Nothing in American politics happens in a vacuum.
The EU is facing the most serious crises in its history. Many are wondering if anyone’s really in charge
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The year is only six weeks old, maar 2021 is already revealing the European Union's inherent limitations. While the EU is no stranger to crises, the past few weeks have thrown up issues that highlight the chasm b...
Reddit really did run a Super Bowl ad — and it referenced when its users disrupted Wall Street
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Geen, it wasn't a glitch -- for some Super Bowl viewers, a Reddit commercial really did pop up on the screen. The spot, which was just five seconds, opened as if it were a car commercial, but then quickly then flashed...
Turnout really was historically bonkers in 2020
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Roughly two in every three eligible voters cast a ballot in the 2020 verkiesing, according to a new Pew analysis, a stunning number that smashes all previous turnout records. In totaal, 66.2% of eligible voters partici...
Hierdie voormalige verpleegsters is gevra om af te tree en terug te keer na die frontlinies
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Juliana Morawski het besef dat sy heel waarskynlik nie weer in 'n noodkamer kon gaan werk nie, al sou sy wou. As afgetrede noodverpleegster van 30 jare, die besef is moeilik vir iemand wat net wil ...
Wat hierdie senator se Electoral College-beswaar regtig vir Republikeine beteken
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Missouri Republikeinse Sen. Josh Hawley se aankondiging Woensdag dat hy formeel sal beswaar maak teen die uitslag van die verkiesingskollege, sal 'n eksistensiële keuse veroorsaak -- in die vorm van 'n stemming oor die Huis- en Senaatvloere ...
Is Brexit (regtig) done and what happens now?
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London British citizens can breath a sigh of a relief this Christmas, as months of fraught negotiations with the European Union have finally resulted in a trade agreement, avoiding a no-deal crash out in just a few d...
Alan Alda really wants to talk to you about science
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In order for the incredible array of discoveries made by scientists each year to be shared with the rest of the world, they must be communicated in an understandable way. Nobody finds more awe or joy in that task t...
Jammer, mense — your dog doesn’t really know what you’re talking about
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You might think your dog understands every word you say to him -- but chances are he isn't hanging on your every word, 'n nuwe studie het bevind. In spite of their "human-like" auditory capabilities for interpreting sp...
Hoe die koronavirus eintlik die enigste saak is wat saak maak
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Peiling van die week: 'N Nuwe peiling van die Universiteit van Monmouth bevind dit 27% Amerikaners sê dat die koronaviruspandemie die grootste probleem is wat die uitverkore president Joe Biden in die volgende vier jaar in die gesig staar. Dit is die grootste persentasie ...
This 70-year-old left retirement to teach nursing students. She died from Covid-19 three months later
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Iris Meda loved her craft so much, she left retirement to teach nursing students at a Texas community college in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. The 70-year-old nurse retired in January, but applied for a te...
Astronauts really just took Baby Yoda with them up to space
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Baby Yoda became an honorary astronaut over the weekend. A plush toy version of the creature -- which stole people's hearts in Disney+'s Star Wars series "Die Mandalorian" -- can be seen in a live stream from inside...