Welcome to the Week 3 grades. Freed by my editors, I no longer have to give one of each standard letter grade for the best and worst of the week. I can now dole out A’s like an under-pressure high school English teacher with a handful of suspect football players in my class, and F’s like professor Snape when there’s …
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If you’ve been unhappy with iOS 26, and had been thinking about downgrading, you missed your chance. Here’s why. Exactly one week after releasing iOS 26, Apple has stopped signing (which in essence means validating) installs of iOS 18.6.2. As noted by Aaron Perris on X, this means that it is now impossible to downgrade from iOS 26: You can …
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US President Donald Trump speaks during a Religious Liberty Commission meeting at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Wednesday appealed a federal judge’s order blocking him from firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook while a lawsuit challenging his removal of her continues. …
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The relationship between King Charles and Prince Harry is on the brink of being repaired. After senior aides for the two met recently, there are now reports that father and son are ready to put their feud to rest and meet up in person for the first time since early 2024. However, all reports seem to indicate that there’s one …
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The key obstacle to a meeting between King Charles III and Prince Harry when Harry visits London next week is Charles’ strained relationship with Prince William. William and Charles are at loggerheads because William thinks Charles’ monarchy has not modernized as much as it should have; it still radiates pomposity and looks out of touch thanks to Charles’ love of …
Read More »Blocking tariffs would be “end of the United States,” top Trump adviser says Axios Trump tariffs that are voided by — and ones that are safe from — Friday’s appeals court ruling CNBC US Trading Partners ‘Dazed and Confused’ After Tariff Court Loss Bloomberg.com Ruling on Trump’s tariffs is a major setback for the White House The Washington Post Trump tariffs and the Fed: …
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2 pastors arrested after blocking state from painting over street mural, police say Tampa Bay Times Pastors arrested for blocking ‘Black History Matters’ street mural from FDOT crews in St. Pete FOX 13 Tampa Bay 2 pastors arrested, accused of blocking FDOT crews from painting over mural in St. Pete Bay News 9 Two St. Petersburg street murals have been removed by the …
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Summary: Scientists have discovered that a toxic complex formed between NMDA receptors and TRPM4 channels drives neuron death in Alzheimer’s disease. Using a novel molecule called FP802, researchers were able to break apart this “death complex” in mice, preventing cognitive decline, synapse loss, and mitochondrial damage. The treatment also reduced amyloid buildup, suggesting it could offer broader protection than existing …
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A single protein was found to fuel brain aging, and shutting it down reversed memory loss. Credit: Shutterstock Researchers at UC San Francisco have uncovered a surprising culprit in brain aging: a protein called FTL1. In aging mice, too much of this protein weakened memory and disrupted neural connections. But when scientists blocked FTL1, the mice’s brains regained youthful function, …
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Summary: Aging disrupts memory by increasing levels of the protein FTL1 in the hippocampus, new research shows. In mice, excess FTL1 caused neurons to grow abnormally and led to memory decline, while reducing FTL1 reversed these impairments. Old mice with suppressed FTL1 regained youthful neural connections and performed better on memory tasks. The findings suggest that blocking FTL1 may open …
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