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Often, when Graham Platner comes up (which is too often), my mind drifts to Claire McCaskill. The current MS NOW analyst was the last Democrat to represent Missouri in the Senate. Notably, she lost in 2018 to Josh Hawley, the guy who’d be playing the Geico Gecko in German adsContinue Reading

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This article was originally published by the  Texas Observer , a nonprofit investigative news outlet and magazine. Sign up for their weekly newsletter, or follow them on Facebook, X, and Bluesky. Rock band logos stickered the walls and railings in the dim light of the Paper Tiger, the grungy San Antonio venue with aContinue Reading

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Amid a rapid escalation between Israel and Iran, Yemen’s Houthis have rejoined the Iran war, launching a volley of missiles at Israel and pledging to implement a “complete and total ban” of Israeli shipping in the Red Sea. It’s safe to say that the tenuous ceasefire in the Middle East is now unraveling. President TraitorContinue Reading

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Russian forces attacked the area around the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday, and a “shahed” drone hit one of the Centralized Spent Fuel Storage Facility’s buildings. “An extremely critical infrastructure facility — and an extremely vile Russian strike,” Zelenskyy said. “Russia deliberately struck this particularContinue Reading

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Air raid sirens sounded across parts of Israel after missiles were launched from Iran toward Israeli territory, the military said Sunday. The Israel Defense Forces said it had identified incoming missiles and activated defensive systems to intercept the threat. Authorities did not immediately provide details on damage or casualties, but warnedContinue Reading

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Pope Leo told Spain’s Catholic bishops they must listen to survivors of sexual abuse by clergy and offer them reparations — his first direct reference during the trip to scandals that have shaken the local Church’s credibility.   Juan Cuatrecasas, who leads a survivor group, urged the pontiff to “putContinue Reading

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WhatsApp disrupted phishing attempts linked to NSO, blacklisted by the US for security concerns., WhatsApp disrupted phishing attempts linked to NSO, blacklisted by the US for security concerns. Meta has said it is ⁠filing a federal US ⁠court contempt order against Israeli spyware firm NSO Group for violating a permanentContinue Reading

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Ancient grooves on human teeth, once hailed as evidence of tooth-picking, may simply be the result of natural wear, according to a new study of wild primates. The research also revealed that a common modern dental defect appears to be uniquely human, hinting that today’s lifestyles may be reshaping ourContinue Reading

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Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community HWO SIG Seminar, 10… About Community Executive Committee Science Groups Conferences Cosmic Pathfinders Early Career Workshop Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources   HWO SIG Seminar Habitable Worlds Observatory Science Interest Group HWO SIG about HWO SIG Seminar Location Virtual dates 10 JuneContinue Reading