An expert describes how communities in some of the world’s driest areas are demanding transparency as secretive governments court billions in foreign investment This Q&A originally appeared as part of The Guardian’s TechScape newsletter. Sign up for this weekly newsletter here
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security The Big Story Trump meets Syria’s leader at White House in historic visit President Trump welcomed Syria’s transitional President Ahmed al-Sharaa for a historic visit to the White House on
Select filmmakers and artists from the 2025 lineup discuss how the two-week event captured LGBTQ people both outside and inside the margins of Hollywood and larger society.
The fantasy tavern keeping sim from Greenheart Games is lighting up its players' imaginations.
The singer's third studio album, Finally Over It , will feature the likes of Anderson .Paak, Lil Yachty, Jean Baptiste, Sexyy Red, Latto, and more
Over the course of the six-week shutdown — which may be ending soon — President Donald Trump has repeatedly made the false claim that Democrats "want $1.5 trillion for health care for illegal aliens." The post Trump Falsely Claims Democrats Want $1.5 Trillion for ‘Illegal
If no agreement is reached between the two countries, the German city of Bonn will host by default.
Researchers say evidence linking Tylenol to autism is "critically low."
With the release of “Predator: Badlands” in theaters in early November, expectations were exceeded with the movie taking in more than $80 million at the worldwide box office. “Predator” is more popular than ever, so it’s a good time to pick up the other films in the franchise
The Senate on Monday cleared a key procedural hurdle toward greenlighting a package to reopen the government, the first of a series of planned back-to-back votes. Senators voted 60-40 to grease the skids toward final passage of the funding bill Monday night. The eight senators
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story What to know about Trump’s $2K tariff check proposal President Trump announced on Sunday that most Americans will receive “at least” $2,000 from the tariff revenue
SZA and Los Angeles-based Italian restaurant Jon and Vinny‘s have teamed up to provide 1,400 free meals for people struggling without SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits. SZA’s own NOT Charity is behind the partnership. “Yall know how much I love Jon and
If you're looking for something a little more niche than Battlefield 6, there are some lesser-known bangers among this year's 89%+ scores.
Speaker Mike Johnson is faced with jump-starting dormant committees, tackling a looming health care deadline and resolving the long-brewing Jeffrey Epstein fight — if he can reopen the government first.
Wet Leg's sophomore album Moisturizer arrived back in July, and it's just earned the British indie rockers a handful of Grammy nominations: Best Alternative Music Album, Best Album Cover, and Best Alternative Music Performance for album highlight "Mangetout." Now, they're
This Intel laptop is one of the best Dell laptop deals of the year. The post Dell Quietly Offloads Its 1TB Laptops via Amazon (74% off), but Displays No Direct Deals on Its Website appeared first on Kotaku .
In their last outing as Glinda, Elphaba and Fiyero, respectively, the trio lead Jon M. Chu's 'Wicked' follow-up, set for a Nov. 21 theatrical release.
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story NY OKs pipeline project The state of New York has approved a contentious natural gas pipeline that is expected to bring fuel to New York City residents but is drawing fire from some Democrats. © Julia Demaree
Cross your fingers for druids, everyone.
Basic arithmetic ability lives in the memorization pathways, not logic circuits.
Two posts explaining the campaign, both from earlier this year, were deleted after redditors took notice.
The museum had commissioned an external investigation that recommended ousting Sasha Suda.
"Phoenix Ladder: Monument to the People of the Bronx" honors the undeafatable spirit of the New York borough.
Creepy crawlers turn detritus, silk, and prey carcasses into astonishingly realistic look-alikes The post These Spiders Build Doppelgängers to Stay Alive appeared first on Nautilus .
LONDON (Reuters) -British pro-Palestinian commentator Sami Hamdi, who is being held by U.S. immigration authorities, is set to be released, his family said on Monday, a fortnight after he was detained midway through a national speaking tour. U.S. Homeland Security officials
The institution’s first foray into virtual reality offers free digital tours of the Temple of Dendur and its new Oceania galleries.
How does “Wednesday” top its Season 2 guest appearance of Lady Gaga? With Danny DeVito, says Catherine Zeta-Jones, who stars as Morticia on the Netflix series. Zeta-Jones’ husband, Michael Douglas, and DeVito have been friends for decades. “I don’t know how Danny DeVito hasn’t
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care The Big Story Senate on the cusp of ending shutdown The Senate is on the verge of ending the longest government shutdown in history, but without giving Democrats an extension of ObamaCare’s premium subsidies. ©
High Horse: The Black Cowboy is a three-part documentary about the culture of Black cowboys & cowgirls and their erasure from the history of the western United States. From executive producer Jordan Peele and Monkeypaw Productions, the pop culture and historical documentary
Nintendo has a new Nintendo Direct showcase coming, all about the Super Mario Bros. Movie sequel coming in 2026.
A large skeleton boss found in Blizzard's action RPG is made out of rocks in the upcoming Chinese version The post Diablo 4 In China Censored, Blood And Skeletons Removed appeared first on Kotaku .
The Trump administration is proposing to loosen requirements for companies to report on their uses of “forever chemicals.” These chemicals, many of which are toxic, have been used in a wide array of consumer and other applications, including to make items that are nonstick,
President Trump asked the Supreme Court on Monday to toss a jury’s verdict finding him liable for sexually abusing writer E. Jean Carroll in the mid-1990s, according to the president's personal legal team. Carroll has taken Trump to trial twice and won a total of $88.3 million
Fletcher Hanks, a cantankerous cartoonist who was active only from 1939 to ’41, left behind a complex legacy and bizarre body of work. A new book offers clues about his enigmatic life.
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.), one of eight Senate Democratic Conference members who voted to advance a measure to reopen the government, said Monday that critics of the group should “train their fire” on President Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and congressional
The Lebanese authorities seized Mr Gaddafi, now 49, in 2015 and held him without trial.
"We’re just very down-the-middle guys,” Trey Parker said. “Any extremists of any kind we make fun of"
Prominent Afrikaners are pushing back after President Trump announced no U.S. officials will attend the G20 in Johannesburg, rejecting his claims of "white persecution" in South Africa as false and politically driven.
David Ellison downplayed Paramount’s need to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery during a conference call with Wall Street analysts on Monday after the company unveiled earnings that reflect the uphill climb that it faces in revitalizing its film and TV assets. “It’s important to
There may be drawbacks to the proposed plan, dubbed "a complete game changer," experts have warned.
Janelia researchers have uncovered a novel way that two of the structures inside cells—the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and lysosomes—coordinate the production of proteins, highlighting how interactions between organelles are important for regulating cellular processes. The
Patch 4 also introduces a range of other fixes and tweaks.
David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance is planning to spend more on content — and at the same time, it’s going to charge more for streaming. The company, in reporting its Q3 2025 results, said that its “ongoing investments in Paramount+ are enhancing the value we deliver to
Kelly Clarkson revealed during a recent show as part of her Studio Sessions residency in Las Vegas that her ex-manager suggested she get plastic surgery for her breasts when she was starting out in the music industry after her “American Idol” victory (via E! News). “I had some
History has never really known her as a person, and that isn’t about to change here.
Tensions in the Democratic Party are boiling over this week after a group of mostly moderate Democratic senators joined Republicans to advance a bill to reopen the government. The Democrats’ support for the spending bill all but ensures that the history-making shutdown will
This is a bonus post about a couple of my hobbies. We will return to our regular scheduled post tomorrow. Wonder is the feeling we have when our experience extends beyond our expectations. It’s uniquely human, and available whenever we can create the conditions for it to occur.
In a reversal, the Food and Drug Administration has removed black box warnings on hormone replacement therapies for menopause
In China’s booming livestream economy, personal pain has become a powerful currency. But as sympathy turns into a commodity, empathy itself risks running out.
