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Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger discusses Katherine Maher and the corruption of the Internet.

Cheaper options abound, however, with manufacturers now racing to the bottom to produce the hearing-aid equivalent of gas station “cheater” eyeglasses. Ultracheap hearing aids are now available for under $100. Mind you: You get what you pay for. In my testing, I’ve found a fairly direct correlation between price and performance, at least up to a point, as higher-end aids feature essential features such as frequency shaping, better noise cancellation, hiss and feedback reduction, and mobile app support. More expensive aids also typically include access (via phone, video, or email) to a professional audiologist who can make remote adjustments on…

Have you ever thought to yourself, “I’m in the mood for some Mexican food, but I’d also really like some eggrolls”? Yeah, me neither — until I ate at Chibang, Carnival Cruise Line’s combination Chinese and Mexican restaurant.It sounds like a strange concept, but I was shocked to discover it works well. Here’s a primer for everything you’ll need to know — including where to find it, what’s on the menu and how much you’ll pay — to determine if this interesting eatery is worth a try.For more cruise news, guides and tips, sign up for TPG’s cruise newsletter.What is…

Thai police say the latest violence was triggered when Karen groups launched an attack against Myanmar troops. Fighting has broken out between the Myanmar military and armed ethnic groups near a vital trade hub near the Thai border, according to Thailand’s government and media reports. Witnesses on the Thai and Myanmar sides of the border also reported that they heard explosions and heavy machine-gun fire near a strategic bridge from late Friday that continued into early Saturday. Fighters from the Karen National Union (KNU), the ethnic armed group that has been leading the attack on Myawaddy, last week captured the last…

  Screenshot: Wikimedia Commons Credit: U.S. Secretary of Defense, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons House Speaker Mike Johnson is forging ahead with a House vote this weekend to send tens of billions overseas. The $95 billion bill provides aid to Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and other American allies. Johnson (R-LA) posted on X that the bill would be broken up into separate votes. “The text of three bills that will fund America’s national security interests and allies in Israel, the Indo-Pacific, and Ukraine,” Johnson reportedly texted to other House members. A fourth vote will consider making Ukraine aid a loan, a…

  Federal Reserve officials spend a lot of time poring over reams of economic data, but sometimes it pays to take a more hands-on approach, and the Beige Book is designed to do just that.  Published eight times each year, the Beige Book—named for the color of its cover—collects insights into the current state of the economy from on-the-ground interviews, reports, and surveys completed by each of the 12 Fed district banks. Former Fed Vice Chair Alan Blinder once described it as the “ask your uncle” approach to economics.  With forecasters’ narrative shifting wildly over the past year—from a recession,…

Maxwell Azzarello doused himself in liquid before throwing conspiracy-theory pamphlets, police said.

President Joe Biden’s move to triple tariffs to 25% on imported Chinese steel is an electoral effort to steal the clothes of former President Donald Trump.

CesiumAstro alleges in a newly filed lawsuit that a former executive disclosed trade secrets and confidential information about sensitive tech, investors and customers to a competing startup. Austin-based Cesium develops active-phased array and software-defined radio systems for spacecraft, missiles and drones. While phased-array antenna systems have been used on satellites for decades, Cesium has considerably advanced and productized the tech over its seven years in operation. The startup has landed more than $100 million in venture and government funding, which it has used to develop a suite of products for commercial and defense customers. The technology is niche: Only a…

  Uber is helping investigators look into an account that sent a driver to the Ohio home where an 81-year-old man allegedly shot the woman to death because he erroneously believed she was part of a scam that targeted him, the ride-hailing company said Wednesday. The March 25 shooting death of Loletha Hall is “a horrific tragedy,” and that account has since been banned, an Uber spokesperson wrote in an emailed statement. “Our hearts continue to be with Loletha’s loved ones as they grieve.” William J. Brock was indicted Monday on charges of murder, felonious assault and kidnapping for Hall’s…

Pyongyang says new warhead designed for cruise missiles, adding that a new anti-aircraft rocket was also tested. North Korea has conducted a test on a “super-large warhead” designed for a strategic cruise missile, state media reports, adding that it also launched a new type of anti-aircraft missile. “The DPRK Missile Administration has conducted a power test of a super-large warhead designed for ‘Hwasal-1 Ra-3’ strategic cruise missile”, KCNA news agency reported on Saturday, referring to North Korea by an abbreviation for its official name – Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. North Korea also carried out a test launch on Friday…

Gage Skidmore/Flickr/Creative Commons Joe Biden has long led Donald Trump with voters 18-29. That was true during the 2020 presidential election and has been true in this one. According to some new numbers, however, Trump is becoming more competitive with this age group that has historically favored Democrats. RELATED: ‘The Rock’ Quickly Caused A Liberal Meltdown By Saying He Wouldn’t Endorse Biden Big Shift Towards Trump for Younger Voters Between March 14th and 21st, the Harvard Institute of Politics surveyed 2,010 Americans between the ages of 18 and 29. The poll revealed, “If the presidential election were held today, President Biden would…