Beijing, China – China will open its first modern river-sea canal for shipping on Wednesday, a project that aims to dramatically reduce shipping distances between the country’s hinterland and Southeast Asia, a region that serves as a critical trading partner. The Pinglu Channel is located entirely in Guangxi, the region in the far south of … Read more
President Donald Trump berated Jerome Powell for years as he tried to pressure Powell, then chairman of the Federal Reserve, to lower interest rates. So far, he has given a pass to new Federal Reserve chief Kevin Warsh, whom he nominated this year. Now, just four months into Warsh’s term, the honeymoon may be over. … Read more
The original Wo Long is an overlooked gem. Fast-paced, brutal, and compelling, the game made a name for itself among action RPG fans due to its key gimmick: that basically all attacks could be deflected. While some criticized this for making the game “repetitive”, I thought it was interesting and well-executed enough to last a … Read more
The Phillies announced that left-hander Jesús Luzardo has been placed on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to September 12, with inflammation in his left shoulder. Left-hander Kyle Backhus has been retired as the corresponding move. Before the official announcement, manager Don Mattingly passed the information to reporters, including The Athletic’s Matt Gelb. Luzardo was ruled … Read more
Astronomers did not continuously film 3C 345’s jet for 27 years. They observed it 116 times between 1995 and 2022, then used a neural representation to infer a changing radio image consistent with those irregular measurements. The work appears in the peer-reviewed Nature article Video reconstruction of variable VLBI observations with neural fields, led by … Read more
The sticky proteins amyloid-beta and tau are hallmark features of Alzheimer’s disease, but they’re not the only contributors to the condition.Another factor implicated in cognitive decline is the chronic activation of specific cells in the brain – namely microglia and astrocytes – which can damage neurons through neuroinflammation.In a new study reported in Translational Neurodegeneration, … Read more
Numerous merchant ships belonging to Iran and other countries remain anchored in the Strait of Hormuz in Bandar Abbas, Iran, on September 8, 2026. Fatemeh Bahrami | Anadolu | Getty Images Oil retreated on Wednesday after a report said U.S. energy inventories rose last week, as investors assessed the latest developments in the Middle East … Read more
The FBI arrests a Butler County man accused of participating in planning an act of terrorism. A Pennsylvania man is in custody after a month-long investigation revealed alleged plans to carry out or support an act of terrorism, according to the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office. PITTSBURGH — Jonathan Hunter Kramer, a 21-year-old Valencia … Read more
A security alert has been issued in Islam’s holiest city. Saudi Arabia has said a drone launched by the Houthis towards Mecca has been intercepted and destroyed, in an escalation that could threaten the holy city. Saudi-led coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki said the Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces intercepted the hostile drone before it entered … Read more
Bessent defends faltering bond market intervention Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testified before the House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday. Credit… Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended his intervention in the U.S. bond market on Tuesday, telling lawmakers that a decision to buy back U.S. debt last week was successful, even as … Read more