Got $100 Million? Ukraine Has Just the Fertilizer Plant for You.
An effort to privatize the facility is a key test of whether Kyiv can overcome concerns about Russian attacks and corruption to attract foreign investment.
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What to read this week: Emma Chapman’s mind-expanding Radio Universe
ALMA, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, Chile ESO/C. Malin Radio UniverseEmma ChapmanJohn Murray When he was 16 years old, Albert Einstein imagined chasing after a beam of light and, as the story goes, this feat of imagination helped him develop the now-famous theory of special relativity. Physicist Emma Chapman also chases a light signal through…
Arkansas sports betting 2026: Best AR sportsbooks
On Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, the Arkansas Racing Commission unanimously approved FanDuel and DraftKings for sports wagering vendor licenses for Arkansas sports betting. Arkansas sports betting has been legal since 2019, with Arkansas online sports betting launching in 2022. National sportsbooks initially stayed away from Arkansas, largely due to apprehension about a revenue split that…
Robert Kennedy Jr. once cut off a dead raccoon’s genitals by the side of the road
In 2024, we learned that a worm ate part of Robert KennedyJr.’s brain and then the worm died inside Kennedy’s head. As a society, we collectively said “oh, that explains it.” But did it?? While the brain-worm explains some of Kennedy’s whole deal, let’s be real: the brain worm might have gotten a bum rap….
Xi Alludes to Trump’s Policies to Make a Case for Closer Ties to Vietnam
China used a visit by the Vietnamese leader to show a deepening of security ties that analysts say far outpaces U.S. defense ties in the region.
The Trump Store isn’t shy about hawking merch. It’s paying off like never before
‘The merch store is just the most obvious physical representation of how Trump has essentially put his office up for sale.’ To buy one of each item in President Donald Trump’s company’s online storefront today would cost you nearly six figures. The good news is you’ll qualify for free shipping for an order over $125.
Prep talk: School cellphone bans are forcing students to talk again
Richard Mercado, baseball coach at Mater Dei High, does lunch supervision and believes the school’s cellphone ban has led to a remarkable change at the lunch tables. “It’s way different,” he said. “Last year everybody played a game on their phone. Now you’re forced to talk.” No more making excuses to look at your phone…
South African Politician Julius Malema Is Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison
The leftist lawmaker has been a prime target of President Trump’s attacks on South Africa. The ruling, handed down after a conviction on gun charges, leaves Mr. Malema’s political future in doubt.
DARPA built an AI to fact-check enemy weapons claims
In late 2022 Chinese researchers claimed something extraordinary: using today’s relatively basic quantum computers, they could hypothetically unlock encrypted information—the kind that you might send from messaging app Signal or that spy satellites might beam groundward. Encoded, that information remains safe. But if quantum computers could crack that code, secrets would not stay secret. Obviously…
DeepL, known for text translation, now wants to translate your voice
DeepL, a translation company best known for its text tools, released a voice-to-voice translation suite today that covers use cases like meetings, mobile and web conversations, and group conversations for frontline workers through custom apps. The company is also releasing an API that lets outside developers and businesses build on top of DeepL’s tech for…