Republican Lawmakers Cheer Strike on Iran as Top Democrats Condemn It
Republicans in Congress praised President Trump’s decision to hit Iran. Many Democrats and some G.O.P. lawmakers said he should have consulted Congress.
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Why Lyme disease and other tick-borne conditions are on the rise
Ticks carry more zoonotic pathogens than any other known vector Sergey Aleshin/Getty Images Tucked away in a ground-floor lab in Richmond, Virginia, is a bank of industrial freezers containing thousands of transparent, thumb-sized plastic tubes. Each is filled with a clear, yellowish fluid – blood serum taken from opossums, raccoons, black bears, coyotes, vultures and…
Cartoonist Paul Pope is more worried about killer robots than AI plagiarism
Paul Pope has written and drawn some of the most gorgeous comics of the twenty-first century — from “Batman: Year 100,” in which Batman challenges a dystopian surveillance state, to “Battling Boy,” with its adolescent god proving his mettle by fighting giant monsters. But it’s been more than a decade since Pope’s last major comics…
Shanghai International Film Festival Golden Goblet Award Winners
The Shanghai International Film Festival Golden Goblet Awards have been announced as the fest wraps up its 27th edition. On Saturday, Kyrgyzstan director Aktan Arym Kubat’s Black Yellow Road was awarded Best Feature Film during the awards ceremony at the Shanghai Grand Theatre, where 49 entries competed across five major categories. With the Jury Grand…
Trump live Iran attack
[The stream is slated to start at 10 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] President Donald Trump is set to address the nation Saturday evening after the United States attacked Iran, hitting three nuclear sites in Fordo, Natanz, and Esfahan. Earlier in the day, U.S. Air…
Harry Kane lauds Club World Cup: ‘Loving this tournament’
Harry Kane has said that Bayern Munich’s Club World Cup win over Boca Juniors was played amid “one of the best” atmospheres of his career and added that he is “loving this tournament so far.” The England captain opened the scoring with an 18th-minute strike as the 2-1 victory, played in front of a full…
With Decision to Bomb Iran, Trump Injects U.S. Into Middle East Conflict
By bombing three nuclear sites in Iran, the United States has joined Israel’s war against the country. Now it is bracing for Iranian retaliation.
The Verge’s guide to Amazon Prime Day 2025: best deals, tips, and tricks
Amazon’s mega sale is nearly upon us. This year, Prime Day will kick off on July 8th and run through July 11th, which, for those counting, is twice as long as previous years. Most everything else will likely be the same — well, aside from Amazon’s so-called “Today’s Big Deals” feature — making it a…
bitchy | Who was the best-dressed royal woman at Ascot’s Ladies Day?
Here are some photos from Royal Ascot Day 3, Ladies Day (Thursday). Wimbledon used to do a “Ladies Day” as well, but they’ve stopped calling it that out of sexism concerns. Personally, I don’t find a “Ladies Day” at any event to be particularly sexist – it’s not like those are the only days where…