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LISTEN: Here's how the Pentagon is using AI today

Liz Martin, the managing director and general manager for global defense at Amazon Web Services, joins the show to talk about the company's work with the U.S. military and competit...

How many medals has Mikaela Shiffrin won? Tracking results from USA star's events at 2026 Olympics

The United States' star skier came into the 2026 Games as a favorite for a medal in multiple events. Did she secure one?

Caterpillar acquires mining software company RPMGlobal

Opinion | Europe Fills U.S. Aid Loss to Ukraine

As U.S. aid falls 99%, the Continent steps up to provide weapons.

Starknet taps EY Nightfall to bring institutional privacy to Ethereum rails

StarkWare is integrating EY’s Nightfall privacy protocol into Starknet to give institutions private payments and DeFi access on public Ethereum-aligned rails, while preserving audi...

Canada’s curling controversy memes have taken over the Olympics as internet pokes fun at Marc Kennedy

One of the most viral moments of the Olympics came in an unexpected sport.

Quanta Services (PWR) Positioned to Benefit From Rising Power Infrastructure Investment

Early voting begins for high-stakes Texas primary elections

Democrats, who haven’t won statewide race since 1994, aim to gain ground with liberal rising stars as Republicans clash between incumbent and embattled Maga allyA Texas-sized showd...

Bears could cut ties with $72 million starter due to salary cap crunch, reporter says

The Athletic's Kevin Fishbain named Chicago Bears linebacker Tremaine Edmunds as a cut candidate thanks to the team's tight cap space situation this offseason.

Analysts Raise Price Targets on Baidu (BIDU)

New Orleans tests biodegradable Mardi Gras beads to combat 46 tons of drain-clogging plastic

Louisiana State University researchers have developed biodegradable, plantable Mardi Gras beads to address New Orleans' massive plastic pollution problem, as the city works to redu...

Hollywood groups condemn ByteDance's AI video generator, claiming copyright infringement

A new artificial intelligence video generator from Beijing-based ByteDance, the creator of TikTok, is drawing the ire of Hollywood organizations that say Seedance 2.0 "blatantly" v...

MSF halts non-critical operations in Gaza's Nasser hospital amid sightings of armed men, weapons

New York City’s Looming Deficit Threatens to Curb Mamdani’s Ambitions

The mayor’s affordability agenda is imperiled by a multibillion-dollar budget hole, with tax revenue lagging behind the ballooning costs of programs to support struggling New Yorke...

NYC Cannabis Retailer Launches Accelerator Program To Support Black-Owned Brands

The initial focus will be on Black-owned businesses operating in New York City.

What Has Surprised Us Most About Retirement

One of us has struggled—with identity, time and money. The other, not so much.

Tens of thousands of shekels seized, suspected Hamas, Islamic Jihad affiliates arrested in IDF op.

Caring For Mom Is An Education In Scams And Fraud

Caring For Mom Is An Education In Scams And Fraud Authored by Nancy Rommelmann via RealClearInvestigations, It was summer 2021, and my mother’s desk was a mess, inclu...

Striking nurses at Mount Sinai approve new contract but ones at NewYork Presbyterian reject deal

Striking nurses at Mount Sinai approved a new contract that ends a monthlong strike at its hospitals, but their counterparts at NewYork Presbyterian rejected a proposed deal Wednes...

Nvidia Partner Surges After Earnings Beat; Expects 'Momentum' To Continue In 2026

The rise of vice-signalling: how hatred poisoned politics

Over the last 10 years, the terms of political debate have changed completely – and week by week they seem to get worseThe notion of virtue-signalling – the act of performing progr...

Grand Jury Declines to Indict Democrats Who Told Troops to Disobey Illegal Orders

Senators Mark Kelly of Arizona and Elissa Slotkin of Michigan are among the lawmakers the grand jury refused to indict.

Shooter in mass killing in Canada was a troubled teenager, police say

The person accused of fatally shooting eight people and injuring two dozen more in the tiny Canadian town of Tumbler Ridge was identified by police Wednesday as Jesse Van Rootselaa...

L.A. archbishop holds 'Mass for Peace' as students protest Trump immigration policies

With public outrage growing over immigration enforcement, Archbishop José H. Gomez — the highest-ranking Latino bishop in the U.S. — held a 'Mass for Peace' at the Cathedral of Our...