Humans so regularly consume toxic chemicals that few people rarely notice. On Tuesday, the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of New Mexico published a study showing how much plastic we are consuming. It examined 62 different placentas and was shocked to discover that all of them, without fail, contained various microplastics. The amounts […]
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek (D) said she will sign a bill that will reverse an important portion of the Beaver State’s drug decriminalization law Thursday. “I intend to sign House Bill 4002 and the related prevention and treatment investments within the next 30 days,” Kotek said in a statement Thursday. Both the Oregon state Senate...
Sen. Susan Collins (Maine), top Republican on the Senate Appropriations Committee, warned lawmakers to “stop playing with fire” hours ahead of a looming deadline to prevent a partial government shutdown. “I want to offer my colleagues a warning. If we do not act at midnight, tonight, we will have a partial government shutdown,” Collins said....
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Friday that a Senate-passed foreign aid package is the “only” path forward as Congress scrambles to break the months-long impasse over new military funding for Ukraine. “The only way forward with respect to meeting the national security needs of the American people is for House Republicans to put...
The US labor market has been remarkably resilient over the past few years. Even as inflation has come down, the unemployment rate has remained below four percent since February 2022. But there are signs that the US job market is tightening as companies continue to cut staff numbers and concentrate on efficiency, following widespread layoffs...
President Biden delivered his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress Thursday night, wearing a classic dark blue suit and light blue tie. In the event watched by millions of Americans nationwide, many lawmakers took the chance to make bolder statements with their clothing. Here are the five most memorable fashion...
I used to see myself as part of the future of the Democratic Party, but I just got back from Palestine, and I will now work to ensure it never wins again.
President Biden’s State of the Union on Thursday was fiery, political and, at times, unscripted. The president diverged from his prepared remarks several notable times with off-the-cuff comments and responses to members of Congress, possibly in an attempt to demonstrate his mental acuity and ability to think on his feet. Biden, 81, went into the...
Former Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) endorsed state Sen. Matt Dolan (R) in the Ohio Senate GOP primary on Friday. “The contest for the Republican nomination includes three candidates who are good people, who care deeply about our state,” Portman and his wife wrote in a letter. “After much consideration, we feel that Matt Dolan’s conservative record of accomplishment and his...
A group of 41 state attorneys general are demanding that Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, provide support for users because there has been a “dramatic increase” in accounts on its platforms being locked and taken over. The letter, addressed to Meta’s chief legal officer, Jennifer Newstead, requested immediate action to address the...