6 people killed in bear attacks in Siberia, as official warns one town is “under siege”

6 people killed in bear attacks in Siberia, as official warns one town is "under siege"

At least six people have been killed in bear attacks in Russia’s vast Siberian region of Krasnoyarsk in one month, prosecutors said Wednesday, while an official in a neighboring region reported that the bears had put a town “under siege.” Prosecutors said they opened an investigation into criminal negligence, accusing local officials of failing to … Read more

Where a powerful nor’easter could hit hardest this weekend

Where a powerful nor’easter could hit hardest this weekend

This weekend is shaping up to be a stormy one for millions of people living in the Northeast. The forecast is trending toward a powerful, slow-moving, rare September nor’easter moving closer to the coast. Because the storm will coincide with higher than normal tides, concerns are increasing about dangerous coastal flooding and beach erosion.

Poland accuses Russian military helicopter of violating its airspace

Poland accuses Russian military helicopter of violating its airspace

By contrast, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said this month that it was Europe that was constantly talking about preparing for war, warning: “If Europe attacks Russia, it will be a completely different war.” [from that in Ukraine]and it will be very short.”

IonQ Stock Surges After Inking Quantum Computing Deal With Nvidia – Barron’s

Scott Bessent Explains Why He Helped Japan Strengthen the Yen - WSJ

IonQ Stock Rises After Signing Quantum Computing Deal with Nvidia Barron’s IonQ Stock Rises After Company Says It Made Major Breakthrough in Quantum Computing CNBCIonQ (IONQ) to Deploy Superion 256 at Major AI Research Center Facility Yahoo Finance IonQ Superion 256 to Power NVIDIA IonQ Quantum Research CenterIonQ Demonstrates First-Time Quantum Error Decoder real end-to-end … Read more

Not set in stone: teachers are defying mandates to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms | US constitution and civil liberties

Not set in stone: teachers are defying mandates to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms | US constitution and civil liberties

When history teacher Chris Dier sued Louisiana two years ago for requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms, he said it wasn’t about taking a stance against Christianity. “It’s a defense of many different types of values, including civil and religious liberties,” said Dier, who teaches at a New Orleans high school. “I … Read more