Why should humans do anything, if machines can do it better? The answer is crucial to the future of human civilization—and may just lie in religious texts from centuries ago. From the digital (Google searches and Slack chats) to the purely mechanical (washing machines and microwaves), humans use tools nearly constantly to enhance or replace our own labor. Those that save time and effort are easy to appreciate—I have yet to meet someone who misses scrubbing clothes by hand. But the rapid rise of...

Another unwell person sought to kill Donald Trump, according to the FBI and other officials. We should all be grateful that no one was hurt, and that the Secret Service and local law enforcement appear to have done their jobs properly. I’m also grateful to former President Trump for assigning blame for the foiled assassination attempt to Democratic rhetoric, specifically that of “Biden and Harris.” On Monday, he told Fox News Digital, “Their rhetoric is causing me to be shot at, when I am the...

Former President Donald Trump is littering his public remarks with fictional stories. This isn’t run-of-the-mill political spin, the kind of statistic-twisting and accomplishment-exaggerating that political candidates of all stripes engage in. Rather, the Republican presidential nominee is telling colorful lies that are completely untethered to reality. Trump’s inflammatory assertion about immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, whom he baselessly accused at the September presidential...

CLAIM: “Trump is trying to create this new government entity that will monitor all pregnancies to enforce their abortion bans.” VERDICT: FALSE. This is a lie that Kamala Harris and Tim Walz repeat despite numerous fact checks. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic nominee for vice president, speaking at a rally in Asheville, North Carolina, on Tuesday, repeated a claim that Vice President Kamala Harris made at the Democratic National Convention and again at...

Germany’s government announced plans to impose stricter controls at the country’s land borders, not close its borders, contrary to posts making the claim online. “Germany closing its Borders for the next 6 months to get illegal migration under control,” said Sept. 10 Facebook posts. While it is true that Germany has tightened security on its land borders, this does not amount to a full closure. The country’s interior ministry announced, on Sept. 9 a “temporary reintroduction...

The former Border Patrol official responsible for securing nearly 1,000 miles of America’s frontier has charged that the Biden-Harris administration intentionally covered up the ongoing migrant crisis. Ex-San Diego Sector Chief Agent Aaron Heitke told members of the House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday that the White House repeatedly tried to “quiet the border-wide crisis” by shielding information from the press and concealing crossings by dangerous migrants with terror...

LONDON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - British employers plan to scale back pay increases next year, according to a survey that is likely to encourage the Bank of England as it seeks further signs that inflation pressures in the economy are easing. Almost two thirds of employers are planning to offer employees smaller pay increases in 2025 than in 2024, according to the survey by Incomes Data Research, an independent data and analysis organisation. Last year, 53% of employers said they intended to scale...

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., said Thursday that former President Donald Trump has created a special bond with Pennsylvanians following the assassination attempt against him July 13 and that he will be formidable to defeat in November. Trump was struck in the right ear by a bullet fired from about 130 yards away by Thomas Matthews Crooks, 20, who killed a spectator and seriously injured two others at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, before a Secret Service countersniper killed him. It was the...

Meteorologists are starting to sound the alarm of an area at a high risk of tropical development in the Gulf of Mexico next week that could impact Florida, Texas and several other Gulf Coast states. Earlier this year, weather experts warned of the high possibility of an above-average hurricane season, citing the climate pattern of El Niño and abnormally warm ocean surface temperatures. But as of mid-September, there have been only seven named storms that originated in the Atlantic Ocean. The...

In the wake of Israel’s (alleged) triumphant two-day sabotaging of Hezbollah’s communications devices, the subject has often turned to what role the missions played in Israel’s long-term strategy. It’s a legitimate question, but the wrong one to ask at this moment. This fact is highlighted by a February speech from Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah that has been making the rounds in articles about the pager attacks: “You ask me where is the agent. I tell you that the phone in your hands, in...