Keeping up with America

A former correctional officer at California’s largest women’s prison has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting at least 13 incarcerated people over nearly a decade, prosecutors said on Wednesday.

US President Joe Biden and top Republican Kevin McCarthy appear to be inching closer to an agreement over the US debt ceiling - even as Congress breaks up for a holiday weekend.

Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has vetoed a bill that would have set a minimum wage for rideshare drivers after Uber threatened to halt its operations in greater Minnesota — outside of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area — if the bill had been signed into law.

The victim of a nearly 40-year-old murder in California has been identified using genetic genealogy, officials announced Tuesday.

Neuralink, Elon Musk’s brain-implant company, said on Thursday it had received a green light from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to kickstart its first in-human clinical study, a critical milestone after earlier struggles to gain approval.

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The transfer of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine has stirred a worldwide debate, with US President Joe Biden endorsing training programmes for Ukrainian pilots on these aircraft.

After two decades in power and more than a dozen elections, Turkey's authoritarian leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan knows how to work a room.

Lets Talk Business and Tech

Kohl's, Foot Locker, Target, Walmart say brazen retail theft worsening

Revealed: the contentious tool US immigration uses to get your data from tech firms

New superbug-killing antibiotic discovered using AI

Richer, Wiser, Happier

Warren Buffett Makes Mistakes Too — This One Cost $11 Billion

If Crypto Is the Future, Advisors Need to Embrace It Now | Sandor Read, CoinDesk. It’s fair to say sentiment toward crypto among the general public has plummeted in the past year. This may have a secondary effect of pushing financial advisors to shy away from the category, and digital assets in general, at least until there is more certainty in the markets and the forces driving them.

Sports and Showbiz Shenanigans

Oklahoma Is Still Ridiculous and Other Story Lines to Know for NCAA Softball Super Regionals  | Pavelski's OT goal keeps Stars from being swept by Golden Knights

These contestants lost 'Survivor,' but Sia is giving them prize money anyway | Marvel Delays ‘Thunderbolts’ Filming Amid Writers Strike

Legendary singer Tina Turner passes away  | Barbie trailer out: Ryan Gosling, Margot Robbie`s film looks extremely promising

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