The US president invites the two countries’ leaders to Washington as Israel’s prime minister insists troops will not leave southern Lebanon. ...
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EPA chief says Congress needs to act on ‘forever chemicals’EPA chief says Congress needs to act on ‘forever chemicals’
The News EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin on Thursday urged supporters of MAHA — Make America Healthy Again — to work with Congress on issues such as PFAS, the so-called forever chemicals found in drinking water. At Semafor World Economy in Washington, DC, Zeldin said current regulatory authority on PFAS, or ...
US loses ‘regenerative capacity’ without foreign talent, biotech CEO saysUS loses ‘regenerative capacity’ without foreign talent, biotech CEO says
Restricting the ability to bring in the best foreign talent will hinder companies’ growth and in turn the US economy, the head of US biotech company, Flagship Pioneering, said at Semafor World Economy in Washington, DC. People who immigrated to the US did so because it is the best place ...
Seagate CEO sees ‘no limit’ to storage technology as streaming, AI beckonSeagate CEO sees ‘no limit’ to storage technology as streaming, AI beckon
The News Seagate CEO Dave Mosley said he sees no limit data storage technology amid a surge in innovation in disc drive capability. “There was a time 25 years ago when people talked about the super paramagnetic limit, and they came up with a number, and we blew right through ...
Trump says Israel, Lebanon agree to 10-day ceasefireTrump says Israel, Lebanon agree to 10-day ceasefire
US President Donald Trump said Israel and Lebanon had agreed to a 10-day ceasefire that will come into effect Thursday. Trump said he had spoken to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun, and that he would be inviting both to the White House for “meaningful talks,” ...
Exelon CEO says rising energy costs can be addressed with easier rulesExelon CEO says rising energy costs can be addressed with easier rules
The News The rising costs of electricity and the insatiable demand for power will require new plants and technologies, as well as the easing of rules such as permitting reform, Exelon CEO Calvin Butler said Thursday. “It’s supply and demand. We have inadequate supply to meet this rising demand, and ...
‘I don’t go out’: Vermont’s undocumented dairy workers live in fear after immigration raids‘I don’t go out’: Vermont’s undocumented dairy workers live in fear after immigration raids
A tenfold increase in the number of immigration detentions has compelled many workers to barely leave the farms where they work ‘They want to keep denying us our rights’: workers in Vermont’s $5.4bn dairy industry fight for basic labor protections Last spring, José Edilberto Molina-Aguilar was resting in his bedroom ...
The power of the Dunst: Kirsten’s best film performances – ranked!The power of the Dunst: Kirsten’s best film performances – ranked!
As she approaches her 44th birthday, we celebrate an actor who can move from dreamy psychodrama for Sofia Coppola to gritty angst for Jane Campion An elegant, sun-soaked Patricia Highsmith adaptation with fine work from Viggo Mortensen as a con man and Dunst as his wife, holidaying in early 1960s ...
Behind the bluster, Donald Trump desperately needs a peace deal with Iran. Here’s a solution | Rajan MenonBehind the bluster, Donald Trump desperately needs a peace deal with Iran. Here’s a solution | Rajan Menon
Washington and Tehran will have to make compromises and the current deadline must be extended. But with the will there’s clearly a way The failure of the Islamabad talks to end the US-Israel war on Iran was hardly surprising, given the stark differences between Washington’s 15-point proposal and Tehran’s 10-point ...
App Stores Push Users Toward Nudify Apps, New Research ShowsApp Stores Push Users Toward Nudify Apps, New Research Shows
A new report from the nonprofit research group Tech Transparency Project (TTP) claims that Google and Apple’s app stores go beyond simply hosting harmful “nudify” and “undress” apps that remove women’s clothing in images, and actually encourage users to download those apps. In January, TTP published research that showed how ...