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Nasa announces uncrewed flights around the Moon to begin in February 2022
The Orion capsule will be launched on the Space Launch System, paving the way for the resumption of people to walk on Earth’s satellite again…
California’s legal weed industry can’t compete with illicit market
LOS ANGELES — California’s cannabis market is booming nearly five years after voters legalized recreational weed. But there’s a catch: the vast majority of pot…
Wisconsin audit finds 2020 election was secure
A nonpartisan audit of the results of the 2020 presidential race in Wisconsin found that the state’s voting machines correctly tabulated the votes cast in…
Supreme Court grants expedited review for Texas abortion ban
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments on Texas’ novel abortion ban but declined for a second time to temporarily halt the law as…
House passes bill to expand workplace protections for nursing mothers
The House passed legislation on Friday that would expand workplace protections for nursing mothers to ensure they have accommodations to pump breast milk while at…
Supreme Court agrees to hear providers’, DOJ challenge to Texas abortion ban
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear two cases challenging Texas’ abortion law, which bans the procedure as soon as six weeks into pregnancy,…
China’s hypersonic glider weapons test threatens to drive new arms race
Analysis: China recently tested a nuclear-capable manoeuvrable missile and Russia and the US have their own programmes A new focus on hypersonic glider weapons, following…
Hundreds of rare three-eyed crustaceans found in Arizona desert after a storm
The Arizona Daily Sun reports that hundreds of tiny three-eyed crustaceans called triops were recently found near the desert in the aftermath of a rare…
Texas urges Supreme Court to leave abortion ban in place, asks to overturn Roe v. Wade
Texas on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to keep in place a law that bans abortions after an embryo’s cardiac activity is detected, which can…
Texas Lt. Gov’s $1MM bounty pays off by catching a Republican who voted twice
Lt. Governor Dan Patrick put up $1,000,000 of his campaign donor’s money to catch voter fraud in Texas. It took a while but they finally…
House votes to hold Bannon in contempt of Congress
The House of Representatives voted 229-202 on Thursday to hold former Trump strategist Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with a…
CDC approves boosters for Moderna and J&J and mix-and-match
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s independent advisory panel voted unanimously to recommend booster doses of Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccine and allow…
Pig kidney successfully transplanted to human body
Surgeons in New York successfully transplanted a pig kidney into a human subject, reports The Economist. The kidney, experimentally attached for three days ito a…
Under pressure, Democrats cut back spending
Democratic lawmakers are swiftly cutting back their spending on the Build Back Better agenda after President Biden made clear to progressive lawmakers that the package…
Volcano spews ash two miles into the sky in Japan – video
A volcano blasted ash two miles into the sky after erupting on Japan’s southern island of Kyushu on Wednesday. Officials warned of a risk of…
New Zealand reports record Covid cases as experts sound warning over health system
Health officials have been unable to link more than half of the cases, possibly indicating further undetected spread in the community See all our coronavirus…
China, Russia naval ships jointly sail through Japan strait
Ten vessels from China, Russia sailed through Tsugaru Strait, which separates Sea of Japan from the Pacific. Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/19/china-russia-navy-ships-jointly-sail-through-japan-strait Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story…
Trump files lawsuit to block release of Capitol attack records
Ex-president challenges Biden’s decision to waive executive privilege that protects White House communications Donald Trump has sought to block the release of documents related to…
Over half of Washington, D.C., Metro rail cars pulled after derailment
Last week’s derailment prompted Metro to take all of the system’s 7000-series train cars, or 60 percent of its rail cars, out of service until…
The new cold war panic
The world has seen a power struggle between nuclear powers before, and has seen those countries inch closer to military conflict. But it’s never before…
Texas GOP approves redistricting maps amid Democratic outcry
New redistricting maps were approved by Texas Republicans on Monday amid state Democrats arguing that the maps were the product of a rushed process.The state…
Judge rules University of North Carolina can continue race-based admission policy
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) can continue its race-based admission policy for its undergraduate programs, … Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/577336-judge-rules-university-of-north-carolina-can-continue-race-based Droolin’ Dog sniffed out…
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