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Sunday, May 18, 2025

This week, the US health department announced a plan to ban prescription fluoride supplements for children. read more


Pro-West independent candidate Nicusor Dan staged a dramatic comeback on Sunday to win the Romanian presidential elections with a firm 54% of the votes. read more


Russia has battered Ukraine overnight with its largest drone attack since the war began, Ukraine's military said Sunday ... read more


President Donald Trump claimed this week that Taylor Swift is no longer "hot" and he is the reason why. The 78-year-old man posted on Truth Social, "Has anyone noticed that, since I said 'I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT,' she's no longer 'HOT'?" This was an actual thought that formed in an actual brain and made it to actual thumbs. At no point then or since has Trump deleted it. "Supernormal behavior, as usual." writes Emily Tannenbaum of Glamour. read more


In a post on Truth Social this morning, the President of the United States is letting us know that he wants public military tribunals. read more


Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an "aggressive form" of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, his office said in a statement on Sunday. read more


Tania Krämer: Donald Trump's Gulf visit was closely watched in Israel, but overshadowed by speculations in Israel that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Trump are no longer on the same page. read more


Pope Leo XIV spurned JD Vance on Sunday, offering him a quick greeting after his inaugural mass while holding extensive private meetings with other world leaders. read more


Pay attention to an important shift in tone in Washington as Republicans evolve with President Donald Trump's brand of populism. read more


Wall Street Journal says [Daniel Kahneman], pioneer of behavioral economics, who died last year at 90, made decision to forgo suffering of old age and leave life on his own terms read more


In comeback, Journalism wins 150th Preakness Stakes -- The horse had 6-5 odds heading into the second leg of the Triple Crown. read more


Storms capable of producing hail larger than golf balls, strong winds and tornadoes are expected in the Great Plains on Sunday and Monday. read more


The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) infographic is designed to promote the need for the Golden Dome aerospace defense system. The graphic displays the primary ICBM threats to the US: China with 400, rising to 700 by 2035 and Russia with 350, rising to 400 by 2035. North Korea possesses ten ICBMs, but will have 50 by 2035 while Iran has none today but could have up to 60 ICBMs in ten years. Iran is a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), but Israel, North Korea, Pakistan, and India are not. The Golden Dome missile shield is set to receive $24.7 billion to kick off the initiative to tie together existing programs with newly developed technology. NORAD advises that Canada's participation in the missile defense system is limited to research involving the detection of incoming threats. Elon Musk's SpaceX company appears to be the front-runner to win a major contract in building the multi-billion dollar Golden Dome system. Sources: Link One Link Two read more


Two crew members from a historic Mexican Navy training ship were killed after the ship lost power Saturday and struck New York City's Brooklyn Bridge. No damage to the bridge has been reported. This is the second time in the past two years that a major bridge has been struck after a ship loses power causing injuries and deaths. On March 26 last year, The Dali, a container ship, struck Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge after losing power. read more


Saturday, May 17, 2025

This week, a bipartisan bill was introduced that would allow supersonic flight over the continental US for the first time in 52 years, as long as they're quiet. read more


A brain-dead woman is being kept alive by a Georgia hospital because she was 9 weeks pregnant when she suffered fatal blood clots. The woman's parents, who say the hospital officials have told them they have no say in their daughter's medical care due to the state's abortion law, told NBC affiliate WXIA-TV that doctors are concerned the baby has fluid on his brain and may be born with health issues or may not survive. read more


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