Juan Tamariz, a zany, shaggy-haired, crooked-toothed magician whose ingenious card tricks baffled audiences and perplexed other sleight-of-hand practitioners, earning him mythical stature as the world’s preeminent master of close-up magic, died Aug. 18 in Madrid. He was 83 years old. The cause of death, in a hospital, was sepsis, said his daughter Ana Tamariz. He … Read more
The U.S. Postal Service is on the verge of launching a hastily built, bug-ridden computer system that could jeopardize the mail-in voting process that one-third of all voters rely on, according to a complaint statement released Tuesday by Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal. The effort is part of the implementation of President Donald Trump’s executive order … Read more
Trump tells Iran not to retaliate for its “large and powerful” attacks Donald Trump has told Iran not to retaliate for its “large and powerful” attacks along the Strait of Hormuz, which are ongoing. He warned that “they will be attacked again at a much harsher and higher level” if Iran counterattacks, adding that “it … Read more
In June, Anthropic first released Fable 5, its Mythos-class AI model for Claude. Three months later, Anthropic is improving Claude with its new Fable 5.1 model update. Claude Fable 5.1 and Mythos 5.1 arrive today In the world of Anthropic, Fable is Claude’s most capable model. Haiku, Sonnet, and Opus are the small, medium, and … Read more
Google is launching the September 2026 Android Drop today with a number of important features. Find Hub remembered Find Hub and Gemini can now track things that don’t have a tracking tag. Now you can tell “Gemini to remember where you put the important items.” For example, “Hey Google, remember in Find Hub that I … Read more
Rams owner Stan Kroenke agreed to purchase the Angels, adding Major League Baseball to a portfolio spanning six leagues and two continents. The deal is executed through Kroenke Sports and Entertainment, Kroenke’s holding company, which also owns the NBA’s Denver Nuggets, the NHL’s Colorado Avalanche, the MLS’s Colorado Rapids and the Premier League’s Arsenal. The … Read more
The main LUX-ZEPLIN detector in a surface laboratory before its underground installation. Researchers now report that they have found an unexplained phenomenon that could be direct proof of the existence of dark matter. Matthew Kapust/Sanford Underground Research Facility The LZ dark matter detector was placed nearly a mile underground in a former gold mine at … Read more
Column | We asked scientists: Is it okay to use a little bit of cannabis? washingtonpost.comThe Hazards of Marijuana Psychology TodayThe potential impacts of cannabis use WTNH.comWHO updates its assessment of cannabis risks for the first time in ten years Українські Національні Новини (УНН)WHO Report Finds Rising Harms From Nonmedical Cannabis Use Cannabis Wire
Note: The map shows the area with a shaking intensity of 3 or greater, which the USGS defines as “weak,” although the earthquake may be felt outside the areas shown. All times on the map are Central Time. The New York Times A minor earthquake of magnitude 3.6 struck Texas on Tuesday, according to the … Read more
Pensacola, Florida, area resident Jacob Rockwell joins ‘The Sunday Briefing’ to discuss his concerns about red light camera surveillance and raise questions about who is responsible for camera tickets after disputing his own out-of-state citation. Florida drivers may soon see fewer high-tech eyes monitoring their road trips after state officials ordered local police to remove … Read more