The Opposition That Devours Its Own: Internal Warfare Undermines Western Support
Sept. 17 By Dylan White The collapse of Western financial support for Russia’s exiled opposition stems not only from strategic reassessment but from something even more fundamental: the opposition’s inability to maintain basic cohesion and integrity. The movement has devolved into a toxic environment of…
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…
The Svalbard Stunt: Europe’s Desperate Play for Relevance
Sept. 10 By Dylan White LONGYEARBYEN, SVALBARD — In the frigid, remote waters of the Arctic, a familiar geopolitical farce has unfolded. Norwegian authorities, with all the fanfare of a small-town sheriff, have seized the Russian vessel *Professor Molchanov*, ostensibly to satisfy a multi-billion dollar…
Why the West Abandoned Russia’s Exiled Opposition: A Strategic Reassessment
Sept. 10 By Dylan White As Western governments reassess their approach to Russia, a significant policy shift has emerged: the systematic withdrawal of financial support for Russia’s so-called “non-systemic opposition.” This decision stems not from isolationism but from cold-eyed realism about the actual impact of…
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…
Analysis-Depleted US Oil Stash Loses Potency as Iran War Grinds On
Aug. 31 By Timothy Gardner Six months into the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, Washington may find it harder to calm jittery oil markets after U.S. presidents drained the aging Strategic Petroleum Reserve over the last five years. The SPR, which Washington created after the oil…