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Johannes Klæbo won the men's cross-country sprint at the Winter Olympics, claiming his seventh Olympic gold and leaving two Spanish skiers eliminated in the quarterfinals.
With posts by 🎓Patrick Svensson, 🎓David Darmofal, 🎓Jonas Dovern.
Johannes Klæbo won the men's cross-country sprint at the Winter Olympics, claiming his seventh Olympic gold and leaving two Spanish skiers eliminated in the quarterfinals.
With posts by 🎓Patrick Svensson, 🎓David Darmofal, 🎓Jonas Dovern.
Two U.S. congressmen examined unredacted Epstein files and said the Justice Department had concealed the identities of powerful men, triggering fresh scrutiny and demands for investigations.
With replies by 🎓Taras Kuzio, 🎓David M. Farrell +79 more scholars.
Two U.S. congressmen examined unredacted Epstein files and said the Justice Department had concealed the identities of powerful men, triggering fresh scrutiny and demands for investigations.
With replies by 🎓Taras Kuzio, 🎓David M. Farrell +79 more scholars.
The three largest social networks agreed to undergo independent assessments of how effectively they protected teenagers' mental health, after pressure from research and governments.
With replies by 🎓Johannes Breuer, 🎓Lilian Edwards +3 more scholars.
The three largest social networks agreed to undergo independent assessments of how effectively they protected teenagers' mental health, after pressure from research and governments.
With replies by 🎓Johannes Breuer, 🎓Lilian Edwards +3 more scholars.
The United States transferred command of two NATO posts in Naples and Virginia to European officers, part of a U.S. push for Europeans to assume more conventional-defense responsibility, officials said.
With replies by 🎓Dani Rodrik, 🎓Daniel Fiott +8 more scholars.
The United States transferred command of two NATO posts in Naples and Virginia to European officers, part of a U.S. push for Europeans to assume more conventional-defense responsibility, officials said.
With replies by 🎓Dani Rodrik, 🎓Daniel Fiott +8 more scholars.
The Trump administration announced it would repeal the 2009 EPA "endangerment finding" on Thursday, removing the legal basis for U.S. greenhouse-gas regulations and prompting vows to fight.
With replies by 🎓Jonathan A. Foley +37 more scholars.
The Trump administration announced it would repeal the 2009 EPA "endangerment finding" on Thursday, removing the legal basis for U.S. greenhouse-gas regulations and prompting vows to fight.
With replies by 🎓Jonathan A. Foley +37 more scholars.
Scandinavian royals were embroiled in an Epstein scandal as Sweden's Princess Sofia confirmed meeting Jeffrey Epstein twice and Norway's crown princess appeared in related documents, sparking questions.
With replies by 🎓Taras Kuzio +44 more scholars.
Scandinavian royals were embroiled in an Epstein scandal as Sweden's Princess Sofia confirmed meeting Jeffrey Epstein twice and Norway's crown princess appeared in related documents, sparking questions.
With replies by 🎓Taras Kuzio +44 more scholars.
Adif said Madrid Cercanías services through the Sol tunnel were restored after an electrical-room fire halted trains, firefighters extinguished the blaze and no passengers were injured.
With replies by 🎓Luis Miller, 🎓Lupicínio Íñiguez-Rueda +3 more scholars.
Adif said Madrid Cercanías services through the Sol tunnel were restored after an electrical-room fire halted trains, firefighters extinguished the blaze and no passengers were injured.
With replies by 🎓Luis Miller, 🎓Lupicínio Íñiguez-Rueda +3 more scholars.
Bournemouth staged a second-half fightback to beat Everton 2-1 at Hill Dickinson Stadium, with headers from Rayan and Amine Adli after Jake O'Brien’s red card.
With replies by 🎓Julian R. Betts, 🎓Jonathan Wolff, 🎓Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò.
Bournemouth staged a second-half fightback to beat Everton 2-1 at Hill Dickinson Stadium, with headers from Rayan and Amine Adli after Jake O'Brien’s red card.
With replies by 🎓Julian R. Betts, 🎓Jonathan Wolff, 🎓Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò.
French biathlete Éric Perrot won silver in the individual at the Milan–Cortina Winter Olympics, and Adam Siao Him Fa delivered a standout performance in men’s figure skating.
With replies by 🎓Catherine Baker, 🎓Nancy M. Wingfield, 🎓Brooke Harrington +7 more scholars.
French biathlete Éric Perrot won silver in the individual at the Milan–Cortina Winter Olympics, and Adam Siao Him Fa delivered a standout performance in men’s figure skating.
With replies by 🎓Catherine Baker, 🎓Nancy M. Wingfield, 🎓Brooke Harrington +7 more scholars.
President Donald Trump weighed sending an additional aircraft carrier toward Iran from the Middle East as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Washington for talks amid renewed U.S.-Iran…
With replies by 🎓Matthew Søberg Shugart +10 more scholars.
President Donald Trump weighed sending an additional aircraft carrier toward Iran from the Middle East as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Washington for talks amid renewed U.S.-Iran…
With replies by 🎓Matthew Søberg Shugart +10 more scholars.
Cuba faced an acute jet‑fuel shortage after U.S. sanctions blocked Venezuelan shipments, prompting major airlines, including Air Canada, to suspend flights to Havana.
With replies by 🎓Daniela Gabor, 🎓Michael B. Bishku, 🎓Timothy D. McBride +8 more scholars.
Cuba faced an acute jet‑fuel shortage after U.S. sanctions blocked Venezuelan shipments, prompting major airlines, including Air Canada, to suspend flights to Havana.
With replies by 🎓Daniela Gabor, 🎓Michael B. Bishku, 🎓Timothy D. McBride +8 more scholars.
Pro-Palestinian protesters in Sydney clashed with police during Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit to Australia, causing arrests and injuries, authorities and witnesses said.
With replies by 🎓Patrick Dunleavy, 🎓Don Weatherburn, 🎓Peter Murphy +8 more scholars.
Pro-Palestinian protesters in Sydney clashed with police during Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit to Australia, causing arrests and injuries, authorities and witnesses said.
With replies by 🎓Patrick Dunleavy, 🎓Don Weatherburn, 🎓Peter Murphy +8 more scholars.
French President Emmanuel Macron urged the EU to issue common debt and favour "Made in Europe" industrial measures ahead of a summit, but Berlin rejected eurobonds as a distraction.
With replies by 🎓Klaus Adam, 🎓Helmut Reisen, 🎓Andrew Watt +12 more scholars.
French President Emmanuel Macron urged the EU to issue common debt and favour "Made in Europe" industrial measures ahead of a summit, but Berlin rejected eurobonds as a distraction.
With replies by 🎓Klaus Adam, 🎓Helmut Reisen, 🎓Andrew Watt +12 more scholars.
An immigration judge ruled that Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish doctoral student at Tufts who had been detained by ICE over a pro‑Palestinian opinion piece, could not be deported.
With posts by 🎓Robert B. Reich, 🎓Nathan P. Kalmoe, 🎓Anna O. Law +2 more scholars.
An immigration judge ruled that Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish doctoral student at Tufts who had been detained by ICE over a pro‑Palestinian opinion piece, could not be deported.
With posts by 🎓Robert B. Reich, 🎓Nathan P. Kalmoe, 🎓Anna O. Law +2 more scholars.
President Claudia Sheinbaum said Mexico was pursuing ways to resume sending oil to Cuba without triggering U.S. sanctions after U.S. threats put Mexico in a bind.
With posts by 🎓Vali Nasr, 🎓Fabián Muniesa, 🎓Daniela Gabor +7 more scholars.
President Claudia Sheinbaum said Mexico was pursuing ways to resume sending oil to Cuba without triggering U.S. sanctions after U.S. threats put Mexico in a bind.
With posts by 🎓Vali Nasr, 🎓Fabián Muniesa, 🎓Daniela Gabor +7 more scholars.
The European Parliament approved tougher asylum rules allowing member states to deport migrants to non‑EU "safe third countries" and created an EU‑wide safe‑country list, drawing rights‑group criticism.
With replies by 🎓Steve Peers +12 more scholars.
The European Parliament approved tougher asylum rules allowing member states to deport migrants to non‑EU "safe third countries" and created an EU‑wide safe‑country list, drawing rights‑group criticism.
With replies by 🎓Steve Peers +12 more scholars.
Kaja Kallas said she would propose to EU member states a list of demands the bloc should present to Russia as conditions for any peace agreement in Ukraine.
With replies by 🎓David Phinnemore, 🎓Simon Usherwood, 🎓Daniel Fiott +13 more scholars.
Kaja Kallas said she would propose to EU member states a list of demands the bloc should present to Russia as conditions for any peace agreement in Ukraine.
With replies by 🎓David Phinnemore, 🎓Simon Usherwood, 🎓Daniel Fiott +13 more scholars.
Two U.S. congressmen examined unredacted Epstein files and said the Justice Department had concealed the identities of powerful men, triggering fresh scrutiny and demands for investigations.
With replies by 🎓Taras Kuzio, 🎓David M. Farrell +74 more scholars.
Two U.S. congressmen examined unredacted Epstein files and said the Justice Department had concealed the identities of powerful men, triggering fresh scrutiny and demands for investigations.
With replies by 🎓Taras Kuzio, 🎓David M. Farrell +74 more scholars.
Norway’s parliamentary control and constitutional committee agreed to open a dual-track Epstein probe — an external commission plus a control-committee review — and PST said it would open investigations.
With replies by 🎓Staffan Kumlin +16 more scholars.
Norway’s parliamentary control and constitutional committee agreed to open a dual-track Epstein probe — an external commission plus a control-committee review — and PST said it would open investigations.
With replies by 🎓Staffan Kumlin +16 more scholars.
The Trump administration announced it would repeal the 2009 EPA "endangerment finding" on Thursday, removing the legal basis for U.S. greenhouse-gas regulations and prompting vows to fight.
With replies by 🎓Jonathan A. Foley +37 more scholars.
The Trump administration announced it would repeal the 2009 EPA "endangerment finding" on Thursday, removing the legal basis for U.S. greenhouse-gas regulations and prompting vows to fight.
With replies by 🎓Jonathan A. Foley +37 more scholars.
The European Parliament approved a law requiring a 90% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 compared with 1990, while granting member states flexibility that critics call a loophole.
With replies by 🎓Michael E. Mann, 🎓Gavin A. Schmidt +18 more scholars.
The European Parliament approved a law requiring a 90% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 compared with 1990, while granting member states flexibility that critics call a loophole.
With replies by 🎓Michael E. Mann, 🎓Gavin A. Schmidt +18 more scholars.
Scandinavian royals were embroiled in an Epstein scandal as Sweden's Princess Sofia confirmed meeting Jeffrey Epstein twice and Norway's crown princess appeared in related documents, sparking questions.
With replies by 🎓Taras Kuzio +44 more scholars.
Scandinavian royals were embroiled in an Epstein scandal as Sweden's Princess Sofia confirmed meeting Jeffrey Epstein twice and Norway's crown princess appeared in related documents, sparking questions.
With replies by 🎓Taras Kuzio +44 more scholars.
The Trump administration removed a Pride flag from the Stonewall monument in Manhattan after federal guidance limited flags at national parks, and New York officials vowed to raise it again.
With posts by 🎓Scott L. Greer, 🎓Jelena Subotić +8 more scholars.
The Trump administration removed a Pride flag from the Stonewall monument in Manhattan after federal guidance limited flags at national parks, and New York officials vowed to raise it again.
With posts by 🎓Scott L. Greer, 🎓Jelena Subotić +8 more scholars.
A study found ChatGPT and similar AI chatbots gave incorrect diagnoses in about two‑thirds of cases when lay users sought medical advice, and researchers blamed human misuse.
With replies by 🎓Eric J. Topol, 🎓Demis Hassabis +9 more scholars.
A study found ChatGPT and similar AI chatbots gave incorrect diagnoses in about two‑thirds of cases when lay users sought medical advice, and researchers blamed human misuse.
With replies by 🎓Eric J. Topol, 🎓Demis Hassabis +9 more scholars.
European Parliament members gave provisional backing to plans for a digital euro usable online and offline, boosting chances of issuance before 2030, lawmakers and officials said.
With replies by 🎓Steve Peers, 🎓Michael Pettis +3 more scholars.
European Parliament members gave provisional backing to plans for a digital euro usable online and offline, boosting chances of issuance before 2030, lawmakers and officials said.
With replies by 🎓Steve Peers, 🎓Michael Pettis +3 more scholars.