Neil PaineAug 12, 2025, 08:30 AM ET Close Neil Paine writes about sports using data and analytics. Previously, he was Sports Editor at FiveThirtyEight. Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark didn’t miss a single game between her four years at Iowa and her first WNBA season, playing in at least 206 consecutive contests dating back to … Read more
President Trump again delayed higher tariffs on Chinese goods. But his recent moves on computer chips have stoked fears he’s willing to give too much to reach an accord. Source link
A huge basin of rainwater and snowmelt dammed by Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier has started to release, and officials on Tuesday urged residents in some parts of Juneau to evacuate ahead of what could be a record surge of floodwater downstream. Officials in recent days have been warning people in the flood zone to be ready … Read more
Amazon.com-backed Anthropic said on Tuesday it will offer its Claude AI model to the U.S. government for $1, joining a growing list of artificial intelligence startups proposing lucrative deals to win federal contracts. This comes days after OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini and Anthropic’s Claude were added to the government’s list of approved AI vendors. “America’s … Read more
The iconic ‘Sholay’ is set to complete 50 years on August 15. The film is one of the most memorable movies of Hindi cinema and not just the film, but all the characters have also become a part of the popular culture – be it Jai, Veeru, Gabbar, Thakur or Basanti. While the film remains … Read more
PATERSON, N.J. — Water pressure was improving Tuesday for thousands of frustrated residents in a northern New Jersey city with little or no service since a water main break late last week, but a boil water advisory for nearly 200,000 customers remained in effect. Improvement began hours after crews isolated the leak Monday night, though … Read more
After the Las Vegas Aces‘ victory at the Golden State Valkyries last Wednesday, A’ja Wilson acknowledged she checks the WNBA standings every day — sometimes multiple times a day with individual games often affecting the 1-13 order. The Minnesota Lynx sit comfortably atop the league with a little more than a month left in the … Read more
ALBANY, N.Y. — A man who fired a shotgun outside an upstate New York synagogue with dozens of children inside shortly after the start of the Israel-Hamas war was sentenced in federal court Tuesday to 10 years in prison. Mufid Alkhader, 29, was arrested in December 2023 after firing two shots in the air and … Read more
Do Kwon, who created the Luna and TerraUSD cryptocurrencies that collapsed in 2022, pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud, capping a spectacular fall from grace. Source link
Financial companies from Bank of America to Fiserv are preparing to launch their own dollar-backed crypto tokens now that a new U.S. law has established the first-ever rules for stablecoins, but experts warn the path forward could be anything but simple. U.S. President Donald Trump on July 18 signed the GENIUS Act into law, setting … Read more