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Trump says he wants to 'get Cuba done' before leaving office

President Trump on Thursday said he wants to “get Cuba done” before he leaves office, and that the administration is “watching it very closely.” “I want to get Cuba done before I leave,” he told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt. “We are watching it very closely, it’s doing

Pence leaves door open on 2028 presidential run

Former Vice President Mike Pence, who was President Trump’s second-in-command during his first term, is leaving the door open to a 2028 presidential bid. In a video interview with Fox News Digital published Thursday, Pence was pressed on if he was thinking about a presidential

Macron says there's 'no more US support’ for Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron voiced support for Ukraine in its ongoing war against Russia, noting that “there is no more U.S. support.” “Without Europeans … there is no support for Ukraine,” Macron told the press while attending the European Political Community Summit in

Here are the 25 original Xbox games you can now play on PC

For the 25th anniversary of Xbox, Microsoft is beginning to make good on its paid "next-gen game preservation" promise. Starting today, you can play 25 different original Xbox games on your Windows PC, as long as you have (or are willing to pay) for digital copies. In July,

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Genetic data reveal hidden extinction risks in the deep sea

A biodiversity crisis is unfolding across the planet, but the deep sea was thought immune and even a refuge for marine life. New research led by Florida International University scientists and published in Nature Communications suggests that assumption may be alarmingly wrong.

What a brewery can teach the chemical industry

What do you do when the chemical you want to make is toxic to the microbe making it? It is a problem that limits efforts to replace oil-based manufacturing with biology, and one that researchers in the Sustainable Commodity Chemicals through Enzyme Engineering and Design

Nvidia's Huang steps down, but Congress still wants answers

Nvidia's Jensen Huang resigned Thursday as CEO amid an explosive spy scandal, but Washington isn't letting him off the hook. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle said they still want to hear from the ex-Nvidia chief amid national security concerns about his involvement with a

Most Americans favor stricter gun laws: Gallup

Most U.S. adults support more restrictive gun laws, a new Gallup poll shows, including nearly all Democrats and a majority of independents. In the survey, 56 percent think firearm laws should be stricter, 27 percent think they should be held the same and just 15 percent say

Donald Trump Says He Wants to “Get Cuba Done” Before 2028

Donald Trump would like to “get Cuba done” before his second term is out. The president positively responded to a question about potential U.S. military intervention in Cuba during an interview with Salem News Channel on Thursday. “If freeing Cuba requires military force before

Richard Scarry Illustrations Paired With Karl Marx Quotes

Writer and comedian Zach Mander took quotes from Karl Marx and paired them with illustrations from books by Richard Scarry like What Do People Do All Day? and Cars and Trucks and Things That Go. See also Mamdani’s Richard Scarry socialism . Tags: books · illustration

A plethora of seismic eruptions, aka UteQuakes

The Utah Utes' rivalry football game with BYU was a triumph for Utah, but it was also a UteQuake extravaganza. No new records were set, but Rice-Eccles Stadium experienced intense seismic shaking during Saturday's game that resulted in a 28–20 victory for the still-undefeated

Despite falling enrollment, public schools haven't downsized

The number of students in U.S. public schools has dropped dramatically in recent years, with enrollment falling by more than a million students nationwide since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. That steep decline has intensified the financial strain on many districts,