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Listening to Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention last night was like stumbling upon a man from another time. His evocation of the importance, the centrality even, of searching for humanity in our fellow Americans, particularly those on the far side of our partisan divide, was moving because it felt so foreign. Mutual respect

Last week, five people were charged with providing the ketamine that led to actor Matthew Perrys death. Its the latest news in a saga that has renewed questions over ketamines dual role as a promising depression treatment and an illicit drug. Questions about ketamine are now all the more relevant because of a pandemic-era decision

The trial in Dominion v. Fox News, which has already resulted in bombshell revelations about the right-wing media giant and the 2020 election, is scheduled to begin Tuesday. Unless a settlement is reached, a jury will determine whether Fox is financially liable for broadcasting and promoting false claims about Dominion Voting Systems voting machines rigging

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HELLO, MICROSOFT? YOU THERE? — Something has gone seriously wrong, dual-boot systems warn after Microsoft update Microsoft said its update wouldn’t install on Linux devices. It did anyway. Dan Goodin – Aug 21, 2024 12:17 am UTC EnlargeGetty Images reader comments 111 Last Tuesday, loads of Linux usersmany running packages released as early as this

(RNS) — Flush with excitement at the nomination of Kamala Harris to the top of its presidential ticket, the Democratic National Convention opened at Chicago’s United Center on Monday (Aug. 19), projecting energy and emphasizing unity. But for many faith-based activists, the convention will be a culmination of months of activism and protest against the

close video Donald Trump talks Elon Musk, EVs on ‘Fox & Friends’ Former President Trump discussed his relationship with Elon Musk and shares his opinion on EV mandates. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said that he would give tech billionaire Elon Musk a key role in a future administration. Trump was asked by a Reuters

When the hardware is really about software — Your TV set has become a digital billboard. And its only getting worse. TV software is getting loaded with ads, changing what it means to own a TV set. Scharon Harding – Aug 19, 2024 11:00 am UTC EnlargeAurich Lawson | Getty Images reader comments 559 The

CHICAGO President Biden broached the elephant in the room or rather, several blocks away from the stageduring his speech at the Democratic National Convention. Well keep working to bring hostages home and end the war in Gaza and bring peace and security to the Middle East, Biden declared. Those folks down the street have a

going around — This years summer COVID wave is big; FDA may green-light COVID shots early Wastewater SARS-CoV-2 levels suggest the summer surge is high and peaking right now. Beth Mole – Aug 19, 2024 11:53 pm UTC EnlargeGetty | Thomas Trutschel reader comments 79 With the country experiencing a relatively large summer wave of

close video Priceline CEO: I wouldnt call it a slowdown, but there is a ‘softness’ in consumer spending Priceline CEO Brett Keller breaks down leisure spending in the United States on ‘The Claman Countdown.’ The travel industry is warning that U.S. consumers are pulling back on their excursions.  "The desire to travel is ingrained in

LAZARUS STRIKES AGAIN — Windows 0-day was exploited by North Korea to install advanced rootkit FudModule rootkit burrows deep into Windows, where it can bypass key security defenses. Dan Goodin – Aug 19, 2024 11:37 pm UTC EnlargeGetty Images reader comments 36 A Windows zero-day vulnerability recently patched by Microsoft was exploited by hackers working