The troops will augment a “small team” of US forces that have already deployed to the country The Pentagon is sending 200 troops to Nigeria in the coming weeks to train the country’s military to fight Islamist militants, US officials told media outlets on Tuesday, as President Trump continues to deepen US involvement in the…
There are stretches of my life when imposter syndrome feels less like a passing thought and more like a personality trait. It doesn’t arrive in dramatic spirals. It lives in the second-guessing, the over-preparing, and in the way I reread something I’ve written and think, This is fine… but is it actually good? I’ve sat…
Canada’s CoeusAI is going to the Netherlands to help the Dutch government optimize its offshore renewable energy using AI. The early-stage, Kitchener-Waterloo-based cleantech company says that it was the lone Canadian firm selected to participate in the North Sea Energy (NSE) program and the only one of its 30-plus partners asked to work across multiple…
The New York Times has recently shifted its stance on the dangers of recreational marijuana, moving from cautious reporting on emerging risks to a much firmer acknowledgment of widespread harm as legalization spreads across the country. In October 2024, the Times published an investigative piece titled “As America’s Marijuana Use Grows, So Do the Risks”. It…
Screengrab of Doug Collins giving a speech via White House The chamber was packed for President Trump’s 2026 State of the Union address. Inside the chamber were Cabinet officials, lawmakers, generals, Supreme Court Justices, war veterans, the U.S. Men’s hockey team, and many more. However, one member of Trump’s Cabinet was missing: Secretary of…
Main Takeaways All mediums are psychics, but not all psychics are mediums. Psychics focus on intuitive insight about life, relationships, and the future. Mediums specialize in communicating with spirits who have passed on. The right choice depends on whether you’re seeking guidance or connection. When people begin exploring psychic readings, one of the most common…
BY THE OPTMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM In a sign of how quickly the clean energy landscape is evolving, HydrogenXT has secured a $900 million financing agreement to build an initial fleet of 10 zero-carbon hydrogen production and refueling facilities across the United States. For an industry that, not long ago, was dominated by fossil fuels,…
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM In a culture that celebrates new restaurants, new workouts, new experiences, anything novel, there is something subtle yet radical about returning to the same place week after week. The same café order. The same corner booth. The same familiar faces behind the counter. It may feel predictable, even unadventurous….
“Forgiveness is a painful and difficult process. It’s not something that happens overnight. It’s an evolution of the heart.” ~Sue Monk Kidd Sometimes I hear the word “forgiveness” and I cringe. I’ve been wrestling with this all year because I realized something really uncomfortable: When I look back at those moments where I felt betrayed,…
In a powerful moment during his State of the Union address on Tuesday evening, President Donald Trump brought attention to the devastating story of seven-year-old Dalilah Coleman, a young girl whose life was forever altered by a horrific car accident caused by an illegal alien driving a semi-truck. Dalilah, who was just five at the…
