Syrian business owners welcome EU’s lifting of sanctions
Syrians are hoping sanctions relief will help boost investment, reconstruction after more than a decade of civil war., Syrians are hoping sanctions relief will help boost investment, reconstruction after more than a decade of civil war. Business owners in Syria have welcomed the European Union’s decision this week to liftContinue Reading
Machine Learning MAGA: Rise of the Christian Cyborg
The MAGA movement is not a monolith but a constellation of competing factions. It includes foreign policy hawks and non-interventionists, free-traders and protectionists. Another divide, which has received too little attention from the media, is between what could be called the traditionalists and the transhumanists. MAGA traditionalists typically identify asContinue Reading
FDA panel debates COVID vaccine recipe as questions swirl about fall shots
Government vaccine advisers are meeting to decide if the recipe for COVID-19 vaccines needs updating for this fall and winter, Read MoreContinue Reading
Work requirements could transform Medicaid and food aid under US budget bill
Work requirements for Medicaid recipients, hospitals checking citizenship status, food assistance cuts and other measures in the budget passed by the U.S. House would rearrange the U.S. social safety net, Read MoreContinue Reading
Is it enough to save species in parks or do we need to rethink how we live? | DW News
Globally, species of plants and animals are disappearing at an ever increasing rate. Wildlife populations declined by 73% between 1970 and 2020, with the loss and degradation of nature having huge consequences. It threatens livelihoods, access to food, and clean air and water. Pollution, climate change and habitat destruction areContinue Reading
Mozilla Kills Pocket & Fakespot to Focus on Firefox
Mozilla is shutting down Pocket, the “read it later” service it acquired in 2017 and integrated into the Firefox web browser. Pocket shuts down on July 8, but existing users and paying subscribers will be able to export saved stories until October 8, 2025. After that, finito. “Pocket has helpedContinue Reading
‘Act of terror’: Israeli Embassy workers killed in D.C. were at Gaza aid event
U.S. authorities called the shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., an “act of terror” and identified the suspect as Elias Rodriguez, 31, of Chicago., Read MoreContinue Reading
The Traitor Wants a New Gilded Age
He’s not ushering in a New Golden Age. He’s taking us back to the Gilded Age.Continue Reading
Senate Clears Way to Overturn California Air Pollution Standards
Republicans used a procedural tactic to counter Democratic accusations they were gutting the filibuster and lay the groundwork to block a California plan to phase out gas-powered vehicles.Continue Reading
House Bill Would Derail Biden’s Signature Climate Law
If passed, a bill from the House of Representatives would sharply curtail the tax credits that have spurred a rise in clean energy investments.Continue Reading
“The Worst It’s Ever Been”: U.K. Surgeon in Gaza Warns Kids Are Bearing Brunt as Israel Widens Assault
We speak with Dr. Victoria Rose, a British plastic and reconstructive surgeon who has been on three medical missions to Gaza since the start of Israel’s war on the territory. She joins us from Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, where she’s been treating patients for over a week, and describesContinue Reading
Memorial Day weekend on track to break travel records
Summer’s unofficial kickoff is here and Americans are wasting no time getting out of town., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Nicole Scherzinger on playing Norma Desmond
Tony-nominated actor Nicole Scherzinger, who plays the iconic role of Norma Desmond in “Sunset Blvd.,” shares the challenges of playing a fading silent-movie star who dreams of a Hollywood comeback. To those who doubted her performance, Scherzinger says: “I told you so.” #TonyAwards #TonyNominations #Broadway #Reuters #SunsetBoulevard #NicoleScherzinger Keep upContinue Reading