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Americas News

Xbox is a disaster
Technology

Xbox is a disaster

This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on the bleak state of the video game industry, follow...

Andrew Webster · 05 Jul, 2026
Americans once survived on squirrel pie, whiskey and homemade cheese after British imports dried up
World

Americans once survived on squirrel pie, whiskey and homemade cheese after British imports dried up

Capri Cafaro, host of the new "America the Bountiful" special, reveals how colonial food production, from whiskey at Mount Vernon to squirrel pie, helped fuel i...

Zion Glover · 05 Jul, 2026
Washington rewards failure. It’s time to send career politicians home
World

Washington rewards failure. It’s time to send career politicians home

Career politicians benefit from gridlock on immigration, drug prices, and housing. Term limits would force Congress to deliver on a deadline, one argues.

Kenny Stroman · 05 Jul, 2026
Manson murders allegedly tied to CIA mind control experiments: congressional testimony
World

Manson murders allegedly tied to CIA mind control experiments: congressional testimony

Newly discovered CIA records are being declassified as House Republicans probe alleged links between MKUltra mind control experiments and Charles Manson.

Alicia Shanahan · 05 Jul, 2026
Meet the dental robot for tooth drilling
Technology

Meet the dental robot for tooth drilling

A new dental robot is being developed to help dentists perform tooth drilling and create crowns in fewer appointments.

Cleo Ryan · 05 Jul, 2026
Ukraine is paying big to get foreign fighters to the front. Keeping them there long enough to matter is the hard part.
Business

Ukraine is paying big to get foreign fighters to the front. Keeping them there long enough to matter is the hard part.

Foreign fighters told Business Insider that new contracts and higher pay could fix manpower issues if soldiers stick around long enough.

Jake Epstein · 05 Jul, 2026
I'm a 25-year-old grad student on a budget. I've struggled to accept financial help from my Boomer and Gen X friends.
Business

I'm a 25-year-old grad student on a budget. I've struggled to accept financial help from my Boomer and Gen X friends.

Quitting my full-time job for grad school sent me into saving mode. My older friends started paying for me, which made me uncomfortable at first.

Jacqueline LeKachman · 05 Jul, 2026
Paraguay goalie tosses ball at France's Kylian Mbappé after World Cup showdown
World

Paraguay goalie tosses ball at France's Kylian Mbappé after World Cup showdown

Kylian Mbappé was targeted with rough fouls throughout the match before Orlando Gill threw a ball at him during a tense post-match confrontation.

Ashly Upton · 05 Jul, 2026
I've perfected my chocolate chip cookie over the years, always working from memory. To my sons, they are so much more than a dessert.
Business

I've perfected my chocolate chip cookie over the years, always working from memory. To my sons, they are so much more than a dessert.

I make my chocolate chip cookie recipe from memory. My sons want me to write it down; the cookies are the taste of their childhood.

Kristina Wright · 05 Jul, 2026
My 11-year-old son used AI to build his own video game — I see it as a creativity boost, not a threat
Business

My 11-year-old son used AI to build his own video game — I see it as a creativity boost, not a threat

An 11-year-old used AI to build his own video game. His mother supports AI learning for kids at home and school.

Agnes Applegate · 05 Jul, 2026
Chemical accidents rise as Trump administration proposes weakening safety rules
Technology

Chemical accidents rise as Trump administration proposes weakening safety rules

Chemicals from accidents that injured or killed people increased by nearly 50 percent in recent years.

Liza Gross, Inside Climate News · 05 Jul, 2026
The latest luxury for busy professionals is not worrying about what to wear
Business

The latest luxury for busy professionals is not worrying about what to wear

Personal stylists aren't just dressing celebrities — they're helping busy professionals save time, reduce decision fatigue, and build confidence.

Amanda Krause · 05 Jul, 2026