CEO accused of choking a fellow cruise passenger after the man allegedly danced barefoot at a bar aboard the ship and insulted the CEO’s wife

Tom Homan, the Trump administration's "border czar," gave a keynote address at the Border Security Expo in Phoenix, advocating for a business-like approach to mass deportations, comparing it to Amazon's delivery process. He emphasized the need for the private sector to support the administration's deportation agenda, including buying more beds and airplane flights. Other officials at the expo, such as Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, supported the use of the...

Exercise scientist Mike Israetel identifies five common yet ineffective exercises—planks, Supermans, rack pulls, tricep kickbacks, and single-arm dumbbell presses—and suggests better alternatives for muscle-building. For example, swap planks for ab rollouts to maximize core tension, and replace tricep kickbacks with dumbbell skullcrushers for optimal tricep engagement. Israetel also advises against single-arm dumbbell presses due to energy wastage, recommending double-arm presses or machine-based single-arm variations instead for more effective results. Full Article

Asteroid 2024 YR4, previously feared to impact Earth in 2032, has been determined to originate from the central main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, an unexpected finding. New observations from Gemini South and Keck Observatory show the asteroid's retrograde spin and rapid rotation period of 20 minutes, as well as its flattened, hockey-puck-like shape, suggesting it may have once been a boulder on a larger rubble-pile asteroid. These findings, detailed in a preprint paper...

Chevron plans to increase the use of triple-frac technique in three wells at a time in the Permian basin to cut production costs and time, aiming to grow output in the largest US oilfield while slowing spending. The company began using triple-frac in March last year and expects to implement it in 50-60% of wells this year, resulting in a 12% cost reduction per well. This strategy allows for quicker completion of wells, giving Chevron...

Confidence in the US economy is plummeting as investors sell off government debt due to escalating concerns over the impact of Donald Trump's tariffs, causing the interest rate on US bonds to spike to the highest level since February. Stock markets have been falling sharply in response to the tariffs, leading some analysts to speculate that the US Federal Reserve may need to intervene with emergency purchases of US Treasuries to stabilize the bond market...

In a rush to address unfinished business from his first term, US President Donald Trump is turning his attention to Iran, seeking to prevent the country from obtaining a nuclear weapon. After pulling out of the 2015 JCPOA deal, Trump has reinstated sanctions and engaged in diplomatic talks while maintaining the threat of military action. With Israel adamant on complete disarmament and Iran facing economic turmoil, the possibility of a diplomatic resolution remains uncertain, with...