The Open tee times put Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy in loaded Royal Birkdale groups
The Open Championship released its first- and second-round tee times Monday, and the RandA made sure the two biggest stars in golf are featured in two marquee groupings.Defending Champion Golfer of the Year Scottie Scheffler will play alongside two-time U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau and Tyrrell Hatton during the opening two rounds at Royal Birkdale.Six-time major champion and world No. 2 Rory McIlroy was paired with a couple of former major winners: Xander Schauffele, who won the 2024 PGA...
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Artificial Intelligence is Easily Fooled in the Search for Life
AI is a powerful tool in scientific research. It can be used to find patterns in vast quantities of data. But it also generates false positives, as most of us know. This is an "Achilles Heel" according to researchers who tested a neural network's ability to detect life.
Florida man who had sexual encounter with vacuum cleaner near Disney World takes no contest plea
Back in January, Kevin Dale Westerhold, 51, made an appearance in an edition of True Romance after a romantic encounter with a vacuum. The Florida man and Airbnb host's ordeal has made its way through the courts.Sometimes the Florida man stories come into our lives and seem to disappear into thin air. We don't get to find out how they navigate through the court system. This isn’t one of those stories.On Monday, Westerhold's case was closed after he took a plea deal for his indecent exposure arre...
Pilot's viral sky message leaves people stunned after unexpected flight path
A pilot has gone viral after leaving an unexpected message in the sky during a routine flight.The pilot of the two-hour maintenance test flight over Northwest England traced the words "I'm bored" across the sky, with the unusual message and route appearing on the flight-tracking website Flightradar24.The Ravenair-operated Piper Tomahawk aircraft departed from Liverpool around 11:30 a.m. Saturday. It spent about two hours flying over the Wirral peninsula, Cheshire and North Wales before safely re...
Jimmy Kimmel guest host jokes about about Lindsey Graham's death and show getting 'pulled off the air again'
"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" guest host Ike Barinholtz on Monday joked about the death of Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., quipping that his sidekick would have a heartfelt tribute to him as well."What a crazy weekend," Barinholtz continued. ‘Mitch McConnell is alive, Lindsey Graham is dead. There's so many opportunities to get Jimmy's show pulled off the air again. They’re gonna pull it off!"He appeared to be referring to Kimmel’s brief suspension after he had joked about the death of conservative activist...
DOJ charges 3 Russians in alleged $63M cybercrime scheme targeting Americans
Three Russian nationals allegedly scammed Americans in 21 states out of more than $63 million, according to a December 2024 indictment that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio unsealed Tuesday.The trio Alexander Alexandrovich Volosovik, 43, Kirill Andreevich Zatolokin, 34, and Yulia Vladimirovna Pankova, 29 conducted "malicious cyber activities against U.S. critical infrastructure" through their St. Petersburg, Russia-based companies Media Land, LLC and ML.Cloud, LLC, ac...
'Miracle on the Hudson' hero Captain 'Sully' Sullenberger reveals Alzheimer's diagnosis
One of the nation’s most famous aviators and great heroes has announced a heartbreaking diagnosis.Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger III, the pilot who saved 155 people after making an emergency landing in New York’s Hudson River in what became known as "The Miracle on the Hudson," shared in a public statement that he was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease."It is early stage," he revealed. "For now, this means a name may not come easily to me, I forget a story I have recently told, or I...
MS NOW's Nicolle Wallace reveals she stopped airing Trump pressers in first term, lamenting they 'hurt' her
MS NOW host Nicolle Wallace revealed Monday she stopped airing press briefings during President Donald Trump's term when Sarah Huckabee Sanders was press secretary, saying she refused to air them because it "hurt" her.Speaking to former CNN host Jim Acosta on her podcast, "The Best People," Wallace brought up Trump's disdain for the press, citing his assertion that the press is the "enemy of the people.""When you take a look at what's public facing, right, that whole incident and the way they tr...
Search underway for Australian woman who vanished after sending message about going for a hike near Las Vegas
An Australian woman on vacation in Las Vegas has not been seen or heard from in three weeks, with her friends and family fearing the worst.Sally Grace Contarino, 26, of Melbourne Australia disappeared after a friend says she sent a message that she was going for a hike on June 20, according to a New York Post report.Police say she got on a flight and traveled from Melbourne on June 13 and by June 18 she confirmed to a family member that she arrived at her downtown Las Vegas hotel, KLAS reports.M...
Johnson scores win as conservative rebels end House floor blockade over voter ID bill
House conservatives ended their weeks-long blockade of the House floor Tuesday, handing Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., a key victory after the rebellion brought legislative business to a standstill for nearly a month.The House successfully passed a procedural vote 215-211, teeing up votes on an appropriations bill funding the State Department, legislation making daylight saving time permanent and a measure seeking to improve veterans’ benefits.Johnson also agreed to pair the State Department fundi...
Med school deans come up empty in tense hearing when asked point blank if men can have babies: 'Ridiculous'
FIRST ON FOX: Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., asked two university medical leaders in a tense hearing Tuesday to directly answer whether non-biological women can have babies and didn’t receive a straight answer, prompting a fiery statement from the congresswoman to Fox News Digital."Doctor (Sam) Hawgood, you see UCSFs Classroom Guide, titled ‘Framework for Gender and Sex Concepts in Teaching,’ advises against using the term pregnant women," Miller told the chancellor of the University of California Sa...
Cardinals star Jordan Walker earned more money from Home Run Derby win than 2026 salary
St. Louis Cardinals star Jordan Walker hit the baseball lottery by winning the Home Run Derby.Walker, 24, made more money from winning the Home Run Derby on Monday night than he will earn this season from the Cardinals.Walker homered on his final six swings of the night, and with his electrifying comeback that took down hometown hero and Philadelphia Phillies star Kyle Schwarber at Citizens Bank Park, he earned $1 million. The prize money more than doubled his income for the season, as he is ear...
Lindsey Graham's sister carries on late senator's work, becoming South Carolina's first female senator
Newly minted Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., represents a series of firsts for the Senate and for her home state.Graham, who was sworn in on Tuesday, is the first female senator from the Palmetto State, the first sister ever appointed to the upper chamber and the first person to fill the colossal gap left behind by her late brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C."Lindsey has always been there for me, and now I will be there for him," Darline Graham said during her appointment ceremony. "My brother was...
Google faces another AI training lawsuit from major publishers
Hachette, Cengage, Elsevier, and other publishers allege that Google trained its AI on copyrighted works without the necessary permissions.
Hatchette and Elsevier Sue Google for Using Their Work to Train AI
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How visual learning happens in the brain
Scientists find that learning to identify a new object subtly reshapes visual processing in the brain.
Summer travel PSA: If you come to Florida looking for great beaches, stay away from the Keys
The state of Florida is known for many things, but near the top of that list are a handful of some of the best beaches in the world.Growing up in the Sunshine State and having lived here almost my entire life, I can vouch for that claim; just along the southeastern coast of the state alone are many of the most magnificent stretches of sand known to mankind.Being a native Floridian, I can also be counted among the millions who have frequented the Florida Keys as a childhood vacation spot.My point...
Trump's AG nominee racks up massive support ahead of confirmation hearing: 'Real results'
Several key groups are coming to the support of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche as he navigates Senate confirmation to officially become the successor to Pam Bondi, according to the office of Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.Support cited by Grassley's office includes 670,000 sworn officers, 300 angel families, families who lost a loved one to crimes committed by undocumented immigrants and 100 bipartisan U.S. attorneys and DOJ officials.The office hig...
A look at Founders Fund-backed State Affairs, which raised $70M and uses AI trained on reporting by its 76 staffers to power a Bloomberg Terminal-like product (Washington Post)
Washington Post: A look at Founders Fund-backed State Affairs, which raised $70M and uses AI trained on reporting by its 76 staffers to power a Bloomberg Terminal-like product State Affairs combines
SoftBank Group's CEO says $5 trillion a year needed globally to meet AI demand
Worries about a bubble in artificial intelligence investments are absurd, SoftBank Group's CEO Masayoshi Son said Tuesday, deriding such doubts as backward and akin to questioning the use of cars and
74-year-old set to become Florida's oldest inmate executed after 1982 killing of teen
A 74-year-old man will become the oldest inmate executed in Florida history.Dennis Sochor was found guilty of first-degree murder and kidnapping after 18-year-old Patricia Gifford refused to have sex with him on Jan. 1, 1982. He has been on death row since the 1980s and will be executed Tuesday after the Supreme Court denied his appeal.Sochor will be executed through a three-drug injection scheduled to start at 6 p.m. at Florida State Prison in Bradford County.Sochor was with his brother when he...
Illegal alien ‘pirate’ who hijacked plane to US freed by Clinton-appointed judge
A Cuban national convicted of hijacking an airplane in the wake of 9/11 has been ordered released in Florida despite a standing order for his removal from the U.S.Maikel Guerra Morales and several others assaulted a flight crew and hijacked a Cuban commuter airplane in 2003 and forced it to fly more than 100 miles north to Monroe County, Florida, where it eventually landed at Key West International Airport.Morales was arrested that evening after U.S. Air Force jets scrambled from Homestead to in...
After Lindsey Graham's death, sister joins long list of relatives who replaced late family members in Congress
Following the sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Republican South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster appointed Graham's younger sister, Darline Graham, to fill his seat for the remainder of his term, continuing a legacy of family members stepping in to take the reins of power from their kin.When Darline is sworn in Tuesday afternoon, she will become the latest example of a U.S. lawmaker sliding into a seat vacated by a deceased family member.Rep. Julia Letlow, R-La., is a favorite of Preside...
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'I'm Joe Lombardo': Nevada governor pulled over in traffic stop
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Scientists Found Gold in the Most Ironic Place Possible
Geologists found what they call “invisible gold” hidden within a surprising mineral near undersea hydrothermal vents.
Montreal duplex dispute leaves family living in a trailer on the driveway, tenants facing uncertainty
A Montreal family is living in a trailer outside a duplex they bought while tenants are challenging the repossession request through Quebec’s housing tribunal.
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Trump pays $6m to writer after jury finds he sexually assaulted and defamed her
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NY police car catches fire, troopers injured in 3-car collision
Towering flames and thick black smoke swallowed a New York State Police cruiser after a chain-reaction crash on a rural highway Tuesday morning, leaving two troopers injured, according to authorities, as dramatic photos captured the fiery aftermath.The crash happened just after 7 a.m. on State Route 374 in the town of Plattsburgh. New York State Police said two marked Dodge Charger patrol cars were heading west when traffic slowed near an intersection for a vehicle preparing to turn.Investigator...
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E. Jean Carroll is paid $5.8M in Trump sex abuse and defamation case
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WNBA star Chelsea Gray posts screenshot of alleged racist insult from fan after loss to Caitiln Clark's Fever
Las Vegas Aces star Chelsea Gray posted a screenshot of an alleged Instagram direct message she received after her loss to Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever on Sunday.The screenshot contained an alleged racial slur against Gray, and included the user's profile name and photo."People act like we just make this s--- up. And the audacity to tell us as athletes to 'shut up and dribble,'" Gray wrote under the screenshot.SUSPENDED ALYSSA THOMAS RECEIVES SUPPORT FROM TEAMMATE and COACH AFTER CHEAP SH...
Could flesh-eating screwworms end up in your beef? USDA reveals risk level
The return of the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite eradicated from the U.S. in the 1960s, has raised fresh concerns about whether it could threaten the nation's food supply.Unlike other foodborne diseases like norovirus, E. coli and salmonella, which sicken millions of Americans every year, experts say the screwworm is not a threat to the food on our dinner tables."The U.S. food supply is not compromised by New World screwworm, which is an animal issue, but not a foodborne pathogen i...
Kalshi Odds in ChatGPT is the Peanut Butter and Chocolate of Things You Don’t Need
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New framework improves clinical reasoning and decision making in AI systems
Decision-making in clinical settings requires not only correct answers but also clinically valid reasoning. In a new study, researchers propose a framework to improve the use of artificial intelligenc
George Lucas Is Pro AI, Which Shouldn’t Be a Surprise
The creator of 'Star Wars' and ILM thinks artificial intelligence is the future of filmmaking.
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Dierks Bentley, Issa Rae among new shows added to Las Vegas calendar
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Meet the Democrats gunning to replace Graham Platner in a crucial Senate showdown
PORTLAND, Maine - The clock is quickly ticking in the race to replace former candidate Graham Platner as Maine's Democratic Senate nominee in the race to challenge longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins.Candidates gunning to win the Democratic nomination must file with the state party by Wednesday to get on the ballot. Eight Democrats have filed so far to run for the nomination, which will be determined by 601 voting delegates at a July 25 convention held by the Maine Democratic Party.Platner, a...
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Lucid Crashes On Report It's Weighing A Take-Private Or Bankruptcy
Lucid Crashes On Report It's Weighing A Take-Private Or Bankruptcy Shares of struggling EV maker Lucid plunged as much as 49% after auto-industry news website Electric-Vehicles.com reported that the company is working with restructuring adviser AlixPartners to evaluate strategic options, including a potential take-private transaction or a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. Lucid (LCID) considering going private or chapter 11, according to https://t.co/lDDwzdDPdL LUCID DOWN 45% — zerohe...
Texas teens arrested after 18-year-old found dead in Dallas-area lake as family demands answers
The family of an 18-year-old Texas honor student whose body was recovered from a Dallas area lake is demanding murder charges after police accused two teenagers of concealing evidence instead of reporting his drowning.Daniel Erving, 18, was last seen around 4:45 p.m. on April 13 after leaving his Rowlett home. His family reported his disappearance after he left with only his cellphone, leaving behind his driver's license, money and other personal belongings, according to the Rowlett Police Depar...
Pro wrestling legend Tommy Dreamer vows violence in upcoming ACW match in New York: 'Hell to pay'
Pro wrestling legend Tommy Dreamer fired a preemptive warning shot to fans for what they may see when he steps back into an Awesome Championship Wrestling (ACW) ring against Josh Shernoff in a lumberjack match featuring the tag teams The Now and Sent 2 Slaughter.The six men involved in the match have a lengthy history with each other. Shernoff pinned Dreamer in a six-man tag team match back at the Poughkeepsie Rumble in January. Before The Now and Sent 2 Slaughter had their chaotic steel cage ma...
Ohio mom arrested for having 16 kids in 'evil' living conditions wants to be reunited with children: lawyer
An Ohio mother of 16 children facing sweeping charges of child abuse requested through her lawyer to be reunited with her kids during the trial this week.Elizabeth Siders, 33, is charged with 16 counts of second-degree child endangerment alongside her husband, Gary Siders, Jr., and his two senior parents. The mother is currently being detained on a $300,000 bond, but her attorney, J. Thomas Stolly, has requested that she be allowed to leave the jail under certain conditions, pointing to her lack...
JD Vance defends 'The View' appearance, explains the need to engage with hostile environments
Vice President JD Vance defended his appearance on ABC's "The View" during an interview last week with Mike Rowe, as the VP encouraged breaching environments with ideological differences.Rowe, during his "The Way I Heard It" podcast, applauded Vance for going on the liberal talk show, and said he didn't have to do it."No, but I'm glad I did," Vance said. "I think the only way to pierce through this is to actually go and try to do these conversations everywhere, right? And you're the kind of guy ...
Matt Damon refuses to put body in 'dangerous' situations for Hollywood roles after turning 50
Matt Damon says he has moved past the point in his life where he is willing to put his body through "dangerous" changes for a movie role.The 55-year-old Academy Award-winning actor who portrays Odysseus, the legendary king of Ithaca, in Christopher Nolan's highly anticipated movie, "The Odyssey" opened up about the physical transformation he underwent for the role and explained why he refuses to put his body through any additional strain."If I would've put weight on, that would've been dangerous...
Trump declares US military no longer needed in Iraq as Baghdad shifts course
President Donald Trump said Tuesday the United States no longer believes it needs a military presence in Iraq, arguing Iran has been weakened enough for Baghdad to stand on its own as Washington prepares to end its coalition mission later in 2026. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed al-Zaidi echoed that vision, declaring that armed factions operating outside state control would have "no justification" once the coalition mission concludes and insisting Iraq's security forces would be capable of protect...
TerraFirma, a construction tech company founded by two former SpaceX engineers to build remote-controlled construction equipment, raised $115M
Samantha Subin / CNBC: TerraFirma, a construction tech company founded by two former SpaceX engineers to build remote-controlled construction equipment, raised $115M As SpaceX's Elon Musk sells inve
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Suspect in shooting at Las Vegas business detained in California
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Xbox Might Have Way to Win Over PlayStation Fans as Sony Ditches Discs
Xbox's rumored plan to let players digitize their discs could ease players into an all-digital future.
NFL fans roast NBC analyst after Tom Brady's low placement on controversial QB ranking
Just because the NFL’s regular season doesn’t begin until September doesn’t mean passionate fans have taken a hiatus from debating controversial lists.NBC football analyst Chris Simms is currently in the crosshairs of those fans after the 45-year-old ranked the greatest quarterbacks of all time based only on the primes of their careers.To the shock of many fans, Tom Brady, the greatest quarterback of all time, was not at the top of that list. Simms ranked Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Mannin...
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Trump drops his 20% Hormuz toll in favour of trade deals with Gulf states
The President said Middle East leaders had contacted him to rethink his toll idea.
Missouri nurse found dead months after anesthesiologist husband admitted to assaulting woman
Mystery deepens surrounding the death of a Missouri nurse and wife to a prominent anesthesiologist.Alexandra "Allie" Hummel, 36, was found unresponsive in her home on June 23, on Lone Cedar Trail in New London after investigators responded to a 911 call.The Ralls County Sheriff's Office said the coroner called for an autopsy.SLAIN NJ MOTHER 911 CALL MADE BY HER HUSBAND HAS FORENSIC EXPERT WARNING ONE MISTAKE COULD DERAIL FOCUSRecords indicate Hummel was a licensed nurse in Missouri; her husband,...
A look inside Brantford, Ont., dental office flagged for sterilization lapses, leading to patient testing
Following the closure of Dr. George Chan Dentistry in Brantford, Ont., after an investigation found lapses in sterilization of reusable equipment, CBC News obtained photos from Grand Erie Public Health (GEPH) of what was found during the investigation. Earlier this week, GEPH reminded about 800 patients to get HIV and hepatitis testing.
New Hampshire resentencing gives Dartmouth killer Robert Tulloch a parole path after Supreme Court ruling
Robert Tulloch, who previously received a sentence of life without parole for the murders of two Dartmouth University professors in 2001 when he was a juvenile, is now eligible to be released by the time he is 62 years old.Tulloch was automatically sentenced to life without parole after pleading guilty to first-degree murder in the 2001 stabbing deaths of Half and Susanne Zantop.A resentencing hearing for Tulloch, who was a 17-year-old at the time of the murders, was required following a decisio...
MLB commissioner says Trump 'interested' in MLB CBA negotiations but 'will pass' on potential help
President Donald Trump has tried his hand at helping college sports, and if it were up to him, he'd probably do the same for Major League Baseball.The league's current collective bargaining agreement expires in December, and with the sides perhaps as far apart as they've been since 1994, the 2027 season is in limbo.Many may remember the 2022 season was delayed because of an owners' lockout after the expiration of the previous CBA that December. However, the sentiment at the time among baseball e...
Anthropic opens Claude for Teachers with a promise not to train models on student data
Anthropic is rolling out Claude for Teachers, a free offering for verified K-12 educators at US schools. The article Anthropic opens Claude for Teachers with a promise not to train models on student d
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Man, yeeted by a bison, is grateful for its mercy
Carl McDaniel, the tourist who was launched into the air by a Yellowstone bison, recognizes the animal could have killed him but chose not to do so. The bison has still not been reached for comment. Having shared his story, all I can say is Carl McDaniel is one awesome grandfather. Read the rest The post Man, yeeted by a bison, is grateful for its mercy appeared first on Boing Boing.
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What investment gurus get wrong
To see a country’s financial follies, look to its celebrity advisers
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Tom Cruise plays an eccentric billionaire in a doomsday short film
To be honest and vulnerable, the last thing I remember liking Tom Cruise in was that mistakenly uploaded The Mummy trailer with the music and sound effects missing. Before that, it was probably Collateral, if only because his villain turn allowed him to flex his acting muscles instead of being yet another runny jumpy action guy. Read the rest The post Tom Cruise plays an eccentric billionaire in a doomsday short film appeared first on Boing Boing.
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Scrandle turns stadium food into a daily taste test
An eternity and a half ago, I wrote about Footy Scran, a growing database of the most appetizing (or not) food served at stadiums across the world. If you're going to be paying thirty bucks out of pocket for a thing of fries with mayo (oh, sorry, aioli) that will instantly go limp under the harsh summer sun, the least it can do is look good. Read the rest The post Scrandle turns stadium food into a daily taste test appeared first on Boing Boing.
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A YouTuber gave Skyrim a full high-speed rail network
Bethesda's magnum opus The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is one of the most modded, dissected, and reinvented games ever made, if not the most. There's one glaring oversight that none of the province's jarls have ever taken steps to fix, though: there's no public transit. Read the rest The post A YouTuber gave Skyrim a full high-speed rail network appeared first on Boing Boing.
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Dangerous heat wave hits L.A.: How long will it last? How high will temperatures soar?
An extreme heat warning for Southern California could pose a health risks for vulnerable residents as temperatures climb into the triple digits in some inland areas.
Pritzker skewered as ‘victim of his own’ policy after repeat offender arrested in governor’s backyard
A repeat offender was charged with trespassing at Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s Chicago home over Independence Day weekend, prompting renewed criticism from Republicans and crime-policy critics over the Democrat’s public-safety record.Dwayne Cortez Milton was arrested on the night of July 4 after he was seen allegedly jumping a fence and entering Pritzker’s backyard. Milton faces a trespassing charge but was released from custody pending trial, ABC 7 Chicago reported. Milton was ordered released i...
Missing Canadian hiker found dead 2 weeks after vanishing during mountain trek in Washington
A massive search for a missing Canadian hiker ended Monday after authorities recovered the remains of the 34-year-old in Washington's Twin Sisters mountain range nearly two weeks after he vanished.The Whatcom County Sheriff's Office said Gursimran Singh, of British Columbia, had been missing since late June after failing to return home from a hike in the Twin Sisters mountains. Search and rescue crews received a report of a possible sighting Sunday, leading them back to the area Monday with the ...
WATCH: GOP senators rally behind Lindsey Graham's sister as successor, remember late senator's legacy
In the midst of grieving for their late colleague Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., GOP senators rallied behind the appointment of Graham’s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, to temporarily fill her brother’s seat to represent South Carolina in the Senate."She will do a great job," Sen. Roger Marshall told Fox News Digital. "She'll represent the same values that he represents."He continued, "She'll intuitively know how he would vote on particular issues, even if she doesn't know as much about it as he w...
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Tony Fanara, owner of Italian restaurant Palermo and community pillar, dies at 79
He was known for taking care of people, feeding first responders and city employees amid the Los Angeles riots of 1992, after the Northridge earthquake of 1994 and at the beginning of the pandemic.
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To Measure a Black Hole’s Ultimate Spin, We Have to Go to Space
Despite their depiction as massive monsters that simply suck in everything, including light, astronomers know black holes actually spin. And they spin really, really quickly at that. Determining just how quickly is key to understanding how they impact their immediate vicinity, but also the galaxies that surround them. A new paper by Tegan Thomas of the University of Virginia and her colleagues, available in pre-print on arXiv, has some good news and bad news on that front. The bad news is we cur...
How To Watch the 2026 FIFA World Cup Semifinals: France vs Spain
The end of the FIFA Men’s World Cup is nigh. Here’s how to watch the final games and the first ever World Cup halftime show.
Arkansas students outperform national average after universal school choice expansion, governor says
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders pointed to emerging results as evidence that the state's universal school choice program is bolstering student outcomes after a new report indicated students participating in the program scored above the national average in math and English following the overhaul."In every single subject, last year we saw a 20% increase for our student performance," Sanders said Tuesday."Arkansas is investing in education where it matters, and it's paying off, and we're seein...
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China's Helium Export Ban Raises New Risks For Global Supply Chains
China's Helium Export Ban Raises New Risks For Global Supply Chains Authored by Michael Zhuang via The Epoch Times, China has imposed a temporary ban on helium exports, adding fresh uncertainty to global supplies of a gas essential to semiconductor manufacturing, aerospace, medical equipment, and other high-tech industries. The first pilot helium production facility in Europe, located in Saint-Parize-le-Châtel, France, on Sept. 11, 2024. FREDERIC MOREAU/Hans Lucas via AFP/Getty Ima...
Conor McGregor launches 'World's Baddest Man' fighting tournament series on Fox Nation with eight-figure prize
MMA superstar Conor McGregor and Fox Nation are teaming up to find the baddest man in the world.McGregor is set to host "World's Baddest Man," a new original documentary competition series premiering in summer of 2027. Created in partnership with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC), of which McGregor is a co-owner, the series will provide unprecedented access to the fighters entering the ring, chronicling their training, sacrifices, personal struggles and relentless determination as they c...
'McDonald's changed the course of my life': Congressman sells business he built since his teen years
A North Carolina congressman who started working at McDonald's as a teenager has sold the restaurant business he and his wife spent decades building, bringing a nearly 50-year chapter with the fast-food chain to a close.Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., and his wife, Teresa, announced Monday that they've sold their McDonald's restaurant business to longtime friends and fellow franchisees Christine and Chris Nevant of Asheville, North Carolina. Financial terms of the sale were not disclosed.REGIONAL BU...
‘Kong x Godzilla: The Ride’ Immerses You in the Monsterverse
Legendary Entertainment's new theme-park attraction opens July 24 at South Korea's Lotte World Adventure.
IBM Stock Collapses After a Grave Warning About AI
IBM shares plunged after the company warned that Q2 revenue and earnings would miss expectations, blaming customers' sudden shift in spending toward AI hardware instead of software services. However, CEO Arvind Krishna did not place all the blame on IBM's customers. The CEO also said it "faltered" by failing to "anticipate the magnitude of the capex reprioritization." "These conditions require our teams to execute perfectly, and this quarter we faltered. We did not adapt and move quickly enoug...
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E. Jean Carroll Receives $5.6 Million Payment From Trump in Civil Case
A federal jury found President Trump liable for sexually assaulting and defaming Ms. Carroll. He exhausted his appeals last month, prompting a judge to order that the money be paid.
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After lawsuit, ICE pauses construction of Bay Area detention facility
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University of Alabama student, father of 3 killed; suspect found hiding in attic, police say
An Alabama man accused of gunning down a University of Alabama student, a father of three and a family dog was captured hiding in an attic crawl space just hours after the victims were found inside a home, authorities said.De'Kendrick Crawford, 24, is charged with capital murder in the July 6 killings of Jazmine Alexis Bates, 22, and Jose Felix Alvarez-Duenas, 31, according to the Tuscaloosa County Violent Crimes Unit.The investigation began after a homeowner, who was out of the country, became ...
California's MyFirstEV provides a $3,500 instant rebate to first-time buyers
The Fed dropped the ball, but California's new program will provide up to $3,500 in instant rebates to first-time EV buyers.
Nemotron Labs: How Open Models Give Enterprises and Nations AI They Can Trust, Control and Customize
Enterprises have plenty of powerful models to choose from. The real test is whether the AI an enterprise builds uniquely addresses the needs of the business: improving workflows, tapping into domain k
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Just 27.6% Of Stocks Outperform The Market While 60% Destroy Shareholder Wealth, New Study Finds
Just 27.6% Of Stocks Outperform The Market While 60% Destroy Shareholder Wealth, New Study Finds From 1926 through 2025, just 27.6% of stocks beat the broader market. Nearly 60% actually destroyed shareholder wealth, and the median stock delivered a lifetime return of -6.9%. Yet despite those sobering odds, U.S. stocks collectively created roughly $91 trillion in wealth over the last century, with just 46 companies responsible for half of it. Those are some of the headline findings...
Yes, Erling Haaland brought home a taxidermy raccoon from his World Cup travels
Norway's star striker was photographed stepping off the team plane in Oslo Monday carrying a Dolce and Gabbana tote in one hand and a taxidermy raccoon in the other.
Hudson Williams confronts alleged autograph sellers in Paris
Hudson Williams seems to have reached a breaking point when alleged autograph sellers followed him to his residence in Paris over the weekend. Multiple videos of the incident were shared online, garnering divided reactions on social media.
Folarin Balogun admits that red-card reversal affected USA World Cup teammates: 'A lot of outside noise'
The United States Men's National Team had all the momentum when Folarin Balogun's red card from the Round of 32 was suspended, giving him a chance to play in the Round of 16 at least, that's what American soccer fans thought.The day before the USMNT's Round of 16 game against Belgium, which Balogun was originally supposed to miss because of a red card in the previous game, FIFA ruled that he would be eligible.The ruling added to what was already a huge controversy, as it was argued Balogun shoul...
English referee will miss out on massive World Cup final bonus due to controversial ban
While the FIFA World Cup semifinal between England and Argentina has fans excited for reasons both soccer and history related, the matchup means a premature end for one of the best officials at the tournament.Premier League referee Michael Oliver, along with fellow countryman Anthony Taylor, will not be permitted to officiate the semifinal thanks to England punching their ticket to the final four of the 2026 World Cup.Whether the Three Lions advance to the finals or not is a moot point as well, ...
New York Issues the Nation’s First Statewide Moratorium on New Large Data Centers
The pause is meant to give the state time to set standards for these power-hungry facilities.
How I’m Making Sure My Analytics Career Doesn’t Get Eaten by AI
The analytics career I signed up for five years ago doesn't exist anymore, and honestly, I am fine with that. The post How I’m Making Sure My Analytics Career Doesn’t Get Eaten by AI appeared first on
‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Is Finally Coming Home
The latest 'Star Wars' adventure will be released digitally on July 21 before a physical release in August.
ScienceSoft’s HIPAA-compliant AI voice scheduler built on AWS
In this post, you will learn how ScienceSoft, an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Services Partner, integrated Amazon Nova 2 Sonic with Amazon Bedrock Guardrails to build a Health Insurance Portability and A
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AI Companies Absorbing Office Space At Record Pace: Report
AI Companies Absorbing Office Space At Record Pace: Report Authored by Rob Sabo via The Epoch Times, Artificial intelligence (AI) firms are absorbing office space in primary markets such as San Francisco and New York City at a record pace, and the sector’s voracious demand for office space to build out development teams and products has begun spilling into a select subset of submarkets as well. National AI office demand was up 85 percent in the 12 months through May and spiked 1...
Meta’s Adam Mosseri says AI token budgets could soon be capped per engineer
Instagram head Adam Mosseri believes companies will eventually need to manage AI token spending the same way they manage payroll or other operating expenses, predicting that engineers could soon face
Google Search now generates AI images when it can't find what you're looking for on the web
Google is adding AI image generation to Search's AI Overviews. When no matching image exists on the web, the new Nano Banana 2 Lite model generates one from the search query. The rollout starts in the
Google Images launches a Pinterest-like redesign with a browsable, dynamic gallery of images, and adds a way for users to create AI images in Search
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Mahmoud Khalil Accuses Trump Officials of Conspiring Against Him
Mr. Khalil will now have to convince a judge that the defendants coordinated to take action against him and other pro-Palestinian activists.
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Subpoenas issued to NY Times reporters seen as 'unprecedented' threat to press freedom
Subpoenas issued to NY Times reporters seen as 'unprecedented' threat to press freedom
Anthropic announces a new Claude for Teachers initiative, as part of which it will provide K-12 teachers in the US free access to premium Claude features
Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: Anthropic announces a new Claude for Teachers initiative, as part of which it will provide K-12 teachers in the US free access to premium Claude features Anthropic is providing f
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Hundreds protest in Maine over the fatal shooting of a Colombian man by ICE
Hundreds protest in Maine over the fatal shooting of a Colombian man by ICE
Mississippi teen accused of killing elderly couple had worked for them before shooting: family
A teenager in Mississippi knew the elderly couple he's accused of killing before sparking a standoff with law enforcement, according to new testimony in court.Officials said Cordarius Hobbs, 17, killed 74-year-old Billy Blair and his 71-year-old wife Virginia Carol Blair during a home break-in on June 3 in Mendenhall, Mississippi. Family members of the Hobbs testified during the Thursday preliminary hearing that Hobbs knew the couple.Family members testified that Hobbs did work for the Blairs fo...
National League pitching depth makes them the smart moneyline pick for MLB All-Star Game
The MLB All-Star Game is here. We bet on the Home Run Derby last night and won some cash on that, so why would we skip the main game? I know that the All-Star Game has lost some luster in the past years, but if we cash a ticket, it pays the same way any regular MLB game would pay.Last year, we hit Schwarber as the MVP, so let’s try to get some more money.Looking at the rosters is always the first place to start for the All-Star Game. In the American League, there are some very familiar starters ...
YouTube and X Have Become ‘Gateways’ to Nudify Apps
A new study found that social media platforms are referring people to sites where they can create nonconsensual, sexually explicit deepfakes for as little as $1 an image.
Sources: data center operator Switch has hired investment banks for a US IPO that could raise up to $10B and value it at $80B, set for as soon as Q4 (Reuters)
Reuters: Sources: data center operator Switch has hired investment banks for a US IPO that could raise up to $10B and value it at $80B, set for as soon as Q4 Data center operator Switch is preparing
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These Are The Riskiest States To Quit Your Job In
These Are The Riskiest States To Quit Your Job In A new study from Affordable Contractors Insurance examined labor market conditions across all 50 states to identify where workers face the greatest challenges replacing a job after voluntarily leaving one. Researchers evaluated unemployment rates, hiring activity, competition for available positions, household income, and local living costs to create an overall risk ranking. California finished at the top of the list as the most dif...
An Apple Arcade version of Madden NFL 27 will arrive on August 7
EA's football sim series is making its debut on Apple Arcade.
Trump reveals who he's eyeing to replace Lindsey Graham
President Donald Trump teased who he may like to see as a long-term replacement for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., as a special election to lock in a candidate for the seat fast approaches.Private and public jockeying is already underway to snag Trump’s coveted endorsement in the special election, which is slated for Aug. 11, with two lawmakers already expressing interest in launching a campaign.And as members of the South Carolina GOP congressional delegation and beyond line up for the r...
