Republican wipeout in US midterms sends Europe’s far-right a message on voter concerns
European far-right leaders quick to distance themselves from Donald Trump and stress their own prioritiesEurope live – latest updatesUS midterms live – latest updatesThe historic Republican defeat in the US midterm elections has forcibly reminded…
Six people dead and seven injured after fire at Brooklyn home
Hundreds of first responders worked to control the blaze, and a lithium-ion battery was found at the sceneSix people died in a fire that roared through a residential home in New York City early on Thursday and seven others were injured, including three…
Motorola’s new Signature 27 has it all if you can stomach the $1,600 price tag
It has all the bells and whistles (and cameras).
‘Revenge of the nerds’: US midterms deliver a win for science – and a rebuke of Maha
The wins for Democrats come after years of cuts and upheaval to US health and science infrastructureA political organizations behind a wave of Democratic doctors and scientists winning elections up and down the ballot is calling the stunning rebuke of…
Trump accepts election results as Republicans face midterm reckoning | First Thing
Criticism of US-Israel war on Iran seen as huge factor in Democrats’ sweeping victory. Plus, a spiky customer steps into a North Carolina bagel storeDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.Donald Trump has accepted the…
‘He’s basically Wilt’: Wembanyama downs Mavericks with 52-point, 24-rebound classic
22-year-old also has eight blocks in Spurs winFrenchman scores decisive free-throw in victoryVictor Wembanyama set a career high with 24 rebounds, then sank the winning free throw with 24.2 seconds left to cap his career-best 52-point performance as the…
Agility Robotics’ Nasdaq debut invites scrutiny of humanoid robot market
US leader in deploying humanoid robots goes public on the Nasdaq stock exchange.
How did Republicans lose a Senate seat in fireball-red South Carolina
Bitter postmortem under way as party comes to terms with Darline Graham’s stunning loss to Annie AndrewsIt’s not that Shane Brown somehow didn’t know about the US Senate election in South Carolina. Nor was he unaware that the outcome of the race between…
Trump takes 500 actions to weaken cancer protections, new report says
Natural Resources Defense Council shows how federal rules changes will spike up public’s exposure to carcinogensAmid a surge in early onset cancer, the Trump administration has taken more than 500 actions to systematically dismantle protections against…
A progressive understanding of Christianity won in the US elections | Bill McKibben
James Talarico and Adam Hamilton’s interpretations of the Bible are wildly different from the conservative vision we are regularly fedTwo-thirds of Americans identify as Christian, but since less than a third of the country actually makes it to church…