Marianne Ayala/Insider Redistricting and fights over political lines have fueled the aging of America's government. More often than not, older members of Congress win in primaries between two incumbents. But polarization and partisanship are enabling younger members to knock out their elders. Read more from Insider's "Red, White, and Gray" series. Every 10 years, a […]
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Google engineer beaten to death, 3 critical in Indian lynch mob attack fueled by ‘kidnapping’ rumor
One man has been killed and three are fighting for their lives after an angry mob of 200 ruthlessly beat them, responding to a public call for “help” in which the group of men was misidentified as suspected child kidnappers. Google software engineer, Mohammad Azam, was beaten to death while three others, including a Qatari […]
Melania Trump snipes at ‘rabid press corps’ as her public absence fueled rumors and conspiracy theories
Associated Press/Manuel Balce Ceneta First Lady Melania Trump downplayed the speculation that stemmed from her extended public absence over the last few weeks. In a statement, Melania said she was “confident” in her role, and was not going to be affected by what she called the “rabid press corps.” The first lady had what her […]
Apple just fueled everyone’s biggest fear about how companies will use their extra tax-reform cash (AAPL)
Reuters Apple announced as part of its quarterly earnings report on Tuesday that it would buy back another $ 100 billion of its stock. When Congress passed the GOP tax law last year, there were fears that companies would use the cash saved to enrich shareholders rather than employees — and Apple’s announcement would seem […]
*RuPaul’s Drag Race*: How Drag Fueled Pop Culture’s Slang Engine of the Moment
From face-beating to “yas, queen”-ing, drag slang has crossed all the way over—but is its past getting lost? https://media.wired.com/photos/5ab2caf7b9570a67ba033462/master/pass/RuPaulsSeason10.jpg
Arkansas' Manufacturing Revival Fueled by Foreigners
The signs are all faded, the parking lot empty in the middle of a Monday, except for the weeds that seem to have their own permanent parking space. The old Sanyo TV factory that closed a decade ago is the most obvious manifestation of manufacturing’s decline here in Forrest City, where unemployment and poverty far […]
NASA’s Latest Kepler Exoplanet Discovery Fueled by AI
Planet hunters didn’t just stumble onto Kepler-90i. The secret to their success: a neural network trained to identify exoplanets. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a32e6a7803e667ded658a77/master/pass/NASA-17-098-FINAL.jpg Feed: All Latest
DOJ: Billionaire pharma owner fueled the opioid epidemic with bribery scheme
Enlarge (credit: Getty | Media for Medical) The billionaire founder and majority owner of Insys Therapeutics was arrested Thursday on racketeering and fraud charges for an alleged nationwide scheme to push an extremely potent opioid drug containing fentanyl onto patients. According to the Department of Justice, John Kapoor, 74, of Phoenix, Arizona, used bribes, kickbacks, […]
Myanmar’s Internet Disrupted Society—and Fueled Extremists
The Southeast Asian nation adopted the internet faster than any other country. Ever. Here’s what that feels like and what it has unleashed. https://media.wired.com/photos/59bc3524720c2a41aaee975b/master/pass/1017-WI-MFMYAN-01_sq.jpg Feed: All Latest
The retail apocalypse is being fueled by private equity firms adding to debt loads
Nearly every retail chain caught up in the brick & mortar meltdown is an LBO queen – acquired in a leveraged buyout by a private equity firm either during the LBO boom before the Financial Crisis or in the years of ultra-cheap money following it. During a leveraged buyout, the PE firm uses little of […]