Government & Policy
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed replacing Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu with former vice prime minister Andrei Belousov, according to an official post by the Federation Council, Russia’s upper house of parliament, on Telegram. Shoigu was appointed to lead the Kremlin’s security council, Russian state media reported, citing spokesperson Dmitry Peskov. The announcement comes…
The most recent dominant variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, are sometimes referred to as 'FLiRT' variants. They remind us that the virus is still around and some people are still suffering, despite the fact that the majority of the country and the federal government have moved past the pandemic.
For the second year in a row, fewer medical students are applying to residency programs in states with near-total abortion bans. A new data snapshot from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), released Thursday, shows that students in their senior year in a doctorate of medicine program have applied to fewer residency programs.
The United Nations Human Rights Council voted Thursday to adopt a first-of-its-kind initiative protecting the rights of intersex people. Twenty-four countries voted in favor of the draft resolution, which calls on states to “enhance efforts to combat discrimination, violence and harmful practices” against individuals born intersex, defined as having sex characteristics that do not fit typical…
President Biden celebrated the 75th anniversary of the NATO alliance on Thursday, despite former President Trump's threats to encourage aggression towards member countries who have not fulfilled their commitments. Biden hailed NATO as “the greatest military alliance in the history of the world,” and emphasized that for the past 75 years, the “United States and our fellow Allies have chosen to come together…
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) stopped all military leave because threats from Iran are increasing after an alleged Israeli attack on the Iranian consulate in Syria this week. The IDF said Thursday in a statement that it was stopping soldiers from taking time off for all combat units based on the situation.
Tourism to Yellowstone National Park produces 1.03 megatons — more than 1.03 billion kilograms, or 2.3 billion pounds — of carbon dioxide emissions each year, a new study has found. Almost 90 percent of these emissions can be linked to transportation to and from the destination, according to the study, published on Wednesday in PLOS Climate.…
The Biden administration has prohibited drilling and mining in a Colorado area known as the Thompson Divide, which consists of mountain peaks, hills, and valleys in the center of the state. They have imposed a 20-year ban on drilling and mining in 221,898 acres of the divide as part of a preservation effort.
A spring storm system that brought heavy rain, wind, snow, and tornadoes across several states on Tuesday is now heading towards the East Coast, possibly affecting millions more with severe weather. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a bulletin on Wednesday warning residents from the Great Lakes region, New York, New England…
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