The super-rich are ecstatic. Bitcoin’s value surged past $100,000 last year, and bankers were “dancing in the streets” after Donald Trump’s victory in November. Wall Street is already licking its chops over forecasts for stock gains in 2025. Meanwhile, a stark year-end report showed an 18 percent jump in homelessness. And small business owners are […]
Plus, revelations from a kids’ soccer coach.
The US National Institutes of Health, located in Bethesda, Maryland, is composed of 27 institutes and centres.Credit: Duane Lempke (CC0) The world’s largest public funder of biomedical research seems poised for a major overhaul in the next few years. US funders to tighten oversight of controversial ‘gain-of-function’ research Proposals from both chambers of the US […]
Fund pins blame on weak productivity and ageing workforce as it highlights continent’s weak post-pandemic performance
Every vote matters—more than ever. The latest poll from Siena College for The New York Times suggests Republicans are on track to retake the Senate, with their candidates leading in Montana—which is held by Democratic Sen. Jon Tester—as well as in Florida and Texas, Democrats’ two best pickup opportunities. With the retirement of Sen. Joe […]
A majority of Supreme Court justices seem skeptical the government overstepped in requiring serial numbers, sales records and background checks for ghost guns.
