US and Iran hit pause on strikes for second day — The relative calm comes amid reports of renewed efforts to restore diplomatic talks.
Seeing Theory — A visual introduction to probability and statistics.
Oil Stabilizes As Trump Says Iran Strikes To Be Short | The Opening Trade 9/3/2026 — US President Donald Trump said renewed attacks on Iran would likely be short-lived, reiterating his claim Washington controls the Strait of Hormuz after fresh fighting spiked energy prices and…
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.
Yamal, Williams fit to start on the bench for Spain against Cape Verde — Victor Munoz is also fit to play, as coach Luis de la Fuente says he has no concerns over his players' fitness.
Ireland’s Black community opens up about racism after ‘George Floyd moment’ — In the wake of Yves Sakila's death following a violent restraint, many say racism in Ireland is an overlooked scourge.
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…
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.
Fed Should ‘Just Hike and Move on With It,’ Says JPM’s Herr — “I don’t think it matters what the Fed does,” says Kay Herr, US GFICC CIO at JPMorgan Asset Management, in reference to the rally in yields, as the market “really doesn’t love the fact that we don’t have forward…
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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.
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
Monsoon-driven flash flooding kills at least 20 in Afghanistan — Rescue teams are racing to reach Nuristan province as devastation continues across the region.
Over 4 million people are no longer receiving food aid amid sweeping changes to SNAP — SNAP, also known as food stamps, has seen a rapid and consistent participation decline since last July. The drop comes as the program faces historic cuts and changes.
US agency proposes ending racial and gender workforce data collection — Republican-led EEOC proposal to end workforce diversity reporting heads to public commentary amid sharp criticism.
Lit Hub Weekly: July 13 – 17, 2026 — On the rise (and fall) of the Japanese cell phone novel in the early 2000s (and the its attendant moral panic). | Lit Hub Technology Josh Cook, bookseller and founder of the Porter Square Review of…
SpaceX's first-ever earnings show a loss and huge spending — Elon Musk's company has struggled to maintain investor enthusiasm that greeted its stock market debut.
Hundreds protest Ireland’s ‘George Floyd moment’ — ndreds protest Ireland’s ‘George Floyd moment’
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.
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…
Stop saying that AI is just a tool and it only matters how it is used — I’m tired of this phrase and this simple way of thinking about tools. This blog post is a wandering train of thought on the topic of what tools are and why it matters to be even slightly more mature in how…
UK set for hottest June day on record as searing heat continues — Heatwave conditions intensify across parts of England and Wales as the Met Office issues a rare red warning for extreme heat.
Moon phase today explained: What the Moon will look like on June 1, 2026 — The Moon will now start to appear smaller.
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.
Iran war live: Trump says Hamas to disarm, Israel to leave Gaza gradually — Hamas member told Al Jazeera all implementation would be conditioned on Israel implementing its part of deal.
Sheila Heti on Talking to Everyone at Once — Welcome to Season Four of The Critic and Her Publics: The Art of the Interview. This season, host Merve Emre talks with professional interviewers of all kinds about how they get the answer theyR…
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…
America — The National Archives preserves and provides access to the records of the Federal Government. Here is a sample of these records, from our most celebrated milestones to little-known surprises .
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.”
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
‘We need more’: Carrick urges Man Utd to sign more transfers for title bid — United's preseason outlay pales in comparison with some of their fellow title contenders.
Raid on Indian opposition leader triggers violence in Kerala — Raid on Indian opposition leader triggers violence in Kerala
Carney: Canada will enact retaliatory US tariffs starting September 8 — The prime minister spoke hours after the US imposed 50 percent tariffs on nearly $20bn worth of Canadian goods.
Ten Great Nonfiction Titles to Read in July — From the world’s wildest places to the origins of American fascism to memoirs of grief and recovery, July’s nonfiction has something for everyone. * The Savage Landscape, Cal Flyn Flyn’s 2021 book,…
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
Teenagers from 15 should be given free MenB vaccine, say UK experts — Advisers are asking the government to consider introducing MenB jabs routinely for secondary school-aged people to better protect them.
Peru rescues people trapped by landslides on highway for nearly a week — Peru rescues people trapped by landslides on highway for nearly a week.
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.
Mysterious deaths of 14 elephants in Kenya prompts urgent inquiry — It is the highest number of elephant deaths to be recorded in this area of southern Kenya in decades.
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…
Is Moby-Dick the Greatest American Novel? — Near the beginning of his long narrative poem “Letter to Lord Byron,” W. H. Auden writes, “I want a form that’s large enough to swim in.” So too, apparently, did Herman Melv…
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,…
Trump calls Iran war ‘small potatoes’, compares US deaths with Vietnam war — US President Donald Trump called the Iran war small potatoes, saying only 18 Americans had been killed.
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.
LIVE: Switzerland vs Colombia – FIFA World Cup 2026 round of 16 — Live coverage and text updates from our commentary stream as Switzerland play Colombia in round of 16 knockout stage.
Butterflies thrive in micro-reserve garden — Typical gardens would only have between five and 10 different species of butterfly.
‘The world is sounding an alarm’: Why big tech is the new colonist — Power is no longer exercised through military force alone, but via technology, finance and control over information.
Remember Hong Kong — And remember Joshua Wong: political prisoner, democracy champion, braveheart.
Pixel 10 vs. Pixel 11: Where are the upgrades? [Video] — Are smartphone upgrades stalling? Compare the Pixel 11 to the Pixel 10 to see why tech releases have become purely iterative refinements.
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.
Olympic athletes to get cash grants from new $100m fund created by IOC — Olympians from both the summer and winter games can apply for $10,000 grants after competing.
13 Jaw-Dropping Photos From Ocean Photographer of the Year — Wonders of the ocean.
LitCharts | From the creators of SparkNotes, something better. — From the creators of SparkNotes, something better. Understand more, faster. Free!
US Open: Alcaraz wins on return, aggressive Sabalenka advances — Defending champions ease to straight set wins in the first round, with Alcaraz making a return after 139 days.
Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan hold first Mecca defence pact meeting — Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan hold first Mecca defence pact meeting
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
Search continues for boat 'in distress' in Channel as two people still missing — Two of the five crew members on board are still unaccounted for, the coastguard says.
Training Text-to-Image Models 3.6× Faster — Beating latent diffusion models with pixel-space encoder-decoders
A literary map where every book is pinned to where its story actually takes place... and you can see how many novels are crammed into like three city blocks in Manhattan.