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U.S. Rep. Thomas Kean Jr. (R-NJ) (C) arrives at the U.S. Capitol with his wife Rhonda Kean (R) on June 30, 2026 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty ImagesRep. Tom Kean Jr., R-N.J., said Tuesday that he was diagnosed with depression, explaining a months-long absence from Congress that had become a political liability in one of the nation’s most competitive House districts in the 2026 midterm elections.Kean, a second-term Republican who represents New Jersey’s 7th District, had not cast a House vote since March 5 and missed more than 140 votes while he was away from Washington. His absence…
Dario Amodei, co-founder and chief executive officer of Anthropic, at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, India, on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. Prakash Singh | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAnthropic on Tuesday announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce has lifted the export controls on its Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models, putting an end to the latest dramatic standoff between the artificial intelligence company and the Trump administration.”We’re grateful to our users for their patience, and to everyone who worked with us on redeploying the models,” Anthropic said in a post on X. Anthropic disabled access to Fable…
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Nature Communications, 2026. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-72566-7. How did Botticelli’s model really die? Credit: Sandro Botticelli/Public domain Credit: Sandro Botticelli/Public domain One of 15th-century painter Sandro Botticelli’s most famous works is the Birth of Venus, depicting the naked goddess, newly birthed, standing in a giant scallop shell. The model for the painting (disputed by some historians) was allegedly Simonetta Vespucci (nee Cattaneo), a renowned beauty in Florentine high society whom Botticelli greatly admired. He painted her five times before her untimely death in her early 20s. Her open coffin was carried through the streets of Florence. The poet Poliziano dubbed her “the…
Andy Burnham is being urged by female Labour MPs to commit to a 50:50 gender split within his government should he become prime minister in July.A draft letter from the Women’s Parliamentary Labour Party (WPLP), seen by the BBC, says Labour must lead by example with its own personnel if it wants to be seen as the party of equality.Demanding that change start at the top, the WPLP writes: “We are asking you to demonstrate this change from day one and address the toxicity and misogyny within our own party and government.”Labour has never had an elected female leader, whereas…
When you take out a student loan, you’ll repay more than just the amount you borrowed. You’ll also pay interest, which is the cost of borrowing the money.So what counts as a “good” student loan interest rate? In general, the lower the rate, the less you’ll pay over the life of the loan. A higher rate typically means higher monthly payments and more interest costs over time. While you’ll want to lock in the lowest rate possible, how much control you have depends on the type of loan you choose. Federal student loan rates are set by the government, while…
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Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra said Tuesday that memory chipmakers aren’t the only ones to blame for the current supply-and-demand imbalance, which has recently led to price hikes for smartphones, computers and other consumer electronics. Customers who drove a hard bargain in pricing in recent years also contributed to the squeeze, Mehrotra argued, suggesting that left the industry underinvested for the artificial intelligence boom. “Certain customers drove pricing significantly down in our industry,” Mehrotra told Jim Cramer on CNBC’s “Mad Money” on Tuesday. “In 2023, our prices came down to one-third of what they were.”The collapse in pricing, Mehrotra said, pushed…
Pierre Yared, acting chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, speaks to members of the media during the National Association of Business Economics (NABE) economic policy conference in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. Graeme Sloan | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesPierre Yared is leaving his role as the acting chairman of the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers, President Donald Trump said Tuesday.Yared, who has served in the role since September, “is returning to Columbia Graduate School where he is greatly respected by all,” Trump said in a Truth Social post.Yared “and his team of ‘Brainiacs’ at the…
Image Source | Image Source | Getty ImagesWomen rely more on Social Security for income in retirement compared to men, according to new research from the AARP Public Policy Institute.Yet on average, women receive about $4,800 less in Social Security retirement benefits annually than men, according to the provider of public policy research at AARP, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization representing individuals 50 and over.The research pointed out a couple of factors that leave women at a financial disadvantage in retirement.First, women still tend to earn less than men. In the first quarter of 2026, women had $1,098 in median weekly…