‘Everyone is coming into fire’: students return to US campuses bruised and changed by Trump’s assault | US universities

‘Everyone is coming into fire’: students return to US campuses bruised and changed by Trump’s assault | US universities

Students and faculty heading back to US colleges and universities from summer break are returning to bruised institutions reeling from the Trump administration’s unprecedented campaign to bend higher education to its ideological will, and are bracing for more uncertainty ahead. At the University of Utah, the Black student union has lost its funding and campus…

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Trump renews sanctions threat against Russia over slow progress toward peace – POLITICO

Trump renews sanctions threat against Russia over slow progress toward peace – POLITICO

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy earlier Friday accused Moscow of dragging out peace talks in a bid to hold off American sanctions, which Trump has threatened to impose on Russia and its trading partners if the Kremlin does not show more efforts toward ceasefire negotiations. A Russian airstrike on Thursday hit a U.S. electronics factory operating…

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Living on Mars would suck

Living on Mars would suck

The billionaire owners of Space X and Blue Origin have competing visions of a space-based future. Elon Musk wants a self-sustaining settlement on Mars as a backup for humanity in case the Earth gets destroyed. Jeff Bezos wants us to move heavy industry and all polluting industries to space to save Earth’s climate, and envisions…

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7 celebrity gamers, from Henry Cavill and Mila Kunis to Tom Holland

7 celebrity gamers, from Henry Cavill and Mila Kunis to Tom Holland

Once considered a niche hobby, video gaming is now decidedly mainstream, standing alongside films and TV series that dominate pop culture. With blockbuster adaptations, a billion-dollar streaming industry, and a growing list of celebrity gamers on the scene, video games are reshaping the world of entertainment. Some of Hollywood’s biggest names have shared their love…

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Elon Musk’s bizarre prediction for future: ‘AI will increase the birth rate and influence human…’ |

Elon Musk’s bizarre prediction for future: ‘AI will increase the birth rate and influence human…’ |

On August 21, 2025, Elon Musk tweeted that artificial intelligence “is obviously gonna one-shot the human limbic system” and suggested that AI might actually raise birth rates by influencing the part of the brain responsible for emotions, which governs motivation, desire, and social behavior. He further added that AI could be intentionally designed to encourage…

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