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The DC public library system falls way short of ‘Abundance’

The waitlist to borrow this book at the D.C. Public Library is over 300-people long for a hard copy, over 500-long for an eBook and over 800-long for an audiobook.

Kennedy targets vaccination injury program

Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is targeting a little-known but crucial program that underpins all childhood vaccinations.   Kennedy took to social media and the show of conservative activist Charlie Kirk this week to rail against the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program and pledge significant changes. “The VICP is broken, and I intend to fix...

BLS commissioner reacts to Trump firing 

Erika McEntarfer, commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), who President Trump fired following a dismal jobs report, said it was the "honor of my life" to serve in the position. "It has been the honor of my life to serve as Commissioner of BLS alongside the many dedicated civil servants tasked with measuring a...

Padilla on redistricting effort: ‘If Republicans were confident on their policy agenda, they’d be eager to defend it’

Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) blasted Republicans for undertaking a mid-decade redistricting effort in Texas, saying the move reveals concerns about the party’s economic message ahead of the midterms. “If Republicans were confident on their policy agenda, they'd be eager to defend it with the people and to defend at the ballot box next November,” Padilla...

Sen. Padilla on BLS chief firing: ‘I think an investigation is certainly in order’

Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) said on Sunday he would support an investigation into President Trump’s firing of the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. “I think an investigation is certainly in order,” Padilla said in an interview on NBC News’s ‘Meet the Press.” Padilla noted he recently called for an investigation into potential violations...

Hassett on Trump’s next Fed chair: ‘We’ll have to see if he chooses me’ 

National Economic Council (NEC) Director Kevin Hassett signaled in a Sunday interview that he is open to succeeding Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell if he’s tapped to do so. In an interview on NBC News's "Meet the Press," Hassett said President Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent are in the process of finding a replacement...

Summers on BLS commissioner firing: ‘Way beyond anything that Richard Nixon ever did’

Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers on Sunday said President Trump's decision to fire the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics following a dismal jobs report is "way beyond anything that Richard Nixon ever did." During an appearance on ABC News's "This Week," Summers slammed the decision to fire Erika McEntarfer and said it...

What still causes the plague in the US?

Person-to-person spread of the plague hasn't been seen in the U.S. in more than a century - so what causes the occassional cases?

Hassett says market won’t influence Trump tariffs: ‘These are the final deals’

National Economic Council (NEC) Director Kevin Hassett said on Sunday that a market reaction to President Trump’s tariff policies will not deter him from proceeding with his plans to levy fees on imports. In an interview on NBC News’s “Meet the Press,” Kristen Welker asked the White House economic adviser whether Trump could change the...

Support for NASA returning to the moon and going to Mars is surging

People are looking forward to witnessing the first footsteps on the moon in over 50 years and the first ones on Mars ever.

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