Newly-named Foreign Affairs Minister Albert van Klaveren attends a ceremony at La Moneda presidential palace in Santiago, Chile, Friday, March 10, 2023. President Gabriel Boric changed his cabinet one day before completing his first year in government. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix) (Esteban Felix / Associated Press) Chile's...
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Twitter’s descent into a pro-Trump hellscape undercuts GOP claims
Reports show Twitter is increasingly a safe haven for grifters and right-wing despots, but Jim Jordan and Republicans are trying to paint a different picture.
Continue reading...Some Yeti coolers recalled over faulty magnets, Health Canada says
Health Canada says several soft-sided Yeti-brand coolers have been recalled due to faulty magnets.
Continue reading...House votes to declassify information about origins of COVID-19
FILE – This 2020 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, which cause COVID-19. The House voted unanimously Friday, March 10, 2023, to declassify U.S. intelligence information about the origins of COVID-19, a sweeping show of...
Continue reading...Why Iran and Saudi Arabia making nice is a very big deal
From left: Iran’s top security official Ali Shamkhani, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and Musaid Al Aiban, Saudi Arabia’s national security adviser, posing for a photo after Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to resume bilateral diplomatic ties after several days of deliberations between top security officials...
Continue reading...Kiska, lone orca at Marineland, dies after more than 40 years in captivity
Kiska, Marineland’s lone orca, died Thursday after more than 40 years in captivity at the Niagara Falls facility.
Continue reading...Kiska, ‘world’s loneliest orca’, dies after decades of captivity at Marineland
Kiska, Marineland’s lone orca, died Thursday after more than 40 years in captivity at the Niagara Falls facility.
Continue reading...9 questions about Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse, answered
The bank is closed. | Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Tech’s favorite bank just failed. What does that mean for you? If you work in tech, you had probably heard of Silicon Valley Bank before now. If you’re not familiar with this seemingly regional bank, nobody’s blaming you....
Continue reading...Surprise: Trump’s response to Manhattan grand jury news is a mess
Donald Trump was reportedly invited to testify ahead of his potential criminal indictment in the hush money probe over a payment to porn star Stormy Daniels.
Continue reading...Biden’s plan to tax the rich, explained
“We have to reward work, not just wealth,” President Biden announced at the State of the Union in February, as he called for a new minimum tax on billionaires. | AFP via Getty Images The new proposed budget would have billionaires and multi-millionaires footing the bill...
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