In early December, Joshua Aaron, the developer behind the ICEBlock app - designed to let people alert others about the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents - filed a federal la...
Novak Djokovic has cut ties with the players' union he co-founded, saying his values "are no longer aligned with the current direction of the organization."...
Five student unions among nine colleges at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) have been dissolved in the space of a year, with their leaders attributing the closures to the institution’s requi...
Article URL: https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/01/39c3/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46509019 Points: 5 # Comments: 0...
For the first time, investors are talking about ‘US risk’...
The Trump administration has indicated it intends to exert long-term control over Venezuela by directing the actions of its interim leadership and overseeing the nation’s oil exports after removing Ni...
Protesting French farmers entered the centre of Paris and reached the Eiffel Tower on Thursday with more heading to the French capital amid anger over a free trade agreement between the Europea...
Article URL: https://www.karlsnotes.com/running-venezuela-the-return-of-the-american-protectorate/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46482234 Points: 6 # Comments: 1...
For three weeks, Portugal will host Ukrainian mothers, children and relatives of soldiers who have died or are missing in action, to give them "an experience of normality", in what was hailed by the g...
Crypto remains a key technology for maintaining America’s technological edge, according to a16z, which has raised another $15 billion to back American-aligned tech investments....
The leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom have joined Denmark in reaffirming that mineral-rich Greenland “belongs to its people.” As the Americas and Europe find them...
Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/briefing/why-do-americans-hate-ai.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46465472 Points: 12 # Comments: 5...
Yemen's separatist leader has fled to the United Arab Emirates after an attempt to seize swathes of territory and move towards independence. Aidaros Alzubidi was accused of high treason and removed fr...
Article URL: https://www.economist.com/united-states/2025/12/18/toll-roads-are-spreading-in-america Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46403992 Points: 16 # Comments: 14...
Ames had been head of the Soviet branch in the CIA's counterintelligence group and gave the Kremlin the names of dozens of Russians who were spying for the United States....
Article URL: https://americandialect.org/2025-word-of-the-year-is-slop/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46578507 Points: 27 # Comments: 4...
Reiterating the liberal ideals behind the revolution may be tricky when they are out of favour in the White House...
Standard Oil founder John D. Rockefeller has long been considered the wealthiest man in America's history. NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images America has more billionaires than ever, led by Elon M...
The Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) has asked a judge to grant the fired GTA 6 developers interim relief at a preliminary employment tribunal hearing held in the UK this week. Rocks...
Some CEOs believe US manufacturing can make a comeback. Do you? Business Wire/AP President Donald Trump's trade war was partially intended to boost US-made goods. Nearly a year later, the results aren...