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Hegseth: We Negotiate With Bombs

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth just perfectly summed up Donald Trump’s reckless military campaign in Iran. Speaking in the Oval Office alongside Trump Tuesday, Hegseth insisted that the Pentagon had established its own role in ongoing negotiations. “The air campaign that we’ve

Urban stormwater ponds support rich bird life

Urban stormwater ponds provide important habitats for birds, including both resident and migrating species, according to research led by the University of Toronto. For the study, researchers placed audio recorders at 16 stormwater ponds in Brampton, Ont., and used AI-based

Newsom: Trump needs to be 'needed,' 'loved'

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Monday gave tongue-in-cheek praise to President Trump, swiping at what he said was the commander in chief's need to be "needed" and "loved." Newsom told Politico's Jonathan Martin on his podcast, "On the Road with Jonathan Martin" that Trump

Is This the End of the Kennedy Myth?

As a television show, Ryan Murphy’s Love Story continues his late career work in Wikipedia necromancy. The show is a farce designed for audiences who carry a deep grief at not having been able to rent in Yorkville when the getting was good. The people whose lives were harvested

Pope Leo laments that Iran war 'getting worse and worse'

By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, March 24 (Reuters) - Pope Leo expressed concern on Tuesday about a rising tenor of animosity in the expanding Iran war, repeating calls for a ceasefire amid reports the U.S. is planning to send thousands of soldiers to the Middle East in a

OpenAI Will Shut Down Sora Video Platform

OpenAI said it will discontinue Sora, the generative-AI video creation platform it launched in late 2024, without providing a reason for the decision. “We’re saying goodbye to Sora. To everyone who created with Sora, shared it, and built community around it: thank you. What you

The Indo-Pacific strategy just sank in Iran

Over the past decade, capitals from Australia to France, India to Japan and South Korea to the UK, have rolled out Indo-Pacific strategies with the confidence of a shared script: that maritime coalitions stabilize the system, secure sea lanes and quietly contain a rising

Tuberville proposes bill to limit college athlete transfers

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) on Tuesday touted a bill that would limit college athlete transfers, saying that the unlimited transfers of the last few years have “screwed up” college sports. Tuberville, a former head football coach at Auburn, Mississippi, Texas Tech and

Missouri high court rules in favor of new GOP-favored map

The Missouri Supreme Court ruled in favor of Republicans on Tuesday, stating state lawmakers were allowed to redistrict mid-cycle – delivering a blow to Democrats who have opposed the GOP-favored congressional lines. In a 4-3 decision, Missouri Supreme Court Judge Zel Fischer

NASA planning $20B moon base

NASA will invest $20 billion over the next seven years to build a base on the surface of the moon, putting plans for a space station that would orbit it on hold, the agency’s new head announced on Tuesday. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, who assumed the role in January,