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Saturday, December 21, 2024

Louisiana's health department has been barred from advertising or promoting vaccines for flu, COVID-19, and mpox, according to reporting by NPR, KFF Health News, and New Orleans Public Radio WWNO. read more


For the first time in modern history, the House majority will rest on thinner margins than the Senate's in the 119th Congress. read more


Early Saturday morning, Senate Democrats released the results of an investigation that alleges that Justice Clarence Thomas once again failed to disclose trips paid for by one of his billionaire benefactors. read more


Elon Musk raised alarm by endorsing Germany's far-right Alternative fr Deutschland (AfD), which has called for the nation to leave the European Union. read more


The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed the first case of severe bird flu in the United States. read more


A trial in France of a husband who sought out others to abuse his wife ended with all 50 of the husband's co-defendants found guilty. read more


Friday, December 20, 2024

Agriculture and wildlife officials have announced that they have eradicated the infamous "murder hornet" from the US, five years after the headline-generating insects were first spotted in Washington state. read more


Federal officials say they're worried about sharing documents via email with Donald Trump's transition team because the incoming officials are eschewing government devices, email addresses and cybersecurity support, raising fears that they could potentially expose sensitive government data. read more


The president-elect floated the idea a day after he came out against the bipartisan spending deal to fund the government and avert a shutdown read more


Aurimar Iturriago Villegas left Venezuela hoping to lift her family out of poverty. When she was murdered, her corpse became a commodity in the U.S. body trade. read more


Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Russia should have launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine earlier and been better prepared for the war. read more


The U.S. government is urging senior government officials and politicians to ditch phone calls and text messages following intrusions at major American telecommunications companies blamed on Chinese hackers. read more


On Wednesday, OpenAI launched a 1-800-CHATGPT (1-800-242-8478) telephone number that anyone in the US can call to talk to ChatGPT via voice chat for up to 15 minutes for free. The company also says that people outside the US can send text messages to the same number for free using WhatsApp. read more


A partial government shutdown this weekend could delay troops' paychecks at the start of the new year and shutter some base recreation activities just before Christmas, yielding a stressful holiday season for military families. read more


Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) suggested Elon Musk serve as Speaker in a Thursday morning post on X following contentious debates over the continuing resolution. read more


Florida is set to duke it out in the courtroom with the adult entertainment industry over a state law that would require websites that host adult content to verify the age of their users. read more


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