Traders Brush Aside Scott Bessent’s ‘Bet Against Me’ Tough Talk - Bloomberg.com

Over and over again, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent keeps warning investors that he’s going to burn them.

Artemis II moonshot commander and pilot are hanging up their astronaut suits at NASA - KSL.com

The two NASA astronauts who led the Artemis II moonshot earlier this year are stepping away from spaceflight.

Bessent Yen Jawboning Risks Raising Expectations BOJ Can’t Meet - Bloomberg.com

Scott Bessent’s public pressure campaign to boost the yen is raising expectations for the Bank of Japan to mount a monetary tightening campaign unseen in more than a generation, risking a disruption in markets should policymakers fail to deliver.

The AI Researcher Who Just Quit Anthropic Says It’s ‘Crunch Time for Humanity’ - WIRED

Jacob Coxon talks to WIRED about the “mini Manhattan project” inside Anthropic, the problem with alignment, and why AI labs have just a few years left to make their systems safe.

Iran War Updates: Oil tops $100 per barrel as Tehran fires missiles in retaliation for U.S. blowing up tankers - CBS News

The price of crude oil hit a 15-week high after the U.S. said it blew up five more Iranian oil tankers, triggering retaliation from Tehran.

Federal judge backs Missouri's new House map favoring Republicans hours after Supreme Court declines to hear case - CBS News

A federal judge ruled that Missouri should use a new congressional map that favors Republicans for now, hours after the U.S. Supreme Court left in place a ruling from the state's highest court directing Missouri to use an older map.

Manchester United vs Sabah: UEFA Champions League – preview, team news - Al Jazeera

Man Utd have taken four points from their first four Premier League games, but Michael Carrick says team ready to rise.

Treasury CIO pulled from AI work after upsetting West Wing - Politico

Sam Corcos was informed over the summer he could no longer work on the secretary’s AI policy after warning industry about the White House’s approach.

‘Never seen something like this’: Huge waves from hurricane blast Southern California beaches - San Francisco Chronicle

Powerful waves from Hurricane Marie smashed into popular beaches in Southern California.

Missouri’s GOP-friendly congressional map returns to Supreme Court - The Hill

Missouri’s redistricting battle reached the Supreme Court for a second time after an appeals panel on Wednesday refused to halt an order instructing Missouri Republicans to move ahead with their favored congressional map.  A Democratic-aligned organizer, who …

Sandra Bullock makes rare comment about ex-husband’s cheating scandal: ‘Really dark time’ - PennLive.com

Lindsay Clancy’s sad reality after mistrial as lawyer Kevin Reddington shares her desperate pleas - nypost.com

Clancy, 36, still talks about Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and 8-month-old Callan “all the time,” Reddington said during the sit-down interview Wednesday.

Coroner releases details of infants who died amid growing Pennsylvania measles outbreak - AP News

A Pennsylvania coroner confirms that the two measles-related deaths in Pennsylvania last month involved infants, and the virus itself caused one of the deaths. Lancaster County’s coroner, Dr. Stephen Diamantoni, said Wednesday that he told the Centers for Dis…

Anthropic researcher resigns with warning about the dangers of AI development - AP News

An Anthropic researcher is resigning over concerns about irresponsible development of artificial intelligence. Jacob Coxon, who worked at Anthropic and OpenAI, shared his worries about unsafe development practices and underestimating AI's capabilities on the …

Muted US response to UK's West Bank sanctions may reflect simmering frustration - BBC

The UK accuses Israel's government of turning a blind eye to the "ethnic cleansing" of Palestinians by settlers.

2026 NFL predictions: Experts pick Super Bowl winner, MVP - ESPN

We asked our NFL analysts and reporters to make predictions for the 2026 season. Who are their favorites to win the Super Bowl and the MVP award?