President Donald Trump continues to double-down on his desire for the United States to take over control of Greenland, but polling shows the idea is deeply unpopular with Americans and Greenlanders. Newsweek has reached out to the White House for comment on Saturday. read more
Several members of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) made their first public appearance as a team to make the case for their cost-cutting efforts amid growing pushback. read more
Democratic U.S. lawmakers will call on President Donald Trump's administration to restore a program that helps track thousands of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia, and to use sanctions to punish those responsible for the rights violation.
The US is pushing to control all major future infrastructure and mineral investments in Ukraine, potentially gaining a veto over any role for Kyiv's other allies and undermining its bid for European Union membership read more
A concert on Monday night at New York's Radio City Music Hall was a special occasion for Frank Miller: his parents' wedding anniversary. He didn't end up seeing the show -- and before he could even get past security, he was informed that he was in fact banned for life from the venue and all other properties owned by Madison Square Garden (MSG).
FDA vaccine chief Dr. Peter Marks resigns, blasts RFK Jr. over vaccine misinformation
www.scrippsnews.com
... In a resignation letter, Marks criticizes the lack of transparency and truth in vaccine discussions, calling out RFK Jr.'s positions on public health. ...
Dr. Peter Marks, who has overseen the Food and Drug Administration's vaccine program since 2016, submitted a letter of resignation on Friday effective April 5.
Marks joined the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research in 2012 as its deputy director before being promoted to director in 2016.
Marks cited his disagreements with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a noted vaccine skeptic. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Marks was a key figure, serving as a key official in the first Trump administration in the development and distribution of coronavirus vaccines.
The Wall Street Journal reported that Marks was given an ultimatum to either resign or be fired. ...
... For the 13th consecutive year, the city of Chicago once again reigned as the nation's homicide capital in 2024 with 573 murders. ...
Yeah, in absolute numbers. There are a lot of people who live in Chicago.
But, what about the per-capital numbers?
A better article might be ...
What the data says about gun deaths in the U.S. (March 5, 2025)
www.pewresearch.org
More specifically, this part of that article ...
Which states have the highest and lowest gun death rates in the U.S.?
www.pewresearch.org
... The rate of gun fatalities varies widely from state to state.
In 2023, the places with the highest total rates of gun-related deaths " counting murders, suicides and all other categories the CDC tracks " included the District of Columbia (30.6 per 100,000 people), Mississippi (29.4), Louisiana (28.3), Alabama (25.6) and New Mexico (25.3).
A map showing that U.S. gun death rates varied widely by state in 2023. [which see - lamp]
The states with the lowest total rates included Massachusetts (3.7), New Jersey (4.6), New York (4.7), Rhode Island (4.8) and Hawaii (4.9). ...
So, is the gracieamazed alias, as usual (it seems), looking for the headline attention, instead of the actual information behind that headline?
What Are UFOs?
www.pbs.org
... For decades UFOs have captivated the public, even as many scientists saw them as too taboo to investigate. Now, after highly publicized sightings of unidentified objects by Navy pilots, UFOs are moving out of the shadows and into the light, as NASA pledges to study them scientifically.
So what does science have to say? Though some are identified as balloons or drones, weather phenomena, or optical illusions, others remain mysterious.
Could they be the result of secret new technology developed by other governments " or our own? And what would it take for alien engineers to traverse vast distances to send probes or visit Earth from other solar systems?
Explore the evidence, as astrophysicists and engineers use new technologies to investigate the strangest objects in our skies. (Premiered January 22, 2025 at 9 pm on PBS) ...
It is an interesting NOVA. I saved it on the DVR here. YMMV.
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