Trump lurches into vacuum created by Biden’s days of silence on campus protests Pierre, the White House press secretary, jousted with a number of reporters Wednesday over the protests — but she never directly addressed them nor gave a clear reason why Biden had not publicly done ... 05/3/2024 - 2:58 am | View Link
Refugee Team for Paris Olympics has 36 athletes from 11 countries across 12 sports The Refugee Team for the Paris Olympics will feature 36 athletes from 11 countries in 12 sports. International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach says the team was selected from more than 70 ... 05/2/2024 - 5:43 am | View Link
66 U.S. representatives urge congressional appropriators to allocate $200 million for Artsakh genocide victims WASHINGTON—Sixty-six U.S. representatives called on U.S. House Appropriations Committee leaders today to allocate $200 million in U.S. assistance for Artsakh refugees, expand U.S. military aid to ... 05/1/2024 - 1:51 pm | View Link
IOC Refugee Olympic Team to represent more than 100 million displaced people at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 At the same time, you will make billions of people around the world aware of the magnitude of the refugee crisis. Therefore, I encourage everyone, around the world, to join us in cheering for you – ... 05/1/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
White House Considers Accepting Palestinian Refugees From Gaza As the Israel-Hamas conflict continues in the region, the Biden administration is considering a significant shift in U.S. government policy. Internal federal government documents obtained by CBS News ... 05/1/2024 - 2:39 am | View Link
Houston — Heavy storms slammed the Houston area again Friday, widening already dangerous flooding in Texas and leading to numerous high-water rescues, including some from the rooftops of flooded homes. Officials redoubled urgent instructions for residents in low-lying areas to evacuate, warning the worst was still to come.
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The Eta Aquarids meteor shower, which occurs each year as the Earth passes through remnants of Halley’s comet, is expected to reach its peak this weekend. Watchers can expect to see hundreds of meteors fill the sky in the pre-dawn hours. With the moon at a waning crescent, the show is expected to be even more vibrant than usual.
Chants of “disclose, divest, we will not stop, we will not rest” are reverberating across the globe as student-led protests in support of Palestine have popped up outside the U. S. and in countries like Australia, Mexico, and the U. K. as the Israel-Hamas war enters into its seventh month.
The best Taylor Swift needle drops will make you think about her music a little differently. A show like You might play with tone, turning an emotional ballad into comic relief, while The Buccaneers might help christen a new Swiftie classic with one pivotal scene. Some music syncs feel so seamless you may start to believe they were written specifically for a movie, while others, like Swift’s Valentine’s Day sweetheart anthem “Today Was a Fairytale,” actually was.
In a fast-food culture, there may be few things better for your health than making a simple home-cooked meal. But while the meal itself may be a good idea, the cooking part can be a problem—at least if you own a natural gas or propane stove. That’s the conclusion of a new study in Science Advances, showing that dangerous levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) are emitted by both kinds of stoves.
The findings are a result of new work conducted at Stanford University by environmental scientist Rob Jackson and graduate researcher Yannai Kashtan.