The Markets Contend with Powell’s Long Goodbye at the Fed
The chair of the Federal Reserve said that he might not leave the central bank any time soon, setting up a potential clash with President Trump.
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As a Meningitis Outbreak Spreads in Kent, UK, Here’s What to Know
At least 27 young adults are believed to be infected, and two have died, in an outbreak of meningococcal disease in the county of Kent, in southeast England.
The math of March Madness brackets
Let’s say you somehow manage to sleep through all of the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s March Madness and wake up in a stupor after all 64 college basketball teams in the main tournament have competed head-to-head and a champion was crowned. You stumble downstairs to find your friends’ brackets, in which they predicted which team…
Musk’s xAI faces lawsuit over Grok abuse images
The suit seeks class status for anyone whose real images of them as minors were altered into sexual content by Grok.
Iran will boycott the US but not the World Cup, country’s football head says | Iran
Iran will “boycott the United States” but “not the World Cup”, the Iranian football federation president, Mehdi Taj, said in a video released by the Iranian press agency Fars. Iran are scheduled to play their group matches in the US in this summer’s tournament. “We will be preparing for the World Cup,” Taj said. “We…
Sean Penn given ‘Oscar’ made from damaged Ukrainian train after skipping show – National
Sean Penn received an “Oscar” made from the metal of a broken Ukrainian railway carriage detonated by Russian missile fire, days after he won the actual award but skipped the real-life ceremony. The replica statue — shaped like the legitimate golden statuette but metal-coloured and flat — was presented to the actor by Oleksandr Pertsovskyi,…
When and how could Gulf states retaliate against Iranian strikes?
Fire and plumes of smoke rise from an oil facility in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, March 14, 2026. Altaf Qadri | AP Iran’s strikes are pushing Gulf states toward a breaking point, forcing a choice between restraint and retaliation. Iran’s Gulf neighbors have been repeatedly targeted and hit by Iranian drones and missiles as…
How Japan’s Leader Sanae Takaichi Found Her Voice in D.C. Decades Ago
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi got her start in politics as an intern for a trailblazing Colorado lawmaker. She returns to Washington this week to meet with President Trump.
How worried should you be about ultra-processed foods?
Ultra-processed foods are often high in fat and sugar Anastasiia Krivenok/Getty Images In the past few years, there has been a growing clamour from scientists, doctors and the media about ultra-processed foods (UPFs). Some have warned that the trend towards more and more processed food in our diet is mainly responsible for the huge burden…
A Meta agentic AI sparked a security incident by acting without permission
The Information reported that an AI agent within Meta took unauthorized action that led to an employee creating a security breach at the social company last week. According to the publication, an employee used an in-house agentic AI to analyze a query from a second employee on an internal forum. The AI agent posted a…