The following is a statement from Nancy Altman, President of Social Security Works, in response to the news that Social Security’s 2025 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will be 2.5 percent: “The automatic annual cost-of-living adjustment is one of Social Security’s most essential and unique features. It is intended to ensure thatContinue Reading
One analysis shows The Traitor and Republican PACs have spent more than $65 million on ads targeting trans people’s access to sports and health care., Read MoreContinue Reading
The former independent presidential candidate said he credits his mother “for all my virtues” and is “grateful for her generosity in overlooking my faults.”, Read MoreContinue Reading
Informational materials and voter registration forms on the table at a volunteer-run voter registration booth on the campus of Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia on Tuesday, September 17, 2024. Photo by David Walter Banks A federal judge in Florida rejected an emergency request from The League of Women Voters of FloridaContinue Reading
More than 3 million people in Florida are without power after Hurricane Milton made landfall in Sarasota County on Wednesday as a Category 3 storm, pummeling the area with torrential rains and winds of up to 120 miles an hour. Multiple deaths were confirmed after tornadoes tore through a seniorContinue Reading
KDE neon users can now upgrade to rebase their systems on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. For those unfamiliar with it, KDE neon is an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution that is something of a reference platform for KDE Plasma. It’s available in User, Testing, Unstable, and Developer editions. KDE neon (User Edition) isContinue Reading
Microbiologists found that showerheads and toothbrushes are teeming with an extremely diverse collection of viruses — most of which have never been seen before., Read MoreContinue Reading
Hurricane Milton unleashed winds up to 140 miles an hour and catastrophic flooding in Central and Southern Florida. Thousands of people under mandatory evacuation orders fled their homes. The storm’s magnitude brought one hurricane specialist, John Morales, to tears on a local news broadcast. Morales, one of the state’s most well-respected meteorologists, warned viewers that climateContinue Reading
The Media Movement, a coalition of Ukrainian media outlets, journalists, and civil society organizations advocating journalistic integrity, has called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to stop any pressure on the media from state officials or advisors, ensure transparency and openness of state bodies in communication with journalists, and provide theContinue Reading
Since the beginning of Russia’s all-out war against Ukraine, over 1 million civilians have been evacuated from the territory of Donetsk Oblast, which is currently under Ukrainian government control. Nearly 335,000 people remain in the region, says Dmytro Petlin, head of the operational duty service of the Donetsk Regional MilitaryContinue Reading
This article by ExxonKnews is published here as part of the global journalism collaboration Covering Climate Now. For the first time, a gas utility could be on the hook for its role in deceiving the public about the climate crisis. Multnomah, Oregon, has added NW Natural — Oregon’s oldest andContinue Reading
Analysts can’t agree whether market is marginally up or down The PC market is not showing many signs of a rebound, despite the hype around AI PCs, with market watchers split over whether unit shipments are up or down slightly.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Drag Race Down Under finalist and current Global All Stars contestant Kween Kong has issued an apology to season sister Nehellenia following comments made during last week’s episode. During the family resemblance makeover challenge last week, Kween took issue with the fact that Drag Race Italia star Nehellenia had beenContinue Reading