Monday, March 18, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
EXCLUSIVE: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Expected to Tap Nicole Shanahan as Running Mate
NYC ‘right to shelter' ends at 30 days for some migrants in deal with advocates
As housing costs skyrocket, Sedona will allow workers to live in cars. Residents aren't happy
How BRICS Doubled in Size
As Gaza war rages, U.S. military footprint expands across Middle East
Russian voters, answering Navalny’s call, protest Putin’s forever rule
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‘Cold blob’ of Arctic meltwater may be causing European heat waves
Scientists propose eating more python
My algebra class taught me why America's teenagers are facing a bleak future.
Sunday, March 17, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
‘We don’t know where the money is going’: the ‘carbon cowboys’ making millions from credit schemes
Mike Pence says he won't endorse Trump's presidential bid
United plane from San Francisco to Oregon loses external panel mid-flight, officials say
Japan Looks to Restart the World’s Largest Nuclear Power Plant
Four years after COVID hit, New Hampshire’s death rate is still very high, but not due to the virus
Presence of U.S. Army Special Forces on outlying islands confirmed
Chinese patient receives world’s first gene-edited pig liver transplant
Trust tasked with getting more water into Great Salt Lake releases five-year strategy
I Listened to Trump’s Rambling, Unhinged, Vituperative Georgia Rally—and So Should You
7 thought experiments that will make you question everything
Friday, March 15, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
A Reuters report reveals that when Donald Trump was president, he green lighted a CIA campaign to turn the Chinese public against Beijing.
Avian flu has killed millions of chickens worldwide. In a recent paper, scientists showed that, using the gene editing tool CRISPR, they could alter the chicken's genetic code to make the birds more resistant to the disease. But given the genetic variability of the flu virus, and the variability of bird species, this tool is unlikely to curb bird flu, write veterinary doctors Carol Cardona and Michelle Kromm.
China's richest man is under fire over conspiracy theories that say he's secretly promoting Japan
US charges prominent South Sudan economist with gun running scheme
Leave car keys by the front door to avoid home invasion, Toronto police officer says
Judicial Watch: Records Show CIA Deployed Bomb Techs, Dog Teams to DC on January 6
Every day for the last 12 months, the world’s sea surface temperatures have broken records.
In the U.S., the oil and gas industries have been pushing the idea that we can still use fossil fuels as long as the carbon dioxide emitted is captured and stored in the ground. They say that this is a key solution to the climate crisis. This is a false promise, writes Naomi Oreskes, historian of science at Harvard University, in this month’s issue of Scientific American.
Snake meat could be a more climate-friendly source of protein in the future.
Missouri law prevents divorce during pregnancy – even in cases of violence
Thursday, March 14, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
The U.S. had its warmest winter on record
Season capped off by the third-warmest February recorded
India Adds Firepower to a Missile Program Focused on China
Geert Wilders gives up hope of being Dutch PM due to lack of support
Obama takes a shot at the likes of Musk and Bezos, says we must protect Earth before colonizing Mars
The Question We’ve Stopped Asking About Teen-Agers and Social Media
Should they be using these services at all?
San Antonio experimented with giving people $5,108 no-strings-attached. They spent it on housing and school supplies for their kids.
Department of Health reports death of man from plague
models based on global data predict that the number of early-onset cancer cases will increase by around 30% between 2019 and 20301
Top Democrat Schumer calls for new elections in Israel, saying Netanyahu has 'lost his way'
U.S. moves to save imperiled bird of the West by limiting oil drilling
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
IDF prepares to shield northern Israel residents in event of war with Hezbollah
Now, an analysis of more than 400 mammalian species reveals that just 45 percent feature males that are larger than females, reports science journalist Rachel Nuwer.
Chicago measles outbreak grows after more cases diagnosed in a migrant shelter
Exclusive: Former US official's work for Chinese client stirs concern over disclosure loopholes
Aaron Rodgers? Jesse Ventura? Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will announce running mate within 2 weeks
How blatantly false headlines can distort what we believe in.
Worms living near Chernobyl nuclear plant have developed a ‘super power’
Libertarians and Socialists and Jill Stein—Oh, My!
A 'male' humanoid robot was unveiled in Saudi Arabia. It then inappropriately touched a female reporter.
My feeling about this presidential election? Nauseous optimism
US energy industry gas leaks are triple the official figures, study finds
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
Haiti's prime minister resigns as law and order collapses
French state services hit by cyberattacks of 'unprecedented intensity'
Estonia: Largest Cyber Attack in Country's History
Boeing whistleblower John Barnett is found dead in his truck outside a South Carolina hotel just days after testifying in lawsuit against the aviation giant
Elephant stem cells created in a lab for the first time could help bring back the mammoth
20,000 plastic bottles are purchased every second (yes, you read that right).
What happened to Katie Porter? A lesson for Democrats.
Massive-scale projects to reflect sunlight in order to cool the Earth (called solar radiation modification, or SRM) are fraught with environmental and ethical concerns, write Chandra Bhushan and Tarun Gopalakrishnan.
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Trump's campaign goes into damage-control mode after he suggests cutting Medicare and Social Security benefits
Monday, March 11, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
What Dollarization Says About Returning to the Gold Standard
What is the Bitcoin Halving? Unveiling the Most Important Event in Bitcoin's History
Queens youth counselor Sheldon Johnson charged after dismembered body parts found in freezer
Millennials are more likely to fall for investment scams than boomers
War on Gaza: Faulty aid drop kills at least five Palestinians in Gaza City
Birds, beetles, bugs could help replace pesticides: Study
Silicon Valley is pricing academics out of AI research
Brazil’s staggering dengue fever crisis is a warning to the world
Via Wes Miller
Backgrounder: Haiti’s Descent into Chaos
Saturday, March 09, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
Biden turned his State of the Union into an anti-Trump blitz
Costco is now selling $625 packs of silver coins as well as $2,000 gold bars — and shoppers are snapping them up
Meet Sen. Katie Britt: The 42-year-old Alabama Republican who gave the GOP response to Biden's State of the Union
Spanish soldiers changing gender to female for added benefits, higher pay: ‘On the inside, I am a lesbian’
Scientists just discovered a massive reservoir of helium beneath Minnesota
Fact-checking President Biden’s 2024 State of the Union address
Ellen Brown on the Public Bank That Wasn’t: New Jersey’s Excursion into Public Banking
Ray McGovern on Victoria Nuland
Smedley Butler Explains the Latest Excuse for American Intervention in Ukraine
Drinking Boiled Tap Water Reduces Human Intake of Nanoplastics and Microplastics
Friday, March 08, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
The breathtaking scope of Sam Altman's future AI empire
Europe Is Wargaming a Food Crisis
Firefighters battling ‘monster’ Texas wildfire contend with strong winds and heat as residents grapple with lost homes
Inside the Saudi scheme for screwing Biden's election hopes
Coywolves Are Taking Over Eastern North America
Coywolves are not ‘shy wolves’—they are coyote-wolf hybrids (with some dog mixed in) and now number in the millions
Amid explosive demand, America is running out of electricity
Sweden finally joins NATO in expansion spurred by Putin’s Ukraine war
The Terrifying A.I. Scam That Uses Your Loved One’s Voice
Rupert Murdoch's new Russian fiancée ties him to a sprawling web of money — with some surprising connections
George Santos crashing the State of the Union to announce a comeback campaign is what Congress deserves
Thursday, March 07, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
GOP’s Ernst wants to stop Biden from delivering the State of the Union
Russia Mulls Putting Nuclear Power Plant on Moon
Supplementary Information of HGC Global Communications Regarding Submarine Cable Damage in the Red Sea To Demonstrate Hong Kong as International Telecommunication Hub
Between 2022 and 2023, the number of people experiencing homelessness increased by 12 percent, or roughly 70,650 more people.
Federal judge orders minority-business agency opened to all races
How the Pentagon Learned to Use Targeted Ads to Find Its Targets—and Vladimir Putin
Elon Musk’s German Tesla plant suffers close to $1 billion in damages after attack by the ‘dumbest eco-terrorists on Earth’
The Internet runs wild with conspiracy theories in today’s On the Record
Trillions of gallons leak from aging drinking water systems, further stressing shrinking US cities
China just pulled the country version of a company canceling its quarterly earnings call
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