the-colbert-effect:-is-national-drama-driving-texas-voter-turnout?

Texans are running to the polls in droves to cast their early votes in the state’s primary election, fueled largely by a string of high-profile controversies. Stephen Colbert’s interview with U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico, Gov. Greg Abbott handing the Justice Department a complete list of registered voters and aContinue Reading

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A Russian independent news channel, citing eyewitness footage, identified the site as a key state-owned missile plant. Three people were hospitalised, according to a Telegram post by Sergei Bagin – the local health minister for Russia’s Udmurt Republic, the region on the Volga river where the strike took place. Subscribe:Continue Reading

nick-baumgartner’s-hustle-behind-financing-his-olympic-dream

American snowboarding Olympian Nick Baumgartner’s inspirational story resonates with many at the Winter Games — making it to the top of their game didn’t always come easy, financially. Baumgartner, who won a gold medal in the 2022 Games in Beijing at age 40, told Reuters at Milano Cortina it tookContinue Reading

only-10%-of-ukrainians-want-wartime-elections—so-why-does-anyone-else?

When President Volodymyr Zelenskyy remarked last week that elections are impossible before the end of martial law, he was not merely stating a legal technicality. He was intervening in a growing international debate—fueled by commentary in Washington and recent reporting in the Financial Times—suggesting that Ukraine ought to demonstrate herContinue Reading

virginia-house-delays-action-on-bill-banning-paraquat

The lethal pesticide is banned in Europe, China and many other countries. But not a single state in the U.S. has followed suit, despite research indicating that paraquat exposure increases the risks of Parkinson’s disease. By Charles Paullin RICHMOND, Va.—A bill banning the pesticide paraquat died last week in theContinue Reading