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Good News! Only 21 Percent of Floridians Approve of Matt Gaetz

Florida hasn’t gone crazy yet.

How a Law School Could Begin Restoring Its Reputation for Integrity

Is there anything a law-school dean could do to help refurbish the school’s reputation as a place that values scholarship rather than political conformity?

No mandate needed: Voluntary mask-wearing gains cultural foothold in post-COVID America

Regardless of where COVID-19 came from, post-pandemic America looks a lot more like Asia, with people voluntarily wearing surgical masks as they go about their daily routines.

Joe Biden’s birthday conflagration

JOE BIDEN'S BIRTHDAY CONFLAGRATION. On Monday evening, President Joe Biden's X account posted a photo of the president sitting before a birthday cake with what appeared to be a million candles on it. Well, not a million candles, but 81, in honor of Biden's 81st birthday. Having so many flaming candles gave the impression of one large fire atop the cake, with flames licking toward the ceiling. As birthday cakes go, it was an inferno, a firestorm, a conflagration. The fire appeared big enough to set off smoke detectors and send Secret Service agents scrambling to ensure the president's safety. It was, in all, an amazing picture.

If Europeans should pay reparations for slavery, what about Africa?

A special committee of the African Union and Caribbean Community, together representing 75 countries, endorsed the demand that European states should pay reparations for “historical mass crimes.”

Gain-of-function restrictions in HHS funding bill will hamper research

It is bad enough when unqualified pundits offer foolish opinions about science, but bad legislation can cause real damage. The COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to some real legislative doozies from politicians at both the state and federal levels.

Recycling won’t solve the plastic problem. Here’s what will.

Not only do chemicals harm human health and the environment, but they also impact plastic’s recyclability.

Netanyahu convenes government ahead of possible hostage release

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is calling extraordinary meetings of the government to occur Tuesday evening local time, signaling a potential breakthrough on the release of dozens of hostages held by Hamas for at least 45 days. Netanyahu is convening first the war cabinet, then the security cabinet and then the government on Tuesday evening,...

Flight delayed or canceled? Here are your rights as a passenger

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg released a public service announcement reminding airline passengers of their rights Tuesday morning. “[I]f your flight does get delayed or canceled, know that the Department of Transportation has your back,” Buttigieg said in the PSA video posted to X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. “For example, we have secured enforceable...

Biden says ‘things are looking good’ on Hamas releasing hostages

President Biden said Tuesday that efforts to bring home hostages being held by Hamas are "looking good," amid reporting that a tentative deal has been made to release hostages. “We are now very close, very close. We could bring some of these hostages home very soon, but I don’t want to get into the details...

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