Forget Nvidia's Spy Romance. Did Profit Undermine National Security? That is the question

By The Editorial Team

November 15, 2026

Sources: Reuters, AXIOS, Associated Press

The controversy surrounding Nvidia, Megaspeed and the US Commerce Department raises a question that goes far beyond one company, one investigation or one executive: When commercial interests collide with national security, whose interests does the American government protect?

The United States has spent years restricting China's access to advanced semiconductor technology, warning that powerful artificial intelligence processors could strengthen Beijing's military capabilities, intelligence operations and cyberwarfare programs. Yet an increasingly uncomfortable controversy inside the Trump administration suggests that enforcing those restrictions may be considerably more complicated when the companies involved are major commercial players with direct access to Washington.

Bernie Sanders and the Case Against Transhumanism

By Mars Strangelove Jr. and Yiannis Damellos

November 14, 2026 

The Vermont senator is challenging the vision of a future in which humans merge with machines, create their own digital successors or surrender their position as the dominant intelligent species. His warning draws on the published words of Sam Altman, Elon Musk and other technology leaders. The underlying question is no longer confined to science fiction: Who has the authority to decide what humanity becomes?

How did ‘wire replacements’ ground planes across the entire US?

Published: November 14, 2026 10.40pm EST

On Friday, all flights across the United States were grounded for more than four hours due to what appeared to be a telecommunications issue. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an alert citing “extraordinary circumstances” and called for all departing flights to remain ground stopped until further notice. According to media reports, about 3,500 flights were in the air when the alert was issued – all landed safely.

THE NVIDIA AFTERSHOCK: The Shareholders, Musk and Washington’s Power Struggle

By Mars Strangelove
The Greek Courier
November 14, 2026

The controversy surrounding Jensen Huang has moved beyond Nvidia. A widening confrontation inside the Trump administration is raising questions about export controls, intelligence assessments, political accountability and the influence of powerful technology figures.

The first chapter of the Nvidia controversy raised a disturbing question: had intelligence concerning Jensen Huang’s relationship with a woman suspected of working for China been presented with greater certainty than the evidence justified? The developments since then have exposed a second, potentially more consequential story. For months, several U.S. government agencies reportedly wanted action against Megaspeed, the Singapore-based company suspected of diverting Nvidia chips to China. Yet the department responsible for enforcing export controls did not move. Now Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is publicly pointing the finger at Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Congress is demanding answers, and prominent Nvidia investors are asking the company’s board not to close the door on Huang’s return.

A Mysterious Object in Space Pulsed Every 62 Minutes. Then It Vanished.

15 November 2026

By Michelle Starr

In September of 2002, a mystery emerged from the heart of the Milky Way. Something spat out five flares of powerful radio waves, precisely timed 77 minutes apart. Then, it fell silent. 

Astronomer Scott Hyman of Sweet Briar College wasn't quite sure what to make of it. He spent years looking for another, without much success, ultimately turning his attention to other work. Twenty years later, while looking for something else, it happened again. There, in the data, every 62.2 minutes – another powerful flare of radio waves from a mysterious source. Then it, too, fell silent.

After the Deep South, the Far North Votes Blue, Too

By Yiannis Damellos and Mars Strangelove Jr.

November 14, 2026

Alaska elects its first Democratic governor in nearly three decades as Mary Peltola moves closer to a Senate victory, delivering another setback to Trump's Republican coalition amid a bitter election controversy.

The political map of the United States is changing in places where Republicans have long expected to prevail. After Democrats made significant gains across traditionally Republican territory in the November midterms, Alaska has delivered another striking result. Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins has defeated three Republican candidates to capture the governorship, ending nearly three decades of Republican control. His victory is particularly significant because it came against a field that included Bernadette Wilson, President Donald Trump's preferred candidate.

'We can't let them down' — After midterm wins, Democrats turn to charting path ahead

Congress

November 14, 20262:13 PM ET

By Barbara Sprunt

DENVER — Democrats descended on Denver for a two-day conference that was half victory party, half sober look at the road ahead on delivering for the voters who elected them.

TOP U.S. & WORLD HEADLINES Saturday, November 14, 2026 | The Greek Courier

By Yiannis Damellos

November 14, 2026

Sources: AP, investingLIVE, The Independent, 

Reuters, Euronews

From a powerful explosive device discovered at an Illinois industrial facility to renewed Russian attacks on Ukraine, rising inflation in the United States and growing divisions over Europe's security and energy future, Saturday's headlines reflect a world facing multiple pressures at once. Meanwhile, Canada is navigating its increasingly complicated relationship with Washington, while European governments struggle to establish a common voice on the continent's most pressing challenges. Here are the top U.S. and world developments for November 14, 2026.

Mamdani Secures Nationwide SNAP Reprieve, Protecting Small Grocers and Food Access

By Mars Strangelove

November 14, 2026

Mamdani, a Natural Dealmaker, Persuades 

Trump to Grant 90-Day Nationwide Reprieve 

for America's Bodegas

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has secured a 90-day nationwide extension from the Trump administration for small retailers facing new federal requirements to remain eligible to accept food assistance benefits, giving thousands of bodegas, corner stores and independent grocers additional time to comply with regulations that could have threatened their businesses.

Against the Odds: All Passengers and Crew Accounted For After Mississippi Riverboat Rolls Onto Its Side and Sinks

By Yiannis Damellos

November 14, 2026

Source CBS News

NEW ORLEANS — What began as the end of an eight-day Mississippi River cruise turned into a frightening rescue operation Friday after a tanker struck the American Heritage, an American Cruise Lines paddlewheel riverboat, while it was docked at the Port of New Orleans.

The impact sent the five-deck passenger vessel listing violently before it rolled onto its side and became largely submerged in the Mississippi River. Passengers and crew scrambled to escape as the boat took on water, with some falling into the river and others climbing over railings in an effort to reach safety. The collision occurred at approximately 12:30 p.m. local time on November 13. The tanker was identified as the Atlantic Asphalt.

US has floated Ukraine ceding Donbas for Nato membership, Zelensky says

40 minutes ago

Aleks Phillips

US negotiators have touted the idea of Ukraine withdrawing its remaining forces from the eastern Donbas region in exchange for NATO membership, Volodymyr Zelensky has said.

The Ukrainian president's comments come after US President Donald Trump's envoys met Russian President Vladimir Putin and Zelensky as part of US efforts to end the war between Russia and Ukraine.

Two Dictators and a Wannabe: The Great-Power Bargain of the 21st Century

November 14, 2026

By Mars Strangelove Jr. and Yiannis Damellos

Why would the supposed leader of the Free World want a place at a global power-bargaining table with his two authoritarian adversaries? It's like FDR seeking a summit with Hitler and Hirohito to negotiate the outcome of World War II. Now we have three presidents, three nuclear superpowers and a negotiating table that could reshape the international order. Putin wants to control European affairs, Xi wants global influence, and Trump wants the recognition his own citizens deny him but a League of Tyrants would gladly grant him. The rest of us should be paying attention, because these three are making the globe look like a prison cell.

Who Owns the Runway? From Athens to Vancouver, Carney Opens Canada's Airports to Private Capital

By Yiannis Damellos

November 14, 2026

Greece offers a revealing precedent for Mark Carney's airport concession plan: the state can retain ownership while private investors collect substantial returns and exercise majority control. And in Athens, the majority investor is ultimately Canadian.

Prime Minister Mark Carney wants private capital to operate Canada's four largest airports under concessions lasting between 40 and 50 years. Toronto Pearson, Vancouver International, Montréal-Trudeau and Calgary International are at the centre of the government's plan. Ottawa insists that Canadians will retain ownership of the underlying land and assets, while private investors will bring in capital, expertise and operational efficiency. The government promises that the proceeds will be reinvested in regional airports, transportation infrastructure and other national projects. It is an ambitious proposition, but there is a question Canadians should ask before accepting it: what happens when the operation of essential public infrastructure becomes a long-term commercial investment? Greece has already conducted an experiment that offers some important answers.

America Grounds Its Flights: A Technical Failure Triggers Global Travel Chaos

By Yiannis Damellos

November 14, 2026

A nationwide air traffic shutdown lasting more than four hours disrupted thousands of flights, stranded passengers and exposed the vulnerability of America's aging aviation infrastructure.

The United States experienced its most extensive nationwide aviation shutdown since the September 11, 2001 attacks on Friday, after technical problems crippled elements of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) air traffic control systems. For more than four hours, aircraft across the continental United States were prevented from taking off, triggering widespread disruption that extended well beyond American airports and into international air travel.

Chips, Spies and Political Favors: Did Trump's Government Leave America's AI Secrets Exposed to China?

By Yiannis Damellos and Mars Strangelove Jr. on Night Duty

November 13, 2026 11:00 PM

Isn't It Ironic? Nvidia's Chips Are Designed to Make Machines Smarter. Yet Those Entrusted With Protecting Them Have Failed to Do the Same

There are spy stories to tell, especially on a rainy night like this, in which a beautiful woman enters a room, a powerful man loses his judgment, and somewhere in the shadows a government collects secrets. Then there is the modern American billionaire version, in which the woman may be a spy, the powerful man runs one of the most important technology companies on Earth, and the government has wasted a considerable amount of time arguing over whether the business should be allowed to sell its most valuable products to the country suspected of trying to steal them. The plot is still developing, yet the comedy is already on the record.

Trump Wants No Deal with Iran — and the Gulf Is One Drone Away From Exploding

By Yiannis Damellos and Mars Strangelove Jr.

November 13, 2026

Iran claims to have destroyed a US early-warning radar in Bahrain, Washington says it intercepted the incoming drones, and Trump is threatening renewed military action while diplomatic efforts unravel. From the Strait of Hormuz to Gaza, the region is once again moving toward a dangerous confrontation.

Iran has sent Washington another warning that the Gulf remains dangerously exposed to escalation. On Friday, November 13, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed it had destroyed an American early-warning radar installation in Bahrain, in retaliation for what Tehran described as a US attack on a telecommunications tower in the southern Iranian port city of Sirik. Washington rejected the claim. US Central Command said American forces intercepted and shot down two Iranian drones heading toward Bahrain, reporting no injuries or damage. There is no independent confirmation that the radar was struck or destroyed. But the attempted drone attack itself is significant: it marks the first such Iranian claim against American military assets in a Gulf state since early September and demonstrates that the confrontation remains far from over.

NVIDIA Is Not Too Big to Fail: Wall Street's Gambling Debts Are Not America's Responsibility

By Yiannis Damellos and Mars Strangelove Jr.

November 13, 2026

As Washington examines the chipmaker's financial exposure and corporate crisis, American taxpayers must not become the insurance policy for shareholders, executives and an overheated AI industry.

The question raised by Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island deserves serious attention: Is Nvidia too big to fail? The senior Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee wants Congress to examine the consequences of a possible Nvidia collapse for American banks, credit markets and retirement funds. He is concerned about the chipmaker's complicated financing arrangements and its growing role in supporting the wider artificial intelligence industry. It is a legitimate question. But it must not become an invitation to another taxpayer-funded rescue of private wealth.

Enigmas of the Cosmos, Part 3: Telescopes, Egyptian Mummy Cats and Toxic Maya Waters

From the invisible architecture of the universe to the hidden lives of ancient Egyptian cats and the toxic legacy of the Maya

By Yiannis Damellos and Mars Strangelove Jr.
November 12, 2026
Sources: ESA, Reuters, AP

1. Euclid: The Telescope That Is Mapping the Invisible Universe

The European Space Agency's Euclid space telescope is beginning to transform our understanding of the universe, producing an enormous cosmic map that could help scientists answer some of the most fundamental questions in modern physics.