Dolly Parton Gives Fans a Health Update After Missing Major Dollywood Honor
The 79-year-old icon shared an upbeat video this week explaining why she could not attend her IAAPA Hall of Fame induction at one of the biggest theme park conventions in the world. In a message posted to Instagram, Dolly Parton told fans she has been handling “a few health challenges”Continue Reading
Without evidence, CDC changes messaging on vaccines and autism
A CDC webpage that once stated that vaccines do not cause autism has been rewritten to suggest that health authorities “ignored” possible links between vaccines and the disorder., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Why is Pope Leo visiting Turkey on his first foreign trip? | DW News
Pope Leo’s first overseas trip as pontiff is taking him to the small town of Iznik in Turkey because of its importance to Christianity. The Vatican is describing it as a “pilgrimage.” Leo is the fifth pope to visit Turkey. (His next destination after Turkey is Lebanon which is homeContinue Reading
Kyiv to launch first protected mini heat and power plants as city braces for hardest wartime winter
Kyiv will put its first mini combined heat and power (CHP) plants with built-in protection against Russian shelling into operation by the end of 2025, deputy head of the Kyiv City State Administration Petro Panteleiev said, as the capital enters its fourth winter under large-scale attack on Ukraine’s energy grid.Continue Reading
Poland to allocate $100 million for the purchase of American weapons for Ukraine
Poland will allocate $100 million by the end of the year for the procurement of American weapons for Ukraine through the PURL program, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski announced, as quoted by PAP. The funds will finance weapons purchases under the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL), a new mechanism establishedContinue Reading
One Key State Remains in Limbo As Several Others Retreat on Climate and Clean Energy Policies
Arizona, Connecticut, New York and North Carolina are backsliding on climate issues. But Massachusetts isn’t, at least for now. By Dan Gearino Massachusetts isn’t going to gut its landmark climate law—yet.Continue Reading
Meta alerts young Australians to download their data before a social media ban
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Technology giant Meta on Thursday began sending thousands of young Australians a two-week warning to downland their digital histories and delete their accounts from Facebook, Instagram and Threads before a world-first social media ban on accounts of children younger than 16 takes effect. The Australian governmentContinue Reading
Nvidia earnings clear lofty hurdle set by analysts amid fears about an AI bubble
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Nvidia’s sales of the computing chips powering the artificial intelligence craze surged beyond the lofty bar set by stock market analysts in a performance that may ease recent jitters about a Big Tech boom turning into a bust that topples the world’s most valuable company. TheContinue Reading
Sudan has vast oil, gold and agricultural resources. Who controls them?
Sudan’s conflict continues to reshape the nation of 50 million amid widespread displacement and a fight for resources., Sudan’s civil war, now in its third year, has pitted the army against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in a devastating struggle for power. The conflict has unleashed the world’s largestContinue Reading
Pakistani forces kill 23 fighters in wave of Afghan border raids
The border raids are the latest in a series amid escalating tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan., The border raids are the latest in a series amid escalating tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Pakistani security forces have killed 23 fighters in two separate raids near the Afghan border as tensions simmerContinue Reading
Galaxies SIG Seminar 3 December 2025
Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community Galaxies SIG Seminar 3… About Community Executive Committee Science Groups News & Events Cosmic Pathfinders Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources Galaxies SIG Seminar Galaxies Science Interest Group Galaxies SIG about Galaxies SIG Seminar Location Virtual dates 3 December 20251:00pm ET CommunityContinue Reading
“Food Is a Fundamental Human Right”: U.S. Hunger Expert Decries The Traitor Withholding Food Assistance
The government shutdown has brought attention to food insecurity in the United States, as it disrupted the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, or SNAP, which helps about 42 million people across the country. Delayed and partial payments have occurred despite the availability of contingency funds to keep the program going duringContinue Reading
Once a Patient’s in Custody, ICE Can Be at Hospital Bedsides — But Detainees Have Rights
Federal law allows Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to guard detainees at health care facilities, but patients can ask to speak privately with medical providers and lawyers…Read MoreContinue Reading