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By Robert Scucci | Published 21 seconds ago I’m just going to come out swinging and say that I’m not really a fan of cautionary environmental tales that spend more time preaching than entertaining. At this point, most informed people understand that we’re causing irreversible damage to our planet, and most uninformed people are so set in their ways they’re not going to improve them. While I’m known to joke excessively about throwing my used car batteries into the ocean where they belong, I don’t actually do that, but I can’t resist my parents’ uncomfortable laughs whenever I visit and…

Coast Guard personnel and FBI agents boarded a Texas-bound commercial oil tanker in the Atlantic last month after determining the ship’s network may have been compromised by a foreign actor, the Coast Guard said Tuesday. Iranian state media claimed that hackers obtained control over propulsion, navigation and cargo systems and lost communications for 30 hours.The Coast Guard did not disclose the name of the ship, but Iranian reports identified it as the VL Prosperity, a massive 333-meter supertanker capable of carrying roughly 2.3 million barrels of oil. Public vessel data shows the Liberian-flagged very large crude carrier was bound for…

There comes a point in many nursing careers when experience raises a new question: what next? You may enjoy patient care but want more influence over how a team operates. Perhaps teaching new nurses appeals to you, or you’ve become interested in the decisions happening beyond an individual unit. Graduate education is one possible route forward, but it needs to fit around a profession that isn’t exactly known for predictable days. Before enrolling, it helps to know what you want the additional education to change.Start With the Role You WantDon’t begin with a list of schools. Begin with the work.Think…

The Trump administration spent an estimated $9.5 billion last year on paid administrative leave for federal workers as it pushed to cut costs by shrinking the government, according to a Government Accountability Office report released Tuesday.Agencies’ use of paid administrative leave jumped by 435% from 2023 to 2025, the report found, and salary costs from such leave rose sixfold. That coincides with President Donald Trump’s decision in 2025 to create the Department of Government Efficiency led by tech billionaire Elon Musk, which enacted mass firings and dissolved the U.S. Agency for International Development. Much of the increased leave cost —…

Texas quarterback Arch Manning has apologized for his public reaction to a video that was altered by AI to show Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian slapping ESPN reporter Holly Rowe and knocking her to the ground.Talking to reporters on Monday, Manning brought up the video, then laughed about it and called it “a good one” and “hilarious.”The next day, the grandson of Archie Manning and nephew of Peyton and Eli Manning posted an apology on his Instagram Story.“In my press conference yesterday, I made an insensitive comment about an AI video,” Manning wrote. “There is nothing funny about it. It’s easy…

With the war in Iran still hot, the U.S. is preparing a major move to shore up one of its key interests in the region: supplying Israel with bombs.  The Washington Post reports that the Trump administration is preparing a $2.8 billion sale of bombs to Israel, financed through a government program that would see the U.S. not only release the munitions for sale but pay for them as well, financing Israel’s rearmament with American taxpayer dollars. Often, traditional arms deals include an agreement to allow a country to purchase U.S. weapons, meaning that at least some of the proceeds…

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday will issue a decision on the level of interest rates as the United States weathers a months-long bout of elevated inflation set off by the Iran war.Global oil prices are hovering near a four-month high and the average price for a gallon of gasoline tops $4.30, according to AAA.The U.S. economy has shown signs of additional strain in recent days, including a bond selloff that is pushing up borrowing costs for credit cards and mortgages.The Federal Reserve Building is the headquarters of the Federal Reserve System and 12 Federal Reserve Banks, in Washington, D.C.STOCK IMAGE/Getty…

At least 12 people have been killed, including children, and dozens are missing after a war-damaged building collapsed in the Gaza Strip, according to local rescue teams.Video footage shows the search for bodies and survivors continuing in the rubble of the multi-storey building in the Tal al-Hawa area of Gaza City, its floors sandwiched together.Locals said 10 families had been living in the apartments despite warnings that they were unsafe.Members of the Hamas-run Civil Defence rescue service said they had initially been working with «empty hands» due to tight Israeli restrictions on equipment allowed into Gaza. However, they have since…

Jackson Olson had the full support of his girlfriend, Maggie Sajak, for his Dancing With the Stars debut. Olson, 28, kicked off the Tuesday, September 15, premiere with a Savannah Bananas-themed cha-cha to “Wannabe” by the Spice Girls alongside pro partner Emma Slater. At the end of the duo’s high-energy routine, the cameras cut to Sajak, 31, in the front row. Olson, who scored a 15 out of 30 for the number, has been dating the Wheel of Fortune correspondent since April. “It’s really cool because we’re obviously living very different lives right now on the opposite side of the…