10 Apr 2026, 1:45 pm
Well, if someone says you are the worst sex they ever had and you really don't want to have sex, then the best thing to do is to be a beard for hire. Interesting how that works out. …
10 Apr 2026, 1:40 pm
Geological formations in southern Bavaria offer a previously underestimated potential for storing large quantities of hydrogen. They could therefore be an alternative to salt caverns in northern Germany and thus contribute to a better geographical distribution of storage capacities.
10 Apr 2026, 1:34 pm
️ Latest news from the second round at Augusta National️ Official leaderboard | Follow us on Bluesky | Mail ScottWyndham Clark’s birdie putt at 6 looks good. A straight roll. But it drifts a little to the right just before reaching the cup, enough to kink out. That really did look like it was going in. So he remains at -3 for both his round and the Tournament overall. He’s no longer the only player out there in red for his round today: Im Sungjae, who finish…
10 Apr 2026, 1:31 pm
Claude Mythos’s apparent superhuman hacking abilities are alarming experts as the Trump administration remains blinded by hostilityIn June 2024, a cyber-attack on a pathology services company caused chaos across London’s hospitals. More than 10,000 appointments were cancelled. Blood shortages followed and delays to blood tests led to a patient’s death.Lethal cyber-attacks like this are thankfully rare. But a new AI release could change that – plunging us int…
10 Apr 2026, 1:30 pm
March 30, 2026For some unexplained reason, people are willing to help the former showrunner to get uncanceled. Not a good look.Joss Whedon…
10 Apr 2026, 1:27 pm
An Irish farmer has slammed the “sickening” treatment of demonstrators who have flocked to launch a nationwide protest of soaring diesel and petrol prices.Simon Dunn was among the farmers and hauliers taking to the streets of Dublin in demanding the Government hear the concerns of “honest hardworking people”.“They just ignored us… It's sickening the way they treated us,” the impassioned farmer said.Expressing his frustration, Mr Dunn exclaimed: “I t…
10 Apr 2026, 1:26 pm
Former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham on Thursday was skeptical about President Trump’s statement he was unaware of what first lady Melania Trump was going to say at her White House press event, in which she denied any relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein . “And I‘m going to say I called BS……
10 Apr 2026, 1:25 pm
The Miami Heat are expected to waive Terry Rozier on Friday, a league source told UPI. The veteran guard faces charges stemming from a gambling probe.
10 Apr 2026, 1:25 pm
The U.S. Navy has abandoned plans to return the Los Angeles class attack submarine USS Boise to active duty. This brings an end to the saga of a still-incomplete major overhaul of the boat, which has lasted more than a decade now. In that time, it has become a poster child for the Navy’s worrisome struggles to tackle huge maintenance backlogs, as well as larger concerns about the availability, or lack thereof, of naval shipyard capacity in the United States. T…
10 Apr 2026, 1:23 pm
Lithuania is strengthening economic and political ties with Azerbaijan through Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė’s visit to Baku, focusing on energy, trade and transport connectivity, and aiming to deepen cooperation within the EU framework.
10 Apr 2026, 1:21 pm
Former vice-president spoke before a crowd at Al Sharpton’s National Action Network gathering in New YorkUS politics live – latest updatesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailKamala Harris said she is “thinking about” running in the 2028 presidential election.“I might, I might. I’m thinking about it,” the former vice-president told the crowd at a gathering of the National Action Network (NAN), a civil rights organization founded by Al Sharp…
10 Apr 2026, 1:21 pm
Philadelphia Folk Festival to feature Leftover Salmon, Tom Rush and more this August…
10 Apr 2026, 1:20 pm
Locals say the Ha Giang loop is rugged, unpredictable and congested, with some guides not prioritising safetyThe recent death of a British gap-year student on the Ha Giang loop, a popular motorcycle tour through the mountains in north Vietnam, has heightened concerns about a trail reputed to be one of the most dangerous in the country.Orla Wates, 19, from Surrey, was riding as a pillion passenger when she fell off and was hit by an oncoming truck, according to local…
10 Apr 2026, 1:20 pm
US vice-president flies to Islamabad for negotiations as Iranians insists Israel end its offensive in LebanonMiddle East crisis – live updatesJD Vance has warned Iran not to “try and play” the US at talks planned for Saturday in Islamabad, while Tehran said it would not take part until Israel stopped bombing of Lebanon.The US vice-president made the comments as he boarded a plane to Pakistan for negotiations that could determine whether a ceasefire holds or th…
10 Apr 2026, 1:19 pm
US president says that warships are being reloaded with weaponry to strike Iran if Saturday’s Islamabad talks fail to produce a dealNetanyahu says there is no ceasefire in Lebanon as Israel launches fresh strikesThe streets of Islamabad are on strict lockdown as Pakistan’s capital prepares to play host to historic negotiations between Iran and the US that have dangled the promise of an end to war that has devastated the Middle East.Even as the US-Iran ceasefire…
10 Apr 2026, 1:17 pm
Military euphemisms can be deadly. Yet the brutal rhetoric of the US and Israel is proving still more lethal“Metaphors can kill,” the linguist George Lakoff wrote in an influential essay on the Gulf war. “The use of a metaphor with a set of definitions becomes pernicious when it hides realities in a harmful way.” He described the effects of the US employment of business cost-and-benefit analogies, sporting comparisons and the fairytale of the just war with h…
10 Apr 2026, 1:16 pm
Anxious exhibitors are trekking to Las Vegas for early looks at tentpoles such as ‘The Odyssey,’ 'The Devil Wears Prada' and ‘Avengers: Doomsday.’…
10 Apr 2026, 1:15 pm
Suspect arrested but not identified and has allegedly made similar threats to OpenAI’s San Francisco headquartersA person tossed a molotov cocktail at the home of Sam Altman, OpenAI’s CEO, before the sun rose on Friday, according to statements from San Francisco police.The suspect, who allegedly threw the explosive at the home in the Russian Hill neighborhood around 3:43am, has been arrested but not identified. The person allegedly made similar threats about Ope…
10 Apr 2026, 1:14 pm
Former national security adviser John Bolton on Thursday said that Iran’s government “senses weakness” and will “push and push” President Trump until the Middle Eastern country is able to get concessions from him. Iranian officials will hold negotiations with a U.S. delegation comprising Vice President Vance, special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner……
10 Apr 2026, 1:13 pm
Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments and the Oscar-winning film One Battle After Another are grim parables of today. But they are not without hopeAs Margaret Atwood has said, all dystopian fiction is “really about now”. No wonder the genre is flourishing. This week Atwood’s bleak vision of a future America as a patriarchal theocracy returned to TV screens with the adaptation of her prize-winning 2019 novel The Testaments, the long-awaited sequel to The Handmaid…
10 Apr 2026, 1:13 pm
The European Union has a new digital border system for those traveling without an EU passport, and it may cause long lines at border crossings.
10 Apr 2026, 1:12 pm
Britain's largest bird conservation charity has issued an urgent appeal to households across the country, requesting Britons to cease putting seeds and peanuts in garden feeders during the warmer months.The RSPB is advising the public to leave feeders empty between May 1 and October 31, to help combat trichomonosis - a parasitic illness devastating wild bird populations.The disease attacks birds' mouths and throats, leaving them unable to feed, drink or breathe prop…
10 Apr 2026, 1:12 pm
Charmin has offered a year's supply of toilet paper to the four astronauts aboard NASA's Artemis II mission in response to the reported issues with the Orion spacecraft's bathroom system.
10 Apr 2026, 1:10 pm
#1 - This permanent A list singer was still a teen and had her first number one. She then disappeared for about two weeks. Vacation is what everyone was told and pictures of her in various bikinis on a beach were shopped as proof. In reality, she almost died of an overdose and was actually brought back to life in the ambulance.#2 - This one half of a reality producing duo was so hated by all cast members that were ever on her show that they once had actual crap thro…
10 Apr 2026, 1:08 pm
Washington Post: “The Trump administration on Friday unveiled new renderings for President Donald Trump’s planned 250-foot triumphal arch, his most significant effort to remake Washington’s skyline, as officials begin the process of seeking formal approval for the controversial project.”…
10 Apr 2026, 1:08 pm
The killing came as ex-security chiefs warned "government sponsored Jewish terrorism" was out of control.
10 Apr 2026, 1:08 pm
Amazon has announced a major change to its cloud gaming service, Luna, which will no longer allow owners to purchase games or access third-party subscriptions from today. In an email sent out to Luna owners this morning, Amazon said it was removing the ability to buy games or access game stores, such as EA, Ubisoft or GOG's offerings. Already-purchased games will still be playable for now — but only until June 10. After that date, those games will no longer be acc…
10 Apr 2026, 1:07 pm
Prince Harry left the charity last year in an acrimonious dispute over how Sentebale was being managed.
10 Apr 2026, 1:07 pm
Exclusive: Deal for resident doctors was in sight when sudden change by ministers forced latest action, says Jack FletcherMinisters killed the chance to end strikes by resident doctors when they suddenly reduced the amount of money they were offering to secure the peace deal, the doctors’ leader claims.Dr Jack Fletcher accused the government of “playing games” and forcing resident doctors to embark on their 15th strike over pay and jobs, which is disrupting th…
10 Apr 2026, 1:06 pm
Philly animal shelter PAWS is offering pay-what-you-can adoptions at its Old City location this weekend after it had to evacuate animals from its Grays Ferry clinic due to the parking garage collapse.
10 Apr 2026, 1:06 pm
“Kristi Noem’s husband, Bryon, had an on-off secret online relationship with a left-wing dominatrix for more than nine years,” the Daily Mail reports. “At times, the former homeland security secretary’s husband encouraged Shy Sotomayor as she repeatedly insulted his wife. Bryon fantasized about ‘leaving’ Kristi for the woman he worshipped as his ‘goddess’ and discussed his desire to transition his gender through surgery and hormone therapy.”…
10 Apr 2026, 1:06 pm
Their dramatic grand finale fast approaching, Artemis II’s astronauts aimed for a splashdown in the Pacific on Friday to close out humanity’s first voyage to the moon in more than half a century. The tension in Mission Control mounted as the miles melted away between the four returning astronauts and Earth. All eyes were on the capsule’s life-protecting heat shield that has to withstand thousands of degrees during reentry. On the only other test flight o…
10 Apr 2026, 1:04 pm
Emergency responders in Florida came to the rescue of an owl that was struck by a vehicle and became wedged inside the front grille.
10 Apr 2026, 1:03 pm
A Chicago dad who was expecting his second child was bludgeoned to death outside a bar in an early morning attack as police seek four persons of interest.Alexander "Xander" Kazanowski, 25, was found unresponsive on the ground with injuries to his head near a bar in the Avondale neighborhood of Chicago around 3:20 a.m. March 24, according to the Cook County Crime Stoppers.According to the Chicago Police Department, he was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Ce…
10 Apr 2026, 1:03 pm
It is the voting public in Israel that will settle their PM’s fate later this year. But all they have heard are promises of ‘total victory’ that prove to be hollowIt is a record of abject failure. I am not speaking of Donald Trump, though I could be. Instead, I am talking about his partner in this terrible war.Naturally, Trump has been the star of the show. He has been the face of the 40-day war on Iran, whether dialling up the threats against the country in f…
10 Apr 2026, 1:02 pm
Last week, the New York Times published a laudatory profile of a startup called Medvi, which is basically an AI-powered marketing wrapper for telehealth providers and compounding pharmacies that sells GLP-1 weight loss drugs. The twist, as the NYT reported, was that Medvi was started by just one guy, who still runs it with a skeleton crew; as such, the newspaper portrayed Medvi’s swift and lucrative rise as an AI-enabled success story, and declared the startup as…
10 Apr 2026, 1:02 pm
Bloomberg: “A group of small businesses and 24 mostly Democrat-led states urged a panel of US trade judges to vacate President Donald Trump’s latest global tariffs, arguing that they were issued improperly under a law that became outdated when the US ditched the gold standard decades ago.”…
10 Apr 2026, 1:02 pm
Punchbowl News: “It’s been a brutal run for President Donald Trump and Hill Republicans. Trump’s poll numbers on the economy are dismal, dragging down his overall approval rating. That hurts every Republican on the ballot.” “Trump is headed to Arizona and Nevada next week to talk about the One Big Beautiful Bill, the signature legislative achievement of his second term, which also remains unpopular.” “But for some reason, it feels like these elevated p…
10 Apr 2026, 1:01 pm
Protests against high gas prices brought parts of Dublin, Ireland, to a standstill Friday.
10 Apr 2026, 1:00 pm
Always wondered what everyday stuff celebrities buy, where they shop for food, and the basic they scrimp on? The interiors guru talks museum shops, sake and loft insulation with the Filter• Don’t get the Filter delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereMichelle Ogundehin, former editor-in-chief of Elle Decoration magazine, is the head judge on the BBC’s Interior Design Masters and co-host of Grand Designs: House of the Year. She trained as an architect and also wor…
10 Apr 2026, 1:00 pm
A new exhibition titled “0–99. Design for Play” opened on 10 April 2026 at Palazzo Arese Borromeo in Cesano Maderno, near Milan, turning a 17th‑century aristocratic residence into a large, interactive gallery of games.
10 Apr 2026, 1:00 pm
Australian YouTube content creator Karl Jobst is suing Donkey Kong record holder Billy Mitchell for defamation following the conclusion of a previous dispute between the two last year.Filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (via Dexerto), the lawsuit alleges Mitchell engaged in the “unauthorized appropriation of name or likeness and intentional infliction of emotional distress.” Jobst’s complaint notes his status as a cre…
10 Apr 2026, 1:00 pm
The head of a prominent anti-disinformation watchdog has warned of the dangers posed by AI chatbots, saying children are particularly vulnerable.
10 Apr 2026, 1:00 pm
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10 Apr 2026, 1:00 pm
The traditional “free trade agreement premium” has effectively disappeared.
10 Apr 2026, 1:00 pm
Congress must pass real reforms and protections to FISA 702 before it expires on April 20, including a warrant requirement to ensure Americans' Fourth Amendment rights are protected.
10 Apr 2026, 1:00 pm
Toyota gives its off-roader a raised air intake for 2027.
10 Apr 2026, 12:55 pm
Coveted £20 accessory to be marketed as part of sequel’s ticket deal – and is already being touted for resale from £130In a recent trailer for the highly anticipated The Devil Wears Prada sequel, the cast are seen parading through the streets of New York City carrying an array of designer handbags, including clutches and satchels from Chanel and Valentino.But among fans of the film there is a very different type of It bag in demand: a popcorn bucket shaped to…
10 Apr 2026, 12:52 pm
The once close-knit community of Ngogo chimpanzees have been at loggerheads for the last eight years.
10 Apr 2026, 12:51 pm
Melania Trump made a surprise appearance at the White House on Thursday to announce that she ‘never had a relationship’ with the late child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell. Her address has seemingly put Epstein back on the political agenda when focus had been firmly on the US and Israel’s war in Iran. The intervention came at a difficult time for her husband, Donald Trump, as the fragile ceasefire agreed between the US and Ira…
10 Apr 2026, 12:51 pm
A Frontier Airlines jet nearly collided with two trucks that crossed in front of it earlier this week at Los Angeles International Airport, but unlike last month's deadly crash in New York while a plane was landing, this incident happened on a taxiway while the plane was moving slowly.The Frontier pilot was alarmed and used an expletive as he told the tower he had to slam on the brakes to avoid a collision late Wednesday. It was real close. The closest I have ever s…
10 Apr 2026, 12:51 pm
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Friday he was ousting Spain from the U.S.-led civil-military strategy center, in charge of maintaining peace in Gaza, following persistent criticism from Spain of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. “Israel will not remain silent in the face of those who attack us,” Netanyahu said in a video message posted……
10 Apr 2026, 12:49 pm
“Former Vice President Kamala Harris said Friday that she might run for president in 2028, telling a gathering in New York that she is considering mounting a third bid for the White House,” CBS News reports.
10 Apr 2026, 12:48 pm
An innocent bystander who had just bought lunch and was on her way to work was shot and killed in West Philadelphia, police say.
10 Apr 2026, 12:48 pm
Readers respond to an article by Sally Kyd on how road safety rules are being broken and lead to countless deaths every yearSally Kyd’s article (Too many drivers see road safety rules as a personal affront. It’s time to tighten up UK laws, 6 April) rightly highlights the alarming inadequacy of our current legal framework regarding driving offences. The ambiguity between “dangerous” and “careless” driving not only undermines public confidence, but insults…
10 Apr 2026, 12:47 pm
New York Times: “In the six weeks since the Iran war started, the once-chummy rapport between Mr. Starmer and Mr. Trump has cratered. In the face of repeated taunts and mockery by the president, Mr. Starmer has hardened his approach, saying he will not give in to pressure from the current occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue to join the fighting in Iran.” Said Starmer: “I’m fed up.”…
10 Apr 2026, 12:47 pm
It's mild this weekend before we get a taste of summer next week.
10 Apr 2026, 12:45 pm
Humans flew around the Moon this week, but Hackaday Editors Elliot Williams and Tom Nardi were stuck on Earth — luckily, there was no shortage of stories and hacks to keep them occupied. From the news that Linux might be putting the i486 out to pasture, to the fascinating potential of the threadless ball screw and connecting Bluetooth calipers up to FreeCAD. You’ll hear about the latest in Internet via high-altitude balloon, the zen of organizing your parts bins…
10 Apr 2026, 12:45 pm
“The framers had no concept of nuclear weapons and what a president could do with them. And I don’t think they ever anticipated that somebody would act in the ways that Donald Trump has been acting in office.” — Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), in an interview with Time.
10 Apr 2026, 12:44 pm
What is really going on in Lebanon? Less than 24 hours after Donald Trump announced a ceasefire with Iran, Israel launched a massive wave of airstrikes targeting Hezbollah across the country. Iran says Israel is violating the terms of the ceasefire – so could the peace talks set to be held tomorrow in Islamabad collapse before they’ve even started? And is this exactly what Israel wants? On this episode of the Fourcast, Krishnan Guru-Murthy was joined from Beirut…
10 Apr 2026, 12:43 pm
Firefox maker warns old web tactics are now shaping AI at the expense of user choice Firefox-maker Mozilla is calling out Microsoft after Redmond said it would scale back some Copilot features in Windows, arguing the rollback shows the company pushed AI too far without enough regard for user choice.……
10 Apr 2026, 12:43 pm
Time: “Dozens of Democrats this week called for a premature end to Trump’s second term—either through impeachment or the Constitution’s 25th Amendment—as much of the party’s base expresses outrage at Democrats’ inaction. Yet there is scant appetite for such an effort before the midterms from party leadership—as well as from swing-state lawmakers and those who see it as the kind of therapy presenting as governance that risks sapping the party’s mome…
10 Apr 2026, 12:43 pm
Drummer who brought an irresistible melting pot of styles to hits by Marvin Gaye, Gloria Gaynor and the Jackson 5In R&B, soul, funk, disco and other forms of African-American popular music, no performer is more valuable than the drummer who can find “the pocket”: the name given by musicians to that elusive place where the rhythm propelling a song is both profound and irresistible. James Gadson, who has died aged 86, seemed to live his entire working life dee…
10 Apr 2026, 12:43 pm
Readers respond to an article by Bim Adewunmi on encountering the reticence of British people after she spent a decade living in the USIt’s funny how returning “home” can feel alien and apprehensive when you’ve spent years living abroad (I’m back in London after a decade in the US – and I miss those friendly New Yorkers, 5 April). There’s a reverse culture shock when your world-expanded self arrives back in a city you’ve known so well, and missed, bu…
10 Apr 2026, 12:41 pm
Christian nationalism has as little to do with the true values of Christianity as national socialism has to do with the values of socialism, says Rev Prof Nick RossThank you for your editorial on the religious right (The Guardian view on Britain’s religious right: using and abusing faith in the pursuit of power, 5 April). The truth is that Christian nationalism has as little to do with the true values of Christianity as national socialism has to do with the values…
10 Apr 2026, 12:40 pm
Religious communities in Salisbury have mounted fierce opposition to Wiltshire Council's proposed overhaul of Sunday parking fees, claiming the changes would effectively impose a financial penalty on worship.The Liberal Democrat-controlled authority is consulting on plans that would scrap the current flat-rate system in favour of significantly higher charges.The proposed changes have prompted accusations from locals that they are being "charged to pray".Under the pr…
10 Apr 2026, 12:40 pm
Dr Nigel Fairweather and Philip Clarke on the newly released Nasa photographs showing the far side of the moonThere has been much excitement about the crew of Artemis II seeing the far side of the moon (Artemis II swings back around after completing record-setting moon flyby, 6 April). Let us remember that on 7 October 1959 the Soviet spacecraft Luna 3 (also known as Lunik 3) photographed the back of the moon for the first time. A picture was sent down to Earth and…
10 Apr 2026, 12:40 pm
March 29, 2026The whole singer spotting her second grade tormentor in the audience is fake.Natalie Jane…
10 Apr 2026, 12:38 pm
President Trump said Friday that he is ready to use the U.S. military to resume strikes on Iran if peace talks in Pakistan are not successful. “We have a reset going. We’re loading up the ships with the best ammunition, the best weapons ever made — even better than what we did previously and we……
10 Apr 2026, 12:36 pm
Emergency services were deployed in Safed on 10 April 2026 after a rocket fired from Lebanon by Hezbollah struck the northern city, prompting a rapid response to treat casualties and secure the area.
10 Apr 2026, 12:35 pm
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a close call between a Frontier Airlines plane and two trucks on the tarmac at Los Angeles International Airport.
10 Apr 2026, 12:33 pm
Polls suggest lead for opposition candidate before vote on Sunday as both allege enlistment of foreign interferenceEurope live – latest updatesHungary elections: what is at stake and who is likely to win?Viktor Orbán and his centre-right rival, Péter Magyar, have traded accusations of enlisting foreign interference in a high-stakes election that polls suggest could mark the end of the nationalist Hungarian prime minister’s 16 years in power.As the two leaders…
10 Apr 2026, 12:32 pm
Keir Starmer has been told to “do better” in a scathing assessment after the Prime Minister said he was “fed up” with the actions of President Trump.Appearing on GB News, Telegraph Foreign Affairs Correspondent David Blair argued that the remarks did not meet the challenge posed by increasing global turmoil. Speaking while touring the Gulf, Sir Keir admitted: “I'm fed up with the fact that families across the country see their bills go up and down on energ…
10 Apr 2026, 12:32 pm
The men, sent to the southern African country in July, have been denied in-person counsel for nine months Four men deported by the US to Eswatini and denied in-person legal counsel for nine months while detained in a maximum security prison have the right to see a local lawyer, Eswatini’s supreme court ruled.The men, from Cambodia, Cuba, Vietnam and Yemen, were sent to the small southern African country, formerly known as Swaziland, in July despite having no conne…
10 Apr 2026, 12:32 pm
A Paris raffle is offering a Picasso for €100 a ticket, with proceeds expected to raise millions for Alzheimer’s research.
10 Apr 2026, 12:32 pm
Bahrain has scored the first air-to-air kills by the latest Block 70 variant of the iconic F-16 Viper, taking down two Iranian drones during the conflict in the Middle East earlier this month. The incident comes as air forces around the world grapple with the emerging aerial drone threat and as interest in the advanced version of the Viper remains undiminished. In a social media post, below a photo of a Royal Bahrani Air Force (RBAF) F-16D Block 70, Lockheed Mart…
10 Apr 2026, 12:31 pm
A car crashed into a Burger King on Friday, April 10, in Northeast Philadelphia. The incident was reported around noon at a Burger King located at 2550 Welsh Road. SkyForce10 showed significant damage to the fast food restaurant after the vehicle went completely through the building. There have not been reports of injuries, and officials said no rescues were needed. This is a developing story. Please come back for updates.
10 Apr 2026, 12:31 pm
Iranians hold national flags in Tehran's Revolution Square on April 8, 2026, after the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire. Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump on April 7, 2026, announced a ceasefire between the United States and Iran, after more than a month of war marked by U.S. and Israeli strikes against Iranian military leadership, Iranian retaliation against regional oil infrastructure and a global energy crisis. As a for…
10 Apr 2026, 12:31 pm
The Vatican backed up the Pentagon in pushing back against news reports claiming a meeting earlier this year between the Holy See’s then-envoy to the U.S. and a top Pentagon official turned heated, resulting in threats made against the Catholic Church. The Pentagon’s policy office chief, Elbridge Colby, huddled with Cardinal Christophe Pierre, the Vatican’s former……
10 Apr 2026, 12:30 pm
Today the AI has selected pitcher Omar Daal as the Random Phillie of the Day. He had a brief stint here, playing on the 2000 and 2001 teams. That was right about that time when Terry Francona departed for Larry Bowa, who got the boys back above .500 before Charlie Manuel came to town in 2005. Daal was part of the blockbuster trade that sent Curt Schilling to the Arizona Diamondbacks at the turn of the century. The Venezuelan lefty arrived midseason and went r…
10 Apr 2026, 12:30 pm
Washington should be careful about what it reads into that number. …
10 Apr 2026, 12:30 pm
The government will ban so-called "barely legal" pornography of adults role-playing as children and depictions of some step-incest in a further crackdown on harmful online content.
10 Apr 2026, 12:29 pm
The art market is riddled with fakes and forgeries. Yet in most countries, those trading in genuine masterpieces are left to their own devices when it comes to monitoring art sales – creating their own ways to flag problematic objects and verify the authenticity of others. New art laws in Greece, however, suggest the country is taking the business of art legislation more seriously. In-depth scrutiny can be extremely lucrative for sellers of art. A reputation fo…