As the European Union edges closer to finalizing a historic trade agreement with the Mercosur bloc—comprising Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay—farmers across Europe are mobilizing in unprecedented numbers. With EU ambassadors set to vote on the deal this Friday, January 9, 2026, and a potential signing ceremony in Paraguay on January 12, protests have erupted…
In a dramatic escalation of federal scrutiny on alleged fraud in Minnesota’s social services programs, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on December 30, 2025, that it has frozen all federal child care payments to the state. The move, announced by Deputy HHS Secretary Jim O’Neill, comes amid explosive allegations sparked…
In a significant development in one of the most high-profile criminal cases of 2025, a Utah judge has ordered the release of a heavily redacted transcript from a closed-door hearing concerning Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk. On December 29, 2025, Fourth District Court Judge Tony Graf ruled that an…
On December 7, 2025, President Donald Trump hosted the 48th annual Kennedy Center Honors in Washington, D.C., marking the first time a sitting U.S. president took the stage to emcee the event instead of observing from a box. Trump, who had been deeply involved in selecting the honorees (claiming about 98% input and rejecting “too…
December 17, 2025 – Vanity Fair’s latest deep dive into the second Trump White House has unleashed a social media storm, not for its explosive interviews, but for a series of hyper-detailed close-up portraits that have users screaming “jump scare” and demanding content warnings. The photos, capturing every pore, freckle, and makeup mishap on key…
San Francisco, A hit-and-run driver collided with a historic cable car in San Francisco on Sunday evening, injuring three people and prompting a police search for the suspect who fled the scene. The incident occurred around 7:20 p.m. on December 14, near the intersection of California Street and Van Ness Avenue, a busy area in…
An OpenAI executive just dropped a bombshell that has everyone talking: the biggest thing slowing down artificial general intelligence (AGI) isn’t computers, chips, or even money… it’s how fast you can type. Alexander Embiricos, who leads product development for OpenAI’s coding agent Codex, said on Lenny’s Podcast: “The current underappreciated limiting factor to AGI is…
As President Trump’s “Gold Card” program ignites a firestorm with its $1 million “gift” for U.S. residency – a bold cash-for-green-card gambit that’s already drawing lawsuits and millionaire applicants – the world is no stranger to this high-stakes immigration auction. Dubbed “Golden Visas,” these residency-by-investment (RBI) programs have proliferated globally, luring ultra-wealthy foreigners with promises…
In the high-stakes theater of American politics, where every poll and primary is a plot twist, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has just delivered a line that could rewrite the Republican script for 2026. “Republicans have an issue that Donald Trump has created—a big pool of voters, but some of them are unique to him,” DeSantis…
WASHINGTON — The White House on Monday publicly released details of President Donald Trump’s October MRI scan, declaring the results “perfectly normal” just hours after the 79-year-old commander-in-chief told reporters he had “no idea” which part of his body had been imaged. During Monday’s press briefing, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt read aloud a…
