Vietnam is stepping up its fight against digital piracy and fake goods, aiming to spot more violations before the United States threatens new trade barriers. The government announced a plan that should raise detection rates by 20% in the next month, with customs officials expected to halt more shipm
A group of book publishers, including big names like Elsevier and Hachette, has filed a lawsuit against Meta in Manhattan. They claim the company used millions of their copyrighted works to train its AI model, Llama, without permission or payment. The suit accuses Meta’s CEO of encouraging the pract
Pollen is the key to a plant’s next generation, but scientists have only recently begun to see how small changes in RNA can steer its development. A new study looks closely at a process called alternative polyadenylation, or APA, where the cell chooses different “stop” points for RNA molecules. Thes
The Vice President traveled from Washington to three states on one busy day. He started early, voting in Ohio’s Republican primary next to his house. Then he met donors for a lunch in Oklahoma City. He finished the day with a rally in Des Moines, Iowa. He spoke to about 500 people at a factory that
A recent proposal in California could change the way deported faculty continue their careers. The bill, introduced by Assemblymember Mike Gipson of Los Angeles, would let professors who are removed from the U. S. due to immigration enforcement keep teaching students through online platforms. The le
Iran’s foreign minister told a Chinese diplomat that the country will only accept an agreement that is fair and comprehensive. He said Iran would protect its rights during talks with the United States. The U. S. president announced that it might pause operations in the Strait of Hormuz while a
Karen Feldman spent more than a quarter of a century teaching history in New York City public schools, focusing on Holocaust lessons. She always claimed to keep politics out of class and to let facts speak for themselves. Around 2015, Feldman began noticing a shift in the curriculum toward “divers
A new milestone was reached when a trans model who uses a wheelchair attended the Met Gala, an event that has been held for 78 years. The model is from Antigua and the United States, has quadriplegic cerebral palsy, and broke several records in 2018 by becoming the first black, transgender, and phys
Kid Cudi decided to drop M. I. A. from his “Rebel Ragers Tour” after the artist sparked backlash during a Dallas opening act. During her set, M. I. A. announced she is a “brown Republican voter” and made remarks that many in the crowd found offensive, leading to boos and a viral clip on social me
Narges Mohammadi, who earned the Nobel Peace Prize last year while behind bars for championing women's rights and ending capital punishment, is now in a dangerous health situation after suffering a heart attack. Her husband, Taghi Rahmani, who lives in Paris, told reporters that the couple is ter
