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Fortnite gets big enhancements for Switch 2

Fortnite officially arrives on the Nintendo Switch 2 on June 5, according to Epic Games. The optimized release comes complete with visual enhancements, technical improvements, and fresh control options that take advantage of the new hardware. Nintendo’s new Joy-Con 2

Warren tussles with CNBC host over Wells Fargo, Fed

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and a CNBC anchor sparred Wednesday over the Federal Reserve's decision to scrap an unprecedented penalty on Wells Fargo. In an interview with CNBC's Sara Eisen, Warren blasted the Fed for lifting the asset cap it imposed on Wells Fargo in 2018

Museum specimens offer new lens on pollution history

A new study highlights a surprising lens for tracking pollution trends over centuries: preserved plants and animals housed at natural history museums around the world. According to Shane DuBay, a researcher at The University of Texas at Arlington, these specimens contain

Fantastic Four Director Says Doctor Doom Isn't In His Film

Ever since Robert Downey Jr. blew our multiversal minds at San Diego Comic-Con last year when he revealed he was returning to the MCU as Doctor Doom , Marvel fanatics have been trying to figure out just when Victor Von Doom would appear. After the Thunderbolts* post-credit

'String breaking' observed in 2D quantum simulator

An international team led by Innsbruck quantum physicist Peter Zoller, together with the US company QuEra Computing, has directly observed a gauge field theory similar to models from particle physics in a two-dimensional analog quantum simulator for the first time. The study,

Padilla puts blanket hold on Trump EPA nominees

Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) is expanding his efforts to hold up President Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) nominees in response to the Senate’s move to revoke his state’s electric vehicle mandate. Previously, Padilla issued a hold on four EPA nominees, but he is

Watch live: Russell Vought testifies on OMB budget

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought is set to testify Wednesday afternoon before a House Appropriations Committee panel on OMB's fiscal 2026 budget request and the Trump administration's overhaul of the federal government. The hearing comes a day after

Who was gay rights activist Harvey Milk?

Slain gay rights activist Harvey Milk was a political appointee for the city of San Francisco, where he enacted policy geared toward improving conditions for LGBTQ community members and working mothers. Early life Milk was born in New York to Jewish parents who both served in