Elizabeth Merrill Close Elizabeth Merrill ESPN Senior Writer Elizabeth Merrill is a senior writer for ESPN. She previously wrote for The Kansas City Star and The Omaha World-Herald. Maria Lawson Close Maria Lawson is a reporter in the ESPN investigative and enterprise unit. She is an ESPN-American University investigative fellow from Frisco, Texas. Oct 15,…
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) is questioning the legality of deploying the National Guard to cities across the country, and objecting to an effort that President Trump has described as part of a crackdown on crime. “I don’t think it’s legal, let me start there, for the National Guard to police Americans on American soil,”…
A transport truck exits the Bunge facility, which is part of the company’s agricultural and food processing operations, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Jan. 27, 2025. Carlos Osorio | Reuters Bunge Global jumped more than 11% on Wednesday on the back of the Trump administration’s threat to cut off U.S. purchases of Chinese cooking oil. Bunge…
October 15, 2025, 07:00 am ET Inspirational Thoughts of the Week: “Are you surprised?” “Surprised, Eddie? If I woke up tomorrow and my head was sewn to the carpet, I wouldn’t be any more surprised than I am right now.” -Clark Griswold and Cousin Eddie, “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” Here at the Bottom 10 headquarters,…
Pony.AI and WeRide have received a key approval from Chinese securities regulators, clearing the way for autonomous vehicle technology companies to pursue secondary listings on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. The Chinese companies, both based in Guangzhou, are already publicly traded on the Nasdaq exchange in the US. WeRide made its public debut in…
Big names may not be on the ballot on November 4, but the hopes and dreams of many prominent politicians will be at stake in this year’s election. These are the races that will create waves in the 2026 midterms and 2028 presidential elections. First, voter approval proposal 50The Election Fraud Response ActIt could make…
Google launches its new video model Veo 3.1 with improved audio output, granular editing controls, and improved image to video output. It says that Veo is based on 3.1 May’s VO3 release Produces more realistic clips and follows cues better. The model allows users to add an object to the video and blend it into…
Nuclear stocks rallied Wednesday after the U.S. Army launched a program to deploy small reactors. Shares of NuScale, a small reactor developer, soared 17%. Oklo and Nano Nuclear were up nearly 7% and 4%, resepectively. The uranium company Centrus was up 13%. The U.S. Army on Tuesday launched a program to build micro nuclear reactors…
October 15, 2025, 10:57 am ET Austin, Texas. Formula 1 heads to Austin for the 19th round of the season – the United States Grand Prix – where things are getting tense with six races left in the drivers’ championship. Circuit of the Americas is not only one of the best-loved tracks on the F1…
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-D) has surprised Democrats by scheduling a vote for Thursday to advance an $852 billion defense appropriations bill amid the government shutdown. The defense measure passed the Appropriations Committee in July with strong Democratic support — 26 to 3 — but the political calculus has changed since then because of…
