DR Congo president hints at extending his term and delaying polls
“If the people want me to have a third term, I will accept,” Tshisekedi says, with him due to step down in 2028. Source link
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Congress must deliver substantive health care reform in 2026
Lawmakers are attempting to address the rising health care costs by redirecting funds from insurance companies and hospital systems to patients, as supported by the organization Fund The Patient and its recent poll. Source link
What you need to know about the 7 May elections in England, Scotland and Wales
Millions will vote in parliamentary elections in Scotland and Wales, and local elections in England. Source link
Molly Shannon Says Will Ferrell Predicted AI Would Replace Actors
Molly Shannon is reflecting on her decades-long friendship with Will Ferrell — and a surprisingly prescient comment he made early in their careers. During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Shannon recalled meeting Ferrell in the mid-1990s while she was working at what she described as a “cappuccino, scone place” in Los Angeles. Introduced through…
America’s Soviet moment: Why Trump is looking like Yeltsin
Is US President Donald Trump closer to Boris Yeltsin or Vladimir Putin? The question is less about personality than about historical function: what kind of leader emerges when a system begins to lose its internal balance. For much of the 20th century, the world was defined by an ideological divide. The United States and the…
A South African artist’s act of mourning was banned from the Venice Biennale — now it’s back
Gabrielle Goliath’s ‘Elegy’, which pays tribute to a Palestinian poet killed by an Israeli strike, will be shown at the Chiesa di Sant’Antonin Source link
SwitchBot’s button-pressing robot is now available with a rechargeable battery
SwitchBot is introducing a new version of the tiny button-pressing robot that helped launch the company a decade ago. The functionality of the new SwitchBot Bot is exactly the same as the original that the company will continue to sell, but comes with a rechargeable battery instead of a disposable one. The wirelessly controlled SwitchBot…
Moment gunman tackled by school principal
CCTV footage shows the moment a high school principal tackles an active shooter in Oklahoma. The suspected gunman, Victor Hawkins, walked into Pauls Valley High School and fired shots during the incident on 7 April. Principal Kirk Moore, is then seen charging toward the former student and tackling him, before another staff member arrives and…
It’s a busy time for sci-fi, but don’t miss Aphelion
The last few weeks have bordered on overwhelming for science fiction fans. While Project Hail Mary is dominating the box office, For All Mankind is currently in the midst of its penultimate season, with a spinoff streaming next month. When it comes to games, Capcom kicked off a new sci-fi franchise with Pragmata, and Housemarque…
Francisco Partners in talks to buy payments company Moneris
Royal Bank of Canada and Bank of Montreal are latest North American banks trying to offload a payments processor Source link