Progressive Aisha Wahab was elected to Congress in a special election Tuesday following a bitter battle within the party for the seat previously held by Eric Swalwell, who resigned in April after facing allegations of sexual misconduct. Swalwell has denied the allegations. Wahab, a state senator, was widely considered the front-runner in California’s East Bay … Read more
Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has released a video gloating about the construction of a gallows complex where Palestinians convicted of terrorist crimes will be hanged, but not Jewish extremists accused of similar crimes. Ben-Givr, who has previously been the subject of international sanctions and condemnation for his activities, said the new execution … Read more
Charter Communications is now the biggest broadband and video company in the country after closing its acquisitions of Cox Communications and Liberty Broadband Corporation.The deals also make Charter the fastest-growing mobile provider in its service area.The company says customers can expect seamless connectivity, video entertainment and high-quality customer service. Charter says the mergers will be … Read more
Earlier today, I did a report on US video game market data shared by Circana. Circana publishes reports every month on which games are selling very well, which consoles are performing better than others, and how the industry is doing in the US as a whole. This kind of thing is mostly useful for experts … Read more
Nothing quite sums up the current chaos in college football like this: Browns tight end Dae’Quan Wright has entered the college transfer portal, via Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports. Wright is currently a member of Cleveland’s roster. He was previously under contract with the Eagles. After Wednesday’s temporary restraining order in a case in which … Read more
Mars has two small moons that lack a confirmed origin story for how they came to orbit the red planet, but new research may explain some of the mysteries surrounding the outermost satellite Deimos. Deimos, named after the son of the Greek god Ares, which means dread in ancient Greek, is a small, lumpy potato-shaped … Read more
If you want to lose weight, you’ve got options, from medications like GLP-1s to apps like Noom. But an ancient — thousands of years old — diet could trump them in one big way. With it, people eat highger-quality food over time, which research suggests keeps weight down for longer. The Mediterranean diet emphasizes whole foods. … Read more
Congo will receive 70,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine, which has been effective in previous Ebola outbreaks, the World Health Organization and its partners said on Thursday, announcing a move seen as a major boost to efforts to contain what officials have described as the fastest-moving Ebola outbreak in history. The Ervebo vaccine is authorized … Read more
The White House faced new questions Thursday about whether Donald Trump’s closest aide, Natalie Harp, had access to US government secrets without security clearance. Harp, who is executive assistant to the president of the United States, worked in the White House for a year without routine clearance, the MS Now network reported Thursday. He refused … Read more
Nathan Cofnas, the academic who accused Professor Jason Arday of plagiarism before his death, has been suspended by a university. Arday, 41, resigned from his position at Cambridge University this month after coverage of Cofnas’ plagiarism allegations. The allegations, which were not proven in any formal investigation, raised questions about Arday’s accomplishments. There has been … Read more