01Via PBS⏱ 2 min readNews Wrap: South Carolina Senate rejects redistricting pushIn our news wrap Tuesday, South Carolina's Senate rejected a push from President Trump to redraw its congressional maps to eliminate the state's only majority-Black district, a federal court in Alabama is temporarily blocking a plan that would eliminate one of two majority-Black districts and Washington authorities say an undisclosed number of people died when a chemical tank imploded.Start reading →
02Via The Guardian⏱ 2 min read‘Scum’: Trump attacks US states’ efforts to regulate prediction marketsPresident says federal government must retain regulatory authority as concerns grow over ‘addictive’ platforms Donald Trump wrote in a social media post on Tuesday it was “critically important” that the federal government retain control over the multibillion-dollar prediction market industry, as he cast a critical eye on state attempts to impose new restrictions. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) should retain “exclusive authority” over prediction markets, Trump said . Continue reading...Start reading →
01Via The Guardian⏱ 2 min readPresident Sheinbaum allows Iran team to stay in Mexico during World Cup after US refusalFifa approached Mexico after US declined to host Iran squad despite it playing group games in the United States Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum , said on Monday her government agreed to allow the Iranian national football team to stay in Mexico during the World Cup , adding that the US did not want to host the team. The team will still play its group stage matches in the US but its base has been moved to Tijuana, Mexico, just south of San Diego, California, a move that Iran’s football federation announced recently and that was confirmed by Fifa, the sport’s governing body. Continue reading...Start reading →
01Via The Guardian⏱ 2 min readKevin Warsh sworn in as Fed chair as Trump faces backlash over economyFormer Wall Street banker takes over amid growing concern over cost of living – and disapproval of Trump’s agenda Kevin Warsh has been sworn in as chair of the US Federal Reserve , tasked with steering the world’s largest economy as the Trump administration faces mounting pressure over Americans’ financial wellbeing. Warsh, hand-picked by Donald Trump, takes charge of the powerful central bank as it comes under extraordinary pressure from the US president to cut interest rates, even as prices climb. Continue reading...Start reading →
01Via NASA⏱ 2 min readNASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from Students in New YorkStudents in New York will hear from NASA astronaut Jessica Meir as she answers their prerecorded science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) questions while aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will begin at 11:05 p.m. EDT Thursday, May 28, and will stream live on the agency’s Learn With NASA YouTube channel. This event […]Start reading →
02Via NPR⏱ 2 min readSpaceX launches its biggest, most beefed-up Starship yet on a test flightThe mega rocket made its debut two days after SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced he's taking the company public. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said Starship is now one step closer to the moon.Start reading →
03Via NPR⏱ 2 min readSpaceX to launch Starship rocket Friday after delaySpaceX scrubbed the twelfth launch of its newly redesigned Starship moments before liftoff Thursday. The company will try again Friday and it comes at a critical time for SpaceX, which is seeking to go public.Start reading →
04Via PBS⏱ 2 min readSpaceX reveals plans for what could be the biggest-ever initial public offeringElon Musk announced plans Wednesday for one of the biggest stock sales ever by taking public a space company that is currently losing billions of dollars a year.Start reading →