After a marathon vote-a-rama that dragged from Wednesday night into the early hours Thursday, the Senate adopted a GOP budget blueprint to provide roughly $70 billion to fund immigration enforcement agencies through President Trump’s term.

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French police are investigating suspicions that a hairdryer may have been used to tamper with official weather readings to make thousands of dollars in Polymarket bets.

Speaking later, von der Leyen said she thought it would be possible to disburse the first tranche of the €45bn funding planned for 2026 in this quarter, meaning by the end of June. The first payment, she indicated, would fund Ukraine’s domestic drone production – “drones from Ukraine for Ukraine”.

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Measures of “richest countries” can be misleading. A new prosperity index — looking at income, GDP and how wealth translates into quality of life, social cohesion and long-term development — does not place the US, Germany, or France in the top ten.

“We’re extremely concerned about the shedding of plastics or other chemicals into the environment,” because this can expose humans and animals to toxic plastic additives, leading to hormone disruption, chronic inflammation and reproductive problems, says chemist Jennifer Lynch. She heads the Center for Marine Debris Research at Hawaii Pacific University in Honolulu.

The potential collapse of a key Atlantic ocean current − due to human-caused climate change − is in the news again.

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The Department of Justice’s internal watchdog said Thursday that it is reviewing the department’s compliance with the law mandating the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

Dabei drängt die Zeit, zumindest aus Sicht von CDU und CSU. Denn zum 30. Juni 2026 wird ein Teil des heute noch gültigen Gebäudeenergiegesetzes (GEG) in Städten mit mehr als 100.000 Einwohnern scharf gestellt: das Einbauverbot für neue, fossilbetriebene Öl- und Gasheizungen. Genau das will die Union im neuen Gesetz wieder rückgängig machen, der Einbau einer Fossilheizung soll wieder erlaubt sein. Dazu braucht es aber noch vor dem 1. Juli ein Gesetz […]

Prime Minister Mark Carney and other Canadian prime ministers should be required to divest their investment portfolios when they assume office, not just put them in a blind trust, the House of Commons ethics committee recommends in a new report.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said developers’ productivity is going through the roof — while being overseen by a nagging, micromanaging AI boss.

Moar overtime, you lazy serfs!

You’re riding in a Jeep through a sun-dappled forest in India, when right before your eyes, a majestic tiger appears from the undergrowth. You immediately reach for your phone, angling it so you can capture your awestruck face and the majestic cat in the same frame. Success – you get the shot right before the predator slinks away.

Republican lawmakers are attempting to shield big oil from having to pay for its contributions to the climate crisis, alarming environmental advocates.

The Lebanese journalist killed in an Israeli attack on Wednesday had previously spoken of receiving a threat via an unidentified Israeli phone number that she would be killed if she did not leave southern Lebanon, where she had long been based and worked.

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His investment in Objection.ai points to a new model: private investigations, AI verdicts, and accountability mechanisms that operate outside democratic institutions.

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Scientists say a crucial Atlantic system is more likely to collapse than previously thought. But the billionaire death cult that steers humanity’s destiny doesn’t do existential crises

If charging speed is one of the major stumbling blocks preventing people from considering an electric vehicle, then ChargePoint’s new Express Solo DC fast charger is a step in the right direction. It has been designed to be compact and work with DC power, making it easy to install in tight spaces. Oh, and it maxes out at a hefty 600 kW.

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