There was an extraordinary story in Politico this week. A group of Democratic officials and union leaders told journalists that Donald Trump was competitive in New York State. In 2020, Joe Biden won New York by 23 points. But now, Democratic Manhattan Borough ... More »
While Democrats tear themselves apart over President Biden’s disastrous debate performance and his refusal to consider stepping aside, the Republican National Committee, without much fanfare, has released its 2024 platform.Compared with previous platforms, it ... More »
Spice Up Pasta Night: Creamy Gochujang Gnocchi Recipe
Are you looking to spice up your pasta nights with a unique twist? This creamy gochujang gnocchi recipe perfectly fuses Italian comfort food and bold Korean flavors. Gochujang, a staple in Korean cuisine, b... More »
Food prep is one of those problems that seems like it should be solvable by robots. It’s a predictable, repetitive, basic manipulation task in a semi-structured environment—seems ideal, right? And obviously there’s a huge need, because human labor is expensive... More »
Does President Biden have any ability to resist his dark money allies? That question was teed up when the U.S. Supreme Court recently asked for the Biden Department of Justice, through the Solicitor General, to state its views on whether the Supreme Court sho... More »
If you’ve read the recent headlines about a study finding arsenic in tampons—not to mention other “toxic” metals—and you’re somebody with a uterus, the chances are you’re pretty horrified. (All this, after we’ve already gone through that whole tampon-shrinkfla... More »
NEW YORK -- The nearly complete fossilized remains of a 161-million-year-old stegosaurus discovered in Colorado in 2022 will be auctioned by Sotheby's in New York next week, auction house officials said.The dinosaur that Sotheby's calls Apex stands 11 feet (3.... More »
AUSTIN, Texas -- About 500,000 customers still won’t have electricity into next week as wide outages from Hurricane Beryl persist and frustration mounts over the pace of restoration, an official with Houston’s biggest power utility said Thursday.Jason Ryan, ex... More »
For more than a decade, Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov—a Ukrainian who used the online hacker name “Tank”—managed to evade cops. When FBI and Ukrainian officials raided his Donetsk apartment in 2010, the place was deserted and Penchukov had vanished. But the c... More »
NEW YORK -- If you’ve noticed that you’re paying more than before for the same amount of groceries, you’re not the only one. Inflation is easing slightly, but grocery prices are still high — up 21% on average since inflation started to surge more than three ye... More »
I’m used to Donald Trump being painfully loud, proudly obnoxious and, well, sort of bonkers. I’m used to alligators-on-the-border Trump, sharks-in-the-water Trump, Hannibal Lecter Trump.I’m not used to the Trump of the past two weeks, who has held back almost ... More »
A 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth was impeccably freeze-dried by nature, its swatches of fur remaining intact — remarkably enough — and allowing a global team of scientists to reconstruct the creature’s three-dimensional genome for the first time.A study publis... More »