I found a second vote.gov — and it's registered to the White House — There is a moment in every investigation where the thing you have been looking for finds you instead.
Israeli attacks wound eight in Lebanon despite Rome talks — Israel launches strikes on southern Lebanon's Tyre as third day of the seventh round of US-brokered talks concludes.
Seeing Theory — A visual introduction to probability and statistics.
“Sneaking the Scraps Out the Back Door.” On Black Feminist Traditions of Memory Keeping — There is already a Black feminist tradition of using the arts as historical preservation. A dynamic sampling of contemporary literature and art created by Black women considers the forms of
UK scientists developing new Ebola vaccine that could be ready in months — The rare species of Ebola involved - known as Bundibugyo - kills around a third of those infected and has no proven vaccine yet.
What It’s Like to Interview For the Job of “Astronaut” — The following is from Leroy Chiao’s Dinner with an Astronaut, and describes one step in Chiao’s late 1980s journey to becoming astronaut. * What was the astronaut interview like? I flew to Houston …
Israeli air strikes hit Lebanon minutes after new ceasefire — Minutes after a new ceasefire had come into force between Israel and Hezbollah, explosions were seen in southern Lebanon
Lukaku included in Belgium’s World Cup squad despite injury-plagued season — The country's top goalscorer has not started for Napoli this season and made just seven substitute appearances.
US watchdog opens probe after Tesla crashes into Texas home, killing woman — Road safety regulator investigates crash involving a Model 3 that had been reportedly operating in self-driving mode.
“The Figure a Poem Makes,” a Poem by Donna Masini — It’s a slow start. Notice the way she’s holding the pen. Four-beat line to open, leaning blue, and—synesthesia—right at the jump. If she can shift to the conditional—yes! She lands clean on an …
The Odysseys, ranked. — It’s a story we just can’t seem to quit. From antiquity to outer space, literature and film are filled with scrappy adventurers struggling to get home. This week, Christopher Nolan cash…
The Wrong Abstraction — Sandi Metz — I've been thinking about the consequences of the "wrong abstraction." My RailsConf 2014 "all the little things" talk included a section where I asserted: > duplication is far cheaper than the wrong abstraction And in the summary,…
Iran war day 102: Trump warns Israel against new strikes as ceasefire holds — Iran warns fighting could restart as tensions remain high and Trump urges Israel to protect the fragile ceasefire.
China and Philippines trade accusations after sailor injured at sea — Dispute erupts in South China Sea after incident near Second Thomas Shoal involving Chinese and Philippine vessels.
A PALESTINIAN HOME INSIDE A CAGE — This Palestinian family's home is sealed inside an Israeli settlement and the separation wall. Al Jazeera's Leila Warah
Heavyweight champion Usyk says vacating heavyweight world title belts — Usyk, who had held the WBA, WBC and IBF belts, has been the world undisputed cruiserweight and heavyweight champion.
There Is No ‘Hard Problem Of Consciousness’ | NOEMA — Consciousness is not separate from the physical world — our “soul” is of the same nature as our body and any other phenomenon of the world.
Al Jazeera journalist reunited with family in Khartoum after years of war — Al Jazeera journalist Al-Tahir al-Mardi has been reunited with his family in Khartoum after three years of separation.
Home alone: Europeans are ready to defend themselves – European Council on Foreign Relations — A major ECFR poll finds the European public, in a time of rupture, thinking differently and questioning old assumptions. It reveals new political space availabl
Denzel Curry Joins Pain Of Truth Shows, May Pivot To Hardcore — For many years, Florida rap great Denzel Curry has been messing around in the hardcore world. When the teenage Curry first emerged as part of the underground Raider Klan crew, they helped introduce choatic moshpit…
Ancient Egyptians may have built a massive dam near the Red Pyramid — Large structures near the Red Pyramid may be the remnants of a major dam, suggesting that the Egyptians used water to help power their construction projects
Photographs of Pripyat and Chernobyl — Photographs of the Exclusion Zone now, 32 years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. A tour of abandoned Pripyat in pictures from the safety of your screen.
Syria says cell behind ‘terrorist bombings’ in Damascus arrested — Explosions rocked the Syrian capital on Tuesday as French President Emmanuel Macron visited the city.
Comcast’s split could make or break Peacock — Peacock is about to fly solo.
Collections: Pre-Modern Armies for Worldbuilders, Part I: Why They Fight — This week I want to try something a little different. Rather than taking apart a particular fantasy military system, I thought I might try to lay out a more general sense of how military systems te…
4 things to know about the new sunscreen ingredient the FDA approved — The Food and Drug Administration approved a new sunscreen ingredient in the U.S. for the first time in 20 years. It's been used for decades in Europe and Asia.
San Francisco Weighs PG&E Takeover Amid Soaring Utility Costs | KQED — Concerns over affordability and public safety have reignited San Francisco’s fight for public power. While PG&E has argued that a takeover would increase local electricity rates for decades, some advocates bel
World Cup last 16: Can sturdy Colombia overcome slick Swiss challenge? — Colombia, the World Cup's dangerous outsiders, take on Switzerland in Vancouver for a place in the quarterfinals.
FIFA World Cup 2026: What to expect from the new 48-team format — Al Jazeera examines key talking points related to the introduction of an expanded 48-nation tournament.
Mark Dominus (@mjd@mathstodon.xyz) — I think many people misunderstand the purpose of code review. The purpose of code review is not for the reviewer to find bugs, and certainly not for them to ensure that the code is bug-free. Anyone who depends on code review to find bugs…
'Ugliest Shark on the Planet': See the Elusive Goblin Shark, Filmed for the First Time in Its Deep-Sea Habitat — Scientists spotted the enigmatic creatures in 2019 and again in 2024, marking the first time they've been observed alive in the wild. The sightings drastically expand
Trump's doctor says he's in excellent health - but are US presidents' health checks a PR exercise? — Every president in modern history - including Donald Trump this week - has taken an annual physical exam that is as much about messaging as it is about health.
The Corporate Creep of Plex vs. The Jellyfin Dilemma — Why Plex corporate creep restricts system freedom, how Jellyfin restores control, and why Plexamp still saves money on Spotify and Amazon Music
Silent Springs, Windswept Seas: On the Environmental Vision of Rachel Carson — In her acceptance speech upon receiving the National Book Award for The Sea Around Us (1951), biologist and author Rachel Carson (1907–1964) explained: “If there is poetry in my book about the sea,…
President Trump calls to delay nomination of intel pick Jay Clayton — The Senate was set to begin the confirmation process for Jay Clayton as Director of National Intelligence Today. But President Trump is calling for a delay.
13 Jaw-Dropping Photos From Ocean Photographer of the Year — Wonders of the ocean.
Erdogan gifts NATO leaders engraved revolvers with live ammunition — NATO’s leaders left the Ankara summit with guns and live ammunition gifted to them by Turkiye’s President.
England vs Norway LIVE: FIFA World Cup 2026 – quarterfinal — Live coverage and text updates as England play Norway in a quarterfinal clash in Miami.
Nature and Creativity: The Science of “Soft Fascination” and How the Natural World Resets the Brain — “Our everyday experience does not prepare us to assimilate the gaping hugeness of the Grand Canyon or the crashing grandeur of Niagara Falls. We have no response at the ready;…
We may finally know why dinosaurs like T. rex evolved tiny arms — Five different groups of predatory dinosaurs independently evolved disproportionately small arms, and it seems they did so because their heads became so large and powerful
Uzbekistan makes its World Cup debut, a first for Central Asia — The country is the first Central Asian nation to qualify for the World Cup, and Uzbek fans have reveled in showcasing their country and culture. The country's president calls the team a symbol of the "new…
Barchart | Market Data, News, Trading Tools, and Analysis — Barchart is the leading provider of real-time stock and commodities data. Keep tabs on your portfolio with screeners, customizable charts and analysis.
The Pleasure of Being Left Alone — “An exquisite peace obtains: a drowsy, golden peace, flowing honey-sweet over my dwelling, soaking it, dripping like music from the walls… A peace for gods; a divine emptiness.”
Sabalenka overcomes Kessler at Wimbledon, sets up Ostapenko clash — Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka will play former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko in a challenging last-32 matchup.
There's no treatment designed for the Ebola strain ravaging DRC. But now there's hope — The strain of the virus that's responsible for the current outbreak has no specific treatments or preventive measures. Three new clinical trials could provide possible breakthroughs.
Age verification for social media – the beginning of the end for a free internet? | Mullvad VPN — So-called age verification for social media is spreading across the world, framed as an effort to create a safer internet for children. In reality, age verification lays the foundati
Whichbook | A new way of choosing what book to read next — Fancy something unusual and unpredictable? Funny or sexy? No problem. Use our unique mood and emotion search to find great books with exactly the flavour you've asked for.
Has Ukraine’s Zelenskyy created a rival by sacking his defence minister? — Rallies in support of sacked Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov have exposed a political challenge for Zelenskyy.
Trump threatens to hit Iran ‘very hard’; Iraq condemns US-Saudi attacks — Threat comes as Iranian media report that four Iranians were killed in joint US-Saudi attacks in Iraq.
The Wholesale Plagiarism of Obscure Sorrows - Waxy.org — Without permission, a marketing agency republished the entirety of John Koenig's Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows book, replacing its art with AI slop and adding new AI words. Their unauthorized site now ranks higher than…
Raid on Indian opposition leader triggers violence in Kerala — Raid on Indian opposition leader triggers violence in Kerala
Royals turn out for Peter Phillips and NHS nurse's wedding — Peter Phillips is marrying NHS nurse Harriet Sperling during a private ceremony on Saturday.
Manil Suri on Visualizing Your Book’s Narrative Structure — This first appeared in Lit Hub’s Craft of Writing newsletter—sign up here. Here’s a nifty tool I’ve devised which authors might want to try out for themselves. It’s free, easy to use, and reveals t…
A.I. Disproves a Decades-Old Mathematical Idea, the 'Biggest Conjecture' That the Tech Has Played a Role in Yet — A mathematician announced that he used one of Anthropic's A.I. models to find a counterexample to a problem called the Jacobian conjecture. While experts consider…
On Time, Pain and the Labor Process: Considering the History of Midwifery — Birth fractured my sense of time—of how time unfolded. I had previously taken for granted that time passed swiftly from one moment to the next. I organized my understanding of my own life according…
The Ultimate Summer 2026 Reading List — It’s been an uneasy start to summer. Ticks are legion. The weather is unpredictable. The Iran war drags ludicrously on. Inflation is rising faster than ever. SpaceX, Anthropic, and Open A.I. …
Butterflies thrive in micro-reserve garden — Typical gardens would only have between five and 10 different species of butterfly.
Why Aren’t C4 Corvettes Worth More? — The fourth-generation Corvette, aka the C4, was a massive, computer-aided leap forward for America’s sports car when it debuted in 1984. It won awards. It won races. It sold well. It improved consistently throughout its whole 13-year…
Sperm Whales blow bubbles to achieve restful, vertical sleep — New research from the University of St Andrews and Université de Neuchâtel, has uncovered the mechanism which allows sperm whales to sleep in a unique vertical position, just under the ocean surface. Sperm whales…
How the far right weaponised the Ceuta crisis — More than 72 migrants died trying to reach Ceuta, but within hours the tragedy had become a political flashpoint.