Can President Joe Biden avoid the “summer slump”?
Revolt by Texas Democrats heaps pressure on Washington to act on voting reform
Texas Democrats launched the most dramatic revolt yet against nationwide Republican bills to restrict voting by walking out of the state’s legislature over the holiday weekend. But their last-ditch effort may only temporarily stall the effort and underscores how the deadlock in Washington is making it easier for Republicans to act on Donald Trump’s election …
Krispy Kreme has given away over 1.5 million doughnuts to vaccinated people
Vaccinated people are taking Krispy Kreme up on its free doughnuts offer.
‘For My People’: A Transgender Woman Pursues an Olympic Dream
CeCe Telfer, the first openly transgender woman to win an N.C.A.A. title, is aiming to qualify for the U.S. Olympic trials in the 400-meter hurdles. Her biggest obstacle, for now, is a lack of training facilities.
Belgium recalls ambassador to South Korea after his wife is filmed slapping a shop assistant
Belgium is recalling its ambassador to South Korea following an incident in which his wife was recorded striking a woman in Seoul.
The Tampa Bay Rays Are Larger Than They Appear
Tampa Bay’s unassuming roster continues to confound. After beating the Yankees on Monday, they have won 16 of 17 games.
SpaceX boss Elon Musk confirms work on first ocean spaceport
SpaceX boss Elon Musk has confirmed his company is now building its first ocean spaceport for Starship, and retweeted an image of what it could look like.
Super Resolution dramatically increases frame rates, but doesn’t require AMD GPU
AMD launched FidelityFX Super Resolution during its Computex 2021 keynote, promising to take on DLSS with an up to a 2.5X performance increase.
AMD’s new Ryzen 3000 desktop APUs have arrived, starting at $259
AMD announced the release of several new products, including Ryzen Pro processors aimed at business users and integrated CPU/GPU units.
Coronavirus Variant Discovered in India is Renamed Delta
The W.H.O. said it will label variants with Greek letters instead of numbers. Scientists hope the change will end the practice of referring to the mutations by the places they were detected.