This is The Takeaway from today’s Morning Brief, which you can sign up to receive in your inbox every morning along with: Something weird happened in the stock market this week — besides the thumping from a surprise Consumer Price Index (CPI) report. Market darling Nvidia’s (NVDA) stock fell into correction territory, defined as a […]
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Maddow Blog | As Iran nears nuclear weapons capability, accountability matters
For those concerned about Iran’s nuclear program, The Washington Post published an unsettling report this week, starting with a factory known as Fordow and the “alarming” changes nuclear inspectors discovered at the facility in February. The same Post report, the details of which have not been independently verified by MSNBC or NBC News, added that […]
Maddow Blog | Why Trump’s and Johnson’s event on ‘election integrity’ matters
In the aftermath of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, then-House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy was not pleased with Donald Trump. The congressman even told his members — in comments that were recorded and later released — that he’d “had it with this guy,” referring to Trump. The GOP leader added, “What he did […]
Company to pay $1 million for violating federal laws with illegal vehicle modifications — here’s why it matters
The government has attempted to curb environmental damage by enacting laws that limit or ban harmful practices. However, a diesel truck parts manufacturer has been found guilty of breaking one of these important laws and is now being fined $1 million. What’s happening? Sinister Diesel has been found guilty of producing and distributing devices that […]
Should Raleigh and Durham be counted as the same metro? And why it matters.
I’m Brian Gordon, tech reporter for The News & Observer, and this is Open Source, a weekly newsletter on business, labor and technology in North Carolina. The North Carolina Triangle, in a sense, doesn’t exist as a whole. It was once, but then in 2003, Raleigh and Cary split into a single metropolitan statistical area, […]
7 World Central Kitchen aid workers were killed in Gaza. Why it matters, and what comes next.
Seven aid workers from World Central Kitchen (WCK) were killed in an Israeli airstrike while distributing desperately needed aid in the Gaza Strip on Monday, according to a statement by the U.S.-based non-governmental aid group founded by celebrity chef José Andrés. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that the Israeli military was responsible for the […]
Was Jesus a man of color? Why this question matters more than ever
Christena Cleveland spent much of her childhood in an evangelical church surrounded by traditional images of a porcelain-skinned and flaxen-haired Jesus. But one day she came across a portrayal of Christ that was so astonishing that she gasped. It was a painting of a resurrected Jesus surrounded by his awe-struck disciples, including “Doubting Thomas” touching the wound […]
Missouri AG sues Media Matters as Republicans take on critics of Musk’s X
The attorney general of Missouri is suing Media Matters, a progressive watchdog group, alleging that it failed to turn over internal documents following its 2023 coverage of hate speech on the social media platform X. The head of the group says news outlets could be the next targets. “Media Matters has pursued an activist agenda […]
Why it matters that weight loss drugs are one of Oprah Winfrey’s new favorite things
What’s happening Oprah Winfrey hosted a new TV special earlier this month in which she shared her personal experiences with new weight loss drugs and discussed how the revolutionary new medications have changed the lives of people struggling with obesity. Over the course of her career, Winfrey’s honesty about her own challenges with weight made […]
U.S. submits U.N. resolution calling for immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Here’s why it matters.
On Thursday, the United States ended decades of stalwart support for Israel in the United Nations Security Council, submitting a draft resolution that calls for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. The resolution, which the U.S. has worked on with the governments of Egypt and Qatar, links the cessation of fighting with […]
India will fact-check online posts about government matters
In India, a government-run agency will now monitor and undertake fact-checking for government related matters on social media even as tech giants expressed grave concerns about it last year. The Ministry of Electronics and IT on Wednesday wrote in a gazette notification that it is amending the IT Rules 2021 to cement into law the […]
There is only one thing that matters about Donald Trump — and it’s not his crimes or mental decline
I don’t know about anyone else, but I’m already tired of the presidential election campaign and it’s just mid-March. And I like politics. Usually, by this time in the campaign season, we’re not even sure who the nominees are yet. This year we already know and most of us have already made up our minds. […]