U.N. Says Earth Could Soon Hit a Key Warming Threshold
The United Nations’ World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned Wednesday that there’s a two-thirds likelihood that the planet will hit a key warming limit within the next five years. In other words, by 2027 it is 66% likely that the Earth will average a temperature increase of 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit (1.5 degrees Celsius) as compared to […]
Ukraine Again Denies Russia’s Claims it Destroyed U.S. Patriot System
Ukraine again denied on Wednesday that Russia destroyed a U.S. Patriot missile defense system with one of its hypersonic missiles, though U.S. officials conceded it was probably damaged. It was a second day’s denial by Ukrainian authorities. On Tuesday morning, Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces, disputed Russia’s initial claims that it had destroyed […]
North Carolina Republicans Override Governor’s Veto of 12-Week Abortion Ban
A ban on abortion after 12 weeks of pregnancy will become law in the state of North Carolina after the state’s Republican-led General Assembly voted late Tuesday to override a veto by Gov. Roy Cooper (D). The North Carolina state House overrode the veto by a three-fifths majority after the Senate had voted similiarly earlier […]
Republican-Appointed 3-Judge Panel to Hear Abortion Pill Ban
A hearing Wednesday on the fate of the abortion pill mifepristone will be heard by a three-judge panel on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Based in Texas, the 5th Circuit has grown increasingly conservative in recent years. Judges James Ho and Cory Wilson, both Trump nominees, along with George W. Bush nominee Judge Jennifer […]
Quad Summit Canceled After Biden Scraps Australia Visit Amid U.S. Debt Talks
A summit of Quad leaders from the U.S., India, Australia, and Japan set for next week in Sydney has been canceled after Biden scrapped his visit there amid ongoing negotiations with Congressional leaders to avoid defaulting on the U.S debt. Biden has also canceled a visit to Papua New Guinea, where he was to meet […]
Russian National Indicted for U.S. Infrastructure Ransomware Attacks
The Department of Justice on Tuesday unsealed two indictments, charging a Russian national with using ransomware to cyberattack critical U.S. infrastructure. “[F]rom at least as early as 2020, Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev…allegedly participated in conspiracies to deploy three ransomware variants,” the DOJ said in a statement, specifying those variants as LockBit, Babuk and Hive. Ransomware […]
CIA Launches Campaign to Recruit Russian Assets via Telegram
The Central Intelligence Agency has launched a Telegram account to recruit Russian assets for secure communications with U.S. intel agents. Telegram is a widely-used, cross-platform messaging app that offers some enhanced privacy and encryption features as well as support for large group chats. According to the Moscow Times, which cited data from Russia’s four top […]
Court Pauses Ruling to Block Obamacare Coverage of Some Preventative Care
The 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Monday put a temporary hold on a federal judge’s ruling that struck down an Obamacare mandate requiring insurers to cover preventative care. In March Judge Reed O’Connor of the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Texas struck down a provision of the Affordable Care Act, […]
White House Announces Investment in Renewable Energy in Rural Communities
The Department of Agriculture on Tuesday announced nearly $11 billion in renewable energy funding to rural communities across the U.S. “Building clean energy projects in the U.S. at the speed and scale needed to adequately address the climate crisis requires strategic reforms that improve the way such projects are sited and permitted at the federal, […]
Execs From Failed Banks Testify Before Senate
Executives from two of three recently failed banks testified before the Senate Banking Committee Tuesday about their collapses and how to avoid future such incidents. Senators also used the hearing to address executive pay and whether senior business leaders are being rewarded for short-term gains, such as stock price increases, rather than ensuring long-term stamina. […]
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