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Senator Bernie Sanders is traveling to Maine to campaign alongside Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson, bringing national progressive firepower to a closely watched race. The Vermont independent and two-time presidential candidate will join Jackson at three separate rallies scheduled across the state in the coming days. Sanders will first appear with Jackson in Bangor, followed…
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.) has pulled a piece of campaign merchandise inspired by the popular nicotine pouch brand Zyn after its parent company reportedly demanded she stop selling it. The congresswoman originally added a puck-shaped storage tin labeled “GLUE-ZYN-KAMP” to her campaign’s online storefront in early September, drawing on the recognizable packaging of the…
Justice Samuel Alito has revealed that he seriously considered stepping down from the Supreme Court at the conclusion of his most recent term. Alito made the admission during an interview with CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford, addressing months of speculation surrounding his future on the bench. Crawford asked Alito directly whether he had…
A fresh Falcon 9 rideshare mission has ignited a broad rally across the space sector, with launch providers capturing the sharpest gains in early trading. SpaceX (NASDAQ: SPCX) shares are trading at $156.76, up 6% in early trading following the successful deployment of payloads on another rideshare flight. Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB) is outpacing SpaceX…
TD Cowen has initiated coverage on IQM’s U.S.-listed shares with a Buy rating, pointing to the quantum computing developer’s early positioning as a key competitive advantage. The analyst firm’s bullish call highlights IQM’s potential to benefit from two of the most powerful forces reshaping the technology landscape: artificial intelligence and supercomputing. Quantum computing stocks have…
RTX secured a major new missile contract worth billions of dollars, yet the company’s stock has shown virtually no positive reaction to the news. The defense giant’s shares slipped 0.18% even as the broader S&P 500 climbed 0.73%, highlighting a clear disconnect between business wins and market performance. Investors and analysts are asking a pointed…
The Vatican and one of the world’s most powerful artificial intelligence companies have collided over a deeply philosophical question that carries significant real-world consequences. At the heart of the dispute is Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah, a senior researcher at the AI company, who attempted to influence Pope Leo XIV’s position on machine consciousness ahead of…
Women have outnumbered men in the U.S. workforce for eight straight months as of September, the longest such streak in over fifteen years. That finding comes from an analysis of government data conducted by Indeed, the job search platform, which tracked the persistent gender gap through the latest reporting period. “Back then, the gap emerged…
Senators Bernie Sanders and Jeff Merkley, along with Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, have introduced legislation targeting Flock Safety’s sprawling network of license plate reader cameras. The bill, called the Ban Flock Act, would prohibit federal agencies from using or accessing data collected by automated license plate readers across the country. The legislation would also block federal…
The Group of Seven major economies has agreed to release 100 million barrels of crude oil and fuel from emergency reserves over four months to ease soaring prices. The coordinated release follows significant pressure from President Donald Trump, who pushed allies to act quickly on rising fuel costs hitting American consumers. Trump spoke overnight with…