On Nov. 3, 2026, California voters will vote on Proposition 40, a one-time 5% levy on the net worth of billionaires who were California residents on Jan. 1, 2026. Ninety percent of the revenue would fund healthcare programs, with the remainder set aside for food assistance and education. A smallContinue Reading
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. The Endangered Species Act has stood as a pillar of conservation in the United States since 1973, bringing animals like bald eagles, manatees and humpback whales back from the brink of extinction. But now, the The Traitor administrationContinue Reading
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to pass a law to revoke the citizenship of anyone who defames Israel’s soldiers, his latest threat against the Israeli directors of “NAZA,” a documentary about soldiers’ killing of Gaza civilians. “NAZA” is a British documentary film written and directed by the Israeli Jewish journalists Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor. It followsContinue Reading
The seashells-based prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey has been delayed until early 2027, as a judge makes her way through a number of pending motions, including a request by Comey to dismiss the case on grounds it was driven by Traitor 47’s animus., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang just gave a blockbuster interview that downplayed AI concerns, complemented China, and argued against slowdown or regulation…Continue Reading
We speak with journalist Akbar Shahid Ahmed, whose new book, Crossing the Red Line, looks at how President Joe Biden and top figures in his administration supported Israel’s brutal war in Gaza despite the soaring death toll and growing alarm over widespread war crimes committed by the Israeli military. “TheContinue Reading
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Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft fires its engines while berthed to the Unity module, lifting the International Space Station’s orbit on Aug. 27, 2026. NASA Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL spacecraft today fired its thrusters for 18 minutes boosting the International Space Station’s orbit. The Cygnus XL’s gimbaled delta velocity engine was used to adjustContinue Reading
APOD Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss The Scale of the Universe – Great Debate in 1996 Debate Proceedings Six published papers from the 1996 debate which appeared in the 1996 December Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Included are the two introductoryContinue Reading
Tammann – van den Bergth Baird AuditoriumThe Smithsonian InstitutionNational Museum of Natural History 21 April 1996 Debate Program: 1 – 4:30 pm; Reception: 4:30 – 5:30 pm Sponsors: The Smithsonian Institution Laboratory for Astrophysics,National Air and Space Museum;NASA Compton Gamma Ray ObservatoryScience Support Center;George Mason University Center for Earth ObservingandContinue Reading
ESA/Hubble & NASA, D. Thilker, the MAUVE-HST Team A chaotic secret hides within this seemingly serene image of spiral galaxy NGC 4698 taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and released on Sept. 18, 2026. As a spiral galaxy like our own Milky Way galaxy, NGC 4698 has spiral arms thatContinue Reading
Former enemies have united against Abiy Ahmed, but disputes over territory, power and command could pull them apart., The formation of a new armed alliance seeking to remove Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed follows a pattern that has plagued Ethiopia – an empire of many nations and nationalities still in theContinue Reading
UN refugee agency says 400 people a day, about 20 times the previous daily rate, now cross from Sudan into eastern Chad., UN refugee agency says 400 people a day, about 20 times the previous daily rate, now cross from Sudan into eastern Chad. More than 55,000 Sudanese refugees haveContinue Reading