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FEMA public assistance is essential to rural recovery

When disaster strikes, millions of people rely on the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help their communities rebuild. Nowhere is that partnership more critical than in rural America, where electric cooperatives are often on the front lines restoring power in some of the hardest-hit, hardest-to-reach areas.  America’s not-for-profit electric cooperatives serve some of the nation’s […]

Just nominate Hung Cao for Navy secretary already

The Navy needs a leader. Now. It needs someone committed to fixing the unglamorous, boring issues preventing the service from accomplishing its core objectives. It needs someone with smart approaches and a firm grasp on how the Navy can rapidly adopt game-changing technology. Most importantly, it needs someone deeply invested in the Navy’s long-term health. […]

The AI bubble could be worse than the dot-com bust

Analysts are questioning the sustainability of current market valuations, as concerns about speculative excess have grown amid heightened enthusiasm and potential risks surrounding the AI-driven stock market rally of recent years.

6 arrested for alleged kidnap, torture at Florida Margaritaville

One victim reported to police one of the suspects burned the tattoo on his arm with a blowtorch.

White House ballroom costs may rise to $600M, with half coming from taxpayers: Report

Records show the price tag for the White House ballroom is rising to $600 million, with half of the costs funded by taxpayer dollars, according to a new report from The Washington Post.  The news comes months after President Trump said private donors would pay for the $400 million initiative to construct a new ballroom...

Justice Department backs xAI in NAACP air pollution suit

The Trump administration is intervening on behalf of Elon Musk’s xAI after the NAACP accused it in court of illegally polluting the air of a Memphis-area community. In April, the civil rights organization alleged that xAI did not get an air pollution permit for its Colossus Gas Plant, which powers its Colossus 2 data center that in...

Giants’ Pride Night marred by player protests

The fallout from what was to be a celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride by the San Francisco Giants on Friday is continuing.

Iranian-American fans boo Iran’s national anthem at World Cup match

Some fans, waving pre-revolutionary Iranian flags, booed the Iranian national anthem before the country's opening match against New Zealand in the FIFA World Cup on Monday in Los Angeles, The Athletic reported. They played to a 2-2 draw in the Group G tilt.  The Lion and Sun flag, a green, white and red horizontal tricolor, served as...

Stress on San Andreas Fault reaches highest levels in 1,000 years as scientists await next ‘major rupture’

The fault lines have reached “unprecedented levels,” according to the study.

War-weary Russia is falling apart

No one can know for certain how the current dilemma created by Putin’s military misadventure will play out. One thing, however, is increasingly clear: The trendlines are not good, either for Russia or for its president. 

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