The Treasury Department has drafted a set of rules under the GENIUS Act that may limit how stablecoins can offer returns to holders. The proposal, released by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, spans 376 pages and will be open for public comment for 60 days. It specifically targets
The Auburn debate, intended to be a calm and useful discussion, ended up looking more like a social media roast. Two candidates—one Republican, one Democrat—spun off into heated exchanges that felt like a live stream of online insults. The event, meant to give voters clear answers, instead offered e
Lebanon’s leader, Nawaf Salam, told people on Saturday that the country would not let itself be pulled into risky battles. He was speaking after Israel and the United States carried out attacks on Iran, a move that has raised tensions in the region. Salam’s message was aimed at Hezbollah, an Iran‑ba
Machine learning has changed how we predict weather and decode proteins, but scientists who study the ocean still face a problem: most models act like black boxes that give answers without explaining why. A new idea tackles this issue by using a technique called symbolic regression, which searche
IQVIA, a big name in medical research and data, just released its 2025 Sustainability Report. The paper shows how the company is working on people, public health, and the planet while keeping its promise to help make medicine better. First, it talks about staff. With 93, 000 workers around the worl
The world’s most common weed killer has become a flashpoint for disagreement among scientists, lawmakers and the public. The chemical, known in stores as Roundup, works by blocking a plant’s ability to make amino acids. Farmers use it on crops that have been engineered to resist its effects, a
Scientists are trying new ways to fix big bone gaps, like those that can happen in the jaw. One idea is to put a special scaffold with living cells into the empty spot. The scaffold holds the cells and helps them grow. A new material called GelMA‑RF is made from gelatin. It can harden when exposed
The U. S. Treasury has decided to send a senior official to Switzerland next week. The goal is to strengthen cooperation against illegal money flows. The trip comes after Swiss regulators shut down a small private bank. The bank faced allegations of money‑laundering and violations of sanctions on
The state’s budget rules for county sheriffs have been exposed as badly broken, prompting lawmakers to demand a thorough overhaul. A new investigation revealed that many sheriff’s offices have spent far more than the money they were legally given, sometimes by huge margins. Officials point out
The upcoming oil run at Alaska’s Willow field has sparked a debate over who should receive the royalties. The federal law that covers oil on the National Petroleum Reserve‑Alaska splits the revenue 50/50 between the U. S. government and the state. But Alaska has not taken its half, because a 1976 ag
