SHOCKING: 29 - What They Never Told You

An embattled Donald Trump is increasingly using sports as prop

Sports is the rare topic in which the president has succeeded in shifting the conversation to his preferred terms

The Guardian - US · Sep 9

9/11 unleashed two decades of war. Now Putin is exploiting the damage

IN DEPTH: The horror of the attacks 25 years ago and their aftermath has seen the Cold War replaced by endless conflict between competing cultures and religions, explains world affairs editor Sam Kiley

The Independent UK · Sep 9

There are fewer than 4,000 billionaires worldwide, and they now hold a record $15.1 trillion. That's nearly half of the U.S. economy

Just 29 superbillionaires now control more than one-quarter of all billionaire wealth, up from 7% in 2017.

Fortune · Sep 9

Trump Is Weaponizing the Department of Education After Pledging To Kill It

Instead of abolishing the department, the president increased its budget. It's now pursuing investigations against school districts for seemingly political reasons.

Reason · Sep 8

Plastic Lumber From Waste: Rutgers scientist turns junk into rail ties; carries 73-ton M1 tank

Thomas Nosker has pioneered the creation of structural plastic lumber derived from recycled milk jugs and sandwich containers. This groundbreaking material provides a sustainable solution for the issue of plastic packaging waste. Its resilience has allowed it to effectively replace wood and steel across multiple structural applications. Millions of railroad…

The Times of India · Sep 8

In 1876, Jesse James’s gang tried to rob a Minnesota bank for seven minutes; 150 years later the town still has a coat, a saddle and an outlaw’s mummified ear

In a dramatic seven-minute standoff in Northfield, Minnesota, local citizens bravely confronted the notorious James-Younger Gang during a bank heist, ultimately leading to the gang's capture. Today, the Northfield Historical Society preserves fascinating artifacts, including an outlaw's duster and even a mummified ear from that fateful day. The town now…

The Times of India · Sep 7

In 2018, a family bought a 1906 train car for $3,000 after finding 20 feral cats inside; then spent $147,000 restoring it as an Airbnb

In 2018, an old wooden railway carriage was hiding beneath a farm shed in Idaho, so neglected that it was difficult to tell what it had once been. Its windows were broken, the timber was deteriorating and around 20 feral cats had moved in. Then Isaac French’s father noticed faded…

The Times of India · Sep 7

California flooded Monticello in 1956; Its streets still lie beneath Lake Berryessa

A small California community of ranches, farms, schools and family homes has been covered by water for nearly 70 years. Beneath the waters of Lake Berryessa rests the ghost town of Monticello, preserved in fragments: its roads, foundations and historic bridge still visible beneath the surface while photographs and memories…

The Times of India · Sep 7

Trump's new map swallows Greenland and Iceland, stirring alarm across the North Atlantic

President Trump's recent map posts showed North America and Greenland as US territory. Danish officials expressed disturbance and called for reining in his vision. Iceland summoned the US ambassador after Trump mistakenly mentioned their country. Canada also faced Trump's talk of statehood and trade disputes. These actions have caused significant…

The Economic Times · Sep 8

'Mexico Is Nobody's Colony': Sheinbaum Strikes Back Against Border Military Map Controversy

Trump posted an AI map draping the US flag over Mexico, Canada and 30 more nations. Sheinbaum fired back — here's what's true, and what's spin.

Latin Times · Sep 8