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‘We’re Flying Blind’: CDC Has 1M Bird Flu Tests Ready, but Experts See Repeat of Covid Missteps
The World Health Organization considers the virus a public health concern because of its potential to cause a pandemic, yet the U.S. has tested only...

The coming AI boom could keep coal and gas alive
Southeastern Wisconsin and the Chicago area are emerging as major players in the national data center explosion with a $3.3 billion Microsoft complex planned.

States struggle with unreliable federal funding for making sure elections are secure
Rising misinformation and disinformation about elections, often fueled by conspiracy theories, as well as threats against election workers, make the grants especially important, according to...

Biden unveiled protections for some undocumented spouses, easier DACA work visas
The Biden administration Tuesday announced deportation protections for long-term undocumented immigrants married to U.S. citizens, along with quicker approval of work permits for those in...

War Clouds Over Lebanon as Hezbollah and Israel Clash
The escalating military confrontation between Hezbollah and Israel now threatens to expand the conflict in Gaza into a full-blown regional war.

Elon Musk Does Awkward AF Dance For MASSIVE Pay Package
In a year where executive pay is skyrocketing while average worker pay remains stagnant, Elon Musk raked in a $56 Billion pay package.

Jamie Raskin Tears Into Republicans For Their Hypocrisy
Jamie Raskin tears into Republicans for their hypocrisy when it comes to the Senate Finance Committee’s investigation of Jared Kushner. They're handling it differently compared...

How a Network of Nonprofits Enriches Fundraisers While Spending Almost Nothing on Its Stated Causes
ProPublica identified a group of connected political nonprofits — with names like American Breast Cancer Coalition and National Coalition for Disabled Veterans — that appear...

Marjorie Taylor Greene Hasn’t Disclosed Her Trumpworld Book Money
The rules about what lawmakers have to share about their contracts—like the one MTG has with Don Jr.’s publishing company—are murky.

Steve Bannon Prison Sentence Gets Spectacularly Worse
Steve Bannon gets the news he's been dreading in prison sentence escalation as he gets denied from minimum security federal prison, nicknamed "Club Fed".

Texas A&M Wants to Keep Emails About Leonard Leo’s $15 Million Gift Secret
The donation, one of the largest in the school’s history, was made as right-wing megadonor Leo shopped a new law school center.

Joining NATO binds countries to defend each other—But This Commitment is Not Set in Stone
The outcome of the upcoming U.S. presidential election is going to have major consequences for the relationship between the U.S. and its allies.

House Speaker Mike Johnson Unaware of Desperate Need For Cigars
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson gets in big trouble with his own party after taking away the Capitol private cigar hideaway.

Trump Gets Mocked And Ridiculed For This
It doesn't get funnier than Trump trying to mock Joe Biden's mental state, but getting the name wrong. Ronny Johnson—wait, Ronny Jackson was a great...

Kansas AG Kobach accuses Pfizer of misleading vaccine marketing in lawsuit
Attorney General Kris Kobach filed a civil lawsuit Monday against Pfizer, alleging that “Pfizer misled the public that it had a ‘safe and effective’ COVID-19...

Life after: Escaping gang violence
Cenia Elizabeth Muñoz and her husband Angel feared becoming statistics of the widespread gang violence in their native El Salvador.

VP Harris stops by Atlanta 100 Black Men event to shore up Georgia base ahead of election
Kamala Harris’ visit to Atlanta for the national conference allowed her to promote the Biden-Harris administration’s historic investments in economic development.

While the state works to close lengthy backlog in food aid program, enrollment dropped by 122k
The program, formerly known as food stamps, serves the poorest Tennessee residents; some have gone without for months.

Montana Creates Emergency ‘Drive-Thru’ Blood Pickup Service for Rural Ambulances
This is the first program of its kind in the U.S. The network allows ambulance crews to pick up blood from hospitals and transfuse it...

Boebert lies On House Floor, Gets Called Out For It
Lauren Boebert usually doesn't know what she's talking about, but this time she does and is using the Great Replacement Theory to push her rhetoric...