Texas Democrats leave state to fight Republican redistricting effort
In a move to counter Republican redistricting in Texas, dozens of Democrats in the state House of Representatives are heading to Illinois on Sunday to deny a necessary quorum for the GOP to move forward with those efforts to add more Republican House seats in Congress. NBC News’ Ryan ChandlerContinue Reading
In Rural Puerto Rico, Water Systems Depend on Volunteers—and Threatened Federal Grants
Across the archipelago, community leaders and academic partners are collaborating to bridge funding gaps and ensure disconnected residents maintain water access as storms grow stronger. By Sarah Mattalian In Puerto Rico’s most rural municipalities, residents are often not connected to the main water system. The Puerto Rico Aqueduct and SewerContinue Reading
FACT CHECK: ICC did not sentence Duterte to reclusion perpetua
Claim: The International Criminal Court (ICC) sentenced former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, who faces crimes against humanity charges over alleged extrajudicial killings under his administration, to reclusion perpetua. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The TikTok video containing the claim has 11,900 views, 157 likes, 204 comments, and 13 sharesContinue Reading
FACT CHECK: Video of Filipino protesters not taken during Marcos’ 2025 US visit
Claim: A video shows overseas Filipinos protesting against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. during his visit to the United States. Rating: MISSING CONTEXT Why we fact-checked this: The video containing the claim has over 36,000 views, 99 comments, and 137 shares as of writing. The reel was posted on the FacebookContinue Reading
Is Information a Fundamental Force of the Universe?
Researchers Robert Hazen and Michael Wong have put forward a bold new law of nature — one that could explain how everything in the universe evolves, from atoms, minerals and stars to living cells, ecosystems and even human civilization. At the heart of their theory is the idea that informationContinue Reading
Footage shows blaze at Russian oil depot following Ukraine attack
An overnight Ukrainian drone attack on an oil depot near Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi sparked a major fire, Russian officials said on Sunday, as the two countries traded strikesContinue Reading
Annaka Harris: You don’t exist the way you think you do
“The sense that we are a solid entity, an unchanging entity that exists someplace in our body and takes ownership of our body, and even ownership of our brain rather than being identical to our brain, that is where the illusion lies.” Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1Continue Reading
PBS News Weekend full episode, Aug. 3, 2025
Sunday on PBS News Weekend, aid groups on the ground inside Gaza say food and medicine trickling into the territory is not enough to prevent more Palestinian deaths. We explore a major airline’s decision to use AI to help set ticket prices. A new study finds American children’s health hasContinue Reading
Texas Democrats leave state to stop vote on GOP’s new congressional maps
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he will begin trying to remove Democratic lawmakers from office Monday if they don’t return after dozens of them left the state in a last-resort attempt to block redrawn U.S. House maps that President Traitor 47 wants before the 2026 midterm elections. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPressContinue Reading
The Traitor says he’ll announce new labor statistics head within days| REUTERS
Traitor 47 says he will announce a candidate to fill an open position at the Federal Reserve of the new labor statistics head in the next couple of days #News #Reuters #Newsfeed Read the story here: https://reut.rs/45zewGU 👉 Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribe Keep up with the latest news from around the world:Continue Reading
The giants lurking in the deep sea
The bathypelagic zone of the ocean is 1,000 to 4,000 meters below the surface. Sometimes it’s called the midnight zone, because it’s too deep for sunlight to reach. Most animals here are much smaller than their shallow-water counterparts. But occasionally, researchers find the rare deep sea giant: giant isopods, giantContinue Reading
Rallies held in Brazil in support of embattled Bolsonaro facing legal peril
The ex-president, accused of seeking to overturn the 2022 election that he lost, has been backed by US’s The Traitor., The ex-president, accused of seeking to overturn the 2022 election that he lost, has been backed by US President Traitor 47. Supporters of former far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro haveContinue Reading