King calls slave trade a ‘shameful chapter’ during Commonwealth address
The speech comes after calls for the UK government to issue a formal apology for Britain's historic role in the trade.
Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Use AI to Vote
From hallucinations to partisan bias, artificial intelligence chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude are not helpful when it comes to Election Day.
Federal judge dismisses Trump lawsuit seeking Harvard admissions data
Demand for individual applicant records as part of purported civil rights review fails on procedural groundsA federal district court judge dismissed a lawsuit on Monday filed by the Trump administration seeking individual applicant records from Harvard,…
ICE Is Inspiring Latinos to Vote in Historic Numbers
“I did a Latino community event [and said] we have to actually fucking vote to tell these motherfuckers to fuck off,” Nevada secretary of state Cisco Aguilar tells WIRED.
Major study into ‘forever chemicals’ in people’s bodies launched in UK
The government is launching the first study to measure PFAS in the UK population to understand the risks.
North Korea denies being behind record $6.3bn Binance hack
US government agencies and cyber analysts have blamed Pyongyang for the record-breaking heist.
‘We grew up around this historic Delhi mosque – now we have been forced out’
Authorities have razed hundreds of houses in a neighbourhood in central Delhi, saying they were built on government land.
Supreme court rules against Trump over bid to force California to set aside ballots
Justice department had ordered state to segregate and not count 20,000 ballots from people it claims are non-citizensThe supreme court on Monday ruled against the Trump administration and its attempts to force California election officials to segregate…
A Right-Wing Think Tank Has a Plan to Prevent Democrats From Being Seated in Congress
The influential Center for Renewing America says that “neo-Marxist progressives and anti-Western Muslims” can’t sincerely swear to protect the Constitution—and shouldn’t be allowed to assume office.
Oil price falls amid hope of a breakthrough to end Iran war
Brent crude drops by more than 6% to $105.55 a barrel, the lowest level in more than two weeksThe oil price has fallen to its lowest level in more two weeks amid new hopes of a breakthrough to end the Iran war.Brent crude, the international benchmark,…