rss: npr

  • U.S. and Iran escalate strikes across Mideast
    The United States and Iran exchanged strikes aimed at infrastructure and military targets on Saturday as their battle over the Strait of Hormuz intensified.
  • ICE shared Medicaid data it wasn't supposed to have with Palantir
    The revelations came out in a federal court case brought by Democratic states challenging ICE's access to Medicaid data to aid in deportation efforts.
  • Ex-wife says ICE agent who killed man in Maine had racist beliefs, violent tendencies
    Ashley Brouillette has identified her ex-husband, David Brouillette, as the officer who fatally shot Joan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Biddeford, Maine, on Monday. She said she learned he was the officer responsible when he called her on Wednesday.
  • Spain could make World Cup history: The first to win men's and women's trophies back-to-back
    The Spanish Men's National Team will face Argentina in Sunday's World Cup final. The country's women's team lifted its first World Cup trophy in 2023.
  • Move over, Super Bowl? There's an even bigger – and splashier – World Cup halftime show coming
    The show, which will begin somewhere around 3:45 PM ET, will air in the U.S. on Fox, Fox One and in Spanish on Telemundo, as well as on the Fox Sports app and streaming in Spanish on Peacock. It's expected to run for about 11 minutes.
  • China signals possible return of U.S. trade privileges for Hong Kong
    The decision comes two months after President Donald Trump met with Xi Jinping, potentially warming ties ahead of Xi's expected U.S. visit.
  • The new $1 Trump coin doesn't just buck norms. Experts say it also breaks laws
    President Trump's face will appear on a new commemorative coin honoring the nation's 250th birthday. It's one of the many unusual places his likeness has popped up this year.
  • Iceberg lettuce at Taco Bell linked to cyclospora outbreak in 5 states
    Federal health officials have identified a single supplier of the produce from Mexico that was served in Taco Bell restaurants in five states.
  • The U.S.-Iran battle over the Strait of Hormuz raises risks for global waterways
    Recognizing Iran's control over the Strait of Hormuz could set a dangerous precedent, with other countries attempting to claim important waterways, analysts say.
  • Wildfire smoke is like smoking 'half a pack a day.' Here's how to protect yourself
    As Canadian wildfires spread smoke across the U.S. the air pollution is dangerous to health. But there are ways to protect yourself. Here's what to know.


rss: bbc

  • Burnham to announce plans for new North Sea oil and gas drilling
    Drilling has become a controversial topic for the Labour party after the 2024 manifesto pledged to not issue new licenses.
  • Chris Mason: Labour pins hopes on Burnham reboot as he plans policy blitz
    There is belief in the party that the new leader could put Labour back in the political match, political editor Chris Mason writes.
  • Control, threats, disfiguring surgery: My life inside Jeffrey Epstein's 'cult'
    "Anya" gives the BBC a rare account of how sex-criminal financier Epstein lured and abused his “assistants”.
  • White House backs Argentina team over Falklands banner
    The comments could further fuel the row over the incident, which has seen Downing Street back calls for Fifa to investigate.
  • US strikes hit Iran for seventh consecutive night
    Iran has retaliated against US allies in the region, with Kuwait reporting that a power and water plant had been hit.
  • Second half of summer to bring chances of rain but heatwave threat persists
    Forecasts suggest the weather could turn more changeable during late July and August but the risk of heatwaves remains.
  • Trump questions Kane's 'defensive' role in semi-final loss
    US President Donald Trump joins criticism of England's tactics in their World Cup semi-final loss to Argentina, by questioning Harry Kane's second-half "defensive" role.
  • 16 viral moments - from Posh Spice's slow reaction to Haaland's bromance
    We look at some of the most memorable scenes during the 2026 World Cup that set the internet alight.
  • Lib Dems urge FA and Uefa to withdraw from Fifa
    Sir Ed Davey says Gianni Infantino and world football's governing body is "destroying the integrity of the beautiful game".
  • I took a month of unpaid leave to look after my daughter for the summer holiday
    Like many parents, Natalie and her husband had to combine organised childcare and annual leave to cope with the six-week break.


rss: the register

  • NextBSD returns to dollop Apple source on FreeBSD
    New maintainer revives the project with Darwin components, Gershwin, and Claude Code
  • Mozilla speeds Firefox release schedule to biweekly
    And what to expect in Firefox 153 as the next ESR release gets close
  • Microsoft cuts OneDrive support for older Windows 10 versions next month
    22H2 has until 2028, or there's always Windows 11
  • Billing software error sends billion-dollar AWS estimates
    Amazon asks users not to panic as it works to fix the bug
  • AI spam filters are getting suckered by old-school text salting
    Turns out decades-old email tricks still work against some LLM-powered email filters
  • Torvalds challenged the haters to fork Linux. Someone said 'hold my beer'
    More a rewrite really, and of a very early version: Linux 0.11 – in Rust
  • Microsoft gives admins Exchange Online breathing room
    Retirement of PowerShell -Credential parameter pushed back to the end of 2026
  • Top EU court clips YouTube's intermediary defense over reviewed content
    You can't claim to be a passive host after vetting a creator's channel, Google warned
  • Attackers target critical FortiSandbox flaws as CISA issues patch order
    Command injection vulns land on exploited list after researchers spot abuse attempts
  • SpaceX Starship Flight Test 13 takes issue with the 'flight' bit
    Engine replacement needed after launchpad abort


rss: ars technica

  • Google-backed satellites for wildfire detection launch as smoke chokes US, Canada
    The FireSat program can spot wildfires that other satellites miss.
  • The Pentagon's Space Development Agency hasn't moved as fast as anyone would like
    "Missiles are being launched at the joint force every single day in [Operation] Epic Fury."
  • Hegseth wants a "High-T" military; doctors call it a clinical minefield
    "We're turning the clock back on rational healthcare."
  • Taco Bell iceberg lettuce identified as source of cyclosporiasis in 5 states
    Don't eat Taco Bell lettuce in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, or West Virginia.
  • Troubling new details emerge on diabetes ouster controversy
    American Diabetes Association blocked publication of op-ed articles so the authors posted them as a preprint.
  • Will Russia's answer to the Falcon 9 rocket ever take flight?
    Grasshopper-like tests could begin in 2028.
  • Fubo hikes prices by $15 after restoring some NBCU channels lost in November
    Fubo subscribers still don't have Versant channels.
  • San Francisco orders Apple, Google to remove nudify apps from app stores
    Official estimates Google and Apple likely made millions in nudify app fees.
  • Ars is looking for a senior technology reporter, and you might be it!
    Desktops, laptops, phones, CPUs, GPUs, NAS—if you know this stuff, come work for us!
  • The report oil companies are worried about: Climate attribution science
    New report says our ability to tie weather damages to climate change is improving.


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