Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for August 8, 2026
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Eddie Vedder pays tribute to friend Glen Hansard by busking in his spot in Dublin city centre
Pearl Jam‘s Eddie Vedder has paid tribute to Glen Hansard by busking in his spot in Dublin’s city centre. Hansard, known...
Apollo’s Slok: AI’s profits are ‘being funded by investors rather than earned from customers’
“Is there an AI bubble?” is such a tired thought. Here’s something altogether more wired: The AI boom is paying...
Boat Carrying 14 Overturns Near Statue of Liberty Killing Mother and 5-Month-Old Baby – Captain Arrested as Authorities Investigate Possible Illegal Charter
Screenshot via ABC 7 A 27-year-old woman and her 5-month-old daughter were killed near Liberty Island in New York on...
Brooks Koepka calls his season pathetic after missing FedExCup Playoffs
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Brooks Koepka was quite hard on himself after his first year back...
Space Agencies Are Trying to Keep Astronauts From Losing Their Sight
The European Space Agency is trying to understand why astronauts lose their eyesight in space, in the hope they can...
Europe’s wildfires are igniting forgotten WWII and Cold War bombs
When a wildfire broke out in the Müritz National Park of north-eastern Germany in July, it was no routine firefighting...
Bouchra review – idiosyncratic furry cinema
Within the growing tradition of films about making films, Orian Barki and Meriem Bennani have carved out a distinctive emotional landscape...
Emma D’Arcy Interview About Rhaenyra’s Reaction To Helaena’s Death
Courtesy of HBO This post contains spoilers from the Season 3 finale of "House of the Dragon." Proceed accordingly. Rulers...
Charred Corn and Stone Fruit Salad With Feta
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Lit Hub Daily: August 7, 2026
TODAY: In 1957, Italo Calvino’s letter of resignation from the Italian Communist Party is published in L’Unita. Should you judge...
Why Nikki Sixx Doesn’t ‘Believe in Making’ LPs Anymore
It’s been nearly 20 years since Motley Crue released their latest LP: 2008’s Saints of Los Angeles. Well, a proper...
An airline canceled a flight and rebooked passengers because a child wouldn’t sit down and buckle up
A Porter Airlines flight in Canada was canceled last week after a young child refused to sit down and buckle...
House Democrats Are Planning A Massive Investigation Into All Of Trump’s Corruption
The Supreme Court granted Donald Trump criminal immunity for official acts as president, but that immunity does not extend to...
AOC dismisses past socialist rhetoric as crazy ‘Woke 1’ era times
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., dismissed her and other socialist politicians' past extreme...
Embattled hedge fund Situational Awareness invests $400M in chip startup Source Foundry
Situational Awareness may have had to sell off the majority of its public portfolio last month, but the AI-focused hedge...
US NEWS
Israel rejects Board of Peace Gaza proposal over ‘fictitious disarmament’
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Israel is rejecting a 15-point Gaza proposal put forward by the Board...
PGA Tour 2026: Wyndham Championship best bets, ‘horses for the course’ for the Sedgefield Country Club
As the PGA Tour regular season reaches its thrilling conclusion, players head to Greensboro, North Carolina, for the 2026 Wyndham...
NFL news: Commanders cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon retires from NFL at 31
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Washington Commanders cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon is retiring from the NFL at 31...
Iran pledges Hamas support as Trump promotes Gaza disarmament plan
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian called Hamas’ newly elected leader to congratulate him...
Missouri socialist loses crucial seven-way House Dem primary
Democrats pressed on socialist candidates after series of primary wins Fox News correspondent Lucas Tomlinson speaks on recent Democratic socialist...
Republicans nominate candidate to take on Democratic Gov. Josh Green in Hawaii
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Gary Cordery, who owns a contracting company, won the Republican nomination for...
Clay Travis ups offer to $10 million for WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces to play high school boys basketball team
The WNBA, which continues to struggle to turn a profit, has received a very generous offer to live up to...
WWE news: Brie Bella reveals broken scapula after six-woman SummerSlam match
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! WWE star Brie Bella announced Monday she will be "out for a...
POLITICS
BUSINESS
Apollo’s Slok: AI’s profits are ‘being funded by investors rather than earned from customers’
“Is there an AI bubble?” is such a tired thought. Here’s something altogether more wired: The AI boom is paying...
An airline canceled a flight and rebooked passengers because a child wouldn’t sit down and buckle up
A Porter Airlines flight in Canada was canceled last week after a young child refused to sit down and buckle...
AOC sees a ‘generational tidal wave’ driven by anger over economic futures sidelined by boomers
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s stunning election win eight years ago heralded the start of a broader political shift, and the New...
Corcoran Group CEO says Gen Z’s housing market struggles is exactly what boomers faced 30 years ago
Gen Z and young millennials face the prospect of renting with their parents for the foreseeable future, as getting onto...
This nuclear startup and Halliburton repurposed oil drilling to solve the radioactive waste problem
If you drive to the middle of nowhere in central Texas near Cameron—population 5,300—and down a gravel road, you’ll come...
Drivers of Mercedes AMG cars claim front-seat logo gets so hot that it literally brands them
Two drivers of Mercedes AMG cars have filed a class action lawsuit against the luxury car company, claiming that the...
$25 billion in data centers shows St. Louis is serious about competing in the AI economy
America is entering a new infrastructure race. In the 19th century, railroads determined which cities prospered. In the 20th century,...
Has the AI race shifted from U.S. vs China to open vs closed?
Grace Shao is the founder of AI Proem, an industry newsletter and podcast that provides deep analysis into the business...
