JOHOR BAHRU, Malaysia — Winson Lau has always had contingency plans. But he wasn’t prepared for data centers. Lau relies on water and electricity to […]
Month: February 2025
Mystical beliefs fuel Senegal’s illegal big cat trade and threaten lion’s survival
NIOKOLO-KOBA NATIONAL PARK, Senegal — The morning sun slants through the canopy of Senegal’s Niokolo-Koba National Park as Sgt. Abdou Diouf and his brigade of […]
Courts Force a Window Into Musk’s Secretive Unit
When President Trump signed an order imbuing the so-called Department of Government Efficiency with even more power over the federal work force, Elon Musk was […]
PGA Tour and LIV Golf Look for Merger Deal Under Trump
The PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund are racing to reshape their plans to combine their rival golf circuits, emboldened by President Donald […]
Right-Wing Media Praises U.S.-Russia Talks as ‘Breath of Fresh Air’
News that the Trump administration had agreed with Russia to try to negotiate a peace settlement for Ukraine, without including Ukraine in the talks, was […]
DOGE Claimed It Saved $8 Billion in One Contract. It Was Actually $8 Million.
The Department of Government Efficiency, the federal cost-cutting initiative championed by Elon Musk, published on Monday a list of government contracts it has canceled, together […]
HP to Buy Humane, Maker of the Ai Pin, for $116 Million
Humane, the ambitious start-up behind the Ai Pin device that aimed to one day replace smartphones, agreed to sell parts of its business to HP […]
FireAid announces $50M for LA community organizations helping those impacted by fires
FireAid, the benefit concert that raised an estimated $100 million for those impacted by the Los Angeles fires last month, announced $50 million in grants […]
JFK Library in Boston Temporarily Closed After DOGE Cuts, Kennedy Family Says
The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston was abruptly closed to visitors on Tuesday, and the federal agency that operates the site […]
Millions of dead people aren’t getting Social Security checks, despite claims
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is falsely claiming that tens of millions of dead people over 100 years old are receiving Social Security payments. Over […]