New A.C.A. Plans Could Increase Family Deductibles to $31,000
The Trump administration is proposing Obamacare plans that it says will lower health insurance premiums. But critics warn they would make care unaffordable.
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Were Duterte’s Speeches Orders to Kill or Hyperbole?
Judges at the International Criminal Court have heard starkly different interpretations this week of the words of former President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines.
Ranking all 32 NFL coaches from 2025 based on their leaked NFLPA report card grade
The NFLPA report cards are out, and although the NFL doesn’t want you to see them, they are now available after being leaked to ESPN this week. The grades on the report cards are based on a survey that’s handed out to players each year. For the most recent season, the NFLPA had 1,759 players…
Employees at Google and OpenAI support Anthropic’s Pentagon stand in open letter
Anthropic has reached a stalemate with the United States Department of War over the military’s request for unrestricted access to the AI company’s technology. But as the Pentagon’s Friday afternoon deadline for Anthropic’s compliance approaches, over 300 Google employees and over 60 OpenAI employees have signed an open letter urging the leaders of their companies…
Shilpa Shetty expands her hospitality brand with Mumbai’s first all-day beachfront hub
Actor-entrepreneur Shilpa Shetty has expanded her hospitality portfolio with the launch of Bastian Hospitality’s first beach club in Mumbai. The new property, Bastian Beach Club, was unveiled alongside founder Ranjit Bindra at the iconic Sun-n-Sand in Juhu. Positioned as the city’s first all-day beachfront destination, the club brings together dining, music, leisure and wellness in…
Block’s layoffs should be a wake-up call on AI and jobs
In a week where the News Gods have given us a cornucopia of stories, it’s a fool’s game to pick out the biggest one. Was it Trump’s extraordinary State of The Union? The phenomenal Nvidia results that failed to answer questions over whether the enormous hyperscaler splurge will result in significant profits further down the…
Hungary Plays Spoiler in Europe as Orban Strains for Votes at Home
Facing a serious election challenge, Prime Minister Viktor Orban is holding up a big E.U. loan for Ukraine. Analysts say the timing is no coincidence.
Golfer William Hudson of St. John Bosco wins Servite Invitational
William Hudson, a 14-year-old freshman golfer, shot 71 on Monday at Western Hills Country Club in Chino Hills to win the Servite Invitational. “It was very important to me and my school,” Hudson said. Some think it’s the first time a St. John Bosco student won an invitational title. Hudson is a straight-A student who…
On moonshots and Minneapolis
Since the beginning of the year, I’ve been gearing up to cover the launch of NASA’s Artemis II mission. This launch aims to bring humans back to the vicinity of the moon for the first time in more than 50 years, with an eventual eye toward landing humans on the moon and learning how to…
The Galaxy S26 Ultra’s Privacy Display is pretty cool
Samsung’s Unpacked event midweek revealed three new phones and two sets of earbuds, but the real standout, as usual, is the Galaxy S26 Ultra. This year, the Ultra actually features a bit of genuine tech innovation — and no, we don’t mean it folds. Let’s talk about its new Privacy Display. This isn’t a shimmery,…