Month: May 2022

LIVE UPDATES: 200 Bodies Found in Mariupol: Mariupol Mayor’s Adviser

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, May 25. Click here for updates from May 24. 200 Bodies Found in Mariupol: Mariupol Mayor’s Adviser An adviser to the mayor of Mariupol said on Tuesday that workers removing rubble from a collapsed apartment building in the devastated Ukrainian city found about 200 corpses in the building’s basement….


Alabama US Senate Race Ends in Runoff Between Katie Brit and Mo Brooks

HUNTSVILLE, Ala.—A three-way race for the U.S. Senate on May 25 between Katie Britt, Rep. Mo Brooks (R), and Mike Durant ended with no candidate holding the 50 percent of the vote required to avoid a runoff. Britt and Brooks, the two frontrunners, will now have four weeks to campaign before a runoff election decides who…


Alabama U.S. Senate Race Ends in Runoff Between Katie Brit and Mo Brooks

HUNTSVILLE, Ala.—A three-way race for the U.S. Senate on May 25 between Katie Britt, Rep. Mo Brooks (R), and Mike Durant ended with no candidate holding the 50 percent of the vote required to avoid a runoff. Britt and Brooks, the two frontrunners, will now have four weeks to campaign before a runoff election decides who…


US Rep McBath Wins Democratic Nomination for Redrawn Georgia District

Rep. Lucy McBath is the projected winner in Georgia’s Democratic primary beating out fellow party nominee Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux in the state’s newly redrawn House District 7 near Atlanta. McBath, who has campaigned on a platform of gun safety, describes herself on Twitter as the “mother of Jordan Davis” who was shot and killed at a gas station…


U.S. Rep McBath Wins Democratic Nomination for Redrawn Georgia District

Rep. Lucy McBath is the projected winner in Georgia’s Democratic primary beating out fellow party nominee Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux in the state’s newly redrawn House District 7 near Atlanta. McBath, who has campaigned on a platform of gun safety, describes herself on Twitter as the “mother of Jordan Davis” who was shot and killed at a gas station…


Report Shows FBI Spied on 3.3 Million Americans Without a Warrant, GOP Demands Answers

Top House Republicans are demanding answers from the FBI after court-ordered information came to light showing that the federal agency had collected the information of over 3 million Americans without a warrant. In a May 25 letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray, Reps. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Mike Turner (R-Ohio) asked Wray to explain why…


New Australian Mountain Frog Hops Into View

A new species of mountain frog has been discovered in the rainforests of New South Wales (NSW), and Queensland, Australia. The species Philoria knowlesi was discovered by researchers from universities, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, and the South Australian Museum, alongside ecologists from the Department of Environment and Science (DES). The DES and…


GOP Candidates Munson, Finstad Tied in Minnesota’s Special Primary Election

Unofficial poll results show Republican Minnesota state Rep. Jeremy Munson and former state Rep. Brad Finstad running in a dead heat in Minnesota’s 1st U.S. Congressional District special primary. The May 24 election will determine which party candidates will advance to the Aug. 9 general election to fill the five-month remainder the term of the…


University Launches Virtual Reality Headsets to Improve Quality of Life in Aged Care

The Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is launching a virtual reality (VR) toolkit titled Transforming Aged Care with Virtual Reality (TACWVR) on May 25, aimed at aged care seniors to give them a “better quality of life.” “We integrated VR technologies into three Australian aged care facilities to find ways of better socially connecting residents…


Gov. Kay Ivey Wins Alabama GOP Gubernatorial Primary

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey won the Alabama GOP gubernatorial primary on May 25, beating a crowded field of Republican candidates. With an estimated 84 percent of the votes counted at 12:19 a.m. on May 25, Ivey received 55 percent of the vote. After a governorship that Ivey says improved infrastructure, increased education funding, and saw…