Modern marine fish communities formed soon after dinosaur die-off
(CN) — The time after the extinction of the dinosaurs is widely known as the “Age of Mammals,” but recently unearthed fossils from an ancient site in Egypt suggest it was a time of great diversification among ocean fish species as well. In a study...
Subsidies for low-income healthcare providers hotly disputed at First Circuit
BOSTON (CN) — Laws in nearly two dozen states that help subsidize nonprofit healthcare providers for low-income patients — but that drug manufacturers claim encourage fraud and abuse and unfairly benefit large pharmacies such as CVS and Walgreens — came under fire in...
EU unveils tech sovereignty package to break free from US, Chinese giants
(CN) — Responding to fears that Europe has become a “digital colony” of American and Chinese tech giants, the European Commission on Wednesday laid out legislative proposals to foster European-made chips, artificial intelligence and cloud services. The...
MAHA candidate beats Trump’s choice in Republican primary for Iowa governor
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Businessman Zach Lahn’s win in Iowa’s Republican gubernatorial primary over President Donald Trump’s pick, Rep. Randy Feenstra, delivered a rare electoral setback for Trump in a primary season that had previously handed...
Global media join forces to confront AI challenges
MARSEILLE, France (AFP) — Around 30 European and North American media outlets on Wednesday joined a coalition launched by Britain’s BBC, Sky News and The Guardian, aiming to secure fair payment for news content from artificial intelligence giants. New members of...
Iran strikes Kuwait’s main airport and kills 1 as ceasefire is tested again
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait briefly shut its main airport Wednesday after Iranian drones heavily damaged a passenger terminal, killed one person and wounded dozens — the latest in back-and-forth attacks by Iran and the U.S. that test a fragile...
Apple earns appeal ticket, but UK iCloud class action rolls on
(CN) — Apple bought itself a trip to Britain’s second-highest court on Wednesday, but not a pause button on a multibillion-pound British consumer case over iCloud. The U.K.’s Competition Appeal Tribunal gave Apple permission to appeal part of a ruling in a proposed...
Nick Saban lends support to college sports bill as SEC, Big Ten push back
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Alabama football coach Nick Saban and other college sports figures testified Wednesday in support of a bipartisan bill aimed at overhauling a system where players can increasingly earn millions of dollars while moving freely between schools....
9 students to be remanded for 21 days over Kenya school fire that killed 16
NAIVASHA, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan detectives on Wednesday were granted 21 days to hold nine students suspected of planning and executing an arson attack at a girls’ boarding school in central Kenya that killed 16 children, in a case that has gripped the East African...