Indonesia launches free meal program to combat kids, pregnant women malnutrition
Indonesia’s new government has begun an ambitious project to fight malnutrition by feeding nearly 90 million children and pregnant women that is expected to cost $28 billion through 2029, although critics question whether the program is affordable, Read MoreContinue Reading
Federal court decision won’t change California net neutrality law
The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals blasted the FCC’s attempts to regulate broadband internet, but state laws in California and New York remain intact., Read MoreContinue Reading
Israel frets as soldiers face growing risk of arrest abroad after serving in Gaza
Israel helped a former soldier flee Brazil as IDF members face a growing risk of arrest abroad over alleged war crimes in the Gaza Strip., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Russians shift to civilian fuel trucks for military logistics amid Ukrainian strikes
On 6 January, Atesh, a military partisan movement in the occupied territories of Ukraine, reported significant logistical shifts by Russian forces in Crimea following Ukrainian military strikes. Atesh claims that Russia has begun using civilian fuel trucks to maintain military logistics. This year, Ukraine has intensified its long-range drone attacksContinue Reading
Occupied Crimea no longer viable for Russian military ship repairs, says Ukrainian Navy
Russian forces have completely ceased military vessel repairs in occupied Crimea due to successful Ukrainian strikes throughout 2023 and 2024, Ukrainian Navy spokesman Dmytro Pletenchuk announced on Ukrainian TV on 6 January. Ukrainian strikes forced the Black Sea Fleet to abandon occupied Crimea for Russia’s Novorossiysk, with over 20% ofContinue Reading
Jan. 6 is set to be different this year — in a big way and more subtle ways too
Then-Vice President Mike Pence reads the final certification of Electoral College votes after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot in 2021. A new law clarifies that the vice president’s role in the counting of electoral votes is ministerial. Congress will count the votes from the 2024 presidential election on Monday. J.Continue Reading
PM sets out plan to tackle hospital backlog
PM sets out plan to tackle hospital backlog PA Media More NHS hubs will be set up in community locations and there will be greater use of the private sector to help reduce hospital waiting lists in England, the prime minister says. Sir Keir Starmer also promised to give patientsContinue Reading
Mission Possible: Coordinating Travel for NASA Employees
A leap of faith for Heather Seagren eight years ago brought the Gulf Coast native to something new, yet also returned her to a familiar place at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. Following graduation from Pearl River Community College, Seagren worked as an office manager at a pediatric office. Seagren anticipatedContinue Reading
Next Week Upgraded SpaceX Starship Will Deploy 10 V3 Starlink Satellite Simulators
Jan 10, 2025, SpaceX Starship will have the seventh launch and deploy 10 Starlink simulators. They will be similar in size and weight to next-generation (V3) Starlink satellites as the first exercise of a satellite deploy mission. The Starlink simulators will be on the same suborbital trajectory as Starship, with splashdown targeted in the IndianContinue Reading
Malaysia court grants jailed ex-PM Najib access to house arrest decree
Three-member bench rules 2-1 to grant Najib Razak’s appeal to use the decree to argue his case before the High Court., Three-member bench rules 2-1 to grant Najib Razak’s appeal to use the decree to argue his case before the High Court. Malaysia’s appeals court has granted a bid byContinue Reading
Israeli attack kills 13 members of a family in Gaza City
Al Jazeera’s Moath al-Kahlout, one of the few journalists in northern Gaza, has been to the scene of an Israeli attack., NewsFeed Al Jazeera’s Moath al-Kahlout, one of the few journalists in northern Gaza, has been to the scene of an Israeli attack that killed 13 members of the sameContinue Reading
Jan. 6 is set to be different this year — in a big way and more subtle ways, too
In response to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot four years ago, Congress passed new rules to govern the presidential certification process. Those rules will be in effect Monday., Read More from NPRContinue Reading