Federal Reserve is poised to cut rates for the first time this year The central bank faces attacks on its independence and an uncertain economy defined by tariffs and slowing job growth.
Hortman's district favored democrats so the outcome was largely not in question outside of the whole "special elections normally have low turnout" thing
Scientists claim they’ve made ‘pivotal step’ in bringing back the dodo for first time in 300 years Thousands of dodos could return within a decade according to Colossal Biosciences, a ‘de-extinction’ company – but experts warn of ‘moral hazard’
Seems like the funding would serve more good if they focused on preventing the extinction of animals who are critically endangered, and nor to reintroduce an extinct species to an ecosystem that has spent centuries adapting to that species’ absence.
Yeah, looking more closely at Colossal, some of the stuff they are doing is direct progress in saving biodiversity. But then they also pull these publicity stunts and... sigh
why don't we institutionalize the fuckers that have real issues, like... say, about half of congress, the entire presidential staff, and a significant chunk of fuckwits who are eating this up with a spoon.
If you’re in SoCal, please be careful driving tomorrow. We don’t usually get rain in September, and no one here knows how to drive when water falls from the sky during the normal rainy season, so. Expect a slow morning commute.
3 officers fatally shot, 2 wounded in Pennsylvania The two surviving officers who were shot Wednesday are in critical but stable condition, authorities said.
Disney's ABC pulls 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' after FCC chair blasts host's Charlie Kirk comments The network confirmed to NBC News it is "indefinitely" pulling the show.
I was skimming through stuff at work and people were trying to get the Rock's daughter fired from WWE for saying, contextless, that if you want people to say good things about you when you die, you should say good things before you die.
Official House Oversight Subcommittee press release: Chairman Comer Invites CEOs of Discord, Steam, Twitch, and Reddit to Testify on Radicalization of Online Forum Users https://oversight.house.gov/...
The dramatic move follows Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr threatening to take action against ABC affiliates in the wake of Kimmel suggesting Kirk shooting suspect was a MAGA Republication during his Tuesday monologue.
Kimmel’s original comments were as follows: “We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it.”
...so his "Charlie Kirk comments" actually had nothing to do with Charlie Kirk and everything to do with him saying things Republicans don't want said.
On Tuesday, Carr referred questions about the deal to an FCC spokesperson, who said, “We look forward to reviewing the application when it is filed with the FCC and assessing the public interest equities.”
White House plans to take action targeting left-wing groups as early as this month The response to Charlie Kirk's assassination is expected to include investigations into certain liberal organizations' tax-exempt status. Prosecutors haven't indicated the suspect was part of a group.
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The central bank faces attacks on its independence and an uncertain economy defined by tariffs and slowing job growth.
Thousands of dodos could return within a decade according to Colossal Biosciences, a ‘de-extinction’ company – but experts warn of ‘moral hazard’
‘They have an underlying level of aggressiveness,’ Ronny Jackson said about transgender women.
The two surviving officers who were shot Wednesday are in critical but stable condition, authorities said.
The network confirmed to NBC News it is "indefinitely" pulling the show.
https://oversight.house.gov/...
On Tuesday, Carr referred questions about the deal to an FCC spokesperson, who said, “We look forward to reviewing the application when it is filed with the FCC and assessing the public interest equities.”The response to Charlie Kirk's assassination is expected to include investigations into certain liberal organizations' tax-exempt status. Prosecutors haven't indicated the suspect was part of a group.