The increase in sexually transmitted infections (STI) has caused a “major concern” for health officials, according to a new report published Tuesday by the World Health Organization (WHO). One of the curable STI diseases, syphilis, has increased to over a million among adults aged 19-45 in 2022, according to the report. The highest spike was...
Biotech entrepreneur and former GOP presidential nominee Vivek Ramaswamy acquired an activist stake in BuzzFeed, according to a new regulatory filing. A May filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission shows Ramaswamy acquired a 7.7 percent stake and 2.7 million shares in BuzzFeed as the company continues to face financial challenges. The billionaire used his...
A growing portion of Americans are reporting daily and near-daily marijuana use, in numbers now higher than the share of daily and near-daily alcohol drinkers, according to a new analysis. About 17.7 million people in 2022 recorded daily or nearly daily use of marijuana, compared to the 14.7 million who reported the same habits for...
Senate Republicans, led by Sen. Marsha Blackburn (Tenn.), are slated to give remarks Wednesday morning on the border security deal, pushing back against the bipartisan deal that was unveiled earlier this year. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) plans to hold a vote to advance the legislation Thursday, but no Republican senator has said they will vote...
The time is ripe for a new, bolder partnership between the U.S. and Africa. Presidents Biden and Ruto are right to call for a transition away from a relationship built on aid to one that fosters sustainable economic growth and increased trade, seeding the grounds both for a booming manufacturing sector in Africa and a clean energy revolution in the U.S.
The White House focused on fentanyl trafficking at the U.S. southern border Wednesday when urging Republicans to pass the bipartisan border security bill when it comes up in the Senate later this week. In a memo entitled, “While President Biden sides with U.S. Border Patrol, congressional Republicans side with fentanyl traffickers,” senior deputy press secretary...
The “uncommitted” vote secured at least five delegates in Kentucky's Democratic primary Tuesday, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ), dealing the latest blow to President Biden amid criticism from his own party over the handling of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. More than 32,900 of voters in the state, nearly 18 percent, selected “uncommitted” instead...
The American citizens who are being held hostage should be at the top of Biden's policy priority list, not buried in the ninth point of the ten-point White House briefing of May 13.
The men and women of the U.S. and allied armed forces deserve better than to have our own diplomats parrot enemies' fake casualty numbers and encourage enemies to hide behind human shields.
