Top

Highest score, last 24h

Pete Hegseth's firing squad livestream has fans in the defense industry

Co-founders of Palantir and defense tech firm Anduril are defending "public and brutal" executions.

motherjones.com3.1K pts6h agodiscuss

Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.

With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis,...

propublica.org2.8K pts5h agodiscuss

Who’s the Shadow President?

Podcast Episode · Paper Trail · October 1 · 36m

podcasts.apple.com2.5K pts18h agodiscuss

Homeland Security raids Ilhan Omar's residence

Trump's fixation on the Minnesota lawmaker has exploded into full-on lawfare weeks before the elections.

motherjones.com2.3K pts14h agodiscuss

Exclusive: Finland pushes to all but eliminate Russian travel in EU

"The Kremlin must see that continued aggression will deepen its isolation. I ask you to take these proposals forward as an urgent priority," writes Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen in a letter...

kyivindependent.com1.9K pts21h agodiscuss

Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ has already gotten under Elon Musk’s skin. It goes nationwide this week

Elon Musk has been vocal against Alex Gibney's documentary “Musk,” calling the filmmaker names like “idiot” and “horrible human.”

apnews.com1.8K pts12h agodiscuss

Ukraine's EU accession bid advances with new chapter

Ukrainian lawmakers on Monday passed legislation protecting the rights of national minorities, which removes a major hurdle in Kyiv's bid for membership.

lemonde.fr1.7K pts13h agodiscuss

French Navy intercepts Russian shadow fleet tanker in Indian Ocean

The tanker DF Peak, previously named Kaliningrad, has falsely sailed under the flag of Benin and is sanctioned by the U.S, EU, Switzerland, Canada, and Japan.

kyivindependent.com1.2K pts6h agodiscuss

Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar's home as part of a criminal investigation, AP sources say

Federal agents have searched Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home as part of a criminal investigation. That's according to people familiar with the matter.

apnews.com1.1K pts19h agodiscuss

Archbishop of the US military says Catholic soldiers should not serve on firing squad

politico.com1K pts13h agodiscuss

US threatens to cut intel sharing with Ukraine in push to protect Russian oil refineries, sources confirm

The Kyiv Independent had learned that the Trump administration had threatened senior Ukrainian military and government officials in a push to protect Russian oil refineries. Two Ukrainian officials s...

kyivindependent.com973 pts19h agodiscuss

A disastrous day for French supermarkets after massive cyberattack targets refrigeration systems

Freezers and cold-storage rooms at several hundred stores overheated overnight from October 11 to 12, causing tons of merchandise losses. The vulnerability, linked to software made by the Danish company Danfoss, has been identified. France’s cybercrime office has opened an investigation.

lemonde.fr962 pts6h agodiscuss

Government spent $10 million on pro-Trump ads after president said super PAC would fund

Nearly $22 million in taxpayers funds has been spent to air the ads, with nearly half spent after Trump promised to fund what the White House calls public service announcements through his super PAC.

npr.org927 pts9h agodiscuss

If the Nidal Hasan Execution Is Livestreamed, We Are a Barbaric Nation

The only countries to carry out public executions in 2025? Iran and Afghanitisan. That’s the company Pete Hegseth wants America to keep.

newrepublic.com878 pts19h agodiscuss

Trump’s feds raid home of Ilhan Omar as part of criminal investigation

Raid comes as Omar, the first Somali American elected to Congress, has drawn President Donald Trump’s ire for years

independent.co.uk861 pts19h agodiscuss

Trump’s Message to Ukraine Is Now Crystal Clear

The president’s actions over the past 72 hours look like an effort to force Kyiv to surrender.

theatlantic.com791 pts14h agodiscuss

How Ken Paxton Fabricated “Horsesh*t” Case Against a Texas Mosque

Paxton and Governor Greg Abbott charged a mosque with fraud despite multiple bureaucrats finding issues with their case.

newrepublic.com777 pts9h agodiscuss

'Block, blunt and break': NATO top commander unveils defensive strategy in face of Russian threat

In a speech in Warsaw, NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe Alexus Grynkewich insisted on the alliance's readiness, while downplaying the odds of an imminent conflict.

lemonde.fr728 pts17h agodiscuss

Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home searched by federal agents, report says

The search was reportedly related to a criminal investigation.

startribune.com694 pts18h agodiscuss

Elon Musk is the midterms' biggest disinformation risk

The world’s wealthiest man pours money into GOP candidates while backing a floridly fake story about a Democrat on the platform he owns.

motherjones.com635 pts10h agodiscuss

Maps show how Israel's ‘Yellow Line' keeps squeezing Palestinians in Gaza

A year into a 'ceasefire', Israel restricts access to 65 percent of Gaza and crams 2.1 million people into the rest.

aljazeera.com602 pts22h agodiscuss

‘Defeat These Questions’: A Senator’s Fiery Rebuke to the UCP Referendum | The Tyee

Paula Simons stood to urge fellow Albertans to reject ‘a scurrilous smear campaign’ against newcomers.

thetyee.ca520 pts16h agodiscuss

Musk Bankrolls Republicans In Midterms As Biggest Donor—While Attacking Talarico

Musk has now given more than $276 million both directly and through his super PAC, the New York Times reports.

forbes.com511 pts18h agodiscuss

GOP Group Spends Thousands to Help Susan Collins—in Wrong Portland

The people of Portland, Oregon, were probably very confused about why they were being flooded with information about the Maine Senate race.

newrepublic.com499 pts10h agodiscuss

Anti-Troy Jackson Ad Runs in Oregon, Not Maine

An executive with the Republican super PAC that paid for the ad attacking Mr. Jackson, the Democratic Senate candidate in Maine, blamed its vendor running the ad in Oregon.

nytimes.com498 pts10h agodiscuss

svpn news

← Back to stories

▲

Honeybee's stinger continues to pump venom once detached from body, new footage shows – video

theguardian.com ↗

7 pts53 minutes ago0 commentsfavorite

Using a clear gel that mimics human skin as a target, researchers from Macquarie University detached the stingers and then filmed them in action pumping venom

No comments yet.

← Back to stories

New

Just in

Should Cars Just Drive Themselves?

From the daily newsletter: Waymo wants robots to take the wheel. Should we hand over the proverbial keys?

newyorker.com2 pts1m agodiscuss

Prosecutors drop three impeachment charges against Philippine VP Duterte

The Philippine Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, approved the prosecution's withdrawal of most of the charges against Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday, in a trial ‌that could kill her hopes to run for president in 2028.

reuters.com3 pts3m agodiscuss

Actor Selma Blair arrested in New York after alleged assault on flight

Blair’s lawyer says actor, who has multiple sclerosis, missed several doses of ‘powerful medication’

irishtimes.com2 pts4m agodiscuss

Hobbs and Phase Eight warn of order delays after cybersecurity incident

Parent company TFG London has apologised to customers but says there is no reason to believe payment information is at risk.

thejournal.ie2 pts5m agodiscuss

U.S. Treasury yields fall as energy prices pull back

Bond yields fell on Tuesday as investors await more economic data releases this week.

cnbc.com2 pts5m agodiscuss

Fire 'utterly heartbreaking' for community in Waterford

Follow updates after a number of people are understood to have died in a fire at a house in Waterford city.

rte.ie5 pts5m agodiscuss

Russian strike on Ukraine’s Kharkiv kills three — Meduza

Rescuers clearing rubble at a residential building damaged in a Russian strike found the bodies of three people who had been killed, said Oleh Syniehubov, head of the regional administration.

meduza.io8 pts5m agodiscuss

300 glaciers have disappeared from the American West since the mid-20th century – the survivors have a few things in common

A new study compared the glaciers in the Lower 48 states today against historical data from the mid-20th century. The results show the region’s vulnerabilities as temperatures rise.

theconversation.com3 pts7m agodiscuss

Utah’s coal country pushes back against data centers - High Country News

Carbon County is getting 456 small nuclear reactors and a giant gas plant for data center complexes.

hcn.org3 pts7m agodiscuss

Oxfam sues French state over tax inequality: 'Wealthiest buy privilege of not following same rules'

Oxfam France has filed a lawsuit against the French state over its tax system, accusing it of 'no longer adequately guaranteeing' equality before taxation.

lemonde.fr16 pts8m agodiscuss

South Korea's Lee says Arctic shipping route development to comply with international sanctions

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on ‌Tuesday his government would strictly comply with international rules and sanctions principles as it ⁠develops Arctic shipping routes, seeking to reassure partners over plans to expand use of the route.

reuters.com11 pts8m agodiscuss

Haze From Indonesia Fires Hinders Efforts to Battle the Blazes

Indonesia’s aerial firefighting efforts have been hampered for more than a week by poor visibility from the forest-fire haze, as the smoke continues to spread across Southeast Asia.

bloomberg.com2 pts8m agodiscuss

Emir says Qatar has shown resilience in the face of ‘exceptional events'

Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani says Qatar's response has highlighted the strength of state institutions.

aljazeera.com7 pts8m agodiscuss

Riyadh airport closes but travel continues to other Middle East destinations

Attacks are limited to Saudi Arabia and Yemen

irishtimes.com2 pts9m agodiscuss

China gets spiky on currencies

Plus: your ideas, please, on investing ex-AI

ft.com7 pts10m agodiscuss

Wet and windy weather on the way as Met Éireann issues warnings

Status-yellow wind warning will be in place for three counties on Wednesday, says forecaster

irishtimes.com2 pts13m agodiscuss

Tyson review – deeply icky … and that’s before Trump shows up

This peculiar – some would say truly irresponsible – hagiography of boxing superstar Mike Tyson veers from psychedelics and sobbing to the inadvisable face tattoo via a cameo from the US president

theguardian.com19 pts14m agodiscuss

Donald Trump’s Ominous Rally Warning Has Critics Making The Same Mocking Joke

The president’s dire message to his MAGA base was seized on by critics.

huffingtonpost.co.uk2 pts15m agodiscuss

Can the chancellor really win back business?

Reform is under pressure again – but could the coming weeks prove make-or-break for Nigel Farage’s party? With fresh undercover filming threatening to cause trouble and a crucial report…

politico.eu3 pts16m agodiscuss

Hundreds queue in Hong Kong to glimpse Van Gogh painting unseen in public for 60 years

Hundreds of people queued in Hong Kong on Tuesday to view a Vincent van Gogh painting never publicly exhibited in more than six decades, ahead of a Sotheby's auction in New York where it is expected to fetch about $180 million.

reuters.com23 pts18m agodiscuss