Новости за 08.12.2022

Story at a glance Generation Z is shifting away from traditional New Year’s resolutions like hitting the gym more or eating better and pledging to improve another aspect of their wellness: their mental health. A new Forbes Health poll of 1,0005 adults found that 50 percent of people between the ages of 18 and 25 have...

The top Democrat and Republican on the Senate Banking Committee have threatened to subpoena FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried if he doesn’t agree to testify during a hearing on the cryptocurrency firm’s collapse scheduled for next week. In a Wednesday letter, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) warned Bankman-Fried that he may be forced to...

The Department of Energy is spending big to keep America’s old nuclear reactors online while laying the foundations of the nuclear energy industry of the future. The investment into America’s long-declining nuclear industry — which includes tens of millions of funding announced this week — builds on a far-broader package of federal subsidies invested in...

An Indiana doctor who gained national attention for providing an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio over the summer dropped her lawsuit against Indiana’s attorney general on Thursday. A state judge last week rejected Dr. Caitlin Bernard’s request to block Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s (R) investigation into her over several consumer complaints...

The first U.S. currency featuring the signature of a female Treasury secretary has been released. The Treasury Department said in a tweet on Thursday that the Bureau of Engraving and Printing has started producing dollars with the signatures of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Treasurer Lynn Malerba.  Yellen, previously the first female chair of the...

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol will release its list of criminal referrals alongside its final report on Dec. 21, the panel’s chair told reporters Thursday. “We will make that announcement on the 21st when we release the report,” said Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.). The panel is meeting this...

Thirty-nine House Republicans joined all Democrats in passing a bill on Thursday that enshrines protections for same-sex marriage on the federal level, sending the legislation to President Biden’s desk for final approval. The measure, titled the Respect for Marriage Act, passed in a 258-169-1 vote. All Democrats supported the measure and one Republican — Rep. Burgess...

The White House stressed on Thursday that it is committed to bringing home former Marine Paul Whalen and will remain vigilant over Viktor Bout’s release amid a backlash of criticism over a prisoner swap deal that released WNBA star Brittney Griner from months of detention in Russia. In exchange for the release of Griner, the...

Story at a glance Brown University has updated its nondiscrimination policy to include caste, a system of dividing a society into hereditary classes that persists in South Asian communities. The Corporation of Brown University, the school’s governing body, recently voted to adopt the change to its Corporation Policy Statement on Equal Opportunity, Nondiscrimination and...

A new report from the House Oversight and Reform committee accused Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder of obstructing their investigation into a "toxic" workplace that witnesses said the embattled owner "permitted and participated in." In their 79-page report released Thursday, the Democrats on the committee said the 58-year-old NFL owners gave “misleading” responses during his...

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is warning the Supreme Court against using an “overly broad” interpretation of a provision that provides tech companies a legal liability shield over content posted by third parties. The DOJ issued the warning in a brief about a case relating to Google that could change how digital content is hosted...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.) sent letters to the leaders of five consulting firms on Wednesday asking for information on their companies’ work with foreign governments in response to a recent Washington Post investigation. The Post’s investigation found that more than 500 retired U.S. military personnel have taken jobs with foreign...

The House on Thursday passed the annual defense authorization bill, sending the mammoth, $847 billion measure to the Senate for consideration ahead of the year-end deadline. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed in a bipartisan 350-80 vote. It was approved under suspension of the rules, an expedited process to pass legislation in the House...

The congressman-elect who will become the first member of Generation Z to join Congress next month said on Thursday that he was denied an apartment in Washington, D.C., because of his “really bad” credit.  Maxwell Alejandro Frost, a community organizer who is set to take the seat of Rep. Val Demings (D) representing Florida’s 10th...

Two House Democrats have called on Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Thursday to take action against the rise of hate speech on Twitter. In a letter sent to Musk, Reps. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Mark Takano (D-Calif.) wrote that there has been an "extreme spike" in the number of tweets with slurs, and engagement with...

Senate Democrats on Thursday introduced a bill that would help fund expenses for women who need to travel to undergo abortion procedures. “Right now in states across the country, Americans are unable to make their own health care decisions. Women in states like Wisconsin are being forced to travel out of state just to...

A growing number of Republican lawmakers are criticizing President Biden for freeing a Russian arms dealer to secure WNBA star Brittney Griner’s release, and for failing to free former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan in the deal. Biden on Thursday morning announced Griner was returning to the U.S. after she spent nearly 10 months in Russian...

The World Jewish Congress (WJC) urged music streaming platforms Apple Music and Spotify to remove rapper and fashion designer Ye’s music catalogs from their platforms due to the artist’s recent antisemitic remarks. In a letter sent to Apple and Spotify CEOs Tim Cook and Daniel Ek on Wednesday, WJC President Ronald Lauder wrote that he...

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) announced Thursday that he will tap Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) to chair the House Select Committee on China that McCarthy plans to implement in the new Congress. “Under a Republican majority, I will establish a China Select Committee to expose and fight against the Chinese Communist Party's cyber, trade,...

The release of WNBA star Brittney Griner in a prisoner swap with Russia has brought renewed attention to the case of retired Marine Paul Whelan, who has been detained in Russia since 2018. Griner’s case received outsized media attention compared to Whelan given her status as a star women’s basketball player and Olympic gold medalist....

Iran has executed a man for allegedly injuring a security guard with a knife during mass protests that have swept the country in recent weeks, the first country’s first known execution during the demonstrations, according to state media. The Mizan news agency, which is run by Iran’s judiciary, reported that Mohsen Shekari was arrested and...

The House of Representatives on Thursday passed the landmark Respect for Marriage Act (RFMA), sending the bill enshrining marriage equality into law and protecting the right to same-sex marriage to President Biden for his signature. The proposal passed the House this summer and cleared the Senate earlier this month before going back to the...

Story at a glance Access to free or low-cost contraceptives was linked with a 6 to 12 percent increase in bachelor’s degree attainment for Colorado women. That’s according to new data out of the University of Colorado. Researchers assessed the impact of the Colorado Family Planning Initiative, first introduced in 2009. Increased access to contraceptives...

President Biden served French President Emmanuel Macron a lobster dinner.

The House on Thursday passed a bill to safeguard marriage equality, sending the measure to President Biden's desk and marking the first time Congress has provided federal protections for same-sex marriage. The legislation, titled the Respect for Marriage Act, passed in a 258-169-1 vote. Thirty-nine Republicans joined all Democrats in supporting the measure. The Senate...