of the ban, but GOP senators were unmoved and the Senate approved the resolution 50-49. By Ana Radelat, MinnPost WASHINGTON—Despite hours of impassioned arguments from Sen. Tina Smith, the U.S. Senate ended a Biden-era moratorium on miningContinue Reading
Fave Five: New Sapphic Sports Romance, 2026 Edition
For 2025 titles, click here. Set Point by Meg Jones (Tennis) Half Court Shot by Kimani Mae (Basketball) Make Your Move by Melissa Brayden (F1) Stick Around by Eliza Lentzski (Hockey) Running Home to You by Samantha Saldivar (Softball) Bonus: These are all F/F, but for an F/X Romance with a nonbinary lesbian outContinue Reading
AI is a gold mine for spammers and scammers, but Google is using it as a tool to fight back
From an advertisement for an herbal remedy that promises to cure all to a video featuring a voice that sounds just like a movie star, you’ve surely encountered spam and scam advertisements online. And they have likely been created with artificial intelligence. The accessibility of generative AI tools has exacerbatedContinue Reading
Shoes to AI: What’s going on with Allbirds
American Exchange Group entered an agreement to buy all the assets and liabilities of footwear maker Allbirds for $39 million., American Exchange Group entered an agreement to buy all the assets and liabilities of footwear maker Allbirds for $39 million., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
Pakistani Army Chief Visits Tehran In Hopes For Renewed Talks Between U.S. And Iran
The meeting comes as Traitor 47 announced the leaders of Israel and Lebanon will speak on Thursday about halting the fighting between them., Read MoreContinue Reading
Rollout of Covid vaccines extraordinary feat – inquiry report
7 hours ago Nick Triggle Health correspondent Reuters The rollout of Covid vaccines – the largest immunisation programme in UK history – was an “extraordinary feat”, the Covid inquiry said. The fourth report from the inquiry praised the speed in which jabs were developed and deployed – 132 million wereContinue Reading
‘Hunger Games’ Star Suddenly Rips 1 The Traitor Voting Demographic In Talk On Film Character
Elizabeth Banks worked in a sharp rebuke of a certain segment of The Traitor supporters during an interview., Read MoreContinue Reading
Former Virginia lt. governor killed wife in murder-suicide while their children were home: police
The couple’s kids called 911 after shooting, police say. Justin Fairfax had been served with divorce paperwork Published April 16, 2026 12:15PM (EDT) Former Virginia Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) This story discusses suicide. If you are in crisis, please call the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline byContinue Reading
Thunderbolt is an open-source ‘AI client’ from Mozilla’s for-profit arm
Thunderbolt is a new open source AI client from the Mozilla-owned MZLA Technologies aimed at enterprises who want to run self-hosted chatbots on their own infrastructure. MZLA Technologies is the for-profit subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation that develops and maintains the Thunderbird email client. It says Thunderbolt was created with the support of a grantContinue Reading
MIT scientists just found a hidden problem slowing the ozone comeback
The ozone layer has been on track to recover thanks to the Montreal Protocol—but a loophole may be holding it back. Chemicals still permitted for industrial use are leaking into the atmosphere at higher rates than expected. Scientists now estimate this could delay ozone recovery by up to seven years.Continue Reading
The DNC’s Strategic and Moral Blundering on Israel Continues
In the aftermath of last week’s big meeting of the Democratic National Committee in New Orleans, supporters of the U.S.-Israel alliance have been quite content. “We’re pleased that the DNC Resolutions Committee rejected a set of divisive, anti-Israel resolutions,” the president of the Democratic Majority for Israel said. The CEO ofContinue Reading