President Trump said Monday the new White House ballroom he tore down the East Wing to build will have a "drone-free roof."
Far smaller and closer to the Sun than it should be, Mercury has long baffled astronomers because it defies much of what we know about planet formation. A new space mission arriving in 2026 might solve the mystery. At a cursory glance, Mercury might well be the Solar System's dullest planet. Its barren surface has few notable features, there is no evidence of water in its past and the planet's wispy atmosphere is tenuous at best. The likelihood of life being found amidst its scotched craters is non-existent. Yet, look closer and Mercury is a fascinating, improbable world that is shrouded in mystery. Planetary scientists remain flummoxed by the very existence of the closest planet to our Sun. This peculiar planet is tiny, 20 times less massive than Earth and barely wider than Australia. Yet Mercury is the second densest planet in our Solar System after Earth due to a large, metallic core that accounts for the majority of its mass. Read more
Murder rates would be up to five times higher than they are but for medical developments over the past 40 years. According to new research, doctors are saving the lives of thousands of victims of attack who four decades ago would have died and become murder statistics. Although the study is based on US data, the researchers say the principle applies to other countries too: "There is reason to expect a similar trend overall in Britain," said Dr Anthony Harris, the lead author of the study. Read more
Cody Wayne Adams (33) was charged with first-degree manslaughter after he fatally shot Sandra Phelps on a neighboring porch with a .45 Glock pistol while he was conducting target practice against a Red Bull can on his property on Christmas Day.
Dummkopf Trumpf beside PM Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Monday:
When asked if PM Benjamin Netanyahu will get a pardon from President Isaac Herzog:
A sweeping new law related to military veterans aims to provide more services and recognition for service members, including establishing a Veterans' Month, adding commemorative license plates and expanding family services. The comprehensive bill that tweaked existing law unanimously cleared both chambers of the General Assembly before Gov. Ned Lamont signed it into law in June.
The Trump Administration is significantly off pace to meet the President's promise for the largest deportation operation in American history.
In what looks to be the first successful use of Garmin's Autoland product outside of testing, the FAA has confirmed a small plane made a safe emergency landing completely guided by automation at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Colorado.
Ilhan Omar's hubby's $30M firm quietly scrubs names from website " as Squad' member faces mounting questions on sudden wealth amid Minnesota welfare fraud
Turkish security forces raided an ISIS (Daesh) cell in Turkiye's northwestern province of Yalova, south of Istanbul.
ICE agents violently detained a Christian pastor on Christmas Eve in Lewiston, Maine, even though he showed them his ID.
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USSECSTATE Marco Rubio said that Washington's conflict with Iran's ruling system remains "deep and systemic," citing Tehran's legitimate nuclear program, its backing of resistance groups in the Middle East, and what he called Tehran's repression of its own people, all while ICE is deporting hundreds of vulnerable Iranian refugees there.
Many consumers feel pride in avoiding the glazed pastries in the supermarket and instead opting for "all natural" granola that comes packed with extra protein. Same goes for low-fat yogurts "made with real fruit," "organic" plant-based milks and bottled "superfood" smoothies. Buyer beware: Healthy grocery buzzwords like those often cover up an unhealthy amount of sugar. Added sugars are difficult to quickly spot because many companies use clever marketing to distract consumers, said Nicole Avena, a professor of neuroscience and psychiatry at Mount Sinai Medical School and Princeton University who has studied added sugars. Avena said while some health-forward brands know people are starting to become aware of the hazards of added sugars, "a lot of the bigger brands don't worry so much about people's health." Here's how to spot hidden sugars and what to do about it. Read more
Minnesota's great welfare heist is the grift that keeps on giving for prosecutors, with the Justice Department last week filing more charges. But on a positive note, Indiana Gov. Mike Braun's administration has announced hundreds of millions of dollars in Medicaid savings from common-sense reforms. The Justice Department charged six new defendants in schemes to defraud Minnesota's Medicaid program. "What we see in Minnesota is not a handful of bad actors committing crimes. It's a staggering industrial-scale fraud," Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson said. "When I look at the claims data and the providers, I see more red flags than I see legitimate providers." Mr. Thompson estimates fraud losses since 2018 could top $9 billion. Gov. Tim Walz says the fraud isn't large or pervasive, but the latest evidence suggests it is and goes well beyond the state's Somali community.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently published Treatment for Pediatric Gender Dysphoria: Review of Evidence and Best Practices. Given current widespread distrust of HHS, especially regarding vaccines, we knew this review, which we co-authored, would be met with skepticism. So, it is worth noting that we, along with most of the other authors, are liberals. While everyone should be concerned when vulnerable populations do not receive appropriate medical care, those of us on the left side of the political spectrum need to pay special attention. This is because many of the organizations and individuals we trust have gotten this issue wrong.
