Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) said Wednesday the GOP is being “reduced to a cult of authoritarian personality” after former President Trump nearly swept the Super Tuesday primary states. “[I]t is disgr…
The US economy added a whopping 353,000 jobs last month, far more than the 176,500 jobs expected. It's yet another data point that underlines the country's economic strength, even in the face of 11 rate hikes from the Federal Reserve.
A retired teacher with diabetes struggles to afford her medication despite having health coverage. "I have to decide between eating" and paying for drugs, she said.
Using new data from the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have measured the abundance of oxygen in the early universe. The findings, accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series and posted to the arXiv preprint server, show that the amount of oxygen in galaxies increased rapidly within 500–700...
For the fourth time in two years, a group of unusually brazen orcas in southwestern Europe have sunk a sailing boat after relentlessly attacking it for almost an hour on Halloween.
A day after Lukasz Krupski put out a fire at a Tesla car delivery location in Norway, seriously burning his hands and preventing a disaster, he got an email from Elon Musk. “Congratulations for saving the day!” Musk, Tesla’s CEO, wrote in March 2019. But what started as a story about a heroic employee and a grateful...
This year is set to be the world's warmest in 125,000 years, European Union scientists said on Wednesday, after data showed last month was the hottest October on record by a massive margin.
The Gaza war has dramatically increased the sense of solidarity with Israel among its 21% Arab minority, who often identify as Palestinian and have long complained of discrimination by the state, a poll published on Friday found.
Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said it was time for Germany to be "a grown up country" in terms of security policy. Pistorius said Russia's war against Ukraine had altered the role of Germany and the Bundeswehr.
Astronomers using the Gemini North telescope, one-half of the International Gemini Observatory operated by NSF's NOIRLab, have captured the eroding remains of more than 100 dwarf galaxies as they transition into ultra-compact dwarf galaxies, objects with masses much greater than star clusters yet much smaller than dwarf...
The plane returned safely to London Stansted Airport after 36 minutes. Investigators believe the damage was caused by high-powered lighting directed at the aircraft for a filming event held the day before.
The U.S. military's experimental spaceplane will soon soar to orbit using a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time, a Pentagon news release announced. The X-37B spacecraft will launch from the
President Biden is now posting into the fediverse (www.theverge.com)
Biden’s Threads posts can show up in Mastodon clients.
The 6% commission on buying or selling a home is gone after Realtors association agrees to seismic settlement | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
The 6% commission, a standard in home purchase transactions, is no more.
Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs will start manufacturing its first two drugs (www.dallasnews.com)
Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company will begin manufacturing two drugs at its Deep Ellum facility this week.
Raskin: GOP being reduced to a ‘cult of authoritarian personality’ (thehill.com)
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) said Wednesday the GOP is being “reduced to a cult of authoritarian personality” after former President Trump nearly swept the Super Tuesday primary states. “[I]t is disgr…
More Russian soldiers have likely died seizing Avdiivka than in the entire Soviet-Afghan war, ISW says (www.businessinsider.com)
Russian forces seized the Ukrainian town of Avdiivka earlier this month, suffering heavy losses in the process.
Live updates: Another shockingly good jobs report shows America's economy is booming (www.cnn.com)
The US economy added a whopping 353,000 jobs last month, far more than the 176,500 jobs expected. It's yet another data point that underlines the country's economic strength, even in the face of 11 rate hikes from the Federal Reserve.
Joe Biden Plans To Slash Bank Overdraft Fees To As Little As $3 (www.huffpost.com)
“Banks call it a service,” the president said. “I call it exploitation.”
Putin watches rural unrest as thousands clash with cops at rare Russia protest (www.politico.eu)
Court sentences local activist far from Moscow sparking an uprising.
"Today I am going blind": Many Americans say health insurance doesn't keep them healthy (www.cbsnews.com)
A retired teacher with diabetes struggles to afford her medication despite having health coverage. "I have to decide between eating" and paying for drugs, she said.
Astronomers use Webb data to measure rapid increase in oxygen in the early universe (phys.org)
Using new data from the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have measured the abundance of oxygen in the early universe. The findings, accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series and posted to the arXiv preprint server, show that the amount of oxygen in galaxies increased rapidly within 500–700...
Kazakh president uses language to deliver a surprising message to Russia (eurasianet.org)
Russian officials unprepared to hear Kazakh.
Orcas sink another boat in Europe after a nearly hour-long attack (www.livescience.com)
For the fourth time in two years, a group of unusually brazen orcas in southwestern Europe have sunk a sailing boat after relentlessly attacking it for almost an hour on Halloween.
Man vs. Musk: A Whistleblower Creates Headaches for Tesla (news.yahoo.com)
A day after Lukasz Krupski put out a fire at a Tesla car delivery location in Norway, seriously burning his hands and preventing a disaster, he got an email from Elon Musk. “Congratulations for saving the day!” Musk, Tesla’s CEO, wrote in March 2019. But what started as a story about a heroic employee and a grateful...
This year set to be warmest in 125,000 years, EU scientists say (www.ksl.com)
This year is set to be the world's warmest in 125,000 years, European Union scientists said on Wednesday, after data showed last month was the hottest October on record by a massive margin.
Israel's Arab minority feels closer to country in war, poll finds (www.reuters.com)
The Gaza war has dramatically increased the sense of solidarity with Israel among its 21% Arab minority, who often identify as Palestinian and have long complained of discrimination by the state, a poll published on Friday found.
Australia offers climate refuge to Tuvalu citizens (www.bbc.com)
Tuvalu - a series of low-lying atolls - is one of the countries most at risk from climate change.
Germany to make military 'the backbone' of Europe's defense (www.dw.com)
Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said it was time for Germany to be "a grown up country" in terms of security policy. Pistorius said Russia's war against Ukraine had altered the role of Germany and the Bundeswehr.
Star Wars' Iconic C-3PO Head Sells for $800,000 at Auction (www.ign.com)
The head of C-3PO, used in 1977's Star Wars: Episode 4 - A New Hope, has sold for more than $800,000 at auction.
Donald Trump moves closer to losing Mar-a-Lago (www.newsweek.com)
A lawyer has suggested that the former president damned himself with his testimony in the New York civil fraud trial.
Elon Musk's Tantrums Reportedly So Bad After Buying Twitter, Staff Considered Calling For A Wellness Check (jalopnik.com)
"Elon didn't just break Twitter. Twitter broke Elon Musk."
Dwarf galaxies stripped of stars prove to be the missing link in the formation of rare ultra-compact dwarf galaxies (phys.org)
Astronomers using the Gemini North telescope, one-half of the International Gemini Observatory operated by NSF's NOIRLab, have captured the eroding remains of more than 100 dwarf galaxies as they transition into ultra-compact dwarf galaxies, objects with masses much greater than star clusters yet much smaller than dwarf...
U.S.-bound plane took off from London with missing window panes (www.nbcnews.com)
The plane returned safely to London Stansted Airport after 36 minutes. Investigators believe the damage was caused by high-powered lighting directed at the aircraft for a filming event held the day before.
A bear stole a Taco Bell delivery order from a Florida family's porch — and "then he came again for the soda" (www.cbsnews.com)
The caper was captured on the home's Ring camera.
U.S. military’s X-37B mini-shuttle to launch on SpaceX Falcon Heavy for the first time (spaceflightnow.com)
The U.S. military's experimental spaceplane will soon soar to orbit using a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time, a Pentagon news release announced. The X-37B spacecraft will launch from the