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Scientists have long been baffled by the complexity of the human brain, trying their best to understand and map the cellular makeup of the organ that powers our bodies. Researchers say they have discovered over 3,000 brain cell types in the human brain, including how these connections make each person unique.
The newes... | Disease Research |
Politics aside, did indoor vaccine mandates work?
Those who fail to learn from history, Winston Churchill warned in the aftermath of World War II, are doomed to repeat it. As the pandemic recedes and a sense of normalcy returns to our lives, those words are as relevant as ever. We are all eager to put three years of is... | Vaccine Development |
Researchers from the National Institute for Physiological Sciences found that fear conditioning led to learning-specific changes in neuronal-network activity in the dorsal part of the medial prefrontal cortex of mice. This study demonstrates the use of combined methods for detailed visualization of the dynamics of neur... | Disease Research |
Four disabled people have given evidence to a parliamentary inquiry to try to fight back against the well-funded campaign that aims to push parliament towards unsafe plans to legalise assisted suicide.
The four campaigners told MPs of their fears that legalisation would lead to some disabled people being coerced into a... | Health Policy |
Australian researchers at WEHI have found that a genetic change that increases the risk of inflammation, through a process described as 'explosive' cell death, is carried by up to 3% of the global population.
The study may explain why some people have an increased chance of developing conditions like inflammatory bowel... | Disease Research |
Introduction
For a pathogen to make us sick, it must overcome a lot. First it has to enter the body, bypassing natural barriers such as skin, mucus, cilia and stomach acid. Then it needs to reproduce; some bacteria and parasites can do this virtually anywhere in the body, while viruses and some other pathogens can only... | Epidemics & Outbreaks |
A woman in Australia has become the third known person to be infected with a species of bacteria that normally causes deadly "blackleg" disease in cattle and sheep — and she's the only one to survive, according to a new case report.
After gardening without gloves, the 48-year-old woman experienced nausea and vomiting f... | Disease Research |
Iran's supreme leader has said whoever is responsible for suspected poisonings at girls' schools should be executed for an "unforgivable crime".
More than 1,000 children have become ill since November in 25 of the country's 31 provinces, according to officials and state media.
"If the poisoning of students is proven,... | Epidemics & Outbreaks |
A medical student who was told at the age of 10 she had the liver of an alcoholic has said rowing has delayed her need for a liver transplant.
Megan McGillin, from Northern Ireland, was diagnosed with cirrhosis, or scarring of the liver, 11 years ago which stops her liver working properly.
Liver disease in children is ... | Disease Research |
Rutgers researchers have used neuroimaging to demonstrate that cocaine addiction alters the brain’s system for evaluating how rewarding various outcomes associated with our decisions will feel. This dampens an error signal that guides learning and adaptive behavior.
The observed changes likely propagate a mysterious as... | Disease Research |
In March, two vans filled with doctors and medical supplies crossed the Polish border into Ukraine and made their way to Kyiv as part of a humanitarian mission. Both vans were packed with traditional medical supplies the country is in desperate need of, such as tourniquets, bandages, and suture kits. But one van also c... | Medical Innovations |
- In a collaborative study led by the University of California San Diego, scientists have examined over 1 million human brain cells to craft intricate maps of gene regulators specific to different brain cell types.
- This research not only demonstrates the intricate links between distinct cell categories and prevalent ... | Disease Research |
- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill, which will allow more women and girls to prevent unintended pregnancies without a prescription.
- The daily pill, called Opill, was first approved by the FDA as a prescription in 1973.
- The pill's manufacturer, Paris-based ... | Drug Discoveries |
A mother who was forced to endure an "excruciating" seven-hour long labour with minimum pain relief and no explanation from hospital staff says the ordeal was so painful it "might have put her off having a baby again".
Emma Djan told Sky News that the days before her baby's birth were extremely stressful and probably ... | Women’s Health |
UK health experts are sharing details of their Covid-style plans against bird flu, including modelling for the unlikely scenario that it could mutate and cause a pandemic in people.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) says there is no evidence H5N1 virus is an imminent threat or can spread between people, despite som... | Epidemics & Outbreaks |
Nov. 20, 2023 â Getting together with friends and family around the holidays can be joyous, awkward, or sometimes both. Itâs largely expected that you will overindulge around Thanksgiving and throughout the holidays. Itâs almost an American pastime to overeat this time of year.Â
But what if youâve been losing excess we... | Nutrition Research |
For the first time in 20 years, five people have picked up malaria on U.S. soil.
On June 26, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health advisory, announcing that over the last two months four people in Sarasota County, Fla, and one person in Cameron County, Texas, had developed the mosquito-bor... | Epidemics & Outbreaks |
The problem with drug price controls
President Biden’s war on drug prices is a prescription for shortages and fewer new and innovative drugs. To make matters worse, he keeps bragging about his populist reforms as if they are going to solve the problems with our healthcare system, the economy, the itch, the stitch, pals... | Drug Discoveries |
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“We want to know what led to this, so we can hopefully try and prevent something similar from happening in the future.”
Those words, from Dr. David Relman, an infectious disease expert and microbiologist a... | Epidemics & Outbreaks |
The cause is a mystery — and the symptoms can be distressing. Bell's palsy comes on without warning, bringing partial paralysis or weakness to a person's face.
The condition affects thousands of people in the U.S. every year. And now Tiffany Chen, the partner of Robert De Niro, is speaking out about her experience with... | Disease Research |
Oct. 20, 2023 â People who eat more ultra-processed foods â particularly artificial sweeteners and-artificially sweetened drinks â could be at higher risk of depression, according to new research.
The study was published recently in JAMA Network Open.
Ultra-processed foods are energy-dense and ready-to-eat food items... | Mental Health Treatments |
The health safety watchdog has said that doctors, ambulance dispatchers and other NHS staff in England have faced "significant distress" and harm over the past year as a result of long delays in urgent and emergency care.
The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB), which monitors safety in the health service in ... | Stress and Wellness |
A 45-year-old tech tycoon who spends upwards of $2 million per year to bio-hack his body into aging backwards said he eats dinner at 11 a.m. to achieve an 18-year-old physique.
Bryan Johnson — who also has said he uses a machine to count his nighttime erections and has taken steps to make his rectum perform like a teen... | Longevity |
BERLIN — Germany's Cabinet is set to approve a plan to liberalize rules on cannabis, setting the scene for the European Union's most populous member to decriminalize possession of limited amounts and allow members of “cannabis clubs” to buy the substance for recreational purposes.
The government's approval, expected on... | Drug Discoveries |
This is the moment two devoted mums battling to save their sons from the same life-threatening condition met for the first time.
Marie Siddans’ 15-year-old son Harry punches the air with glee as his delighted mother looks on, while Charlotte Caldwell cuddles her boy Billy – grateful her crusade to make medical cannabis... | Drug Discoveries |
At a health-screening event in Sarasota, Florida, people gathered in a parking lot and waited their turn for blood pressure or diabetes checks. The event was held in Sarasota's Newtown neighborhood, a historically Black community. Local Tracy Green, 54, joined the line outside a pink-and-white bus that offered free mam... | Health Policy |
Another new Omicron variant has got scientists talking.
Although the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the end of COVID-19 as a global health emergency in May, the virus is still widespread - and mutating.
While the EG.5 and EG.5.1 now makes up one in seven cases in the UK, a new heavily-mutated version of Omi... | Epidemics & Outbreaks |
A weight-loss jab has been rejected for NHS use by England’s drugs watchdog.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice), which provides recommendations and guidance to health practitioners, said more evidence was needed on the clinical and cost-effectiveness of tirzepatide, which is sold under the bra... | Drug Discoveries |
What began in early 2022 has turned into a persistent, and increasingly troubling, avian influenza outbreak. The threat is currently limited to poultry -- affecting at least 58 million birds and sending . The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention maintains that the public health threat remains low, meaning peop... | Epidemics & Outbreaks |
Munchies before bedtime aren't anything new -- we're all prone to snacking before we get some shut-eye. But there are so many rules, like avoiding caffeine, not eating sweets, and staying away from acidic or spicy foods. And it makes sense, as choosing the wrong snacks before we go to bed can significantly impact our o... | Nutrition Research |
The deep slumber of a hospital pathogen: Why infections with Acinetobacter baumannii can flare up again and again
The bacterium Acinetobacter baumannii is an extremely dangerous pathogen that is found, among other places, in hospitals. Many of the bacterial strains are resistant to different classes of antibiotics. Inf... | Disease Research |
May 9, 2023 â The federal public health emergency for COVID-19, in place in the United States for more than 3 years, ends on Thursday. The secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services first issued the emergency declaration under the Public Health Services Act, and it was renewed repeatedly â until now.
This... | Epidemics & Outbreaks |
It is believed Isla, 6, may have gone into cardiac arrest or suffered a seizure after dad David tucked her into bed in their Manchester home but noticed she "wouldn't settle down"David Hutton and his daughter Isla before her tragic death in October 2022A heartbroken dad says he 'knew something was wrong' as he put his ... | Disease Research |
People often feel a "knot" in their stomach when they're nervous, whether they're stepping on stage to deliver a speech or onto the field for a championship game. Stress and anxiousness can also lead to nausea, painful bloating, constipation and diarrhea.
This phenomenon is often referred to as "nervous stomach" — but ... | Stress and Wellness |
Chrissy Teigen has given birth to her and John Legend's third child, according to PEOPLE.Legend, 44, confirmed the baby news while performing at a private concert on Friday night, telling the crowd that he and his wife welcomed 'the little baby this morning.''What a blessed day,' the singer said, adding that although h... | Women’s Health |
Princess Diana's former butler Paul Burrell, 64, shared his heartbreak over his prostate cancer diagnosis and tearfully admitted he fears he won't live until next ChristmasVideo LoadingVideo UnavailablePaul Burrell discusses his prostate cancer diagnosisPaul Burrell broke down in tears as he shared that he has been dia... | Disease Research |
Shreveport, La. — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has allowed one of the nation's largest wholesale drug distributors to keep shipping highly addictive painkillers for nearly four years after a judge recommended it be stripped of its license for its "cavalier disregard" of thousands of suspicious orders fuelin... | Drug Discoveries |
The Impact of Oat Consumption on the Gut Microbiota
The relationship between oat consumption, modulation of gut microbiota, and short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) synthesis
Summary
This article focuses on the relationship between oat consumption, modulation of gut microbiota, and short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) synthesis.... | Nutrition Research |
MIAMI — In 2018, Mike Ferraro was living on the street and sharing needles with other people who injected drugs when he found out he was HIV-positive.
“I thought it was a death sentence, where you have sores and you deteriorate,” he said.
Ferraro learned of his HIV status through a University of Miami Miller School of ... | Epidemics & Outbreaks |
Walker campaign crisis in Georgia over abortion row turns heat up further in furious midterms battle for SenateHerschel Walker, the controversial Republican candidate in Georgia for a vital US Senate seat, is attempting to weather the latest tempest that has tossed his midterm election campaign from turbulent into full... | US Federal Elections |
- The Education Department released its final version of the gainful employment rule.
- It would prevent borrowers from enrolling in program that leaves them with too much debt compared to earnings.
- The rule will go into effect in July 2024.
President Joe Biden's Education Department has released its final rule to ke... | US Federal Policies |
Democrats and progressive advocacy groups are homing in on Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) past support for steep cuts to entitlements, as the new Speaker embraces a deficit commission that could spotlight the issue in the run-up to the 2024 election.
President Biden called out congressional Republicans during his State... | US Federal Policies |
Special Prosecutor Jack Smith’s latest indictment of Donald Trump, for his role in fomenting the attempted coup of January 6, 2021, marks a dramatic new turn in the effort to hold the authoritarian ex-president accountable for his actions. Citing four federal counts, including the abridgement of voters’ civil rights un... | US Political Corruption |
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Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event Monday, March 13, 2023, in Davenport, Iowa.
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Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event Monday, March 13, 2023, in Davenport, Iowa.
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The two politicians seen as the top Republicans in the rac... | US Federal Elections |
As the Israel-Hamas war raged on this week and Israel expanded its ground invasion of the Gaza Strip, the territory's compromised internet infrastructure and access to connectivity went fully dark on Friday, leaving Palestinians without access to ground or mobile data connections. Meanwhile, researchers are bracing for... | US Crime, Violence, Terrorism & cybercrime |
In July, a federal judge issued an order limiting the Biden administration's social media contacts over Republicans' concerns that officials illegally suppressed speech. That order was mostly overturned last week, and now, US Solicitor General Elizabeth B. Prelogar has rushed to ask the Supreme Court to reevaluate one ... | SCOTUS |
Tommy Tuberville and the future of the single senator veto
Since February, Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) has blocked votes on every personnel recommendation of the U.S. military requiring Senate confirmation. By the end of the year, the impact will be felt by about 90 percent of the nation’s most senior military comma... | US Congress |
These 19 Senate Republicans voted against advancing short-term funding bill
The Senate voted Tuesday to advance a short-term funding measure needed to avert a government shutdown at the end of the week, though not every lawmaker in the upper chamber was in support.
The vote was 77 to 19, with all 19 in opposition part ... | US Congress |
Sen. John Fetterman said that he feels hopeful “for the first time” after discharging from a hospital where he spent six weeks receiving treatment for his depression.
The Pennsylvania Democrat checked himself into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Feb. 15 for inpatient treatment for clinical depression, a... | US Congress |
Janet Yellen Had Better Have a Secret Plan for the Debt Limit
It's happened before: In 1985, Treasury Secretary James Baker had more than one such plan, and his use of them prevented economic disaster.
Dear readers,
In the fall of 1985, there was a debt limit crisis not too dissimilar from the one we’re going through r... | US Federal Policies |
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U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, is shown talking to a member of the media during a campaign event in San Antonio, May 4, 2022.
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U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, is shown talking to a member of the media during a campaign event in San Antonio, May 4, 2022.
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WASHINGTON ... | US Crime, Violence, Terrorism & cybercrime |
A Utah mom who wrote a children's book about grieving after her husband died and then charged with fatally poisoning him was denied getting released on bail on Monday before her murder trial.
A judge said Kouri Richins, 33, posed "a substantial danger to the community" if she was allowed to post bail during a detention... | US Crime, Violence, Terrorism & cybercrime |
Beware the ides of August.
I have written that line since the late "aughts" here on Capitol Hill.
Shakespeare penned the line, "Beware the ides of March," in his play "Julius Caesar."
A soothsayer had warned the Roman leader to not let up his guard around the middle of the month. And as it turns out, that’s when Caesar... | US Congress |
A shooting at a Massachusetts intersection on Wednesday critically injured a pregnant bystander on a bus, whose infant subsequently died, officials said.
The shooting was reported shortly before 1 p.m. in Holyoke, just outside of Springfield, according to Holyoke police.
Three male suspects were involved in an altercat... | US Crime, Violence, Terrorism & cybercrime |
The House Ethics Committee voted against opening an investigation into Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., for pulling a fire alarm in a House of Representatives building ahead of a critical vote in September to avert a government shutdown.
The committee's decision comes just a few weeks after Bowman pleaded guilty to a misdem... | US Political Corruption |
Rep. Dean Phillips Calls for Ceasefire, Criticizes Netanyahu
Phillips accused Netanyahu of exacerbating 'policies of oppression and illegal settlement on Palestinian land'
"Upon the safe release of hostages, an immediate and mutual ceasefire of large-scale military operations and indiscriminate terror must be initiated... | US Involvement in Foreign Conflicts |
The Senate Ethics Committee dismissed allegations Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., misused taxpayer dollars, but a watchdog group says there are lingering questions about the spending.
"Based on all available information, the Committee found no evidence that your actions violated federal law, Senate Rules, or standards of c... | US Political Corruption |
President Biden has long believed that college should be a ticket to the middle class, not a burden that weighs on families. That’s why from day one, his Administration has taken unprecedented steps to fix the broken student loan system, make college more affordable, and bring the promise of higher education in reach f... | US Federal Policies |
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) suggested on Monday that President Biden may have to take unilateral action to prevent a crisis over the debt ceiling. “I think we’re going to have a rocky time,” Khanna told Bloomberg News. “It’s not great for the political system, but at the end of the day I don’t think the United States is ... | US Federal Policies |
At least nine Hinds County polling places ran out of ballots over the course of Election Day as voters headed to the polls to elect a governor and to vote for other statewide, legislative, regional and local offices. Hinds County includes Jackson, the nearly 83%-Black capital city.
WLBT reported Tuesday afternoon that ... | US Local Elections |
Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from conservative attorneythat involved his efforts to shield his emails from investigators with the House select committee probing the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol.
Notable in the unsigned order turning away Eastman's case was a note that Justice... | SCOTUS |
Sanders slams Senate hearing feud as ‘pathetic’
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Tuesday slammed the near-brawl between GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin (Okla.) and International Brotherhood of Teamsters President Sean O’Brien, calling the encounter “pathetic.”
Asked by CNN anchor Jake Tapper if he has seen a time like this bef... | US Congress |
Former Obama adviser pleads not guilty to hate crime, stalking charges
Former Obama administration official Stuart Seldowitz pleaded not guilty to hate crime and stalking charges on Thursday, court records show, after he was accused of harassing the operator of a New York City food cart with racist and Islamophobic lan... | US Political Corruption |
In 2021, as President Joe Biden settled into the White House, its most recent occupant, Donald Trump, opened the doors of Mar-a-Lago, where a long line of journalists were headed to interview him. Reporters like the New York Times’ Jeremy Peters and Maggie Haberman and the Washington Post’s Philip Rucker and Carol Leon... | US Federal Elections |
66 progressive lawmakers urge Biden to use 14th Amendment in debt ceiling fight
Dozens of progressives have signed onto a letter urging President Biden to invoke the 14th Amendment and bypass Republicans to prevent the nation from defaulting on its debt.
Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) leaders Pramila Jayapal (D... | US Congress |
A hacking group deployed a surprising tactic after infiltrating a financial software company’s network. They reported the breach to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
DataBreaches.net initially reported on the incident, which was conducted by ALPHV / BlackCat, a group known for breaching entities as diver... | US Federal Policies |
HENRYETTA, Okla. -- Relatives of four teenage girls who were among seven people shot to death on a rural Oklahoma property are questioning how a sex offender among the dead — a rapist accused of soliciting nude images from another teen while behind bars — was ever allowed to go free.
Law enforcement authorities have re... | US Crime, Violence, Terrorism & cybercrime |
A woman is in custody Fridy after authorties said she opened fire in a police department lobby in Connecticut, spurring an exchange of gunfire with an officer.
The woman, who has been identified as 51-year-old Suzanne Laprise, entered the lobby of the Bristol Police Department at around 10:35 p.m. on Thursday night and... | US Police Misconduct |
Father of Palestinian American boy slain outside Chicago files wrongful death lawsuit
The father of a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy fatally stabbed in an alleged hate crime has filed a wrongful death lawsuit
CHICAGO -- The father of a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy fatally stabbed in what authorities allege ... | US Crime, Violence, Terrorism & cybercrime |
SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco police said they shot and killed a driver on Monday who crashed into the Chinese consulate.
Police said in a short news conference that a vehicle drove into the lobby of the Chinese consulate on Monday afternoon. Officers entered, made contact with the suspect and an officer involved shoo... | US Crime, Violence, Terrorism & cybercrime |
NEW YORK (TND) — The Niagara Falls Rainbow Bridge has been shut down after a car explosion, authorities said Wednesday.
The FBI Buffalo Field Office is investigating a vehicle explosion at the Rainbow Bridge, a border crossing between the U.S. and Canada in Niagara Falls," FBI Buffalo noted on X, which is the social me... | US Crime, Violence, Terrorism & cybercrime |
President Biden is facing pushback from fact-checkers over a recent speech he delivered in Virginia regarding the economic progress his administration has made during his tenure in the White House.Speaking at the Steamfitters Local 602 in Springfield on Thursday, Biden made multiple claims about the current state of th... | US Federal Policies |
Biden Administration Officially Launches New Income-Based Student Loan Repayment Plan
The program is central to the president's efforts to provide student debt relief after the Supreme Court struck down his forgiveness plan
President Joe Biden’s administration on Tuesday officially launched a new income-based student l... | US Federal Policies |
A day after one Republican nominee to be Speaker of the House of Representatives withdrew, another with equally long odds is making a fresh bid for the gavel.
Jim Jordan, a leader of the right-wing House Freedom Caucus, has confirmed he is running again for Speaker after Steve Scalise stepped aside on Thursday.
Meanwhi... | US Congress |
House to vote on Johnson's plan to avert shutdown -- but he'll need Democratic support
Republican hard-liners accused the new speaker of surrendering.
The House is set to vote Tuesday afternoon on Speaker Mike Johnson's plan to avert a government shutdown just days ahead of a Friday deadline.
But because of opposition ... | US Congress |
Does the public have a right to see gruesome photos of animal test subjects taken by a public university?That question underpins an ongoing court battle between UC Davis and the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, an animal welfare group, which is fighting for the release of photos of dead monkeys used in te... | US Crime, Violence, Terrorism & cybercrime |
This time three years ago, as difficult as it may be to remember, a hot topic of political discussion was “going back to brunch.”
It was a callback to a few years prior, when a rash of signs at anti-Trump protests had proclaimed that If Hillary Had Won, We’d Be at Brunch Right Now. “Brunch” became a shorthand for the a... | US Federal Elections |
Washington — A pair of Republican lawmakers are renewing an effort to punish Rep. Rashida Tlaib just days after she wasover her controversial comments on Israel.
Republican Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Rich McCormick, who both represent Georgia, introduced separate resolutions on Monday seeking to censure Tlaib for... | US Congress |
The U.S. has approved more than $42 billion in federal student loan debt forgiveness for more than 615,000 borrowers in the past 18 months as part of a program aimed at getting more people to work in public service jobs, the U.S. Department of Education said this week.
The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program is ope... | US Federal Policies |
There is growing speculation that Matt Gaetz's move to oust Kevin McCarthy from the speaker's office could backfire amid reports that a bipartisan group of around 10 Democratic and Republican representatives is holding discussions to break the deadlock.
McCarthy became the first speaker in U.S. history to be removed by... | US Congress |
James Woods was considering colleges and had narrowed his choices to three.
The senior from Streetsboro, Ohio, hoped to break records in the upcoming track season in his new gold-bottomed spikes.
James and his friends had a trip planned in July to Dream Con, a comic book convention in Texas.
The 17-year-old had hopes a... | US Crime, Violence, Terrorism & cybercrime |
Doomsday Mom Lori Vallow Daybell told potential recruits they would need to “be separated” from their kids in order to join her cult-like group, a former friend testified this week.
Vallow Daybell is standing trial in an Idaho court on charges she killed two of her kids — 16-year-old Tylee Ryan and 7-year-old JJ Vallow... | US Crime, Violence, Terrorism & cybercrime |
Commentary: Universal Basic Income May Sound Attractive But, If It Occurred, Would Likelier Increase Poverty Than Reduce It
Conservative support for UBI rests on an approach that would increase poverty, rather than reduce it.At first blush, universal basic income (UBI) seems a very attractive idea, especially to a prog... | US Federal Policies |
As student loan repayment requirements, some borrowers are experiencing customer service issues with their loan servicers. The resulting chaos has prompted 19 state attorneys general to argue that consumers facing servicer difficulties shouldn't have to repay their debt until the problems are resolved.
In a Friday lett... | US Federal Policies |
The GOP’s presidential front-runner had himself a bit of an unhinged social media binge over the last couple of days, using Truth Social to air his scattered grievances, attack the wife of the judge overseeing his New York bank fraud trial, and take a wild left turn by claiming sudden allyship with the broader Black Li... | US Political Corruption |
Trump Hit With $10,000 Fine for Gag Order Violation After Judge Puts Ex-President on Witness Stand and Finds Him ‘Not Credible’
The former president claimed under oath that he had been referring to his former fixer Michael Cohen, who was on the witness stand throughout the day and the focal point of Trump's civil fraud... | US Political Corruption |
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ATLANTA (AP) — After years of criticizing mail voting and so-called ballot har... | US Federal Elections |
An international group of law enforcement agencies have disrupted the notorious RagnarLocker ransomware operation.
TechCrunch reported Thursday that an international law enforcement operation involving agencies from the U.S., European Union, and Japan had seized the RagnarLocker group’s dark web portal. The portal, whi... | US Crime, Violence, Terrorism & cybercrime |
With the election of new House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), Republicans have fully become Donald Trump’s party. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who led the campaign to overthrow former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calf.), hailed the new speaker as “MAGA Mike.” Donald Trump, the founding father of the MAGA movement, congratulat... | US Congress |
The long-awaited federal indictment of Donald Trump for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election may be necessary to contain the threat to American democracy that he has unleashed. But it’s unlikely to be sufficient.
The germ of election denialism that Trump injected into the American political system has spread so fa... | US Political Corruption |
The hackers demanded a ransom from MGM, according to two of the people. It wasn’t immediately clear how much ransom was requested or if the hackers deployed ransomware to lock up the company’s files.
Caesars didn’t respond to messages seeking comment, but the company is expected to disclose the cyberattack imminently i... | US Crime, Violence, Terrorism & cybercrime |
Higher education braces for the worst in debt ceiling fight
Higher education is biting its nails watching the debt ceiling timer tick down in Washington.
Colleges and universities are working in the background on contingency plans if the U.S. defaults, a scenario that would lead to consequences experts say even they ca... | US Federal Policies |
Ohio special election could play decisive role in abortion fight
Ohio voters will go to the polls on Tuesday to vote on a ballot measure that could raise the threshold for changing the state constitution — and in the process have a direct impact on abortion rights in the battleground state.
The measure, known as Issue ... | US Local Elections |
Caesars Entertainment reportedly paid "tens of millions of dollars" to hackers who threatened to release company data, Bloomberg has reported. The attack was reportedly perpetrated by a group called Scattered Spider (aka UNC 3944), a group skilled at using social engineering to bypass corporate network security. It's t... | US Crime, Violence, Terrorism & cybercrime |
- Liz Cheney didn't feel the need to join the Freedom Caucus when she first joined Congress.
- In her new book, Cheney wrote that Jim Jordan asked her to join the group by pointing to its lack of women.
- "Tempting as this offer was, I took a pass," she wrote.
Even at the beginning of her first term in the House, Liz C... | US Congress |
I blame the father. Frederick Trump raised his children, one in particular, to believe that the world was divided into winners and losers and that there was no greater crime than to fall into the latter category. In 2020, Donald Trump was ready to bring down the American republic rather than admit before the shade of h... | US Political Corruption |
House Democrats lining up to support the CR, diminishing chances of a shutdown
House Democrats are lining up behind the GOP’s short-term proposal to fund the government, predicting there will be plenty of bipartisan support to pass the legislation through the lower chamber this week and send it to the Senate.
Emerging ... | US Congress |
Jenna Ellis – the Donald Trump lawyer who like the former president faces criminal charges regarding attempted election subversion in his defeat by Joe Biden in 2020 – says she will not vote for him in the future because he is a “malignant narcissist” who cannot admit mistakes.
“I simply can’t support him for elected o... | US Political Corruption |
Former President Donald Trump responded to efforts by Democrats to ban him from presidential primary ballots in 2024 on Monday, saying the U.S. Constitution protects him.
Trump is facing efforts in several states to remove his name from ballots over his involvement in the January 6, 2021 Capitol protests, which his cri... | US Federal Elections |
NEWARK, N.J. -- A New Jersey political consultant who had two hitmen kill a colleague for $15,000 was sentenced to 24 years in federal prison on Thursday.
Sean Caddle, a one-time Democratic campaign consultant, pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit murder-for-hire in the killing of Michael Galdieri, whose apartment wa... | US Political Corruption |
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