In the murky depths of the Dark Web, on the notorious Silk Road, a young man with a Cheetos can and an affinity for double-clicking pulled off one of the biggest Bitcoin heists in history. Enter Jimmy Zong, an unassuming computer science student from Georgia, whose biggest mistake wasn’t stealing 50,000 BTC—no, it was hiding […]
Donald Trump, the man who never met a microphone he didn’t like, is back on his favorite stage: the campaign trail. And this time, his target is the European Union. In a recent interview with Bloomberg, the former U.S. president and current Republican frontrunner declared that, if re-elected, he’ll slap tariffs on Germany and other
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In the latest development in the volatile saga of Gaza, Israel has claimed another high-profile scalp, announcing with almost palpable satisfaction that they’ve taken out Mahmud al Mabhouh, the head honcho of Hamas’ drone unit. Yes, the man allegedly responsible for sending flying death machines over Israeli skies has himself been grounded—permanently. Al Mabhouh was
In a medical world where breakthroughs are as common as celebrity divorces, one drug is making headlines for its supposed life-changing benefits: Evrysdi, the wonder serum from Roche. According to the latest Rainbowfish study (seriously, who named this thing?), Evrysdi has proven to be a game-changer for kids with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). And before
In a twist worthy of a reality TV show, the Matanza-Riachuelo River in Argentina has transitioned from a toxic cesspool to a tourist hotspot. For those blissfully floating along on a boat tour, the only sign of the river’s murky past may be the occasional whiff of something reminiscent of a damp gym sock. Ah,
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In a diplomatic rant that would make your family’s Thanksgiving arguments look tame, Josep Borrell, the EU’s top foreign policy chief, lamented the “painful lack of unity” among the 27 EU members regarding the ongoing Gaza war. Apparently, getting Europeans to agree on Middle Eastern policy is as impossible as deciding on the perfect temperature
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In what’s shaping up to be the political version of a high-stakes soap opera, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has announced an unexpected visit to Lebanon after Israel, apparently running out of things to bomb, targeted United Nations peacekeepers. Yes, you read that right—UN peacekeepers. The guys in blue helmets who are basically supposed to
The European Commission has dropped a bombshell: Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs), once hailed as the perfect eco-friendly compromise between traditional combustion engines and full electric cars, are now being exposed for their dark side. These supposedly green machines, marketed as the ultimate solution for urban and long-distance commuting alike, are about to face the
Warning: This article contains disturbing details. The courtroom in Avignon fell into an uneasy silence as three large screens were lowered from the ceiling. People instinctively braced themselves for what was about to unfold. It was time to witness the carefully selected home videos that Dominique Pelicot had kept for years—a grim collection of footage
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In what feels like a plot twist from a Cold War thriller nobody asked for, Laurent Vinatier, a French political scholar and self-proclaimed lover of Russian literature, found himself behind bars in Moscow. His crime? Not a sinister espionage scheme, but a classic case of “failing to register as a foreign agent” while gathering military
