A study published this summer in the peer-reviewed journal Geophysical Research Letters found that Europe’s summers have warmed faster than comparable regions of the Northern Hemisphere in large part because the continent cleaned up its air. Within days, the finding had been rewritten in the British press as evidence that heatwaves are “caused by fall...
On Tuesday, Aug. 12, Metro Nashville Public Schools leaders presented state test data to the district’s board and described some of the highest academic achievement levels the district has recorded since Tennessee adopted more rigorous standards. Social studies proficiency in grades 3 through 8 rose 4.1 percentage points to 42.1 percent. Superintendent Adrienne Battle called...
The number of Americans actively shopping for a home fell to the lowest level on record in July, according to data released Aug. 13 by the real estate brokerage Redfin, leaving roughly half a million more sellers than buyers in the U.S. housing market. Redfin estimated there were about 966,752 buyers in the market in...
Introduction Twenty-two months after the September 11 attacks, Congress wrote a rule into law that still governs American flight instruction. Under Section 612 of the Vision 100 – Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act, an FAA-regulated flight school may not train a foreign student until the federal government has determined the student poses no threat to...
President Donald Trump landed on Long Island Friday afternoon for remarks at the Nassau County Police Academy Center for Training and Intelligence in Garden City, joined by Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel. The stated purpose was public safety: a tour of county law enforcement facilities and an announcement built around preliminary...
Introduction Oracle Corporation has spent the past year converting a database and enterprise software business into one of the largest debt-financed infrastructure builds in corporate history. The bet is anchored to a single customer: OpenAI. The equity market has already repriced that bet. Oracle shares peaked at $345.72 in the third quarter of 2025 and...
Beyond Meat, Inc. (NASDAQ: BYND) announced on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, that its board had selected a 1-for-30 reverse stock split, consolidating every 30 shares into one in an effort to regain compliance with Nasdaq’s minimum bid price requirement. The split takes effect at 11:59 p.m. Eastern on Aug. 13, with split-adjusted trading beginning Aug....
Over eleven weeks this summer, the FBI seized more than 700 drones the largest federal drone enforcement operation in American history. Agents worked restricted airspace around World Cup stadiums in eleven cities, tracked operators to their homes, and filed federal charges. It was, by any measure, the most concentrated counter-drone effort the country has ever...
France’s ban on unsolicited telemarketing calls takes effect Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, replacing the country’s opt-out registry with a rule that requires businesses to obtain a consumer’s consent before dialing. Individuals who place illegal calls face fines up to €75,000 (about $87,000) per call. Companies face up to €375,000 (about $435,000) per call. The law,...
Eighty-five days before Americans vote on November 3, the sharpest unresolved question in American politics is not which party controls Congress. It is which faction controls the Democratic Party — and whether the answer costs Democrats the majorities they are otherwise favored to win. The Democratic Socialists of America entered this cycle with two members...