Congo’s Former President Returns Home, Accused of Treason
Joseph Kabila was accused of supporting the Rwanda-backed militia M23. Days later he arrived in Goma, a city held by the militia, so he remains out of prosecutors’ reach.
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Data is democratizing ethical consumption
The Heartland should be retail’s most profitable market. Growing up in rural Northern California and later serving in the military, stationed in Mississippi, I experienced firsthand the stark disparities in access to quality goods. Even finding fresh, local produce often meant bypassing the grocery store for a farm stand because the desired options simply weren’t…
‘Biblical bars’: Beatboxing nun goes viral with a blessed show on live TV – National
A pair of nuns in Brazil have grabbed the attention of the internet for breaking into a beatboxing riff during a musical performance on television. The moment was aired on a Catholic, Portuguese TV channel called Pai Eterno, where a duo of nuns and a priest appeared on the broadcast to discuss their work. The…
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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on May 21, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images U.S. stock futures were little changed Tuesday night, as investors awaited earnings results from Nvidia, after the Dow Jones Industrial Average snapped a four-day losing streak. Dow futures rose by 21…
Israeli Forces Said They Killed a ‘Terrorist.’ He Was 14 Years Old.
The death of Amer Rabee, a Palestinian American in the West Bank, has spurred anger over soldiers’ use of force and an apparent lack of accountability.
Bedbugs may have been one of the first urban pests
The earliest cities may have had plenty of parasitic, six-legged tenants. Common bedbugs (Cimex lectularius) experienced a dramatic jump in population size around the time humans congregated in the first cities. The wee bloodsuckers were probably the first insect pests to flourish in a city environment and possibly one of the first urban pests overall,…
Anthropic launches a voice mode for Claude
Anthropic has begun to roll out a “voice mode” for its Claude chatbot apps. The voice mode (in beta for now) allows Claude mobile app users to have “complete spoken conversations with Claude,” and will arrive in English over the next few weeks, according to Anthropic’s official account on X and updated documentation on the…
Man charged with stabbing Knicks fans at Indiana brewery during playoff series | NBA
An Indiana Pacers fan has been charged with stabbing two supporters of the New York Knicks on the night of their teams’ playoff series. According to court documents, 24-year-old Jarrett Funke of Hamilton county in Indiana, was charged with battery by means of a deadly weapon, battery resulting in serious bodily injury, and criminal recklessness…
Alec Baldwin’s children announce they have ambitions to become everything from a quarterback to talk show host
27 May 2025 Alec Baldwin’s children have ambitions to become everything from a quarterback to talk show host. Alec Baldwin’s children have ambitions to become everything from a quarterback to talk show host The 67-year-old actor revealed their big dreams when he shared a video on Instagram in which each of his seven children with…
French Crypto Chiefs Step Up Security After Violent Kidnappings
Big players in the crypto sector argue that new European cryptocurrency rules may be enabling recent abductions and are demanding changes and more security.