Heavy rainfall, which is expected to increase in certain areas in the future, can make the damage caused by volcanic eruptions worse. According to research published in the journal Royal Society Open Science, climate change-induced rainfall increases will exacerbate volcanic hazards including dome explosions and flank collapses, potentially endangering a larger number of people living […]
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) is honing in on Donald Trump as part of its criminal investigation into attempts to overturn the 2020 election results, according to reports. The Washington Post, citing unnamed sources, said that the DOJ has been asking witnesses in front of a special grand jury about their conversations with the former […]
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Lottery ticket holders across the U.S. eagerly awaited the numbers for Tuesday’s gigantic $830m Mega Millions drawing that was unveiled at 11 p.m. Unfortunately, there were no jackpot winners for the Mega Millions lottery on July 26, pushing the next estimated jackpot to $1.02 billion. The white balls drawn were 7, 29, 60, 63 and […]
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The signs of financial gloom are seemingly everywhere. Inflation is now at its highest point in more than 40 years. Stocks officially fell into a bear market in June, dropping more than 20 percent from their peak in January. Bonds and cryptocurrency are bleeding red ink too, with Bitcoin losing over half of its value […]
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The separation of church and state is a new battleground for the American right, with increasing efforts to extend the reach of religion—predominantly Christianity—in politics. The debate around the overturning of Roe v. Wade has demonstrated the depth of religious belief in sections of American politics, and the Supreme Court‘s decision opened the potential for […]
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President Joe Biden has been facing pressure to cancel student loans, with some Democrats pushing him to wipe out at least $50,000 in student debt per borrower. Biden said in April that he wouldn’t consider canceling that much. He is now weighing forgiving $10,000 in student loan debt per borrower, with eligibility capped at $125,000 […]
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Congress on Tuesday passed a bill for research on the cognitive effects of COVID-19, although 69 Republicans voted against it. The Brycen Gray and Ben Price COVID-19 Cognitive Research Act passed by 350-69. Eight Republicans and four Democrats abstained on the vote. A two-thirds majority was needed to pass the bill, which was named after […]
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Elizabeth Warren: Rate Hikes Could Cause ‘Devastating Recession’ U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren questions Jerome Powell, Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as he testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee on June 22 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee Senator Elizabeth Warren has criticized Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for […]
Matt Gaetz has hit back at the attack from one of Mike Pence‘s top aides who suggested the Florida congressman will “be in prison for child sex trafficking” by the time of the next presidential election. Gaetz was reacting to Marc Short’s comments he made on CNN‘s Erin Burnett OutFront on Monday night after the […]
A woman has been arrested after allegedly shooting her own husband, following allegations he had sexually abused children at her children’s daycare center. James Weems Jr., 57, was shot at Washington, DC’s Mandarin Oriental Hotel on Thursday night. Police arrested his wife, 50-year-old Shanteari Weems from Randallstown, Maryland, in connection with the incident that same […]