Thailand court sentences two men to death for 2015 Bangkok bombing — The August 2015 attack at the popular Erawan shrine in Bangkok's commercial heart killed 20 and wounded over 100 more.
Trump won spending promises from NATO last year. This week, he'll try to enforce them — President Donald Trump is heading to Ankara, Turkey, for the annual NATO summit. Last year, he pushed NATO allies to spend more on defense. This year, his mission is to try to enforce those…
Paramount-Warner merger: could it reshape the media? — The UK is considering intervening in the Paramount-Warner merger over concerns about media plurality.
How doctors die. It’s not like the rest of us, but it should be | Cancer World Archive — This hard-hitting blogpost by Ken Murray, a retired Los Angeles family doctor, helped open up discussions about why doctors routinely administer treatments to dying patients that they would…
WELCOME TO MICROSCOPEMASTER - YOUR MICRO-RESOURCE! — Free and in depth educational information on cell biology, microbiology, and microscopy. Different brands and types of microscopes are also reviewed here.
Djokovic wins five-hour epic to earn Sinner showdown at Wimbledon — Gauff defeats Pegula to set up semifinal against Muchova, who overcame four-time Grand Slam champion Osaka.
Why one of the cities most dependent on the Colorado River now has water for sale — Once one of the most dependent on the Colorado River, San Diego now may have water to sell to states that are seeing their supplies from the shrinking river cut.
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 …
'Backrooms' twisty ending, explained: What exactly is the world through the door? — Inside the liminal space nightmare.
Ecologist calls for plastics ban in cemetery — Alison Fure is asking the council to begin phasing out plastic decorative items, including flowers.
Dior dress and a man of honour: What we know about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding — The couple tied the knot in New York on Friday, after months of speculation about when, where and how it would happen.
Iran war day 114: Tehran warns of halting oil flow ahead of talks — Lebanon to top the agenda as US and Iran to hold talks in Switzerland’s Burgenstock mediated by Qatar and Pakistan.
HackerRank open sourced its ATS. My resume scored 90/100. Oh wait 74/100. No — 88/100. Actually 83/100. — How hiring is becoming a luck filter.
How will Iran war fallout impact upcoming US elections? — Trump purges Republican critics, but are the prospects for his party in upcoming elections heading up or down?
Wildfire smoke is like smoking 'half a pack a day.' Here's how to protect yourself — As Canadian wildfires spread smoke across the U.S. the air pollution is dangerous to health. But there are ways to protect yourself. Here's what to know<strong>.</strong>
A volcano has erupted remnants of Earth's primordial magma ocean — Earth was once covered by a global magma ocean, which later cooled and crystallised – now traces of this primordial event have been found in magma from a young volcano in the Indian Ocean
--dangerously-skip-reading-code — What if we dutifully communicate the risks and trade-offs to our organizational leadership and they still want to take those risks
Fan adds 'just joking' to England World Cup win tattoo — Sean Carrington says he is more bothered about England not winning than about his tattoo.
When a Journalist Took on Corruption, He Used a Tool That Hadn’t Been Used Much in American History: the Unvarnished Truth — Lincoln Steffens was a reporter so dogged that political party bosses called him a “born crook that’s gone straight.” He and his fellow muckrakers redefine
UK economy contracts as Iran war impact felt — The contraction in April comes after the economy saw stronger than expected growth in March.
NASA Awards More Moon Base Science, Previews New Opportunities - NASA — NASA announced Tuesday the selection of three companies to land four new missions on the Moon in late 2028 as part of the agency’s Moon Base Program.
Primary voters send mixed signals about what they want from the Democratic Party — Primary results this month in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin paint a muddled picture of just how far to the left Democratic voters want their candidates to be come this fall's midterm elections.
Hungary’s Magyar to amend the constitution to remove President Tamas Sulyok — After coming to power in April, PM Peter Magyar had given Sulyok a deadline of Sunday to leave office.
My Plex server now recommends movies better than Netflix, and here's exactly how I built it — The system learns from completed movies, abandoned titles, and direct feedback.
Woonpioniers models adjoining Dutch homes on "a game of Tetris" — <p>Dutch studio Woonpioniers has completed CoHouse in Utrecht, a pair of interlocking houses designed for two families within a single gabled volume. Amsterdam-based Woonpioniers was tasked with creating…
Youthful Pocognoli the brave choice for Scotland job — The Scottish FA are all-in on Sebastien Pocognoli, 39, showing bravery and ambition - what everybody wanted, writes Tom English.
Trump talks to Hezbollah, Israel’s Netanyahu as Lebanon fighting surges — Death toll from Israel's attacks on Lebanon since March has reached 3,433, with 10,395 injured, says Health Ministry.
Samsung Workers Accept Wage Deal That Averts Chip Plant Strike — Samsung Electronics Co. union members voted in favor of a compensation deal that will hand chip workers an average bonus of about $340,000, staving off a strike that threatened to disrupt global chip supply.
Lebanese army ‘overly stretched’ to fight off latest Israeli invasion — Geopolitical analyst Joe Macaron says the Lebanese army is ‘overly stretched’ as Israeli troops expand their occupation.
ICE arrests human rights lawyer who fled Chinese crackdown — Arrest in Pennsylvania of Wu Shaoping, who is awaiting asylum decision, raises fears of deportation and persecution
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Who is Graham Platner, the Democratic primary winner who slammed Gaza war? — Platner wins in Maine, Republican Nancy Mace loses in S Carolina. Results for Nevada and North Carolina also announced.
UK court convicts two over PM-targeting plot run by mysterious Russian — Unverified reports say attacks were part of a campaign of sabotage and misinformation run by the Russian state.
The Hessians Were Supposed to Quickly End the American Revolution. Instead, They Endured Years of Battles and Suffered Thousands of Casualties — Some 30,000 German soldiers fought for the British during the war. Contrary to popular belief, they weren't mercenaries, and not all…
“Copernicus Is Dying” — It seems impossible, but the lanky Petco cashier with the shiny blond pompadour insists that he’s telling the truth. “A shortage?” I ask. He nods. “All of them?” He nods again. I look at his name t…
Palestine weekly wrap: World sanctions settlers, Israel funds settlements — Amnesty calls West Bank ethnic cleansing 'state-sponsored' and international allies bar Finance Minister Smotrich.
The Seven Special Edition Watches Of Time+Tide's FounderFest — Seven independent brands, three cities, and one new festival focused on a weekend of watches. We went hands on with every new piece before the doors open.
Retail Investors Jostle for a Piece of Unitree | The China Show | 8/11/2026 — “Bloomberg: The China Show” is your definitive source for news and analysis on the world's second-biggest economy. From politics and policy to tech and trends, Yvonne Man and David Ingles give global…
'We are at risk of a lost generation': One in six young people will not be in work or training in five years without action, report warns — A major review examining the causes of rising youth unemployment says getting on the career ladder is now "out of reach" for many.
How can I get air conditioning in my home and how much does it cost? — As summers in the UK get hotter, is it time for air conditioning to become a permanent feature in most homes?
NASA’s Webb Reveals Stars Sparking to Life in Cosmic Celebration - NASA Science — NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured the infrared light of numerous features that previously were impossible to see beyond the thick dust of the FS
Do we owe our existence to weird ‘virtual’ particles? — When considering what makes up a human body, a physicist drills down beyond the atomic level. Columnist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein explores the not-exactly-real particles that allow the stuff we’re made of to hang together
The Religion of Speed — At some point, “moving fast” stopped being a practical concern and became a moral position. You see it damn near everywhere now. How fast can we ship this...
Man arrested after fire outside New York immigration court — A man has been arrested after setting off an incendiary device outside an immigration court building in New York City.
Alien World Chemistry Found Inside Meteorite
Survivors reach port after deadly Indonesia ferry fire — Survivors reach port after deadly Indonesia ferry fire
Heat health alerts issued in parts of UK as rain returns for some this weekend — Highs of 30C are expected in the south on Friday before wet weather arrives for the weekend - although it is unlikely to be enough, as Ben Rich explains.
Kimi K3 Architecture Notes — Short architecture note on Kimi K3, including LatentMoE, Kimi Delta Attention, Attention Residuals, NoPE, multimodality, and inference-efficiency choices.
G.K. Chesterton on the Dandelion and the Meaning of Life — Recovering the “forgotten blaze or burst of astonishment at our own existence” alive in the back of our modernity-deadened minds.
China now even less likely to solve Apple's memory crunch - 9to5Mac — One of Apple’s proposed solutions – or at least mitigations – for the memory shortage was to buy RAM from...
Kane double fires England past Croatia in World Cup thriller — Harry Kane scores twice, while Jude Bellingham and Marcus Rashford also net, as England beat Croatia 4-2 in 2026 opener.
Who will replace Trump ally Lindsey Graham in the US Senate? — The US president suggests he is considering a potential candidate to fill the late senator's seat in South Carolina.
Will Pakistan-Saudi-Turkiye defence pact change US strategy? — Some experts say the deal precipitates a larger strategic shift in Middle East while others say it reinforces US goals.
Is AI ruining our skills? Early results are in — and they’re not good — Reliance on artificial-intelligence tools degrades the abilities of physicians and software engineers, studies show.
Cohosts Mexico look to break last 16 ‘curse’ at 2026 World Cup — El Tri lost in the last 16 in seven consecutive World Cups but have higher hopes for the 2026 tournament.
Stocks Rise on AI Confidence; Tensions Mount in the Middle East | Bloomberg Brief 08/17/2026 — The dollar falls to a three-month low as the latest economic data further ease bets on Fed rate hikes. The 60-day deadline of the US-Iran MOU expires and Tehran says it has lost "all…
Six years on, Beirut blast families still await justice — Families of victims of the Beirut port blast marked six years since the explosion by demanding truth and accountability.
Qatar vs Switzerland live: World Cup 2026 — Follow our live build-up, with team news as it lands, before our text commentary stream.
Best VPNs of 2026: We tested and picked ProtonVPN, ExpressVPN, and TunnelBear — Here's who to trust with your privacy (and money).
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