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Live updates: Florida, Alaska voters head to polls; federal trial opens in addiction suit against Meta
Florida voters head to the primary election polls on Tuesday to pick candidates for November contests. The governor’s mansion is up for grabs, along with a Senate seat and House races. Rep. Byron Donalds is favored to win the GOP nod for governor, though he faces challenges from Lt. Gov. Jay Collins, investment firm founder James…
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Kelly on reduced joint exercises with South Korea: Trump should ‘read some history’
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) suggested Monday that President Trump should brush up on his history after the president directed the Pentagon to reduce its joint exercises with South Korea. “Trump needs to read some history and get his priorities straight,” the retired naval officer wrote on social media. “I was part of joint military exercises…
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Judge orders release of woman accused of WWII Memorial vandalism
A Kentucky woman accused of vandalizing the World War II Memorial on the National Mall was released from custody Monday but ordered to stay away from the national monument, according to court documents. Melissa L. Farris, 41, was charged with depredation against property of the United States and destruction of veterans’ memorials after prosecutors say…
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Brazil’s President Lula hails oil discovery near Amazon river
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has welcomed the discovery of oil near the mouth of the Amazon river, describing it as potentially “a passport to the country’s future”. The find, announced by state oil company Petrobras, follows exploratory drilling that Lula controversially approved in the biodiverse Brazilian Equatorial Margin, a decision that drew…
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Disney sues FCC over ‘retaliatory campaign against ABC,’ seeks to block early renewal proceedings
The Walt Disney Company has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), accusing the regulator of waging a “retaliatory campaign” against its ABC network. The suit seeks to block early licence renewal proceedings that Disney claims are being pursued as punishment rather than for legitimate regulatory reasons, raising broader concerns about political interference…
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Fox News Power Rankings: As Democrats turn left, Black voters tap the brakes
Fox News’s Power Rankings feature reports that Black voters are cooling on progressive Democratic candidates, even as some traditionally Democratic-leaning groups have been shifting towards President Trump and the Republican Party. The article focuses on the Michigan Senate race, now rated a toss-up, where establishment-aligned Haley Stevens faces progressive challenger Abdul El-Sayed in the Democratic…
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Reel-ing it in: Meta is paying influencers to promote teen accounts
Meta has been recruiting and paying parenting, lifestyle and mental health influencers to promote its teen safety tools whenever governments consider tighter regulation of children’s social media use, according to a report by the Tech Transparency Project. The advocacy group’s findings suggest the pattern emerged as a coordinated strategy: rather than lobbying directly against restrictions,…
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Dozens of Trader Joe’s stores ‘opening soon’: Here’s where
If you don’t have a Trader Joe’s in your community yet, that may soon be changing.
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Remote work benefits are much bigger than a paycheck
A new experiment by Econtime Consultants claims flexible work arrangements can raise one’s “effective” salary by 56 percent.
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Slow Horses season six brings Sid back amid deadly threat
Apple TV+ has released the trailer for Season 6 of “Slow Horses”, confirming the surprise return of Olivia Cooke’s character Sid, unseen since Season 1 in 2022, alongside a deadly new threat facing the Slough House team. Gary Oldman reprises his role as the acerbic spymaster Jackson Lamb, who leads his misfit agents into hiding…