California officials claimed a January 2024 rule would lower cancer risk from the chemical 1, 3‑dichloropropane (1, 3‑D) by cutting the amount that reaches the air. Instead, data show growers applied a million more pounds last year than before the rule or in 2024. Kern and San Joaquin counties saw t
Australia’s main parliament passed a new tax bill that will change how profits from property and other investments are taxed. The vote was 94 to 48, with the opposition and a few independents trying but failing to add their own tweaks. The law was announced in last month’s budget and is the biggest
In Santiago, a wave of students, teachers and activists marched to protest President Kast’s plan to slash public spending by about $6 billion in the next year and a half. The president, who took office on March 11, promised a nearly 3 percent cut in all ministries as part of his austerity push.
A game designer who once played professionally in the world of Magic: The Gathering is now turning a beloved fantasy universe into his own card‑based challenge. After releasing 17 expansions for his original game, a deck‑builder called Ascension, the creator is borrowing from a classic epic to launc
The Oklahoma City Thunder are likely already deciding who to let go this offseason. One player that stands out is swingman Luguentz Dort, whose team option of $17. 7 million expires next summer. Dort has been with the Thunder since 2019, sharing a longest‑tenured status with superstar Shai Gilgeous‑
Diana Shnaider is a young tennis player who has quickly moved up the world rankings. She was born on April 2, 2004, in Zhigulevsk, Russia. She plays left‑handed and is known for powerful shots. Her hard work has earned her a career high of number 11 in the world. She grew up in Russia but spent som
Across Europe, leaders have hammered out a bold new strategy: make more of the continent’s own gadgets and digital brains instead of relying so much on factories and firms from other parts of the world. The centerpiece is a push to build bigger chip plants on the continent so cars, phones and even f
A tech firm working on AI isn’t expanding its training team right now. Instead, it’s putting new hires on hold. This surprising pause affects experts who teach chatbots how to handle everything from jokes to tax laws. The company has spent months bringing in accountants, scientists, and even comedia
When AMD brought back the Ryzen 7 5800X3D for a tenth birthday, they didn’t just dust off the old blueprints like a video game save file. The chip first launched in 2020 with a special trick: extra memory stacked right on top of the processor. That trick used the very first version of TSMC’s 3D stac
Thailand’s political world got a surprise this week when former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra learned he won’t finish his remaining jail time. After months of legal back-and-forth, King Maha Vajiralongkorn approved royal pardons for prisoners—including Thaksin—marking Queen Suthida’s birthday. J
