Meanwhile, the minority Democrats continued to vote in unison for their leader, New York’s Hakeem Jeffries, the first black person ever to lead a party in Congress. But it still seems unlikely that he could win over six Republican defectors to become Speaker. source
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Wild Weather Swings Are Robbing California of Its Trees – The New York Times
At Sacramento City College, a downed cedar, huge and fragrant, blocked the entrance to campus. In a manicured neighborhood near the American River, Marco Leyva, a local landscaper, scrambled to retrieve fallen tree limbs, his truck piled high with redwood, oak and liquid amber. Some, he said, appeared to have fallen partway in the New […]
Hawaii Volcano Kilauea Erupts Again After Weekslong Pause – The New York Times
One of the world’s most active volcanoes, Kilauea in Hawaii, has resumed erupting after nearly a monthlong pause in activity, scientists said. Just after 4:30 p.m. local time on Thursday, a glow was detected at the volcano’s summit in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, on the Big Island of Hawaii, according to a news release from […]
BioNTech says it will start cancer vaccine trials in the UK from September – CNBC
A NHS vaccinator administers the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 booster jab to a woman, at a vaccination centre in London. BioNTech is launching a large-scale trial of mRNA therapies to treat cancer and other diseases in the U.K. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images LONDON — The U.K. government on Friday announced a partnership with German […]
Al Roker, 68, reveals he almost DIED from internal bleeding as he returns to the Today show – Daily Mail
Al Roker revealed he almost died from internal bleeding and had to undergo ‘major surgery’ to save his life after being hospitalized for blood clots – as he finally made his triumphant comeback to the Today Show on Friday. Al, 68, vanished from the morning show back in November, and later announced on Instagram that his absence […]
Prince Harry book gets critical mauling in UK – FRANCE 24 English
Issued on: 06/01/2023 – 12:06Modified: 06/01/2023 – 12:05 London (AFP) – Prince Harry’s memoir “Spare” was on Friday mauled by British media and commentators who called it “vengeful” and “calculated”, as Buckingham Palace kept silent on the widely leaked contents. Days before the official publication on Tuesday, disclosures from the book dominated the headlines and […]
Revolutionary Cancer Vaccine Simultaneously Kills and Prevents Brain Tumors – SciTechDaily
Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital have found a way to use cancer cells to fight cancer. In a study published in Science Translational Medicine, the team led by Khalid Shah demonstrated that their cell therapy could eliminate established tumors and create long-term immunity in an advanced mouse model of glioblastoma, a type of brain […]
US court strikes down South Carolina abortion ban – Al Jazeera English
A court in the southeastern United States has struck down South Carolina’s so-called “fetal heartbeat” law, which bans abortions as early as six weeks into pregnancy. The South Carolina Supreme Court issued its decision on Thursday, calling the ban an “unreasonable restriction” that “violates a woman’s constitutional right to privacy”. The law was overturned in […]
College Football Playoff predictions, odds: Expert picks for Georgia vs. TCU national championship game – CBS Sports
There is only one game remaining on the docket before the 2022 college football season comes to a close, and it takes center stage on Monday night in SoFi Stadium. That’s where the No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs, the defending national champions, will take on the Cinderella story of the 2022 season, the No. 3 TCU Horned […]
Trump Politicized the Military. Was That the Real Problem With the Jan. 6 Response? – POLITICO
To rewind a bit: The lack of a National Guard response on Jan. 6 is one of the major subjects of lingering finger-pointing two years after the insurrection. Was this Trump administration malfeasance? Poor law enforcement planning? Opinions vary, but the issue is front and center again with this week’s publication of Sund’s memoir, Courage […]