My Two Sleepless Months With the Eight Sleep Pod
The luxury gadget promises to hack sleep — and relationships. But can anything?
Month: June 2026
Obama Center’s Two Sides: A Lovely Park and a Forbidding Tower
In Chicago, the $850 million Obama Presidential Center aims to remake a neighborhood with a 19.3-acre community hub and a brooding 225-foot museum.
Shannon Elizabeth Reflects on Being the Y2K Era’s ‘Hot Girl’
[Shannon Elizabeth helped define blockbusters like “American Pie” and cult favorites like “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.” Now, as she enters a new public chapter, she reflects on the era.
U.S. Was Asked to Blacklist Colombian Cartel Gold. It Was Also Buying It.
The request for sanctions, from Colombia’s defense minister, shows failures at both ends of the supply chain for illegal gold.
What Ireland and Germany Can Teach Us About Birthright Citizenship
[President Trump has argued that the United States is “stupid” for granting citizenship at birth. Most countries don’t do so, but that can create problems.
Russia says its overnight Ukraine strike was a response to Kyiv’s ‘terrorist acts’
Ukrainian authorities say Russian drones, missiles have pounded Ukrainian capital Kyiv, other cities Firefighters work at a site of a Russian drone strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Photo: REUTERS The Russian Defence Ministry said on Tuesday that its massive overnight strike on Ukraine was a response to what it called “terrorist acts” against targets inside Russia … Read more
Pakistan seeks official Taliban stance on TTP amid doubts over reported directive
Islamabad says any Taliban order to halt TTP attacks must be ‘concrete, visible, verifiable’ A photo of a TTP member. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has called for a clear and public statement from Afghanistan’s Taliban leadership regarding reported instructions to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to halt attacks, cautioning that media reports cannot be treated … Read more
Govt approves 4% growth target
[ ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday approved a tamed economic growth target of 4% for the new fiscal year after it could not fix chronic ills during the past four years holding back higher growth, and it projected imports crossing $70 billion amid growing external sector pressures. The Annual Plan Coordination Committee (APCC), the body … Read more
Iran War Live Updates: Israel Appears to Back Off Threat to Strike Beirut
President Trump is pressing Israel to not strike the Lebanese capital. An escalation in Israel’s campaign against Hezbollah could threaten peace talks with Iran.
Trump Targets Brazil with 25% Tariff, Citing Unfair Trade Practices
[The proposal marks the latest effort by the administration to rebuild its tariff agenda through Section 301 investigations.