It’s Groundhog Day: The EU’s tech rules are under attack — again
BRUSSELS — The European Union’s dream of fending off U.S. attacks on its tech rules was short-lived. Just days after the bloc’s officials boasted they had kept their landmark rules...
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Security guard charged in slaying of comedian Reggie Carroll. Both were on tour with Katt Williams
A comedian who was touring with superstar funnyman Katt Williams was fatally shot last week in Mississippi. The shooting took place in a building that’s home to a company that...
Cracker Barrel says it will go back to old logo amid redesign controversy
Cracker Barrel said Tuesday it will be going back to its old logo, amid a public backlash to the restaurant and country store’s recent logo change and redesign. “We thank...
Everything to know about New World screwworm after 1st human case detected in US
Earlier this week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) confirmed the first human case of a flesh-eating parasite in the U.S. The patient, a Maryland resident, had recently...
Inside the USAID Fire Sale
One of the more surreal knock-on effects of the gutting of USAID is that the U.S. government is now holding a massive fire sale for mosquito nets, water towers, printers,...
Taylor Swift Is Over Her Coy Era
Taylor Swift’s summer seems to be anything but cruel: Hot on the heels of announcing her upcoming album, The Life of a Showgirl, and its attendant 97,000 vinyl variants (so...
The CDC quietly scaled back a surveillance program for foodborne illnesses
A federal-state partnership that monitors for foodborne illnesses quietly scaled back its operations nearly two months ago. As of July 1, the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) program has...
Towering dust storm rolling through Phoenix leaves thousands powerless, causes travel chaos
An epic dust storm, known as a haboob, swept across the Phoenix area in Arizona on Monday, knocking out power to thousands of utility customers and causing travel chaos as damaging winds ripped across the region. The intense situation...
Contributor: Washington passes a bill and L.A. students lose mental health help they need
At 8:05 a.m. a student ran into my classroom with tears in their eyes. We talked together until the bell rang, after which they headed to their first-period class no...
Takeaways from scientists on the Trump administration’s work on climate change and public health
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Trump administration proposal to reverse a landmark finding that climate change is dangerous to the public relies heavily on a report from the Department of Energy...
