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Americas News

DAVID MARCUS: Americans learn to view time like soccer fans
World

DAVID MARCUS: Americans learn to view time like soccer fans

Exploring why soccer's nonstop flow challenges American fans raised on baseball and football's familiar built-in breaks for mental calculation.

Marques Glover · 18 Jun, 2026
My mom was the glue in our family. After she died, the rest of us had to learn her role.
Business

My mom was the glue in our family. After she died, the rest of us had to learn her role.

My Mom died when I was 27. I've been surprised by how much of her role in the family I've had to take on since then.

Alyssa Wiens · 18 Jun, 2026
Cosmonaut Aleksandr Samokutyaev, 56, is first former ISS crew member to die
Technology

Cosmonaut Aleksandr Samokutyaev, 56, is first former ISS crew member to die

Two expeditions, two spacewalks, 322 days in space.

Robert Pearlman · 18 Jun, 2026
Lawmakers scramble after Trump derails bid to revive key counterterrorism tool days after FBI thwarts UFC plot
World

Lawmakers scramble after Trump derails bid to revive key counterterrorism tool days after FBI thwarts UFC plot

Lawmakers say FISA 702 renewal is back to square one after Trump's eleventh-hour decision blew up the Senate process days after a foiled terror plot.

Brigitte Kilback · 18 Jun, 2026
Google Calendar finally has more color options for events
Technology

Google Calendar finally has more color options for events

Running out of color options for events in Google Calendar shouldn't be an issue going forward. The previous limit of 11 predefined colors has now been expanded...

Jess Weatherbed · 18 Jun, 2026
Student-loan borrowers were mistakenly told their monthly payments were $50. Some of their bills are much higher.
Business

Student-loan borrowers were mistakenly told their monthly payments were $50. Some of their bills are much higher.

One student-loan borrower applied for a repayment plan, thinking her monthly payment was $50. Three days later, she got a bill for $2,200.

Ayelet Sheffey · 18 Jun, 2026
Supreme Court unanimously limits use of gun law used to prosecute Hunter Biden
World

Supreme Court unanimously limits use of gun law used to prosecute Hunter Biden

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that a federal gun law cannot be broadly applied to all illegal drug users, siding with a Texas man who admitted to regularl...

Jedidiah Braun · 18 Jun, 2026
Supreme Court unanimously strikes down gun law used to prosecute Hunter Biden
World

Supreme Court unanimously strikes down gun law used to prosecute Hunter Biden

The Supreme Court unanimously struck down a law banning "habitual" marijuana users from owning firearms on Thursday.The court ruled the law, which was used to p...

Stefanie Kautzer · 18 Jun, 2026
I tried on T-shirts at Gap, Banana Republic, and Old Navy. My favorite option was flattering and affordable.
Business

I tried on T-shirts at Gap, Banana Republic, and Old Navy. My favorite option was flattering and affordable.

I tried on similar black T-shirts at Old Navy, Gap, and Banana Republic. I compared them based on the fit, material, style, price, and overall value.

Amena Ahmed · 18 Jun, 2026
Companion AI use is a dating dealbreaker, Match survey says
Technology

Companion AI use is a dating dealbreaker, Match survey says

A Match Group survey found that companion AI use is a red flag for certain daters.

Arnoldo Wisozk · 18 Jun, 2026
Jack Leiter's struggles at home give Minnesota Twins a pitching edge in American League clash
World

Jack Leiter's struggles at home give Minnesota Twins a pitching edge in American League clash

Twins starter Joe Ryan holds Rangers hitters to just a .143 batting average as Minnesota faces Texas in a compelling American League pitching mismatch.

Serenity Dicki · 18 Jun, 2026
The midterms are going to be a data security nightmare
Technology

The midterms are going to be a data security nightmare

One messy database is threatening to disenfranchise thousands or even millions of registered voters, while leaving even more at risk of intimidation or data bre...

Lauren Feiner · 18 Jun, 2026