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NFL Brain Disease Study

Researchers at Mass General Brigham and Boston University have found that between 25% and 1 in 4 (or more) former NFL players had evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) when they died, according to two new studies. The disease…

Regulating Artificial Intelligence

Tyler Cowen, an economist and author, has proposed a plan to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) without overburdening the government. He suggests that instead of relying solely on federal regulations, AI developers and experts should…

HasanAbi Controversy

HasanAbi, a Twitch streamer, recently appeared in a video singing a song called "We Are Charlie Kirk" with a group of people. The song is about Charlie Kirk, a conservative commentator who was murdered last year. HasanAbi's appearance in…

Burmese Rohingya Crisis

Tuesday marked the second anniversary of the Myanmar military's brutal "clearance operations" against the Rohingya Muslim minority, which forced 1.2 million people into Bangladesh and killed 30,000. The US State Department conducted an…

Landslide in Conakry Kills Thirty

At least 30 people died and over 20 others were injured when a landslide occurred at a waste dump in Conakry, the capital of Guinea, after heavy rains overnight caused it to collapse. The incident took place around 2am on Sunday in the…

COVID-19 Origin Cover-Up

Dr. David Morens, a former senior adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), pleaded guilty in federal court in Greenbelt, Maryland to conspiring to conceal federal records related to…

National Guard Deployment Controversy

Donald Trump deployed thousands of National Guard members to Washington, D.C. in August 2025, citing a "public safety emergency" due to alleged violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals. However, only 1.3% of criminal cases filed in the…

Eric Swalwell Investigation

Federal agents have seized electronic devices from Eric Swalwell, a former Democratic congressman from California, as part of an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct. The devices were taken at San Francisco airport on…

Ship Emerges Amid Drought

A century-old steam tugboat, dubbed "Sava's Titanic" by Serbian media, has emerged from the Sava River near the town of Sremska Mitrovica, 45 miles northwest of Belgrade, Serbia. The rusting hull was once a famed vessel known as the…

Iran-US Deportation Agreement

U.S. immigration officials, led by ICE, worked with Iranian officials to deport over 100 Iranians back to their home country between September and January 2026, despite rising tensions between the two governments. The details of this…

Border Wall Construction

Construction on a $46.5 billion border wall expansion project in Big Bend National Park, Texas, has been halted by the Trump administration. The project had sparked concern from environmental groups and some local politicians over its…

China's Robot Stock Boom

On Wednesday, shares of Unitree, a Chinese robotics firm behind human-like robots, surged 460% (or 600%, according to another article) after its initial public offering on the Shanghai STAR Market. The company's valuation reached around…

Ritual Human Sacrifice Discovery

In Peru's capital city, Lima, archaeologists have unearthed the skeletal remains of an adult man believed to be a ritual offering. The discovery was made near the base of Huaca Pucllana, an ancient adobe pyramid, and is estimated to be…

Vaccination Exemptions Rise

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported a new record high in childhood vaccine exemptions, with 4.2% of kindergartners, or about 155,000 kids, opting out of vaccines for personal or religious reasons during the…

Nick Reiner Murder Trial

Nick Reiner, the son of Hollywood director Rob Reiner, has been accused of murdering his parents, Rob and Michele Singer Reiner, in their home in Brentwood, Los Angeles, on December 14, 2025. The grand jury indictment alleges that Nick lay…

Free Speech in America

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Lanterns' TV Show Updates

Episode 4 of HBO's Lanterns has revealed that Poorna Jagannathan's character Zoe is actually a Manhunter, a synthetic being created by the Guardians to protect the universe. Zoe had been living in secret in Rushville, America, and her true…

US Comedy Trained in Amsterdam

Seth Meyers, the host of NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers," got his start in comedy at an improv theater in Amsterdam called Boom Chicago. In the early 1990s, two American comedians opened Boom Chicago, which was initially seen as a…

AI Filled Court Briefs

Loishirl W. Hall, an attorney at a large financial institution, Deutsche Bank Nat'l Trust Co., submitted a brief to the D.C. Court of Appeals that included citations to cases that didn't exist. When questioned by the court, Hall admitted…

Philosophy on State Power

The John Templeton Foundation has funded a series of articles on Liberal Virtues and Values, published in the online magazine Persuasion. Three articles related to this series have been published, including pieces by Yascha Mounk, Teresa…

Medical Breakthroughs and Reform

The TIME100 Health Leadership Forum was held on September 10 in New York City, bringing together experts to discuss equity, longevity, and solution-driven care. A panel discussion, "The Access Gap: Expanding Pathways to Life-Saving Care,"…

Ukraine Builds Ballistic Missile

Iryna Terekh, the 34-year-old CEO of Fire Point, one of Ukraine's largest drone makers, is designing a ballistic missile that could potentially hit Moscow. This is a significant development in the ongoing conflict between Russia and…

California Gubernatorial Debate

Xavier Becerra, the Democratic front-runner in the California governor's race, has pledged to debate his Republican rival Steve Hilton multiple times between now and November 3. This comes after weeks of criticism from Hilton, who accused…

NYC Crime and Justice Reforms

New York City has seen a significant increase in felony assault arrests of repeat offenders. Over the past eight years, there was a 206% spike in such arrests, with 263 criminals who had been arrested three or more times for felony assault…