The healthcare system for millions of low-income Americans and rafts of other programs were thrown into disarray Tuesday after President Donald Trump ordered a freeze on federal funding, a move opponents blasted as unconstitutional. It was Trump’s latest radical step since he took office a week ago, vowing to force the US government and its […]
An Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash on Christmas Day has prompted speculation the plane was shot down by Russia after it took a detour of hundreds of miles in the wrong direction and crash-landed with holes in the fuselage. Russian military bloggers have suggested the plane, which crashed near the Kazakhstan city of Aktau, could have […]
Under Joe Biden’s direction, the US Trade Representative (USTR) launched a probe Monday into China’s plans to globally dominate markets for legacy chips—alleging that China’s unfair trade practices threaten US national security and could thwart US efforts to build up a domestic semiconductor supply chain. Unlike the most advanced chips used to power artificial intelligence […]
Three U.S. judges appointed by Democratic presidents have withdrawn plans to retire, and President Joe Biden vetoed a bill to create dozens more judgeships.
Most neutrinos that stream through Earth are produced by fusion reactions in the Sun.Credit: NASA/Goddard/SDO Physicists in Italy and China have for the first time observed glimmers of the ‘neutrino fog’, signals from neutrinos that mimic those expected to be produced by dark matter. The observations are a double-edged sword, says Nicole Bell, a theoretical […]
SET India/YouTube The show featured three intrepid policemen solving cases “Daya, darwaaza tod do.” (Daya, break down the door) Most Indians will instantly recognise this dialogue from the popular detective show CID, which ran from 1998 to 2018, making it one of India’s longest-running television shows. The whodunnit featured three intrepid policemen – ACP Pradyuman, […]
Finally, the researchers started analyzing the data to answer questions like whether misinformation sources evoke more outrage, whether outrageous news was shared more often than non-outrageous news, and finally, what reasons people had for sharing outrageous content. And that’s when the idealized picture of honest, truthful citizens who shared misinformation just because they were too […]
The newly confirmed chief of the Los Angeles Police Department made it clear during a recent hearing that his department will “not assist” with the “mass deportations” in comments that sparked social media backlash. “Since my appearance before the committee on public safety, the national election has caused many Angelenos to feel a deep, deep […]
“Claudene is one of a kind. She is humble and never, ever self-seeking. It is fun to see her receive recognition that she would not ever have expected or sought after, and it is refreshing to see the qualities of hard work, dependability, and caring for others gaining so much attention,” Cargill shared. “We are […]
Download the 25 October long read podcast By the end of 2024 up to two billion people will have gone to the polls, in a pivotal year of elections around the globe. This is giving political scientists the chance to dive into each election in detail but also to compare the differing voting systems involved. […]
