Multiple GOP congressional offices received American flags bearing an "optical illusion" swastika, two Republican sources told NBC News. One office discarded the flag after recognizing the symbol at its center. The GOP-led House Administration Committee and the U.S. Capitol Police are investigating; the USCP did not immediately comment. It remains...
Internal "Amazon Confidential" memos warn AWS is facing a fundamental shift as startups delay adopting its cloud and spend early budgets on AI models, inference, and GPU services that are easier to switch. YC's 2024 cohort leaned heavily on OpenAI and Anthropic, while use of multiple AWS services slipped; even...
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin drew notice by publicly questioning Browns G.M. Andrew Berry’s decision to trade Joe Flacco within the division. Possible explanations floated include a nod to Browns coach Kevin Stefanski—or a preference to face Jake Browning instead of Flacco on Thursday night in Cincinnati. Flacco has faced Tomlin’s...
California health officials confirmed the first U.S. case of a more severe mpox strain without recent travel, found in a Long Beach resident who was hospitalized and is now recovering in home isolation. While it is the seventh U.S. case this year, officials say the risk to the general public...
Spectacular footage captures Starship’s Super Heavy booster seconds before it splashes into the Gulf, capping SpaceX’s 11th test flight, which achieved all objectives. Launched from Starbase, the V2 vehicle showed improvements over Flight 10; Ship softly touched down in the Indian Ocean about an hour after liftoff, while the booster...
Thursday brings two MLB playoff games as the NLCS shifts to Dodger Stadium for Game 3, with the Dodgers up 2-0 on the Brewers. Tyler Glasnow opposes Milwaukee’s Aaron Ashby at 6:08 p.m. ET, with Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts atop Los Angeles’ lineup. Later, the ALCS continues in Seattle...
A fragile ceasefire in Gaza has paused fighting but left a power vacuum. Israeli troops hold over half the territory, while Hamas police reemerge—directing traffic and, in a shared video, executing eight men accused of collaborating. Egypt says there is a list of 15 technocrats, approved by Hamas and Israel,...
Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the team that first summited Mount Everest, died at 92 at his home in Kathmandu on Thursday after a period of illness, according to the Associated Press. Nepal Mountaineering Association president Phur Gelje Sherpa said, “He passed away peacefully at his residence. A...
Rep. Dave Taylor, R-Ohio, condemned an image discovered in his Washington office, calling it “vile and deeply inappropriate.” While he did not specify the symbol, Politico published a photo of an American flag altered to include a swastika, pinned to a bulletin board. Taylor said the content does not reflect...
The University of Southern California has rejected a Trump administration compact that offered priority federal research funding in exchange for adopting conservative-aligned campus policies. In a letter to Education Secretary Linda McMahon, interim President Beong-Soo Kim warned that tying benefits to the plan would erode free inquiry and academic excellence,...
