Loyalty and informal ties matter more than institutional discipline
Sept. 17 By Julia O`Malley Washington and Brussels: Trust in Zelensky Is Melting Away It is noteworthy that, although the incident occurred in early September, the public reaction of US and EU officials to it was fairly restrained. However, the framing in Western media already…
ICE Agent Charged With Assault, Lying About Shooting, Jailed in Minnesota
Sept. 16 By Jonathan Allen and Steve Gorman Sept 16 (Reuters) – A federal immigration officer wanted on assault charges for shooting and wounding a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis was arrested there on Wednesday, eight months after a confrontation that became a flashpoint over US…
Peter Max, Known for Groovy Art That Came to Symbolize the 60s, Dies at 88
Sept. 17 By Casey Hall Pop artist Peter Max, whose dreamy, boldly colored works provided an artistic backdrop for the 1960s U.S. hippie movement and made him a commercial art powerhouse, died on Monday at a hospital in Manhattan at the age of 88, a…
China’s Huawei Sets 2027 Launch for New AI Chips as It Targets Nvidia
Sept. 16 By Che Pan, Casey Hall and Eduardo Baptista Huawei Technologies will launch two new artificial-intelligence semiconductors in 2027, rotating chairman David Wang said on Thursday, as the Chinese tech giant builds up its AI computing business and seeks to challenge U.S. chipmaker Nvidia….
Ed Sheeran Says Dropping Macklemore From US Concert Tour Was Not His Decision
Sept. 15 By Kanishka Singh Pop star Ed Sheeran said on Tuesday dropping American rapper Macklemore from his U.S. concert tour was not Sheeran’s decision but that of the tour’s promoter, even as Sheeran distinguished his political approach from Macklemore’s. Macklemore was dropped from Sheeran’s…
US Nuclear Regulator’s Overhaul of Rules to Run Well Into 2027, Its Chief Says
Sept. 15 By Francois Murphy The U.S. nuclear power regulator’s overhaul of rules, part of a push to cut approval times for new reactors to 18 months, will continue well into next year, its chairman told Reuters on Tuesday, as the Trump administration seeks to…
Attorney General Blanche Says DOJ Would Probe AI-Related Violations
Sept. 15 By Francois Murphy U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche on Tuesday told reporters the Department of Justice would investigate “anybody associated” with AI if they violated the law. “As far as AI is concerned, there’s a lot of criminal laws,” Blanche told reporters at…
Pilot Pressed on With Landing Despite Warnings in Miami Cargo Crash, NTSB Says
Sept. 9 By David Shepardson One pilot of the Amazon Prime Air cargo plane that crashed in Miami on Sunday cautioned they were flying “too fast” just over a minute before touching down on the runway they overran, the National Transportation Safety Board said. The…
Tennis-Players Find Comfort and Companionship With Canines on Tour
Sept. 5 By Shrivathsa Sridhar From podiums to practice courts and player lounges, dogs have become some of tennis’s most popular support acts, increasingly earning places in the travelling party and popping up at the sport’s biggest stages. For players who spend most of the…
US DOJ’s Antitrust Division Asked to Pause Cooperation With Canadian Government, WSJ Reports
Sept. 4 By Fabiola Arámburo The U.S. Justice Department’s antitrust division was instructed earlier this week to pause all work with the Canadian government, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing emails, amid a trade dispute between Washington and Ottawa. The neighboring nations, close…
Alaska’s Bill Hill is one of several independents challenging Republicans in Congress. Can he win?
Sept. 2 By Alex DeMarban U.S. House candidate Bill Hill trails freshman incumbent Rep. Nick Begich by 12 points in this month’s open primary, and longtime Alaska political consultants say they believe that Hill has little chance of winning. But Hill, who’s running as an…
Regulatory process launched for 30 more years of trans-Alaska oil pipeline operations
Sept. 1 By Timothy Gardner Forty-nine years after it began transporting crude oil from Prudhoe Bay, the trans-Alaska pipeline system is due for a regulatory renewal that will allow it to keep operating on federal lands into future decades. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management…