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Future of nation's energy grid hurt by Trump's funding cuts

(THE CONVERSATION) The Trump administration's widespread cancellation and freezing of clean energy funding is also hitting essential work to improve the nation's power grid. That includes investments in grid modernization, energy storage and efforts to protect communities from outages during extreme weather and cyberattacks. Ending ... (full story)

You've just stolen a priceless artifact – what happens next?

(THE CONVERSATION) The high-profile heist at the Louvre in Paris on Oct 19, 2025, played out like a scene from a Hollywood movie: a gang of thieves steal an assortment of dazzling royal jewels on display at one of the world's most famous museums.
But with the authorities hot in pursuit, the robbers still have more work to do: Ho ... (full story)

Sports

The NBA hoped to begin its season on a strong note. Now it faces a gambling scandal

MIAMI (AP) — As a new NBA season just opened, coach Rick Carlisle and the Indiana Pacers received their annual briefing on the do's and don'ts of gambling.
Betting in casinos is generally allowed. Betting on other sports, provided it is legal, is also allowed.
Betting on NBA basketball is not.
For veterans of the s ... (full story)

Chronic muscle cramping

I just returned from a long bike ride sporting some crazy sore legs, and the funny thing is that they aren’t sore as a result of the distance I covered - about two hundred miles - but more from the cramping I endured on the first day of cycling.
Now I’ve always had cramping issues, and I do mean bad cramping issues. ... (full story)

What Americans think about legal sports betting, according to recent polls

WASHINGTON (AP) — As legalized sports betting expands, recent polling suggests that Americans have become increasingly critical of its role in U.S. society and sports — although they're more tolerant of it for professional sports.
Betting scandals have multiplied since a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in May 2018 struck d ... (full story)

State

Some DC residents, wary of Trump's motives, uneasily back parts of the National Guard deployment

WASHINGTON (AP) — The soldiers and airmen stood at the back of the black minivan, arming themselves — with black garbage bags and red-handled trash pickers — and headed for the park around the recreation center.
For the Washington, D.C., contingent of the National Guard deployed to the nation's capital, it mark ... (full story)

A Florida teenager is in an Israeli prison. Why his family and advocates say he should be released

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Florida family already grieving the beating death of a 20-year-old relative is now pleading with U.S. leaders to help free the dead man's cousin, a 16-year-old Palestinian-American from Florida who has been held in an Israeli prison for eight months.
Relatives, advocacy groups and some Congres ... (full story)