In hundreds of videos since taken down by YouTube, right-wing influencers working for Tenet Media—a company the US Department of Justice alleges was financed and guided by a state-backed Russian news network—showed interest in a highly specific set of topics, according to a WIRED analysis. Using closed captioning of the …
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Live updates: D-Day 80th anniversary in Normandy, Biden, Macron, Zelensky, Prince William attend
US Navy veteran Bob Persichitti attends the 74th Reunion of Honor ceremony on Iwo To, Japan, March 23, 2019. Sgt. Mark Gibson/US Marine Corps Robert Persichitti, a 102-year-old World War II US Navy veteran, died last week while on his way to France to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day, according …
Read More »Overlooked No More: Gwendolyn B. Bennett, Harlem Renaissance Star Plagued by Misfortune
She was a talented young poet and artist who was central to a fledgling cultural movement, but her life was shrouded by one tragedy after another. Source link
Read More »Week 2’s top 10 college football games: Texas visits Michigan in top-10 blockbuster
A handful of Week 1 results set the stage for what should be an epic season of college football. A few other programs leaned on FCS opponents to hit the turbo button on hype and expectations. Week 2 offers the chance for teams to either change or fortify those narratives …
Read More »Nasdaq, S&P 500 see worst week of the year in volatile start to September
US stocks sold off Friday following a weak jobs report for August. But one economist predicts market volatility will likely continue in the months ahead. “I do think we’re probably in an environment now where volatility is going to stay elevated,” Michael Darda, chief economist and macro strategist at Roth …
Read More »What the Harris and Trump Campaigns Said About the Georgia School Shooting
The presidential candidates and their running mates all expressed regret, but have very different approaches to how they would regulate guns in America. Source link
Read More »What Cancún’s Tourists Don’t See Is a Sprawling Concrete Jungle
This story originally appeared on WIRED en Español and has been translated from Spanish. The wide mowed lawns and leafy trees, the sports fields shining under their illuminated lights, the bouncy castles in the children’s play areas—especially the bouncy castles—are what Celia Pérez Godínez envies. These are the trappings of …
Read More »Russia’s war in Ukraine, Biden apologizes to Zelensky for aid delay
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on Friday. Anton Vaganov/Pool via Reuters Even though Russia has “many more” nuclear bombs than the US and Europe, discussions about a possible nuclear war are not necessary, Russian President Vladimir Putin …
Read More »Michael Lerner, 81, Is Dead; Founder of a Combative Jewish Magazine
His publication, Tikkun, was a leading voice for left-wing American Jews. His ideas about “the politics of meaning” were embraced by Hillary Clinton. Source link
Read More »Damar Hamlin steps into Buffalo Bills starting role with a second chance at life
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The images of that night in Cincinnati were seared into our consciousness. The world, riveted, sat and stared at their televisions as it transpired and consumed the coverage for several days after. That seemed like a lifetime ago for the rest of us. But for Damar …
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