USA Update

BERLIN — The EU is ready to team up with the U.S. to impose simultaneous sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin to pressure him toward peace negotiations, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in an interview. “We have discussed how we can implement European sanctions and American sanctions at the same time if […]

When parents estranged from their children share what’s going on, many imagine other people thinking, “What’s wrong with you?” said Karl Pillemer, a professor of human development at Cornell University. Though estrangement — or family cutoff — can feel isolating, it’s actually fairly common. A 2022 YouGov poll of Americans found that 29 percent of […]

A few weeks after unveiling the next-generation CarPlay as CarPlay Ultra, Apple is rumored to stick with its original experience by launching a major update with iOS 26. According to 9to5Mac, Apple plans to redesign the current CarPlay interface as part of a broader effort to create better consistency across all its operating systems. While […]

Some people use ChatGPT to plan vacations, write resumes, or generate meal plans. Others are uploading selfies and asking how to become less “subhuman.” Welcome to LooksmaxxingGPT, one of the top-ranked bots in ChatGPT’s “Lifestyle” category. It rates your physical appearance, offers a “PSL” (Physical Sexual Attractiveness) score, and suggests ways to improve—from makeup swaps […]

Washington — Republicans’ sweeping policy bill aimed at advancing President Trump’s second-term agenda would increase the deficit by $2.4 trillion over the next decade, according to a new estimate prepared by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.  The CBO also estimates that 10.9 million more people would be without health insurance in 2034 as the result […]

What to know: Leprosy is one of the oldest human diseases and originated in Eurasia or Africa. A new study has found a different species of leprosy-causing bacteria existed in the Americas before European settlement.  Scientists once believed Europeans brought leprosy to the American continents via infection from the bacterial species Mycobacterium leprae. But now […]

On a recent afternoon, Jacob Long gave a tour of the Connecticut wool mill that has become his biggest investment, his life’s mission and an unrelenting source of worry. A factory building murkily lit even in daylight, the vast space contains 40 high-speed looms, as well as decommissioned spinning equipment that was thrown in when […]

London, United Kingdom, June 4th, 2025, Chainwire Trading capital meets climate action as FXIFY launches its second reforestation campaign. FXIFY, the industry’s oldest broker-backed prop firm, is proud to announce the return of its Earth Day initiative in partnership with WeForest. After the overwhelming success of last year’s campaign, which resulted in 15,400 trees planted […]

D&D fans who had their first look at the newly announced game Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked from Resolution Games may have experienced deja vu. The upcoming project, based on the Demeo Action Roleplaying System, looks and feels a lot like another product that was recently officially canceled by Wizards of the Coast: the […]

A Russian Tu-22M, one of the aircraft type that Ukraine said it hit in its Sunday attack. AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko Ukraine launched a daring attack on multiple Russian airfields on Sunday, claiming hits on 41 Russian aircraft, including certain strategic planes that aren’t easily replaced. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said that its operatives […]