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The climate movement gave this Texas tribe millions and a global platform. No one checked its story.
A Texas tribal leader who gained international prominence fighting fossil fuel projects in 2017 is now facing questions about the authenticity of his Indigenous ancestry claims, according to genealogical and historical record reviews.
‘Our new normal’: how marine heatwaves affect life in British seas
Marine heatwaves are reshaping British waters, with some fish species moving northward while warm-water species like bass and octopuses flourish off southern coasts, alongside concerning losses of kelp and seagrass.
Hourslong waits at Croatia-Serbia border test travelers’ resolve in sweltering heat
Travelers faced eight-hour waits in extreme heat at a Croatia-Serbia border crossing during peak summer holiday traffic, with queues stretching several kilometers.
Jetstar to charge fees to put carry-on luggage in overhead lockers
Jetstar will eliminate weight limits for carry-on bags starting February 2027 but introduce fees for overhead locker storage, with pricing varying by flight length.
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Record-Breaking Heat Wave Across Europe Signals Harsh Future of Climate Change – Truthout
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Companies are scrambling to stop employees from maxing out AI budgets with small tasks
The era of tokenmaxxing is over. After the AI industry encouraged companies to max out their AI budgets earlier this year, and some companies even built employee leaderboards to encourage internal AI usage — they are now realizing just how easy it is to spend huge...
As Ebola spreads in war-torn eastern Congo, faith leaders adapt
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — For nearly two years, evangelical preacher Francis Mbombo traveled from house to house and through displacement camps in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, praying with families uprooted by conflict and comforting those grieving loved...
Oil nears pre-war levels, but a top economist warns lower prices could mean higher inflation – Business Insider
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Here’s why Slate changed the battery in its cheap EV truck
Slate, maker of the stripped-down EV pickup truck, found another way to simplify its product: the battery. When the startup revealed its starting price on Wednesday — $24,950 before destination, taxes, and other fees — it also said it had changed its battery strategy,...
Alibaba’s model never trained as an agent — and improved agent performance across seven benchmarks
Alibaba's Qwen team released Qwen-AgentWorld on Tuesday — two models trained not to act inside agent environments, but to predict what those environments return. The release covers seven domains under a single architecture: MCP, Search, Terminal, Software Engineering,...
Vatican blocks women’s homilies, testing Leo’s view of women in church
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Early on, Pope Leo XIV signaled support for women’s leadership in the Catholic Church, but a new Vatican decision released on Tuesday (June 23) barring laypeople, including women, from preaching the homily at Mass is testing how far that openness...
Gas prices aren’t falling fast enough for Trump. Here’s when drivers can expect more relief.
President Trump is demanding the DOJ look into why gas prices aren’t falling faster at the pump. Here are four practical factors at play. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source
Xiaomi’s HarnessX rewrites its own AI scaffolding mid-task — and smaller models gain the most
As enterprise AI agents take on increasingly complex, long-horizon tasks, their performance is often restricted by their harness, the software scaffolding that connects the backbone LLM to its environment. Currently, harnesses are largely static and hand-crafted....
Stanford researchers will discuss their agentic ‘scientists’ that are on course to reshape drug discovery at VB Transform 2026
Drug discovery is notoriously inefficient. Pharmaceutical projects span years, moving from one specialized human team to the next through disconnected workflows that result in knowledge loss during each handoff. A shocking 90% to 95% of drug discovery projects...
Our life stops’: West Bank childhood shattered by Israeli military raids
Bethlehem, occupied West Bank – In the narrow alleyways of the Dheisheh refugee camp, three children debate which of their encounters with the Israeli military is worth telling, and who gets to tell it.Yanal, 14, wins the opening round on language skills alone. He...
Ivan Cepeda concedes defeat in Colombia election, sealing right-wing win
Presidential candidate Ivan Cepeda accepted the victory of his opponent Abelardo de la Espriella. Published On 24 Jun 202624 Jun 2026Bogota, Colombia – Colombian presidential candidate Ivan Cepeda officially conceded defeat to hard-right populist Abelardo de la...