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Beryl makes landfall in Mexico

After leaving at least three people dead in Jamaica, Beryl made landfall as a Category 2 Hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale Friday on the Mexican coast. It eventually downgraded to a tropical storm, although it continued to pose a serious risk with heavy storms and damaging

UK’s Starmer hoping for Biden, preparing for Trump

Keir Starmer, the UK’s new prime minister, was quiet on the question of relations with the US prior to his election, choosing to avoid, in particular, talk of how he would manage a second Donald Trump presidency. Starmer is a center-left politician – the first to come to power

All sides aiming for a long war of attrition in Ukraine

After more than 26 months of devastating combat, earlier expectations of a decisive Russian victory have given way to the reality of a grinding war of attrition in Ukraine. “Putin’s theory of victory is to make creeping advances in Ukraine indefinitely,” wrote the Institute

Evening Report — Wounded Biden enters vital stretch

{beacon} Evening Report Friday, July 5 © Greg Nash Biden's wounded campaign pushes on amid calls to drop out President Biden’s wounded campaign enters a vital stretch this weekend as Democratic panic over the 2024 election hits new heights. Biden has a series of tests laid

Israel, Hamas inch toward new deal

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story New hope for cease-fire, hostage release in Gaza Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is sending a new delegation of negotiators to Qatar after

What if everything is conscious?

Article URL: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/353430/what-if-absolutely-everything-is-conscious Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40885961 Points: 21 # Comments: 28

Gwyneth Paltrow, Derek Blasberg and the Price of Bulls—

I had dinner with an old friend on Wednesday at L.A.’s Hotel Bel Air, the miraculous kind of catch-up where no one looks at their phone for hours. Afterwards on my way to the valet, I crossed the hotel’s stone bridge and admired the elegant swans that live in a tiny pond

Nvidia's bumpy road

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Nvidia's rapid rise hits 'bumps in the road' After blowing past a $3 trillion market capitalization and briefly becoming the most valuable company in the world last month, Nvidia has

The June jobs slowdown

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Job market slows down with rate cuts on horizon Softer employment numbers for June highlight recent cautionary positions from the Fed’s interest rate-setting

Is This the Beginning of the End for Joe Biden?

Virginia Senator Mark Warner is looking to assemble a supergroup of Democratic lawmakers to force President Joe Biden out of the 2024 presidential race. The Old Dominion senator has told people that he no longer believes Biden has enough sway with voters to prevent another