Comment: Putin’s empty threats to the United Kingdom are the last gasp of a dying Russia. Time and time again, we see that Moscow’s red lines are drawn with disappearing ink; If anything, we should take a warning of “serious consequences” only as a signal to push things further and faster, says Bill Browder. Read … Read more
The bond market on Thursday shrugged off Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s unusual effort to prevent rising government borrowing costs. In early trading, the 30-year bond yield rose to 5.27 percent before falling back to 5.24 percent, erasing more than half of the drop in costs that Bessent’s market intervention had received.
At a press conference ahead of next week’s Gamescom conference, Geoff Keighley shed some light on the process of selecting trailers for the Opening Night Live digital showcase, which takes place on Tuesday. Keighley is also the host of The Game Awards, and in December, Kotaku reported that it allegedly cost up to $450,000 to … Read more
The Mariners are calling up Kade Anderson to make his MLB debut on Saturday against the Cubs, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports. Bryan Woo was scheduled to start that game and will presumably be rescheduled for Sunday. Seattle will need to make an active roster move involving a pitcher. They will also need to open up … Read more
China’s lunar exploration program is preparing an ambitious robotic mission, composed of an orbiter, a lander, a rover, a chute and a wide range of international experiments, including a payload backed by the United States. In April this year, the Chang’e-7 hardware was transported to the Wenchang launch site, ahead of a launch on August … Read more
Updated Aug. 20, 2026, 6:16 p.m. ETA Roscommon County resident has Eastern equine encephalitis, a rare but dangerous virus spread to people and animals through the bite of infected moquitoes, according to the state health department.It is the first human case of EEE in Michigan since 2021.The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reports … Read more
Japanese 10,000 yen banknotes arranged in Kyoto, Japan, on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. Kentaro Takahashi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan’s historic effort to prop up the yen may have had an unintended consequence: giving some investors a better chance to double down on the carry trade. Japanese investors net bought more than 5 trillion … Read more
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