The dot outside the bubble.
Egyptian doctor who undertook medical missions to Gaza will now go to Congress Egyptian-American surgeon Adam Hamawy has won his bid for Congress in New Jersey’s 12th congressional district, joining the blue wave across the US and making history as the first Muslim and Egyptian A
Neighbors distributed pizza to polling places in Pilsen and other Southwest Side neighborhoods to encourage voters to stay in line, they said.
Atypical weather conditions caused the Antarctic ozone hole to grow to an unusually large size in 2026, NOAA and NASA scientists reported today, though they said the protective ozone layer is still on track to recover by later this century.
The only California county having problems counting ballots is Shasta, which has an election office run by Clint Curtis, one of Trump’s election deniers.
Around 500 people recently invaded Indigenous land in the Brazilian Amazon, home to an uncontacted Indigenous group. But this was no spontaneous land grab. Behind the occupation was a carefully coordinated political campaign. The territory is home to the isolated Indigenous group
Social media is awash with reactions to Democrats’ sweeping midterm gains.
Key developments on Nov. 4: Russian strikes cause Kyiv's worst water outage of full-scale war 'Insane attack' — Death toll from Russian strike on Komyshuvakha rises to 40 as search operation enters 3rd day 'Security guarantees must be ironclad' — Zelensky speaks to Trump&
Air Creebec, a regional Quebec airline owned by the Cree Nation of Eeyou Istchee, reported...
TAC staffers discuss the week's events.
While several Americans of Mexican descent flipped congressional seats, two in particular made history by becoming the first Latino governors of California (Xavier Becerra) and Texas (Gina Hinojosa) — those two states themselves being American of Mexican descent.
From Schultz v. Stevenson, decided today by California Court of Appeal Judges Peter Krause, Shama Hakim Mesiwala, and Stacy Boulware…
Kat Abughazaleh and CJ Pearson spoke at WIRED World Fair on Wednesday about the influence of social media on politics following Tuesday’s midterm elections.
The demand for donkey hides has grown exponentially over the past 15 years, driven mainly by demand from China. Lauren Johnston is a specialist on China trade with Africa. She has spent several years looking into the donkey trade, and has just published a book, China, Africa and
Tucked inside a building on the grounds of the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center, the Living Museum is a collection of artists’ work that feels nothing like a conventional museum. Established in 1983, it is a working creative space where psychiatric patients can create paintings, scul
Amendment 83, brought by a conservative law firm and backed by hunting groups, could have affected how the legislature or Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission make policies about hunting and fishing
Counties along the U.S.-Mexico border saw the largest surge in voter turnout compared to any other region in the state.
This story was produced in partnership by Inside Climate News and the Texas Newsroom, the state’s network of public radio stations. Amid a spate of historic political upsets across Texas, voters in the industrial port city of Corpus Christi on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a ci
JoyDrops champions awards-eligible documentary shorts about joy, a counterweight to a category often dominated by tragedy. Good News Network has partnered with JoyDrops to spotlight these films and talk with the filmmakers behind them. “When he turned 99, I was like, okay, it’s r
More than 100 municipalities could be governed by coalitions. These party leaders will probably decide who runs them.
To win in Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed had to overcome months of anti-Muslim attacks — including from his own party.
A deal with China hasn’t been settled yet but still, Astana hopes to complete both its first and second nuclear power plants within a decade.
Crimea has extended its school break amid power outages, Sergei Aksyonov, the Russia-appointed head of the annexed region, confirmed on Wednesday.
Though still a small minority, socialists will soon have more members in Congress than they ever have before. A socialist caucus can help them build their power.
The former president's eldest son, Flávio, had been linked to embezzlement charges in his own cabinet. During the campaign, however, his resume was exposed even further
[Ghanaian Times] Ghana has made considerable progress in the fight against HIV over the past four decades. The decline in prevalence from 4.2 per cent to 1.4 per cent, the nearly 90 per cent reduction in mother-to-child transmission and the fall in HIV-related deaths from almost
Let us count the loathsome losers, says Dr. Steve. And squint at a glimmer of hope.
Pundits are describing last night as a romp for Democrats, a rebuke of Republicans, a blue tsunami, a rout in the red states. But underneath these headlines is a quieter, parallel story about voters choosing to abandon tribal allegiance and make decisions for themselves. For mont
As financial institutions, funds and payment systems become connected to crypto markets, operational shocks and losses could transmit more widely.
European Commission report highlights Montenegro as likely frontrunner to join EU but laments lack of progress on reforms in Bosnia, North Macedonia, Kosovo and Serbia – and backsliding in Turkey.
By injecting “thoughts” directly into large language models, researchers are trying to map out AI’s capacity for introspection. The post New Research Tests Whether AI Models Know Their Own Thoughts first appeared on Quanta Magazine
The head of the OECD's Nuclear Energy Agency casts doubt on the Philippines' 2032 nuclear target, saying that getting its first reactor operating will likely take longer than six years
The Ontario government’s proposed Bill 140 would create exemptions for public posting on the environmental registry and limit avenues for residents to raise concerns
A student has made six bars from cocoa grown in Reading, where varieties are being developed that could help with climate change
Five Uyghurs detained in Thailand since 2014 are subject to Chinese arrest warrants, the kingdom’s security chief said Wednesday, adding that a court would decide if they would be returned to China. Human rights groups have raised concerns about the men — members of the Muslim mi
One of the state's largest utilities needs more power to fuel the region's economic ambitions.
The hawks brought down the Republicans
This article is part of The Optimist Daily’s Local Changemakers 2026 series, spotlighting changemakers 30 and under. Earlier this year, on a trip to Dominica to learn about the sperm whales that live in those Caribbean waters, Maya Higa was offered the chance to swim with them. S
The p97 protein plays a central role in cellular quality control by preparing defective or no-longer-needed proteins for degradation and recycling. Researchers at the University of Münster, in collaboration with the University of Duisburg-Essen, have investigated how p97 and its
Saudi, Syrian defence ministries sign cooperation agreement Saudi Arabia and Syria signed a defence cooperation agreement on Wednesday, Saudi news agency SPA reported, amid the kingdom's ongoing conflict with Yemen's Houthis. The agreement was signed during a visit by Syrian Pres
Some voters waited for hours when their polling places ran out of paper ballots Tuesday, according to the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners.
Israeli restrictions on travel and medical evacuations prevent children in Gaza from being treated abroad.
Five states approved property tax cuts—but cutting taxes is easier than cutting the cost of government.
The U.K.'s Supreme Court rejected PrivatBank’s former owners’ final appeal in a $3 billion fraud case, in a major victory for the state-owned Ukrainian bank that clears the way to pursue recovery of the funds worldwide.
Leading the Future, backed by Silicon Valley’s biggest billionaires, had a war chest of $100 million and an aggressive stance against AI regulation. All of it didn’t add up to much on Tuesday night.
Amendment 81, brought by a conservative political nonprofit, would have required police and prosecutors to notify the US Department of Homeland Security when certain immigrants are charged with a violent crime or if they’ve been previously convicted of a felony
Nearly three-quarters of Americans who voted in Tuesday’s midterm elections and spoke with NBC exit pollsters afterward said that President Donald Trump’s illegal war of choice on Iran was a significant factor in their vote, a figure that opponents of US militarism said underscor
Corporate strategists at Chipotle Mexican Grill are scrambling to revise their crisis management protocols after diners in Nuevo León inexplicably seem to like the chain's food.
La Proposición 3 hace permanente un impuesto sobre la renta para los ricos con el fin de financiar las escuelas primarias y secundarias y otros servicios.
Brazilian environmental authorities have increased the size of a key national park by more than 25% of its original size. That might not sound like much on paper, but Pantanal Matogrossense National Park was 523 square miles, and it was just expanded by 185 square miles—almost th
Following the Republicans’ defeat in the midterm elections, Trump will no doubt continue to bang on with his baseless lies about the ‘very bad things’ happening in South Africa. But it will be the quacking of a lame duck.
RECIFE, Brazil — In Ibura de Baixo, a neighborhood tucked into the South Zone region of Recife, Northeast Brazil, 27-year-old Jeyne Araújo’s day begins well before dawn. At 4 a.m., while the Pernambuco state capital sleeps, she scrapes buckets and drums across the floor outside h
Barryscourt Castle is one of those places in Cork where the landscape can make history feel surprisingly close. Just outside Carrigtwohill, the castle sits quietly behind its walls, but its stones contain traces of medieval power, rebellion, domestic life and even fragments of wr
[Ghanaian Times] UGANDA has arrested former deputy military chief and presidential adviser Peter Elwelu over allegations of involvement in activities aimed at destabilising the country.
Left-aligned candidate Will Lawrence beat a Republican incumbent by battling new AI infrastructure in his purple Michigan district.
Insights from Eyal Propper.
The GOP will still have a 5-4 advantage on the Supreme Court and was trending toward a 6-3 lead on the Court of Criminal Appeals.