WATCH LIVE: USDA chief Rollins holds update as Texas confirms more screwworm cases
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US judge blocks The Traitor plan for $100,000 visa fee
The H-1B visa programme, in place in its current form since 1990, allows for 85,000 visas each year, including 20,000 allocated to applicants with advanced degrees.Continue Reading
Latest news bulletin | June 8th, 2026 – Evening
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this June 8th, 2026 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.Continue Reading
Middle East at the Brink: Norm Roule on Iran, Israel, and the High-Stakes Struggle Taking Shape
As tensions between Israel and Iran continue to evolve following a weekend Iranian ballistic missile attack against Israel, policymakers and markets alike are grappling with a complex and uncertain landscape. A very fragile ceasefire, ongoing disruptions to maritime traffic in and around the Strait of Hormuz, threats of new escalationContinue Reading
Whales are showing up in San Francisco Bay. New ship alerts could help protect them
The changing climate is driving whales into San Francisco Bay, where ship strikes have been deadly. A new camera system could help ships and ferries steer clear. (Image credit: Darrin Allen)Continue Reading
AliasVault Is The BitWarden Alternative You Didn't Know You Needed
Passwords are one of those things everyone knows they should handle better but rarely do. The bare minimum is not reusing them across sites, and beyond that, you really want a password manager doing the heavy lifting for you. If you have been looking for options, you have probably comeContinue Reading
LibreOffice slams Euro-Office as ‘de facto ally’ of Microsoft
Euro-Office launches its stable 1.0 release on June 9, billed as a ‘truly open’ sovereign alternative to Microsoft Office – a claim riling The Document Foundation, makers of LibreOffice. In an open letter published today, TDF’s Italo Vignoli takes issue with the upstart productivity suite’s pitch. He disputes Euro-Office’s marketing,Continue Reading
Innovative projects explore ways to deal with extreme heat
When MIT mechanical engineering Professor Kripa Varanasi landed in New Delhi in the middle of the night in June 2024 to attend a conference, he found himself in 104-degree Fahrenheit heat. “This was June, and it was crazy. It was so hot for the whole meeting that I never leftContinue Reading
‘Talafreakos’ Aim to Flip a Senate Seat in Texas
This article was originally published by the Texas Observer , a nonprofit investigative news outlet and magazine. Sign up for their weekly newsletter, or follow them on Facebook, X, and Bluesky. Rock band logos stickered the walls and railings in the dim light of the Paper Tiger, the grungy San Antonio venue with aContinue Reading
Did the Democrats Sabotage Graham Platner?
The following story is co-published with Freddie deBoer’s Substack. As with so many of the worst things in American politics, we have the Nixon administration to thank for the term ratfucking . It entered the American political lexicon through the Nixon-era operatives who perfected its techniques: dirty tricks, sabotage, deception and (especially) bad-faithContinue Reading
Can Democrats Stand by Platner After New Allegations? | CUOMO Full Show 6/5
California voters went to the polls three days ago, but final results still are not in. Why? Independent California Rep. Kevin Kiley is leading his race, while California state Assemblymember Marc Berman, who authored legislation aimed at speeding up the vote-counting process that was signed into law last year, joinsContinue Reading
Mail-in voting controversy shaking up Spencer Pratt’s LA mayoral bid
The Los Angeles mayoral race is facing intense scrutiny as late mail-in ballots shift the leaderboard. With over 6 million registered voters, Los Angeles county is one of the largest electorates in the country. As election officials continue to tally the remaining votes, Councilmember Nithya Raman has edged out TheContinue Reading
Ukraine codifies armored vehicle with dome of 10 electronic-warfare modules designed to kill FPV drones before they hit
Ukraine’s Defense Ministry has codified and approved the domestically produced MAC OWL “Sova” armored vehicle. It has a V-shaped armored hull, 16 mm-thick side armor, and a capacity for up to 10 electronic-warfare modules forming a defensive dome against Russian FPV kamikaze drones, Oboronka reports, citing the Defense Ministry. MAC OWL “Sova”Continue Reading