“Please” and “Thank you” to ChatGPT: Small words, big costs Recently Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, made headlines when he acknowledged that courteously saying “please” and “thank you” to AI tools like ChatGPT is costing the company tens of millions of dollars in energy bills. The basic logic: Thus, the article’s framing that even small […]
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear the appeal of Kim Davis, the former Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples after the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling. The court’s decision effectively leaves the landmark precedent on same-sex marriage intact, easing fears among LGBTQ advocates that the current […]
Visa and Mastercard have agreed to a revised $38 billion settlement with U.S. merchants, aiming to resolve a two-decade antitrust dispute over so-called swipe fees—charges businesses pay every time customers use credit cards. The new agreement is designed to address concerns from a federal judge who rejected a smaller $30 billion proposal in 2024 as […]
On Friday, U.S. airlines began canceling hundreds of flights after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered a phased reduction in domestic flight capacity due to a worsening air traffic controller staffing crisis linked to the ongoing federal government shutdown. The order, which took effect November 7, mandates cuts rising from 4 percent to 10 percent […]
A day after California voters approved Proposition 50, a ballot initiative redrawing congressional boundaries in favor of Democrats, state Republicans filed a federal lawsuit challenging the maps as unconstitutional racial gerrymanders. The suit, filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, seeks an injunction preventing the new districts from taking effect […]
The Federal Aviation Administration will reduce scheduled flight capacity by 10% at 40 high-volume U.S. airports, beginning Friday morning, to preserve safety during the ongoing federal shutdown and mounting air-traffic-controller staffing strain. Officials said the reduction will be phased in (about 4% Friday scaling toward 10%) and focused on the 6 a.m.–10 p.m. window when […]
On Tuesday, Nov. 4 2025, New Yorkers elected Zohran Mamdani, 34, as mayor—marking a series of historic firsts: he will be the city’s first Muslim, first of South Asian heritage, and first Africa-born mayor, as well as its youngest in more than a century. The former state assemblyman, a democratic socialist aligned with the party’s […]
In late October 2025, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel announced that multiple people had been arrested in Michigan—specifically in the Detroit suburbs of Dearborn and Inkster—and that the FBI had “thwarted a potential terrorist attack” planned for the Halloween weekend. The FBI said the arrests stemmed from online chat-room discussions where a […]
On 29 October 2025, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out overnight air-strikes in Gaza that killed at least 104 Palestinians, including dozens of children and women, according to Gaza’s health authorities. Israel described the strikes as targeting weapons depots and militants in northern Gaza near Beit Lahia. This development came despite a US-brokered cease-fire […]
According to recent reports, ICE has admitted new recruits into training programs before completing key portions of their vetting processes. These lapses include missing fingerprint submissions, skipping full background checks, and entering training prior to final drug-test results. These details emerged from current and former officials within Department of Homeland Security (DHS) speaking to multiple media outlets, including […]