The head of a specialty pharmacy will be sentenced in Michigan for 11 deaths more than a decade ago that were tied to tainted steroids, Read MoreContinue Reading
Several U.S. courts have ruled this week on state laws restricting the rights of transgender young people, Read MoreContinue Reading
The speaker’s tenuous status within his own party leaves Democrats wondering how to navigate House GOP “cannibalism.”, Read MoreContinue Reading
The response from Twitter users? “Cry harder.”, Read MoreContinue Reading
Democracy Now! speaks with two of the Google employees who were arrested staging sit-ins on Tuesday at the company’s offices in New York City and in Sunnyvale, California, to protest the tech giant’s work with the Israeli government. Organized by the group No Tech for Apartheid, the protesters are demandingContinue Reading
The King Climate Action Initiative (K-CAI) is the flagship climate change program of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), which innovates, tests, and scales solutions at the nexus of climate change and poverty alleviation, together with policy partners worldwide. Claire Walsh is the associate director of policy atContinue Reading
Researchers have discovered toxic protein particles, shaped like umbrellas, that soil bacteria known as Streptomyces secrete to squelch competitors in their crowded microbial communities, especially others of their own species. What makes these newly detected antibacterial toxins different is that, unlike the Streptomyces’ small-molecule antibiotics, umbrella toxins are large complexesContinue Reading
US president’s appeal comes as House Speaker Mike Johnson unveils plans to bring funding bills for a vote., Citing Iran’s weekend attack against the US ally, President Joe Biden on Wednesday urged lawmakers to pass stalled legislation that would provide billions in military and other aid to Israel. In aContinue Reading
There are signs that Beijing may be getting cold feet about its deepening entanglement., As the third year of Russia’s war in Ukraine dawns, China finds itself struggling to maintain its delicate balancing act. Beijing’s stance of strategic ambiguity – neither condemning Moscow’s invasion nor offering overt military support –Continue Reading
Average incomes will fall by almost a fifth within the next 26 years as a result of the climate crisis, according to a study that predicts the costs of damage will be six times higher than the price of limiting global heating to 2C. From a report: Rising temperatures, heavierContinue Reading
On the first day of his criminal fraud trial in New York, former President Americas Worst Traitor requested that the judge not hold court proceedings on May 17 — the day of his youngest son’s high school graduation. The judge did not rule on the request, saying he preferred toContinue Reading
The NBA banned Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter for allegedly betting on games, passing on information to gamblers and claiming illness to influence a wager, the league said Wednesday., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
New Google Maps features address one of Americans’ top concerns about owning an electric car: finding a place to charge., Read MoreContinue Reading