Gen Z Postcards From a Stunning Election Night
Young voters played a visible role in the 2026 midterms, with estimates showing 72 percent of voters aged 18 to 29 chose Democratic House candidates and 25 percent chose Republicans.…
Education’s Value Extends Beyond the Job Market
A French education strike puts staffing and university capacity in focus, while Princeton’s public events show another part of higher education’s mission: developing and sharing ideas.
Hegseth Impeachment Fight Tests GOP Unity
Thomas Massie’s eight impeachment articles put Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth under pressure as Senate Republicans debate delaying their leadership election.
Duluth Fire, Miller Hill Roads and Boundary Waters Debate
Recent developments in Duluth and the Boundary Waters include a Canal Park fire follow-up, a MnDOT transportation meeting and renewed debate over mining protections.
Room-Temperature Light Shows Signs of a Supersolid
An electrically tunable light-and-matter system formed a crystal-like pattern at room temperature, though its suspected superfluid behavior still needs confirmation.
Stocks Rebound as Oil Falls and Nvidia Slips
US stocks rallied Monday as oil prices sank and investors bought technology shares, but Nvidia fell amid a board review and Treasury yields edged higher ahead of inflation data.
CISA Flags Four Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities
CISA added flaws in GPUStack, FreeSWITCH, OpenSSH and IBM Aspera Faspex to its exploited-vulnerability catalog; attackers are separately reported to be targeting Barracuda email gateways.
Anthropic Updates Claude Models as Google Targets AI Agents
Anthropic’s Fable 5.2 and Mythos 5.2 add larger context windows and adaptive thinking as Meta and Google pursue tools for agent-driven software work.
Bitcoin Slips as Rates, ETF Demand and Policy Weigh
Bitcoin is near $74,166, down 1.5% from the prior daily close, as rate concerns and reported ETF withdrawals temper demand; key crypto headlines also carry important verification limits.