How many humans does it take to measure a huge Burmese python? Three.

Carl Jackson caught a nearly 17-ft long Burmese python weighing over 200lbs as part of an effort to rid Florida of the ...
Hackaday

Python Comes To The Arduino Uno Q

MicroPython is a well-known and easy-to-use way to program microcontrollers in Python. If you’re using an Arduino Uno Q, ...
The New York Times

White House Seeks $1.5 Trillion for Defense in New Budget Request

The huge proposed increase would be partly offset by steep cuts to domestic programs, some of which the Trump administration describes as wasteful. By Tony Romm Reporting from Washington With the ...
NPR

White House requests $1.5 trillion for defense spending in 2027 budget

President Trump released his budget request for 2027 on Friday, asking for $1.5 trillion in defense spending. The White House has released its 2027 budget request, a request to Congress. This budget ...
CNBC

Amazon to add 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge for sellers as Iran war drives up energy prices

With the Iran war now in its fifth week, Amazon is adding a 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge for third-party sellers in the U.S. and Canada. The surcharge takes effect April 17, according to a notice ...
CNBC

GLP-1 drugs are changing how Americans eat. Food companies are racing to catch up

For restaurants and food companies, the increasing adoption of GLP-1 drugs present both an opportunity and a threat to their businesses. About one in every eight U.S. adults is currently taking a ...
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Apollo caps investor withdrawals from flagship private credit fund as requests hit 11%

CNBC's melissa Lee reports on Apollo announcing a cap on investor withdrawals from its flagship private credit fund after requests hit 11%. Trump’s DoorDash stunt accidentally highlights his biggest ...
WUNC

White House requests $1.5 trillion for defense spending in 2027 budget

The White House has released its 2027 budget request, a request to Congress. This budget proposed includes record spending for the Defense Department - $1.5 trillion in a single year. The budget also ...
Wall Street Journal

President Trump Defends Iran Funding Request

Pete Hegseth and Dan Caine spoke about the war in Iran at the Pentagon in Washington on Thursday.Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images President Trump defended a multibillion-dollar spending request to pay for ...
CBS News

Trump's 2027 budget asks Congress for $1.5 trillion in defense spending, with 10% cuts elsewhere

Washington — President Trump's budget proposal for fiscal year 2027 asks Congress for $1.5 trillion in defense spending — a 42% increase — while cutting nondefense spending by $73 billion, or 10%. The ...
CNN

White House seeks massive increase in defense spending and looks to slash housing, social services and health care

The White House is seeking roughly $1.5 trillion for defense as part of a fiscal 2027 budget request — a proposal that would boost military spending to its highest point in modern history as the Trump ...