According to Ukrainian presidential advisor Serhiy Beskrestnov, last night, without warning, Elon Musk’s SpaceX restricted the speed limits for the Starlink terminals Ukraine’s military uses, known as...

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According to Ukrainian presidential advisor Serhiy Beskrestnov, last night, without warning, Elon Musk’s SpaceX restricted the speed limits for the Starlink terminals Ukraine’s military uses, known as Starshield, debilitating Ukraine’s drones even as Russian forces launched strikes against Ukraine’s energy and critical infrastructure—the very infrastructure Trump said must be left alone.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said there were "fewer bots" online after Ukraine struck three of Yandex's servers.

A viral rumor illustrates people’s hunger to make sense of the division we see online.

Cleveland State University is the latest higher education institution in the state of Ohio to offer free tuition for qualified first-year students, starting next year.

By turning away international observers, the Trump administration abandons a democratic commitment the United States once championed.

They say Project 2025 cuts and future cuts are imperiling the futures of students.

Das Handelsblatt enthüllt eine Kooperation der Bundesregierung mit dem Chipkonzern Nvidia. Das Projekt soll KI in der Industrie fördern – und eine üppige staatliche Anschubfinanzierung erhalten.

Russian forces launched over 850 Shahed-type attack drones at Ukraine in a continuous assault, leaving no hour without aerial threats, Zelenskyy said on X.

US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he was cancelling plans to livestream the firing squad execution of a convicted military base shooter – a project that had sparked outrage in the United States. Nidal Hasan is scheduled to be executed on December 3 at Fort Hood in Texas, where he killed 13 people in 2009.

A district court has upheld a decision on Oct. 15 that the state's EdChoice voucher program is unconstitutional.

The Spacelink/Spaceshield Sabotage of Ukraine: A Primer; A Warning to Europe and the World.

The records offer a panoramic view of a fundraising campaign that is extraordinary for its size and opacity.

Ukrainian president expresses anger in FT interview at ‘dangerous’ withdrawal of US intelligence sharing

Magnitsky sanctions architect Bill Browder tells UNITED24 Media why Europe must target Russian oil buyers, punish sanctions violators, and seize frozen assets.