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U.S. Debt Is Now Bigger Than the Economy. That’s Not the Real Problem.
Washington quickly brushed off a startling milestone in a mounting problem.
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Farmers growing increasingly desperate amid rising energy and fertilizer prices
Farmers across the Midwest are entering planting season under mounting financial pressure, as the Iran conflict drives up diesel and fertilizer prices — deepening an agricultural downturn that some say…
Los Angeles
Spencer Pratt was a noughties reality TV villain. Can he convince Los Angeles to make him mayor?
The Hills’ antagonist has made the city’s response to the 2025 wildfires the central tenet of his campaignLos Angeles is no stranger to drama. But the rapid ascension of a…
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Corporate work perks are getting yanked away
The era of ever-expanding workplace perks is ending. It's not just free kombucha and laundry — policies like paid parental leave and retirement matches are on the chopping block.Why it…
Politics
An Overlooked Lesson From Jay Powell’s Fed
Often the best hope for central bankers is to minimize mistakes and stay humble.
World
Cannabis worth over €515k seized at Dublin Airport
The drugs were seized by revenue officers after a passenger's baggage was searched on Friday.
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Watch: ‘I feel like I’m right in it’ – McIlroy on US PGA
Masters champion Rory McIlroy reflects on his second round in the US PGA Championship at Aronimink.
Justice
A “Scheme” Against Dobbs: SCOTUS Dissent Hints at Next Phase of Abortion Rights Fight
Justice Clarence Thomas argues the Comstock Act, passed in 1873, prohibits the mailing of abortion medication. The post A “Scheme” Against Dobbs: SCOTUS Dissent Hints at Next Phase of Abortion…
Economy
Judge denies move to dismiss State Farm collusion lawsuit
A Los Angeles judge has denied a move by State Farm and other home insurers to dismiss a lawsuit accusing them of colluding to drive homeowners onto the rolls of…
Javier Milei
Reiterated Infrastructural Gaps Ignored
Both the quantity and quality of Argentina’s public universities are up for discussion – a right which the government would earn if they were ready to pump more funds into…
Cannes film festival
Propeller One-Way Night Coach review – John Travolta family plane fantasy is a short-haul joyride
Cannes film festival: Travolta directs and narrates this 60-minute adaptation of his own short story about a boy who dreams of being a pilotJohn Travolta’s directorial debut turns out to…
Alejandro Diego
Argentina veteran proposes joint Malvinas sovereignty with US mediation
Malvinas veteran Alejandro Diego proposes making the islands a self-governing body with the White House as a mediator; “All-or-nothing” approach means we have obtained nothing for 193 years, argues former…
Movies
How the ‘Is God Is’ Playwright Aleshea Harris Became a Director
Aleshea Harris won acclaim for her drama “Is God Is.” When it came time for a film adaptation, she saw cinematic possibilities far beyond her play.
Artificial Intelligence
Josh Tyrangiel book excerpt: How OpenAI and Khan Academy Made a Chatbot
Inside a collaboration to bring artificial intelligence into the classroom.
Global development
I ran aid programmes for 25 years – getting my car fixed at an Islamabad market taught me why they don’t work | Mohammad Altaf Afridi
Donors mean well, but in Pakistan I saw funds poured into professional, unaccountable NGOs rather than authentic, grassroots civil societyIt was a hot and humid August day in a market…
Class issues
A third of Britons believe they have changed social class, survey finds
‘Polyclass’ of 6 million people consider themselves to belong to more than one social category, researchers sayMore than a third of Britons say they have changed social class, with upper-middle…
Javier Milei
Inflation as a false friend
Inflation is rightly seen as the most malign tumour which can hit an economy but another way of expressing that might be to say that it grows on you like…
Javier Milei
Does Milei want a second term?
The good news is that the vote for his re-election is still 17 months away; the bad news is that, at this rate, he might not win. Leer más
Keir Starmer
The UK founders in choppy waters
Less than two years ago, the Conservatives, then led by Rishi Sunak, were booted out of office. Now it is the turn of Labour, which has just suffered what Barack…
World
Russian Court Orders Euroclear to Pay Around $250Bln Over Frozen Assets
It was not clear how Russia intended to recover the funds, and Euroclear said it did not recognize the Russian court’s jurisdiction.
Science & Tech
Global stock markets are bubbling along on unjustified optimism
As economist Paul Sheard noted in his book The Power of Money, money is created not only by the fiat of governments or central banks but also by commercial banks.…
World
Race Across the World pairs unite for tribute run
Pairs from every series will race in the Greater Manchester Run a year after Sam Gardiner's death.
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Trump says Islamic State group leader was killed in a joint U.S.-Nigerian mission
Trump announced the joint operation in Africa's most populous country in a late-night social media post. He said Abu Bakr al-Mainuki was second in command of the Islamic State group…
History books
‘I’m so grateful I got to live these days’: A Ghost in the Throat author Doireann Ní Ghríofa on recovering from depression
The acclaimed author and poet talks about her new book, telling the true stories of patients at a derelict Victorian psychiatric hospital – a place in which she might have…
Science & Tech
Himalayan wolf-dog hybrids emerge as a threat to wolves and people
In Ladakh, Himalayan wolves are increasingly breeding with feral dogs, giving rise to a new animal known as khipshang that could injure humans and outcompete other carnivores
Health
Ontario should lower colon cancer screening age even further, say patients and advocates
Ontario has lowered the screening age for colon cancer to 45 years old from 50. But patients and advocates say with the rising number of cases in young people, the…
Women's Six Nations
France plot England’s downfall but Marlie Packer and co defiant in final crunch
On Sunday the Red Roses chase an eighth straight Women’s Six Nations title, with hosts Les Bleues seeking a slam tooIt all comes down to this, again. France have been…
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The European man with more golf majors than McIlroy
Harry Vardon from Jersey won seven majors, one more than Rory McIlroy has won so far.
Swimming pools, fabulous views and radical architecture: 30 UK holiday cottages with the wow factor
From a stylish retreat in Norfolk to a remote hideaway on a Scottish island, these boltholes will make for a truly memorable stayTourism experts are predicting a bumper year for…
World
To go or not to go: Should pupils be allowed to use the toilet when they want?
Undignified waiting vs disruption in class and vaping in the toilets - young people and teachers tackle a debate.
Health
Dengue cases drop in Singapore; breeding sites monitored – The Straits Times
Dengue cases drop in Singapore; breeding sites monitored The Straits TimesSingapore reports steep decline in dengue cases Latest news from AzerbaijanSingapore Dengue Cases Drop 66% by May 16: NEA Success MeykaDengue cases fall…
Culture
The 100 best novels of all time
The top 100 novels of all time published in English, as voted for by authors, critics and academics worldwide. How many have you read? Continue reading...
Economy
Nvidia surpasses Germany: How the market caps of tech giants compare to top economies
Nvidia’s market capitalisation ($5.7 trillion) has overtaken Germany’s GDP ($5.45 trillion). The combined value of the five largest US companies now exceeds the total GDP of Europe’s five largest economies.
Science & Tech
Real kraken? Ancient predators up to 19m long – The Straits Times
Real kraken? Ancient predators up to 19m long The Straits Times19-meter-long giant octopuses likely kings of Cretaceous seas 朝日新聞The ocean’s first super-predators may have been giant octopuses yourweather.co.ukA massive kraken-like octopus may have…