City plans to triple system of underground pipes that distribute chilled river water, reducing need for individual cooling units read more
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Thursday released a tranche of Health and Human Services (HHS) emails that appear to show HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pressuring the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) over its vaccine messaging. read more
The Iranian singer Parastoo Ahmadi and eight members of a production team, including musicians, have been reportedly sentenced to 74 lashes for performing in a concert livestreamed on Ahmadi's YouTube channel in 2024. read more
Republican Ohio Gov Mike DeWine after SCOTUS ruling to end TPS for Haitians: "These folks [Haitians] are caregivers for our elderly, it just makes no sense. It is not in the United States' interest, certainly not in Ohio's interest, to have people who are working every single day, who are supporting a family, who are buying houses, fixing up old houses, starting businesses, and then put deep roots in this country and really are contributing and yank them out."
~350,000 Haitians in Temporary Protected Status in US; ~45,000 in Ohioread more
Iran did not take part in technical talks slated for Sunday due to recent attacks on the country and unfulfilled conditions of the MoU with the United States, a member of the Office of Preservation and Publication of the Works of Iran's Supreme Leader told state TV on Sunday. read more
David Streever appears to have been the second person in a matter of hours, after poll worker PaigeLynne Gonyea, that a specific pair of federal law enforcement officers tried to visit this past Tuesday in response to speech about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials. read more
An agreement between the U.S. and Kazakhstan has given a group of American investors with ties to the president, including Trump friend and commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, access to one of the world's largest untapped reserves of tungsten. read more
Next week every member of the House of Representatives will vote on a proposal to strip $3.3bn in funding for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) from the federal budget. read more
State Rep. James Talarico offered his vision of a friendlier Texas as he spoke to Democrats at the party's state convention ... read more
The US response to the hantavirus cruise ship outbreak has concluded ... read more
After Donald Trump watched fans walk out of the opening rally at his Great American State Fair on the Washington Mall, things have not gotten much better. read more
The USDA confirmed new cases of screwworm in Texas, bring the total to 25.
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On June 25, [Aleksandr Lunin] posted a video in Instagram in which he described what he called widespread torture of soldiers in the war zone by their own officers and demanded a live, on-air meeting with President Vladimir Putin and warned that if it did not take place soon, "the army will turn its weapons against the Kremlin." read more
With five million hungry Americans kicked off SNAP benefits and four million people unable to afford to pay for their Obamacare health insurance premiums this year, Trump's 18 Washington DC projects will cost the American taxpayer over $1bn, something Trump had claimed would be paid for by private donors. read more
Several months before blue strips started floating to the surface of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, a company involved in its last renovation more than 15 years ago was approached with an opportunity to do this remodel as well. But the company said no. read more
Members of the House Oversight Committee have discussed issuing subpoenas to people who could testify about secret settlements between some of Jeffrey Epstein's friends and his accusers. read more
