47 m. ago The only female unit to serve overseas in WWII gets a congressional medal 80 years on

The Six Triple Eight sorted millions of pieces of wartime mail in a matter of months but weren't recognized publicly for decades. Just two of the 855 women are believed to be alive for the ceremony.

Politics

50 m. ago Corporation for Public Broadcasting Sues White House to Block Board Firings

The media organization said the White House emailed three of the company’s five directors on Monday, telling them that their positions had been terminated.

Events

67 m. ago Mapping dynamical systems: New algorithm infers hypergraph structure from time

In a network, pairs of individual elements, or nodes, connect to each other; those connections can represent a sprawling system with myriad individual links. A hypergraph goes deeper: It gives researchers a way to model complex, dynamical systems where interactions among three or more individuals—or even among groups of individuals—may play an important part.

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71 m. ago Mellon Foundation Announces $15 Million for Humanities Councils

The emergency funding came after the National Endowment for the Humanities canceled most existing grants, part of a pivot toward President Trump’s priorities.

Economics

76 m. ago Weinstein Accuser Tells Her Story of Coerced Sex for a Second Time

Miriam Haley, one of three women who prosecutors say were victims of Harvey Weinstein, testified at his retrial in Manhattan.

Politics

89 m. ago Meta says its Llama AI models have been downloaded 1.2B times

In mid-March, Meta said that its “open” AI model family, Llama, hit 1 billion downloads, up from 650 million downloads as of early December 2024. On Tuesday at its inaugural LlamaCon developer conference, Meta revealed that figure has reached 1.2 billion downloads. “We have thousands of developers contributing tens of thousands of derivative models being downloaded […]

Politics

92 m. ago Corporation for Public Broadcasting sues Trump in fight for control

Hours after President Trump tried to remove three board members, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting responds with a lawsuit arguing he does not have that authority.

Politics

99 m. ago Dachau's memorial marks 80 years since the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp

The Dachau memorial is hosting commemorative events and dedicating a plaque in honor of the U.S. Army's 45th Infantry Division that first encountered prisoners alive at the camp 80 years ago.

Politics

1 hour ago Warren questions Walgreens sale, warns of potential impact on healthcare access

Her concerns follow Sycamore Partners’ proposed $10 billion takeover of the retail pharmacy giant. The post Warren questions Walgreens sale, warns of potential impact on healthcare access appeared first on Boston.com.

Events

2 h. ago Trump, echoing Project 2025, using 'flood the zone' strategy to push agenda: Experts

President Donald Trump has utilized one of Project 2025's key tactics by overwhelming the courts and the public with constant policy changes, legal experts say.

Events

2 h. ago Actor Terrence Howard Declined Marvin Gaye Biopic to Avoid Kissing a Man: 'If I Kissed Some Man, I Would Cut My Lips Off'

"Iron Man" star Terrence Howard revealed that he declined a biopic portraying soul singer icon Marvin Gaye because it would have required him to kiss a man. The post Actor Terrence Howard Declined Marvin Gaye Biopic to Avoid Kissing a Man: ‘If I Kissed Some Man, I Would Cut My Lips Off’ appeared first on Breitbart.

Events

2 h. ago Response to infection highlights the nervous system’s surprising degrees of flexibility

Upon infection, the C. elegans worm reshuffles the roles of brain cells and flips the functions of some of the chemicals it uses to regulate behavior.

Politics

2 h. ago The Best Films Playing in New York and Los Angeles Repertory Theaters in May 2025

The Best Films Playing in New York and Los Angeles Repertory Theaters in May 2025  IndieWire

Politics

2 h. ago A Boston hotel is among the 10 best in the U.S., according to Tripadvisor users

Another Boston hotel made the top 25 list. The post A Boston hotel is among the 10 best in the U.S., according to Tripadvisor users appeared first on Boston.com.

Politics

2 h. ago Supreme Court Considers Suit Over F.B.I.’s Raid of the Wrong House

The legal questions were tangled, but some justices seemed incredulous at a government lawyer’s defense of a botched operation involving a battering ram and a flash-bang grenade.

Events

2 h. ago San Francisco Giants Bullpen trust power rankings for April 2025

San Francisco Giants Bullpen trust power rankings for April 2025  McCovey Chronicles

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2 h. ago Spain and Portugal power cut: How public and official responses have prevented a crisis

For Spain and Portugal, 28 April 2025 will go down in history as the day of "el gran apagón," the big blackout. The outage, which affected the two countries simultaneously, was one of the 15 largest power cuts in world history in terms of the number of people affected, with over 58 million people experiencing its consequences.

Events

2 h. ago Cyberattacks: How companies can communicate effectively after being hit

In its latest annual publication, insurance group Hiscox surveyed more than 2,000 cybersecurity managers in eight countries, including France. Two-thirds of the companies in the survey reported having been the victim of a cyberattack between mid-August 2023 and September 2024, a 15% increase over the previous period. In terms of potential financial losses, Statista estimated that cyberattacks cost France up to €122 billion in 2024, compared to €89 in 2023—a 37% rise.

Events

2 h. ago A new documentary checks out the many ways libraries are a 'Free For All'

By examining the value of libraries in the distant and recent past, this PBS film makes a compelling case for the importance of the American public library system today.

Politics

2 h. ago Boomer Esiason says NFL owners took Shedeur Sanders off their draft boards because of attitude

Former NFL quarterback Boomer Esiason blamed Shedeur Sanders' dramatic slide in the 2025 NFL Draft on his attitude issues.

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