‘Designed-to-Backfire’: Trump Slammed for Closure of Hormuz Strait as Iran Talks Falter

‘Designed-to-Backfire’: Trump Slammed for Closure of Hormuz Strait as Iran Talks Falter

  “Blocking the Strait of Hormuz to unblock the Strait of Hormuz is peak Trump foreign policy,” said one observer. US President Donald Trump on Sunday announced a military blockade of the Strait of Hormuz as Vice President JD Vance’s negotiating team failed to gain the trust of their Iranian counterparts, who have been burned by the United […]

With Help From Trump-GOP Law, At Least 88 Big US Corporations Paid $0 in Federal Income Tax Last Year

With Help From Trump-GOP Law, At Least 88 Big US Corporations Paid $0 in Federal Income Tax Last Year

  The companies avoided more than $26.7 billion in income taxes last year, enough to give free school lunches to every child in America. Dozens of America’s most profitable corporations avoided paying any federal income taxes in 2025, according to an analysis out on Tuesday from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. The 88 companies—which include Tesla, Southwest Airlines, […]

A fossil of a new carnivoran species effectively doubles the evolutionary history of the weasel family

A fossil of a new carnivoran species effectively doubles the evolutionary history of the weasel family

  Weasels are small carnivores with a long body and short legs. They also have a stout skull and sharp teeth. These creatures, along with ferrets and minks, make up the Mustelinae subfamily. Until now, researchers believed that the oldest fossils from this family were from Poland and Germany, dating back to about 3.5 million […]