Wednesday, April 29, 2026

No-bid contracts and taxpayer funds fuel scrutiny of Trump’s White House ballroom

A Republican push to spend $400 million in taxpayer funds on Trump’s White House ballroom is colliding with allegations of inflated no-bid contracts, donor conflicts, and questions over whether a recent security scare is being used to justify a project critics say reflects presidential self-interest over public need.

Shooting at press dinner fuels conspiracy spiral as political distrust deepens

An attempted assassination charge outside the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner triggered urgent security questions, but the political aftershocks spread far wider, exposing how conspiracy culture, rising extremism, and collapsing trust are reshaping responses to violence in America.

Here’s how the World Community of Nations can force Israel to stop genocidal wars

World organizations have declared that Israel is the criminal country of the world. And, therefore, trade with it must be curtailed, and it must happen soon.

The global war on terror’s journey home

The collective trauma of America's twenty-first century wars.

AI gives ‘problematic’ health advice study finds

The researchers found a significant gap when these tools are used to address real-world patient symptoms.

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Shooting at press dinner fuels conspiracy spiral as political distrust deepens

An attempted assassination charge outside the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner triggered urgent security questions, but the political aftershocks spread far wider, exposing how conspiracy culture, rising extremism, and collapsing trust are reshaping responses to violence in America.

Here’s how the World Community of Nations can force Israel to stop genocidal wars

World organizations have declared that Israel is the criminal country of the world. And, therefore, trade with it must be curtailed, and it must happen soon.

AI gives ‘problematic’ health advice study finds

The researchers found a significant gap when these tools are used to address real-world patient symptoms.

The Santa Ana by Joan Didion

Written by Joan Didion, The Santa Ana ("Los Angeles Notebook"/Slouching Towards Bethlehem) was published in The Saturday Evening Post in 1965.

The global war on terror’s journey home

The collective trauma of America's twenty-first century wars.

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Biden's approval plummets as key demographic support wavers: staffers voice concern over Gaza policy.
When, pray tell, comes the knockout punch,/ Who and what gobbles Donald’s lunch? Come what, come may, let sleazebags boast:/ No miracle looms—this mob is toast.
There is a dramatic slowdown in the previously accelerating pace of coal plant retirements because utility companies are responding to a rise in electricity demand from data centers and other sources.