You’ve probably heard of a “straw man,” a fallacy in which you misrepresent an opponent’s argument so it’s easier to refute. Put up a false impression of what they’re saying, and then knock ’em down.

Oct 23 (Reuters) - Battery recycling firm Redwood Materials said on Thursday it has closed a $350 million funding round led by venture capital firm Eclipse Ventures, with participation from new ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I had dinner party guests arrive 45 minutes early. They weren’t confused about the time, they just came early. What should I have done? I sat them in the living room, got them each ...

Eclipse IDE is a robust, open-source development platform designed for professional programmers and software engineers. It supports multiple programming languages, powerful debugging, code completion, ...

Quantic Dream, the developer of narrative-based single-player games such as Heavy Rain, Beyond: Two Souls and Detroit: Become Human, has announced its first ever multiplayer project. Spellcasters ...

A Baltimore County Council bill aimed at restricting operating hours for restaurants in the Honeygo area of Perry Hall is drawing strong support from neighboring residents and distaste from the ...

The total solar eclipse in North America on April 8, 2024, temporarily reset the biological clocks of some bird species, according to new research. The eclipse created a dramatic spectacle as the moon ...

TOWN OF GRATIOT, Wis. — An accident involving an overturned semi resulted in an hours-long blockage on STH 11 near the Town of Gratiot just before noon Thursday. The Lafayette County Sheriff's Office ...

An attempted murder suspect was arrested following an hours-long standoff in San Jose Wednesday night, police said. The police department said they were assisting other units with a possibly ...

The nights are coming earlier and getting colder — signs that the clocks are about to fall back an hour for the time change. Here's when and what to know about this year's end of daylight saving time ...

Frank Miranda says he was transported to the ICE facility on the South Waterfront, which is guarded by federal agents. (John Rudoff/John Rudoff ©2025) Frank Miranda, a U.S. citizen, says he was ...

ALEXANDRIA, MINN. - It sounds like a great deal. And, in many ways, it is. Douglas County and Grant County need more affordable housing. So why not hire nonviolent state prison inmates to build it? In ...