After Texas Flooding, Questions About FEMA’s Role and Fate Under Trump
President Trump wants to shutter the agency and shift responsibility and costs of emergency management to the states. In Texas, that process appears to already be underway.
Month: July 2025
Can AI really pick juiciest watermelon?
Listen to article As watermelon season kicks off, consumers once again face the age-old challenge of selecting the ripest and juiciest fruit. A growing trend on social media, meanwhile, suggests that artificial intelligence (AI) can help solve the summer dilemma of selecting the sweetest watermelon by analyzing images to identify the best fruit. To test the claim, … Read more
‘Eddington’ Review: Once Upon a Time in the Pandemic
Ari Aster returns with a dystopian western farce about a world gone mad that you definitely remember.
Sabalenka pulls out of Montreal event
MONTREAL: World number one Aryna Sabalenka has withdrawn from the WTA Canadian Open tournament in Montreal due to fatigue, Tennis Canada announced on Wednesday. The 27-year-old from Belarus, runner-up at the Australian and French Opens, comes off semi-final runs at Wimbledon and Berlin and titles at Madrid and Miami. “I’m looking forward to kicking off … Read more
Industry calls for fixing basics before adopting 5G
Listen to article ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) latest report has highlighted critical weaknesses in Pakistan’s digital infrastructure, warning that without urgent reform, the country risks falling further behind regional peers in broadband adoption and digital inclusion. Despite mobile broadband coverage exceeding 80% of the population, only 54% of Pakistanis are active mobile internet users. The … Read more
‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Is Being Canceled by CBS
[The show will end in May, the network said, calling it “a purely financial decision.”
Musk Clears Final Hurdles for Tesla and Starlink in India
In the first tangible inroads Elon Musk has sought for years in India, Starlink passed a final regulatory hurdle and Tesla opened its first India store.
Sol Stern, Lapsed Liberal and Conservative Heretic, Dies at 89
[He broke with the left over its criticism of Israel and what he saw as its anti-Americanism. But he also became a critic of Donald Trump.
Court Rules Trump’s Firing of F.T.C. Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter Was Illegal
A federal judge said Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, whom President Trump fired from the Federal Trade Commission in March, was still a “rightful member” of the agency.
Tons of Invisible Plastic Pieces Lurk in Ocean Water
A new study offers the first estimate of nanoplastic pollution in the ocean. There’s a lot.
