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No, Trump Is Not Planning to Be a Dictator

Commentary The headline in the New York Times seems terrifying. “Trump and Allies Forge Plans to Increase Presidential Power in 2025.” The article explains that they “are planning a sweeping expansion of presidential power over the machinery of government if voters return him to the White House in 2025, reshaping the structure of the executive…


Archaeologists in Louisiana Save Artifacts 12,000 Years Old From Natural Disasters and Looters

VERNON PARISH, La.—Long buried under the woods of west central Louisiana, stone tools, spearpoints, and other evidence of people living in the area as long as 12,000 years ago have become more exposed and vulnerable, due to hurricanes, flooding, and looters. This summer, archaeologists have been gingerly digging up the ground at the Vernon Parish…


Heat Stroke: A Doctor Offers Tips to Stay Safe as Temperatures Soar

I easily remember laughing at Wile E. Coyote trying to catch the Road Runner while watching Saturday morning cartoons as a child. I can still see Coyote walking slowly through the sweltering desert, sun high in the sky, sweating, tongue hanging out, about to collapse from heat, hunger, and thirst. Then, BEEP! BEEP! The Road…


The Secrets of Successful Financial Planning: Inside Tips From an Expert (Part 3.2)

The two ways to buy LTCi are as stand-alone (ongoing premium) policies or as riders to life or annuity policies. Many new policies have this feature integrated into the policy. However, these “combo” or rider policies reduce death or annuity benefits when you withdraw money or use the LTCi benefit. Many people will want to…


Met Adopts Counter-Terrorism Tactics Against Predators Targeting Women

The Metropolitan Police said it has deployed counter-terrorism tactics to catch the worst predators targeting women in London. The force said it has started using the Cambridge Crime Harm Index to assess 35,000 offenders reported to the force each year for crimes against women and girls, to rank the 100 who pose the highest risk…


LIVE NOW: House Democrat Leadership Hold Weekly Press Conference (July 18)

The House Democrat leadership, Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.), Reps. Mark Takano (D-Calif.), Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.), and Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.) hold a weekly press conference at 10:45 a.m. ET on July 18. …


House Democrat Leadership Hold Weekly Press Conference (July 18)

The House Democrat leadership, Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.), Reps. Mark Takano (D-Calif.), Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.), and Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.) hold a weekly press conference at 10:45 a.m. ET on July 18. …


LIVE NOW: House Human Rights Subcommittee Hearing on ‘The Dire State of Religious Freedom Around the World’

The House Foreign Affairs Committee Human Rights Subcommittee holds a hearing on “The Dire State of Religious Freedom Around the World” at 10:30 a.m. ET on July 18. Witnesses Panel I: Rabbi Abraham Cooper Chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Eric Patterson, Ph.D. President of the Religious Freedom Institute Reverend Susan Hayward Associate…


House Human Rights Subcommittee Hearing on ‘The Dire State of Religious Freedom Around the World’

The House Foreign Affairs Committee Human Rights Subcommittee holds a hearing on “The Dire State of Religious Freedom Around the World” at 10:30 a.m. ET on July 18. Witnesses Panel I: Rabbi Abraham Cooper Chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Eric Patterson, Ph.D. President of the Religious Freedom Institute Reverend Susan Hayward Associate…


FDA Approves Drug Aimed at Preventing Respiratory Disease in Babies and Toddlers

U.S. drug regulators have approved a drug aimed at preventing a respiratory disease in babies and toddlers. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on July 17 cleared Beyfortus, a monoclonal antibody that prevents respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a lower respiratory tract disease. Children up to 24 months of age can now receive the drug,…