Venezuela, Drug Boats and Trump’s Latest Claim: What to Know
The Trump administration says Venezuela is sending vast amounts of cocaine to the United States. Venezuela’s role in the drug trade is overstated, experts say.
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Venice’s iconic winged lion statue originated in ancient China
Venice’s famous bronze statue of a winged lion, which stands atop a pedestal in St. Mark’s Square, took an intercontinental trip to Italy. This symbol of medieval Venetian statehood started out as a tomb guardian sculpture in China’s Tang Dynasty, say archaeologist Massimo Vidale of the University of Padua in Italy and colleagues. Tang rulers…
Raising Cane’s is expanding to London’s West End in 2026, the chicken chain’s first European location
The cult favorite is already one of the fastest-growing chains in the U.S. ‘Our vision is to grow restaurants all over the world,’ says its co-CEO and COO. While some wonder how the chicken crosses the road, Raising Cane’s is figuring out just how chicken fingers can cross the pond. The nation’s fast-growing restaurant chain…
Kawhi Leonard contract investigation: Clippers call accusations of salary cap evasion ‘absurd’
Getty Images The Los Angeles Clippers are pushing back against a report accusing them of engaging in salary cap circumvention with star forward Kawhi Leonard. The accusation stems from a March 2025 court filing from Aspiration, a now-bankrupt sustainability company that had received $50 million in funding from Clippers owner Steve Ballmer. According to investigative…
Wuthering Heights Movie 2026: Trailer, release date, cast including Margot Robbie, and everything to know about Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of Wuthering Heights | Explainer
Fans of a gothic period piece have been well and truly fed this morning with the release of the first trailer for Emerald Fennell’s upcoming adaption of Wuthering Heights. The film sees two of Australia’s biggest stars, Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi, take on the leading roles from Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel, but they’ve already…
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Trump Welcomes Poland’s Right-Wing President to White House
The meeting between President Trump and Poland’s largely ceremonial president, Karol Nawrocki, highlighted divisions within the biggest economic and military power on the European Union’s eastern fringe.
Spouses Tend to Share Psychiatric Disorders, Massive Study Finds
September 3, 2025 3 min read Spouses Tend to Share Psychiatric Disorders, Massive Study Finds Spouses often share psychiatric diagnoses, according to an analysis of almost 15 million people in three countries By Mohana Basu & Nature magazine Malte Mueller/Getty Images People with a psychiatric disorder are more likely to marry someone who has the…
Mistral, the French AI giant, is reportedly on the cusp of securing a $14B valuation
French AI startup Mistral AI is finalizing a €2 billion investment at a post-money valuation of $14 billion, reports Bloomberg, positioning the company as one of Europe’s most valuable tech startups. The two-year-old OpenAI rival, founded by former DeepMind and Meta researchers, develops open source language models and Le Chat, its AI chatbot built for…
Marine League coaches who forfeited games feel vindicated
Four Marine League football coaches who had their teams forfeit games against Narbonne last season in protest of the City Section and Los Angeles Unified School District failing to investigate alleged rule violations in the Gauchos’ program are feeling a bit of vindication after a Narbonne booster said he paid parents of players to transfer…