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Americas News

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
REP MARIO DIAZ-BALART: We are stopping Cuba from trafficking doctors for profit
World

REP MARIO DIAZ-BALART: We are stopping Cuba from trafficking doctors for profit

New U.S. law targets countries complicit in human trafficking of Cuban doctors, threatening loss of foreign aid, as well as financial sanctions.

Kristofer Mayert · 05 Jul, 2026
Prince William’s surprising American roots trace back to patriots who battled the British: book
World

Prince William’s surprising American roots trace back to patriots who battled the British: book

A new book called "American Crown" reveals Prince William descends from Revolutionary War patriot Nathan Hale and colonial ancestors who fought Britain.

Rebeca Morissette · 05 Jul, 2026
Murdaugh wants Idaho murders DNA dream team behind Kohberger case to help rewrite second murder trial
World

Murdaugh wants Idaho murders DNA dream team behind Kohberger case to help rewrite second murder trial

Alex Murdaugh's defense wants Othram, the DNA lab that helped crack the Bryan Kohberger case, to test unknown male DNA found under his wife's fingernails.

Jeramy VonRueden · 05 Jul, 2026
China’s robot-run hotel opens to public in 2027
World

China’s robot-run hotel opens to public in 2027

Pudu Robotics plans to open a full-scenario robot hotel in Shenzhen by 2027, with robot check-in and autonomous delivery trials starting late 2026.

Demarcus Jenkins · 05 Jul, 2026