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The Microsoft founder Bill Gates told US members of Congress that the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein had sought to “blackmail” him over his extramarital affairs, according to a transcript of the testimony.The tech pioneer testified behind closed doors before the House oversight committee on 10 June regarding his friendship with Epstein, who died in prison in 2019 as he awaited trial for sex crimes.According to the transcript released by the committee on Tuesday, Gates spoke of “veiled” threats and said Epstein had considered exploiting his own knowledge of Gates’s extramarital affairs to force him to remain in Epstein’s orbit,…
At two separate victory parties after the Democratic House primaries in New York City on Tuesday night, the same chant echoed from the crowd: “Free, free Palestine!”In Harlem, Darializa Avila Chevalier was celebrating her triumph over Representative Adriano Espaillat, a steadfast supporter of Israel in his decade in Congress. In East Williamsburg, Claire Valdez addressed supporters after defeating Antonio Reynoso, the Brooklyn borough president, and promised, “We will stand up to the genocide.”The election results in New York became the latest evidence of a swing against Israel in public opinion that is fast eroding the foundations of U.S. support for…
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© UNICEF/Aleksey FilippovChildren learn about the dangers of explosive weapons in an underground train station in Ukraine.Wednesday, June 24, 2026UN NewsThe UN Security Council is meeting on Thursday for an open debate on strengthening protections for children caught in armed conflict. The Secretary-General’s latest report reveals that in 2025, soldiers and Government forces were responsible for more grave violations against children in armed conflict than non-State armed groups, marking a first in 30 years of UN monitoring. The report verified 38,558 grave violations such as killing, recruitment and abduction, affecting 24,174 children, many of whom suffered multiple violations.© UN News…
Qualcomm said on Wednesday that it is acquiring AI startup Modular, in a deal valued at just under $4 billion.The acquisition marks a major step in Qualcomm’s effort to strengthen its position in the AI infrastructure market.Under the deal, Qualcomm will gain access to Modular’s AI-native software platform, which enables AI models to run efficiently across a range of hardware architectures without requiring developers to rewrite code for different accelerators.The chipmaker said the deal will strengthen its generative and agentic AI offerings across both edge and cloud environments, while bolstering its growing data center business.According to Qualcomm, Modular’s technology will…
A growing body of research suggests that sitting for long periods of time is bad for your physical and mental health. But it can be hard to know how many movement breaks you need to counteract all that time in your chair. Now new research identifies the precise amount — a recommendation that’s both effective and doable.The study, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, concluded that for prolonged sitting, a five-minute movement break every hour is the “sweet spot” for most people.[1]“The current physical activity guidelines for adults simply recommend people should ‘sit less, move more’ to reduce the…
The project takes inspiration from efforts to fight the covid-19 virus, where Veesler’s group was among those involved in the speedy development of vaccines, antiviral drugs, and antibodies. According to Ransohoff, Intercept’s advisors will include Peter Marks, a former top FDA official, as well as Moncef Slaoui, the pharmaceutical executive who led the US coronavirus vaccine effort, Operation Warp Speed. A key challenge for Intercept will be coming up with ways to counter many viruses at one time. That accounts for the interest in air-cleaning technology, such as using strong ultraviolet light to inactivate viruses. The idea, the group says,…
LOS ANGELES — A sprawling legislative package aimed at lowering the cost of housing and spurring more home construction won bipartisan approval from Congress this week, but it’s hit a major roadblock in becoming law: President Donald Trump. The White House supported the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, but on Wednesday Trump canceled the signing ceremony for the bill, saying he would not sign the measure until Congress passes legislation that would require proof of citizenship for all voters. Here’s what to know. How significant is this housing legislation? The measure is the culmination of months of negotiations by…
Housing advocates urged President Donald Trump on Wednesday to sign landmark bipartisan housing legislation into law after he abruptly canceled the signing ceremony and demanded Congress first pass an unrelated election law bill.The National Association of Realtors called the bill’s passage a “major milestone,” saying realtors “have worked tirelessly to help build that momentum.”“The overwhelming bipartisan support for this legislation reflects a growing consensus that America needs more homes and more pathways to homeownership,” Shannon McGahn, the association’s executive vice president and chief advocacy officer, told HuffPost.Bill Owens, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders, said he’s confident the…
President Trump was angry.“He was mad as a murder hornet,” Senator John Kennedy, Republican of Louisiana, said of the president’s mood during a closed-door lunch on Wednesday with G.O.P. senators.According to people who attended, Mr. Trump arrived on Capitol Hill with a long list of grievances against members of his own party. He lamented Republicans’ failure to push through a bill to impose new restrictions on voting that he has called key to the G.O.P.’s chances of winning the midterm elections, vented about years-old legal disputes, complained about the G.O.P.’s refusal to blow up the Senate filibuster and pressed the…