Trump picks RFK Jr. , anti-vaccine activist, for Health and Human Services secretary Read more
"The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison. "Forever" by Judi Blume. "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut. All have been pulled from the shelves of some Florida schools, according to the latest list compiled by the Florida Department of Education tallying books removed by local school districts.
I've heard the idea that Matt was in the closet and had a relationship with the roommate, but didn't want him to tell anyone so the roommate had "died". Has anyone seriously investigated this? Or has it been debunked?
Last year, there were 10.3 million cases of measles globally --- an increase of 20% from the previous year, according to a newly released report from the World Health Organization. Nearly 107,500 people died from measles worldwide in 2023 and children under the age of 5 were hit the hardest, the report found.
Amazon.com made unlawful promises and threats during mandatory meetings to discourage unionizing at a New York City warehouse, a U.S. labor board said on Wednesday while banning employers from holding such meetings moving forward.
tots and prayers mis amigos
Orange County Public Schools leaders announced Wednesday evening that two previously planned pep rallies at Jones and Evans high schools would be indefinitely postponed. The pep rallies were arranged by Orange County Supervisor of Elections Glen Gilzean, who was set to announce $2.1 million in scholarships to allow the students to attend Valencia College for free if they studied cybersecurity and registered to vote. The scholarships became the source of controversy on Friday, when Orange County leaders learned about them. The scholarships were not a part of the office's budget request. Read more
Donald Trump mused on Wednesday about the prospect of serving a constitutionally barred third term as president, though his Republican colleagues insist he was just joking.
Matt Gaetz resigns from Congress after being picked for attorney general The Florida congressman had been under House ethics investigation. ByWill Steakin andRachel Scott
Going to war is now a rational economic choice in Russia's impoverished hinterlands. Read more
srael's military ground operation in southern Lebanon has been expanded, the country's defense minister Israel Katz said on Wednesday. Katz did not clarify when the decision to expand operations was taken and did not offer any details on what the expansion entails. Israel launched what it described as a "limited ground operation" to expel Hezbollah from southern Lebanon early last month. "We have expanded the ground maneuver in southern Lebanon and we are operating against Hezbollah targets in the Dahiyeh district in Beirut and wherever necessary," Katz told soldiers during his first visit to Israel's Northern Command. There were nearly 20 Israeli airstrikes against what the Israeli military described as Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Beirut on Tuesday and Wednesday. The newly appointed defense minister maintained that Israel will not agree to "any ceasefires."
The FBI on Wednesday raided the home of Shayne Coplan, founder and CEO of the popular prediction betting market Polymarket. It isn't yet clear why agents entered the entrepreneur's New York City apartment at 6 a.m. Wednesday morning, or whether Coplan or Polymarket are the targets of an investigation, Axios reported. The FBI reportedly roused the tech founder from his bed and seized his electronic devices, according to an unnamed source close to the situation who spoke with the New York Post. The decentralized platform allows users to place bets on a wide array of future events, including weather patterns, economic indicators, and political outcomes. It garnered mainstream attention in the run-up to the election for its odds predicting a Donald Trump victory"he was a 58 to 42 percent favorite on Polymarket a day before Election Day, CNN reported.
That effort, if successful, could give Trump far greater authority to remake the federal budget on his own, altering the balance of power between the branches of government. During the 2024 presidential campaign, Trump and many of his senior advisers publicly vowed to assert unilateral authority to rescind some federal funds, after Trump's attempts to block aid to Ukraine led to his impeachment during his first term.
Alex Jones was skeptical that he would survive as the face of Infowars after Wednesday's bankruptcy auction of his conspiracy news and merchandizing business, telling viewers that he desperately needed their financial support to launch a new broadcast.
It's a documentary film called Join or Die that hypothesizes the decline in being part of social fraternal religious and recreational organizations has resulted in dangerous levels of isolation ignorance lack of social capital and worst of all it has allowed us to other members of our own communities culminating in people who trust the TV more than people they would otherwise know personally. Read more
Elon Musk has been a near-constant presence at Mar-a-Lago, where he's sat in on important meetings and calls.
