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‘I Am Frustrated’: Emails Show Blanche’s Role in Trump’s Retribution Campaign

The cooperation of Todd Blanche will be a flashpoint in his confirmation hearing to be attorney general on Wednesday.

THE NEW YORK TIMES |

July 14, 2026

Researchers Claim to Have Solved the Perplexing ‘Reverse Sprinkler’ Problem

For more than a century, physicists have argued about which way a submerged sprinkler sucking in water would spin. Careful experiments provide...

THE NEW YORK TIMES |

July 14, 2026

I Have Varicose Veins. Should I Worry?

They can ache, itch and sometimes need surgery. We asked experts why they happen and what helps.

THE NEW YORK TIMES |

July 14, 2026

Lindsey Graham joins other notable figures who died of aortic dissection

Aortic dissection claimed the lives of Sen. Lindsey Graham, John Ritter, Alan Thicke and Rep. Doug LaMalfa. Doctors explain the cardiovascular health...

FOX NEWS |

July 14, 2026

Apple Is Mad Because OpenAI Breaks Silicon Valley's Unspoken Rule

OpenAI is defying Silicon Valley's oldest playbook, helping explain why Apple is fighting so hard.

BUSINESS INSIDER |

July 14, 2026

The bugs are getting worse

Because of climate, weather, acorn abundance (yes, really) and decisions about land use dating to colonial times, the bugs are indeed getting...

CNN |

July 14, 2026

What Happens if Pernambuco Wood Becomes Illegal in Music?

For centuries, the standard wood used to make string instruments’ bows has come from the pernambuco tree in Brazil. Its future is...

THE NEW YORK TIMES |

July 14, 2026

‘God is punishing the politicians’: anger at earthquake response grows in Venezuela

Threat of social unrest rises as public indignation at lack of disaster aid comes on top of fallout from US military intervention

THE GUARDIAN |

July 14, 2026

Senior Chinese official Ma Xingrui expelled from ruling Communist Party

A senior official has been expelled from China's ruling Communist Party, state media said Tuesday, as part of leader Xi Jinping's anti-corruption...

AP NEWS |

July 14, 2026