Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said in an interview that she “fear[s] for our democracy” if Republicans take control of the House, which they are highly expected to do. “It is absolutely essential for our democracy that we win. I fear for our democracy if the Republicans were ever to get the gavel,”…
FBI: Election Officials in Nine States Targeted by Cyberattacks
The FBI warned Tuesday that election officials in nine states have been targeted in recent cyberattacks, including phishing emails containing malicious links. “If successful, this activity may provide cyber actors with sustained, undetected access to a victim’s systems,” the FBI said in a report (pdf). “These emails shared similar attachment files, used compromised email addresses, and…
Chinese Universities Embrace Blockchain Technology–Should US Universities Do Likewise?
Commentary Eric Adams, the mayor of New York City, believes schools and colleges across the land should add cryptocurrency to future curriculums. Bitcoin, in his opinion, is “the new way of paying for goods and services throughout the entire globe.” It’s not, and, in all likelihood, it never will be. Try buying a loaf of…
Jada Pinkett Smith Breaks Silence After Will Smith Slapping Incident
Jada Pinkett Smith broke her silence on Tuesday after her husband Will Smith appeared to slap Chris Rock during Sunday’s Academy Awards broadcast. “This is a season for healing and I’m here for it,” Pinkett Smith wrote on Instagram, without elaborating. Her husband on Monday issued an apology to Rock after he slapped the comedian…
Over 95 Percent Australians Low on Vitamin D
Researchers from Curtin University have estimated that more than 95 percent of Australians older than two years of age have a vitamin D intake below the recommended daily average. “Most Australians consume less than half of international recommendations for vitamin D (10 µg/day),” lead researcher Eleanor Dunlop said. Vitamin D is a vitamin stored in…
Ukraine Demands Security Guarantees Similar to NATO’s Article 5, Excludes Donbas and Crimea
Ukrainian negotiators on Tuesday proposed a mechanism similar to Article 5 of the 1949 North Atlantic Treaty, the founding document of NATO, to guarantee the security of Ukraine. The proposal would require the guarantors to hold consultations within three days of the start of any war, aggression, military operation, and any disguised, hybrid war against…
Tips to Improve Your Sleep When Times are Tough
Sleep is a mystifying process of the human body that is far more than the closing of eyelids. Sleep is a state of unconsciousness produced by our body where the brain is at rest. Our quality of life has a deep impact on how we manage to sleep. After getting a sound sleep, you can start with…
Glyphosate, Explained
Since it first went on the market in 1974, glyphosate has been used for weed control, as an exfoliant to eradicate unwanted vegetation and illegal crops, and as a crop desiccant—a chemical applied to crops to dry them out more quickly before harvest. What is Glyphosate? Glyphosate is the most widely used herbicide in the…
Judge Jackson’s ‘Don’t Know Much Biology’ Moment and Our Endangered Civilization
Commentary That President Joe Biden nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, fulfilling his promise to put a black woman up for a seat on the bench, yet Judge Jackson pled the Fifth and then ignorance when asked in confirmation hearings to define one of Biden’s two prerequisites—what a woman is—will forever live…
Netherlands, Belgium Extradites Dozens of Russian Diplomats Accused of Espionage
Dutch and Belgian authorities are expelling 38 Russian diplomats after accusing them of engaging in espionage activities, the foreign affairs ministry in the Netherlands and Belgium announced on Tuesday. Wopke Hoekstra, the Netherlands’ minister of foreign affairs, said a total of 17 individuals, who were accredited as diplomats at the Russian representations in the Netherlands, were…
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