Ohioans of Indian heritage will see one of their own take center stage in race for governor, but their support amid a rocky campaign is not a guarantee At the Hindu Temple of Dayton in south-west Ohio, there’s no little pride for gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy – he and his parents have been coming here to pray for decades. On a quiet recent Tuesday afternoon, a priest lights incense sticks at the mandir of the temple. Outside, a group of first-time visitors to the temple take a relaxed walk around the grounds. Continue reading...
Senate Judiciary Committee will vote to advance Todd Blanche's nomination, Michigan holds high-profile primary Tuesday, a man has been arrested in connection with one of the Spokane wildfires.
This crude lack of thought is influencing crucial budget decisions on HIV programmes, which were cut by 25% worldwide in 2025 At the end of July, thousands of scientists, advocates and policymakers gathered at Aids 2026, the 26th International Aids Conference in Rio de Janeiro, to advance the global HIV response. But during one high-profile session, a jarring moment threatened to derail our focus: a slide presented by a senior US state department official displayed a map of Africa with country names glaringly scrambled and mislabelled. While the mistake apparently occurred due to an over-reliance on AI tools, it carried a painful symbolic weight for many of us. It reinforced a longstanding frustration: that too many political leaders treat Africa as a monolithic abstraction rather than a continent of 54 distinct sovereign nations. Continue reading...