More than three decades after Mighty Morphin Power Rangers first aired, the show’s head writer, Tony Oliver, is publicly acknowledging the racially insensitive casting decisions that linked the actors’ ethnic backgrounds to their suit colors, which was a creative choice he now deeply regrets. Speaking in a new episode of Hollywood Demons on Investigation Discovery, titled Dark Side of the Power Rangers,…
When James Kenney stepped into a New Mexico store to purchase some furniture, he did not expect to find himself embroiled in a chemical controversy. The clerk offered a fabric protectant, and as Kenney, New Mexico’s Environment Secretary, looked at the list of ingredients, he noticed PFAS (per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances) among them. PFAS…
In a small rural clinic in Malawi, a midwife sits down with a young mother and listens through a stethoscope to the small thump of a heartbeat in her belly. She smiles, but she is worried because the funding that allows her clinic to survive may soon go away. This worry is not just limited…
Microsoft has fired employees who protested its AI work with the Israeli military, sparking concerns about ethics, tech in warfare, and freedom of expression at work. A Peaceful Protest Turns Into Pink Slips What started as a quiet protest turned into something much louder. A group of Microsoft engineers, deeply worried about how their work…
Apple, the world’s most valuable tech company, just had a week to forget. In just three trading days, it lost a jaw-dropping $640 billion in market value. That’s almost the size of an entire economy — gone in a flash. Its stock price dropped by 19%, catching even seasoned investors off guard. So, what caused this steep…
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink says most business leaders believe the U.S. is already in a recession. Here’s what’s causing concern and what it means for you. A Wake-Up Call from the Top At a recent talk in New York, Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock, didn’t mince words. He said that many CEOs he talks to…
A fierce trade war is heating up again between the U.S. and China, as both sides exchange threats over tariffs. China says it’s not backing down after Trump announces a possible 50% increase in duties on Chinese imports. The Trade War Sparks Again The tension between the United States and China is rising fast —…
Many historians agree that Donald Trump’s trade tariffs policies share similarities with the highly criticized Smoot-Hawley Act from 1930, which they identify as the key factor for prolonging the Great Depression. Historical evidence proves that Trump was correct when he claimed tariffs brought no monetary gains to the United States while hurting its economic health….
Asian and European defense companies are outperforming American firms as their allies lose faith in Washington’s promises. Amid rising geopolitical tensions and defense budgets skyrocketing everywhere in Europe and Asia, weapon manufacturers in South Korea, Germany, and Singapore are experiencing torrential orders, analysts say, launching a decade-long defense boom. In an era when alliances are…
Health officials in California are raising concerns after three people died from hantavirus, the same rare and deadly illness that claimed the life of Betsy Arakawa, wife of actor Gene Hackman, earlier this year. A Tragic Cluster of Cases The new deaths occurred in Mammoth Lakes, a rural town in Mono County, where health officials say the…
