news2shortsAlternate Rich Ruohonen subs in during US match Minnesota native is a six-time attorney of the year On events in home state: ‘There’s no shades of gray’ The stakes were low – and the time ripe – for a 54-year-old personal injury lawyer and six-time winner of “Minnesota Attorney of the Year” to make Olympic … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Industry experts warn the United States is “one crisis away” from losing access to the rare earth elements that power everything from fighter jets to electric vehicles — a vulnerability President Donald Trump’s new $12 billion “Project Vault” aims to address. The initiative, backed by $1.67 billion in private seed money and a $10 … Read more
Long-sought collective bargaining agreement sealed after multiple franchise exits and with World Cups looming Leaders on both sides of the ball hailed a new collective bargaining agreement between Major League Rugby and its players, the union chief welcoming “a new standard” for US professional men’s rugby after a traumatic off-season in which four teams exited … Read more
A partial government shutdown is all but certain after Senate Democrats rejected attempts to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) offered by Republicans on Thursday afternoon. But it will not look like the record-long 43-day full shutdown that paralyzed Congress last year, nor will it look like the shorter four-day partial shutdown that hit … Read more
Texas A&M University is the latest school to end women’s and gender studies programs and teaching race. We know why Last week, we learned of the decision of the Texas A&M University board of regents to end women’s and gender studies programs as well as the teaching of “divisive concepts” such as race. A&M was … Read more
Logan Hayes jumped into pond to save Sheldy Apollon after she pulled over and accidentally drove into water A passerby jumped into a frigid Florida pond to save a pregnant woman from her sinking car recently – giving her the opportunity to safely birth her baby hours later, according to authorities and those at the … Read more
Obama says rollback will make Americans ‘less safe’. Plus, Thundercat on funk and being fired by Snoop (possibly) Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here Good morning. Donald Trump has revoked the scientific finding that allows the federal government to regulate climate-heating pollution, in a move described as a gift to … Read more
Bad boy Heathcliff is described as ethnically ambiguous and ‘dark’ in the novel, yet is played by a pretty straightforward white Australian Elordi Tired of movies for kids? Superhero capes and flatulent animated squirrels? Me too. Fortunately, you and I are in luck. This weekend brings the wide release of Saltburn director Emerald Fennell’s adaptation … Read more
Agency says application rejected due to lack of ‘adequate and well controlled’ trial, but experts say ‘they’re just coming up with reasons’ A senior US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official says Moderna’s clinical trial on a new, potentially more effective flu vaccine was a “brazen failure” and that the FDA is now calling it … Read more
The Colombian icon joined the MLS side in a short-term deal with an eye toward fitness for the 2026 World Cup Two weeks ago, few could’ve expected that the most notable international acquisition of the MLS offseason would be made by Minnesota United. The team’s marquee import until last week was Finland striker Teemu Pukki, … Read more
