Pentagon appoints convicted January 6 rioter to sensitive counter-terrorism role Alarm after Elias Irizarry hired to position in office that manages highly classified military operations The Guardian - US · Jun 2
How Did Paola Marquez Die? Influencer Found Dead One Day After Chilling 'Manifested Backwards' Video Mexican influencer Paola Márquez was found dead in San Luis Potosí, a day after posting a cryptic TikTok video. Authorities are investigating her death as a possible suicide. International Business Times UK · Jun 2
Trump's White House UFC Event Will Only Feature Troops Who 'Look Good on Camera', Officials Confirm The Pentagon is screening troops by waistline for Trump's UFC event, requiring them to meet fitness standards and fund their own travel, sparking criticism from veterans' groups. International Business Times UK · May 30
CBS News Names New 60 Minutes Leader, And It’s Grim CBS News is shaking up 60 Minutes and the results are dire for anyone that actually cares about the news on TV being accurate. The Washington Post and New York Times reported that Sharyn Alfonsi was leaving her post as the leader of 60 Minutes. CBS News Editor in Chief… The Mary Sue · May 28
Trump on a $250 bill? US Treasury pushes for first banknote featuring a living president According to a new report by the Washington Post, Donald Trump's team is pushing for his face to appear on a new $250 bill to mark the USA's 250th anniversary. That would make him the first living person to appear on US currency in more than 150 years. Trump allies… France 24 · May 28
Hillary Clinton mocks proposed Trump $250 bill and ties it to affordability Trump officials have requested designs for the bill, potentially paving the way for a living person to appear on US currency for the first time in over 150 years The Independent UK · May 28
Trump's face could appear on US $250 bill A proposal to feature Donald Trump on a new $250 bill for America’s 250th anniversary is under discussion, raising legal and political concerns. The move would break a long-standing ban on depicting living individuals on US currency, with critics calling it controversial and supporters framing it as symbolic recognition. The Economic Times · May 28
Research suggests another side effect of weight loss drugs could be changing the brain Scientists are looking to see how GLP-1 drugs may impact the brain and reshape people’s nervous systems The Independent UK · May 28
UN puts Israel on same sexual violence blacklist as Hamas, ISIS The United Nations has added Israeli entities to a blacklist of countries that commit sexual violence in conflict zones — a list that includes Hamas and other terror organizations, The Jerusalem Post reported on Wednesday. The Times of India · May 28
Donald Trump just got bashed by the one outlet we thought would always have his back Et tu? We Got This Covered · May 27
Trump’s beloved hometown paper shreds him over $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund and his and sons’ stock deals: ‘Looks terrible’ ‘None of it is a good look, however legal or aboveboard it may in fact be,’ the editorial board wrote The Independent UK · May 27
Trump's vulgarity poisons public life The president's bad behavior Isn't incidental — it's the bedrock of his fascist project Salon · May 26
Why is Elon Musk so threatened by the casting of The Odyssey? The world’s richest man can’t stop posting about how Lupita Nyong’o was chosen to play an imaginary woman The Guardian - US · May 22
Harvard faculty votes to limit number of A’s it hands out to slow grade-flation “It would be flippant to say that [Harvard] grades are useless,” a law school dean told the Washington Post, “But they’re almost useless.” The Independent UK · May 20
The Independent UK · May 18 A $400 million ballroom, gilded decor in the Oval Office and now a helipad: The ever-growing list of Trump’s White House construction projects The helipad, which could be installed in the coming months, is seen as a practical solution to a longstanding problem
The Independent UK · May 16 ICE blames a mother it deported for her two-year-old son’s alleged murder in the US months later Orlín Josué Hernandez Reyes, 2, showed multiple broken bones, burns and evidence of sexual abuse after his death in March
The Independent UK · May 14 Trump planned to start work on giant arch by piggybacking it on another unrelated project over a mile away, report says The move would avoid the usual bidding process, which is designed to ensure transparency and competitive pricing
MarketBeat · May 14 Post Q2 Earnings Call Highlights Post (NYSE:POST) Holdings executives said the company’s diversified portfolio delivered second-quarter adjusted EBITDA above expectations, but management maintained its prior full-year adjusted EBITDA guidance because of new cost pressures tied to the conflict in the Middle East. Daniel O’Rourke, P
International Business Times · May 13 U.S. College Graduates Are Entering a 'Low-Hire' Economy With Fewer Openings, Report Details The national unemployment rate sits near 4.2%, but a new report describes a labor market that looks healthy from the outside but feels broken to many people trying to enter or reenter it.
The Independent UK · May 13 Bari Weiss wants ‘MAGA-coded’ CBS News anchor for 60 Minutes shake-up in latest network overhaul: report Word of the overhaul comes after a report that Weiss personally booked Sunday's interview with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and passed over 60 Minutes veteran Lesley Stahl for the assignment
International Business Times · May 9 Iran Says Missile Capabilities Higher Than Before War Despite CIA Reports: 'Iranians Never Bow to Pressure' A report from The Washington Post had said that Iran retained roughly 75% of its prewar mobile missile launchers but the country's Foreign Minister placed it closet to 120%
The Guardian - US · May 8 Trump news at a glance: US and Iran exchange fire, which president calls ‘love tap’ Skirmishes threw into question the viability of shaky ceasefire that had largely held for previous month – key US politics stories from 7 May at a glance
The Guardian - US · May 7 Donald Trump says he ‘wouldn’t pay’ four figures for World Cup matches The US president said he wasn’t aware of the cost of World Cup tickets but suggested they are set too high
The Independent UK · May 6 College kids are trying to learn how to socialize - and turning to a pre-millennium trick College and universities across the country are starting to take notice of students’ dependence on their phones — and are taking steps to encourage more face-to-face interactions
The Guardian - US · May 5 Stuck on you: kitten rescued from bucket of glue bonds with foster parent Two-month-old Elmer, painstakingly saved by canola oil baths, finds home with volunteer Leah Owens, 72