Everything to know about the Allay, the adorable new Minecraft mob that can find nearly any item for you

In Minecraft, Allays can pick up and carry items. Mojang The Allay is a new Minecraft mob introduced in the Wild Update. When you give an Allay an item, it’ll start collecting more copies of that item. You can breed Allays by giving them amethyst shards while a jukebox is playing nearby. This year’s big…

Feds take issue with Steve Bannon’s claims of too much pre-trial publicity and remind the judge that the longtime Trump ally was holding courthouse press conferences

Steve Bannon bemoaned publicity around House January 6 committee hearings as he tried to delay his trial. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Prosecutors made sure a judge knew about Steve Bannon’s daily press conferences during his trial. Bannon called the House January 6 hearings a “show trial” and said he stood with Donald Trump. The filing from…

THE PAYMENTS ECOSYSTEM: The biggest shifts and trends driving short- and long-term growth and shaping the future of the industry

Business Insider Intelligence This is a preview of The Payments Ecosystem research report from Insider Intelligence.Purchase this report.Insider Intelligence offers even more consumer coverage with Payments & Commerce Pro. Subscribe today to receive industry-changing payments and commerce news and analysis to your inbox. The power dynamics in the payments industry are changing as businesses and…

The Education Department is reportedly prepared to grant student-loan forgiveness to millions of borrowers within months after Biden makes an announcement

President Joe Biden speaks during a Fourth of July celebration for military families on the South Lawn of the White House on July 4, 2022. AP Photo/Evan Vucci A Politico report found the Education Department is prepared to carry out student-loan forgiveness. Within months of Biden’s announcement, they are reportedly prepared to forgive millions of…

Debris from a giant Chinese rocket booster is set to plummet uncontrollably to Earth, raining parts across unknown locations this weekend

China’s Long March 5B rocket ahead of launch, on July 18, 2022. CFOTO / Future Publishing via Getty Images Debris from a Chinese space rocket will fall back to Earth sometime this weekend, at an unknown location. The massive Chinese rocket booster is traveling at 17,000 miles per hour and weighs roughly 25 tons. Experts…

Indiana attorney general launched investigation of abortion doctor based on ‘so-called’ complaints, her lawyer says, with one listing ‘555-555-5555’ as the doctor’s phone number

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, a Republican, has launched investigations into Dr. Caitlin Bernard after she performed an abortion on a 10-year-old rape victim. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call Dr. Caitlin Bernard has never met any of the people who filed complaints against her, according to her lawyer. Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita used the complaints…

2 weeks after the Nazis captured Paris, the British launched their own mission to knock out what was left of France’s navy

A French battleship on fire at Mers-el-Kebir on July 3, 1940. Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images By July 1940, shortly after France had surrendered to Germany, the British outlook was bleak. The British were especially worried that Axis navies would seize and use France’s warships. To prevent that, the British launched an operation to take France’s…