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Months before Antonio Gracias took a leading role in the “department of government efficiency’s” dismantling of the federal government, he was at Burning Man.In the dusty Nevada desert, Gracias, a billionaire private equity investor and one of Elon Musk’s closest friends, attended Nova Heaven, a sunrise rave tribute to victims of the Hamas-led 7 October terrorist attack, and found himself dancing next to Rick Doblin – the US’s most prominent advocate for psychedelic drugs.As hundreds of burners shuffled their sandy feet to psytrance music, Gracias started up a conversation. He had a piece of business advice.Doblin, 71 with an avuncular…

Bernie Sanders says CDC chief’s firing is ‘outrageous’Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, an Independent, who serves as the ranking member on the health, education, labor and pensions (Help) committee, said that Robert F Kennedy Jr’s attempt to fire Susan Monarez was “outrageous”.“The Sen. HELP Committee must hold a hearing with Kennedy & the CDC Director as soon as possible. Vaccines save lives. Period,” Sanders said on X.As Monarez is a Senate-confirmed official (the first CDC director to receive this stamp), removal from office can only come from president, or an impeachment process by Congress. Monarez’s lawyers say that her termination…

Cardi B testified on Wednesday that she didn’t touch a security guard who alleges the rapper cut her face with a fingernail and spat on her in an altercation outside an obstetrician’s office during the hip-hop star’s not-yet-public first pregnancy.“She couldn’t get a scratch from me because I didn’t touch her,” Cardi said on the stand in her second day of testimony in a Los Angeles county court.Ron Rosen Janfaza, lawyer for the plaintiff, Emani Ellis, asked her if she had been angry. “Yes I was angry!” Because I’m pregnant!” Cardi replied. “And this girl’s about to beat my ass!”She…

61 The Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) has taken a major step to support the country’s manufacturing sector by opening a new office dedicated to handling electricity matters for manufacturers. The office, which is located at the Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA) showgrounds in Lugogo, Kampala, was officially opened on Wednesday by the State Minister for Energy, Mr. Okaasai Opolot. The launch was part of a dialogue session between the utility company and manufacturers, where stakeholders discussed challenges faced by industries and ways to improve electricity supply and service delivery. Speaking at the event, Minister Okaasai described manufacturers as the…

New York, United States – Behind the thick velvet drapes and marble columns of the United States Supreme Court, a creeping trend has emerged. More and more, decisions are being made without full briefings or oral arguments. Time is tight, and judgements are often rendered in brief, unsigned orders that offer little to no explanation about how the nine justices arrived at their ruling. These orders are the result of the “shadow docket”, and their numbers are growing. Since taking office for a second term, President Donald Trump is on track to file a record number of emergency applications to…

Aug 27, 2025, 03:54 PM ETThe fantasy baseball playoffs — in head-to-head formats, at least — are just about here, beginning on Monday in ESPN leagues.Yes, it’s formally make-or-break, win-or-go-home time, where the stakes are heightened each and every day. As an aside for those of you in rotisserie leagues, you’re not in much different circumstances, with a mad, four-week dash to the finish line ahead.Fantasy Football Gridiron GauntletFREE to play. Become ESPN fantasy football’s ultimate champ. Sign Up | Find out more Hey, we get it. It’s fantasy football time. We’re aware that your focus might have diminished. We’re…

Getty ImagesSusan Monarez was confirmed to lead the US public health agency by the Senate in JulyThe director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been fired by the White House, and in a departing statement has accused Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr of “weaponising public health”.The reason for her removal, which comes just one month into her post, was that she was “not aligned with the president’s agenda”, the White House said. Her lawyers said she was being targeted for refusing “to rubber-stamp unscientific, reckless directives”.Shortly afterwards, at least three senior CDC leaders resigned…

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Werner Herzog has once again shown his flair – his genius, perhaps – for locating passionate quests and obsessions at the limits of the imaginable. This new film is about South African naturalist Dr Steve Boyes and his mission to discover if there is a hitherto undiscovered mega-species of giant elephants, or “ghost elephants”, living beyond the human gaze in the vast highland plateau of Angola. He also wants to see if these fugitive elephants – if they exist – are genetically related to a particular huge elephant, the biggest on record, which is on show at the Smithsonian National…

– Ghana International Bank (GHIB) has concluded GHIBCONVERGE 2025, its flagship thought-leadership and impact forum, after three days of intensive debate on the future of African commodity trade and finance. The event, held in the City of London from 6-8 August 2025, brought together policymakers, financiers, commodity executives, legal specialists, and development experts from across Africa and the global market to craft actionable strategies for shifting the continent from raw commodity dependence to value-added trade, supported by sustainable finance and integrated infrastructure. Under the banner ‘Rethinking Commodity Finance for Growth’, the conference explored the opportunities and structural reforms needed to…