Texas lawmakers approve $1B private school voucher plan
Texas lawmakers have passed a $1 billion education bill that allows families to use public money to pay for private school tuition.
Day: April 24, 2025
A look at the Kremlin’s negotiating strategy
As the Trump administration continues to flood the news cycles with its efforts to end to the war in Ukraine, NPR looks at the Kremlin’s negotiating strategy.
Intel Soldiers Deploying to Border as Military Increases Role in Trump Immigration Push
Eighty Army “military intelligence professionals” from Fort Drum, New York, and the XVIII Airborne Corps headquartered out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, will augment the Joint Intelligence Task Force-Southern Border.
April showers bring cross-country dust instead of flowers to New England via ‘dirty rain’
April showers are supposed to bring May flowers, but the light rain that fell across New England recently brought dirt from across the country instead.
Chris Eubank Jr admits he is in ‘pain’ after being called a disgrace by father
The pair are said to not have spoken in “years” following the breakdown of their relationship.
Apple To Strip Secret Robotics Unit From AI Chief Weeks After Moving Siri
An anonymous reader shares a report: Apple will remove its secret robotics unit from the command of its artificial intelligence chief, the latest shake-up in response to the company’s AI struggles. Apple plans to relocate the robotics team from John Gi…
No, the British Prime Minister was not caught on camera kissing Labour Party donor
In this edition of Truth or Fake, we debunk the viral video purportedly showing British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer in a passionate embrace with Lord Waheed Alli. The two men were at the centre of a “freebies” row in the UK last autumn, after Lord…
FMC judge awards Samsung $3.7 million from Zim in billing dispute
The award is less than the electronics giant sought in its complaint against Zim over detention and demurrage billing, a case that saw the judge chide Zim’s billing practices.
Meta lays off Reality Labs staffers, affecting Oculus Studios teams; sources: 100+ staff are affected, including those involved in Meta’s hardware efforts (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg:
Meta lays off Reality Labs staffers, affecting Oculus Studios teams; sources: 100+ staff are affected, including those involved in Meta’s hardware efforts — The latest round of job cuts impacted Reality Labs staff focused…
Mariners cap successful road trip with first series win in Boston since 2014
The M’s beat the Red Sox on Thursday to wrap up their first series win in Boston since 2014. Seattle has won five straight series, including all three on their road trip.