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Americas News

New HomePod mini 2: Release date, features, price, and rumors
Technology

New HomePod mini 2: Release date, features, price, and rumors

HomePod mini arrived in 2020, and nearly six years later, Apple is reportedly preparing a long-awaited second generation. Here is everything we know so far.

Zac Hall · 13 Aug, 2026
Hasan Piker is becoming the 'face of the progressive movement,' former Democratic operative warns
World

Hasan Piker is becoming the 'face of the progressive movement,' former Democratic operative warns

Hasan Piker is becoming the face of the progressive movement, says former Democratic operative Evan Barker, who warns candidates against working with him.

Anna Hansen · 13 Aug, 2026
Here's How Google's New 'Tap to Share' Android Feature Works
Technology

Here's How Google's New 'Tap to Share' Android Feature Works

You'll be able to share files and contact info by bringing your Android phones together.

Jake Peterson · 13 Aug, 2026
Surrogate gives birth in Texas to baby with heart defect after parents requested abortion
World

Surrogate gives birth in Texas to baby with heart defect after parents requested abortion

Baby Gabriel was born Wednesday after surrogate McKenna West fled to Texas, where Attorney General Ken Paxton secured legal victory for surgery.

Emmet Keebler · 13 Aug, 2026
Socialist insurgency heads to Trump’s backyard, targets pro-Israel Democrat
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Socialist insurgency heads to Trump’s backyard, targets pro-Israel Democrat

The Democratic Party's ideological civil war moves to Florida, where DSA-endorsed Oliver Larkin challenges AIPAC-backed Rep. Jared Moskowitz.

Tristin Homenick · 13 Aug, 2026
Luxury $9 million yacht caught on camera sinking off coast days after delivery to owner
World

Luxury $9 million yacht caught on camera sinking off coast days after delivery to owner

Video footage shows the $9.1 million Angiola II tipping onto its side in the Mediterranean Sea after engine failure sparked a fire off Porto Cervo.

Adalberto Kohler · 13 Aug, 2026
Baseball fans fume at MLB's 'Field of Dreams' game decision, reporter Tricia Whitaker has a boat day & LLWS!
World

Baseball fans fume at MLB's 'Field of Dreams' game decision, reporter Tricia Whitaker has a boat day & LLWS!

Pat Sajak calls out the irony of MLB's Field of Dreams game streaming on Netflix, as fans react to the Phillies-Twins matchup going behind a paywall.

Michele Krajcik · 13 Aug, 2026
Private security firms will soon be allowed to hack overseas cybercriminals
Technology

Private security firms will soon be allowed to hack overseas cybercriminals

Trump memo is first time gov't has authorized private sector to perform cyber attacks.

Dan Goodin · 13 Aug, 2026
Apple adds iPhone X and 2018 MacBook Pro to obsolete products list
Technology

Apple adds iPhone X and 2018 MacBook Pro to obsolete products list

Apple today updated its vintage and obsolete product lists, with the iPhone X and 15-inch 2018 MacBook Pro now classified as obsolete. Here’s what that means.

Marcus Mendes · 13 Aug, 2026
Hasan Piker event cancellation sparks intervention from top House progressive
World

Hasan Piker event cancellation sparks intervention from top House progressive

Rep. Pramila Jayapal said she is working with the University of Washington after it canceled Hasan Piker's campus event over process concerns.

Ethan Wolff · 13 Aug, 2026
OpenAI is losing its second executive this week
Technology

OpenAI is losing its second executive this week

Another OpenAI executive is departing. Denise Dresser, who joined OpenAI as its chief revenue officer in December after serving as CEO of Slack, will be leaving...

Jay Peters · 13 Aug, 2026
Chicago Bears say 'sole focus' is building new stadium in Indiana and reveal how that will affect their name
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Chicago Bears say 'sole focus' is building new stadium in Indiana and reveal how that will affect their name

The Chicago Bears announced their "sole focus" is now on planning a world-class stadium and mixed-use development project in Hammond, Indiana.

Alverta Howell · 13 Aug, 2026