Luigi Mangione is expected to plead guilty on Friday to federal charges in connection with the 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan, according to sources familiar with the matter. The expected plea change comes less than a month before Mangione, 28, is scheduled to go to trial in a state murder case…
The city of Belém in northern Brazil was overwhelmed by an outbreak of dengue two years ago. An all-out municipal effort has reduced cases and may offer lessons to American cities. Source link
Mali is a former colony of France, and has been gripped by a security crisis fuelled by an Islamist insurgency since 2012. It was one of the reasons given for Goïta leading a coup in 2021 but attacks by jihadist groups have continued and even increased. At the time of the arrests last year, Mali’s…
The stock market moved higher since our last CNBC Investing Club Monthly Meeting as the artificial intelligence trade came roaring back. The tech-heavy Nasdaq led the way, climbing 2.7% over the period. The S & P 500 gained 2.6%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 2.3%. The gains came despite plenty of volatility beneath…
Man earning 8x more than friend asks: ‘Why does he seem happier than me?’ A bigger salary is often treated as proof that a career is going well. But one Reddit user found himself questioning that idea after reconnecting with a former classmate who earns far less but appears to have a calmer routine.The software…
Stocks rose and bond yields fell sharply Thursday morning after a fresh read on business inflation showed prices were broadly flat in July. The report fueled optimism on Wall Street that the Federal Reserve may hold off on raising rates this year, after all, even as inflation remains stubborn. “The July report supports arguments for…
Our reporter, Apoorva Mandavilli, goes inside a mosquito factory in Brazil, where scientists are producing millions of mosquitoes to fight deadly tropical diseases in a warming world. Source link
The players had been accused of assaulting the woman, known as EM, in a hotel room in 2018 in London, Ontario, where they had been attending a gala. They were acquitted in July 2025 when Justice Maria Carroccia said she did not find EM’s evidence “credible or reliable”. The court heard that the woman had…
Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi speaks at the HumanX conference in San Francisco on April 7, 2026. Big Event Media | HumanX Conference | Getty Images Databricks on Thursday said it closed a $5 billion funding round at a $190 billion valuation. The company said that it has crossed $7 billion in revenue run rate and…
AI representation/ChatGPT Your teenager tells you about a problem. You offer a solution. They immediately say, “I know!” or “You don’t understand.” It may not be because your advice is wrong. It may be because advice was not what they were asking for. A teenager comes home and says, “I can’t deal with this anymore.”…