Amid Devastating Winter Losses, Another Threat Looms For U.S. Beekeepers
The parasitic Tropilaelaps mite, which threatens honeybees and the food supply, isn’t in North America. Yet.
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Even Grave Errors at Rehab Hospitals Go Unpenalized and Undisclosed
For-profit hospitals provide most inpatient physical therapy but tend to have worse readmission rates to general hospitals. Medicare doesn’t tell consumers about troubling inspections.
This Math Tutor Keeps Popping Up in Wes Anderson Films
Michael Maggart, a high school friend of Anderson’s, has no training or aspirations to be an actor. The director keeps casting him anyway.
ICC names Aiden Markram men’s player of the month
Listen to article South Africa’s Aiden Markram has been named the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for June 2025, following his match-winning performance in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) Final against Australia at Lord’s. Markram edged out fellow nominees, his teammate Kagiso Rabada and Sri Lanka’s top-order batter Pathum Nissanka, to claim the monthly honour. … Read more
Donkey slaughtering project sparks controversy
Listen to article As a nation, we often show little regard for the rights of animals, with the mistreatment of working animals—particularly donkeys—ranking high on the list. Now, it appears that in a couple of years, donkeys, like dinosaurs, will become fictional animals from books thanks to the government’s haphazard decision to initiate commercial donkey slaughtering in … Read more
Israel Targets Syria and Lebanon in Wave of Airstrikes
In Syria, Israel launched rare attacks on forces of the new government, while in Lebanon it took aim at the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah.
China Puts New Restrictions on E.V. Battery Manufacturing Technology
[Beijing will now require government licenses for any effort to transfer abroad the technologies crucial for producing inexpensive electric cars.
Netanyahu’s Ultra-Orthodox Allies Threaten His Coalition Government
Some of the prime minister’s political allies have quit over a proposal to make religious students serve in military, and more are threatening to do so.
Pakistan, Afghanistan trade hits $1Billion in H1 2025
[ Listen to article Due to Kabul’s assurances to Islamabad on the TTP and other key issues, trade between the two sides has reached $1 billion in the first six months of 2025. The latest report published by the Afghan Ministry of Commerce shows increasing interest in bilateral trade. According to the data, Afghanistan recorded $277 million … Read more
Apollo-Soyuz 50th Anniversary: A Handshake in Orbit That Transformed the Space Race
The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project brought Soviet cosmonauts and NASA astronauts together in the first international human spaceflight.
