Новости за 23.12.2022

An Arizona judge has dismissed a lawsuit from the Republican candidate for state attorney general challenging the results, ruling that they did not prove their case of mistakes in the election process impacting the outcome. Mohave County Superior Court Judge Lee Jantzen previously ruled on Tuesday that the lawsuit from GOP nominee Abraham Hamadeh could...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) was the only House Democrat to vote against a $1.7 trillion omnibus spending package on Friday, voting “no” on the measure because of increased funding for defense and federal agencies that oversee immigration. The House passed the sprawling measure in a 225-201-1 vote, sending the bill to President Biden’s desk. The...

We may not be able to supply necessary electricity under normal circumstances, let alone during extreme weather.

President Biden and first lady Jill Biden will make a holiday visit to Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C. on Friday. Children at the hospital, their families and staff members will be in attendance. The gathering will include a reading of Ezra Jack Keats's Caldecott-awarded classic children's book "A Snowy Day." The event is scheduled...

It is about slowly developing leverage until the rights of women and girls becomes an internal crisis for the Taliban itself.

Current spikes in RSV, flu and COVID are drawing attention to the shortcomings of the childcare system in America. With many parents being forced to take their sick children to work or risk being fired, the need for reliable child care has never been more evident. And this glaring need is serving as a catalyst for...

The Juilliard School has placed the former chair of its composition department on leave while an outside law firm investigates allegations of sexual harassment, according to The New York Times. Robert Beaser, 68, was placed on paid leave on Dec. 16, the same day a group of New York-based composers published an open letter calling on...

Former President Trump defended his dinner with the rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, saying it happened because he is “overly generous.” Trump told New York magazine in an interview published Friday that Ye has “always been very good” to him and he believed that Ye wanted advice.  “And I do that for people,...

The Arlington County sheriff’s office announced on Tuesday that it has ended its voluntary cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Sheriff Beth Arthur said her office will no longer recognize any “voluntary requests” from ICE and will not contact the agency about releases from its facility, starting on Tuesday. “I am extremely passionate...

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been reported in terms of fatalities, hospitalizations, infections and lingering ailments. The U.S. has lost more than a million lives. The global count is at 6.7 million. Experts say that these numbers are understated. But there is more: History reveals that mass traumatic events have long-lasting impacts. Collective...

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Friday gave an approximately 25-minute floor speech opposing a $1.7 trillion omnibus government funding package, his final show of opposition to the funding bill before its expected passage later that day. “This is a monstrosity. That is one of the most shameful acts I've ever seen in his...

Story at a glance All racial and ethnic representation in obstetrician-gynecologist (OB-GYN) research is suboptimal, according to authors of a new analysis on 1,300 clinical trials and over 1,100 clinical trial publications.  Both clinical trials and scientific publications inform how medical professionals provide clinical care, but homogenous, non-representative research can have negative impacts on OB-GYN...

Health impacts of winter storms often persists beyond the immediate weather event.

Instead of curtailing flexible job opportunities for workers, regulators and policymakers should look to help independent contractors by expanding their access to portable benefits.

President Biden on Friday signed the $858 billion annual defense authorization bill after Congress passed the legislation just before the year-end deadline. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed the Senate last week with an overwhelming bipartisan majority, 83-11. The bill has been named the "James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023" after...

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said former President Trump’s political power is “diminished” following his endorsed candidates’ lackluster performance in the midterm elections and vowed to find “quality” candidates for Senate races in 2024. “Here’s what I think has changed: I think the former president’s political clout has diminished,” McConnell said in a interview...

Facebook parent company Meta agreed to pay $725 million to settle a privacy class-action case accusing the social media giant of allowing consulting firm Cambridge Analytica, and other third parties, access to user’s information. Attorneys representing Facebook users said in an announcement Friday the proposed settlement marks the largest sum ever of a privacy class-action...

Former President Trump said in a new interview published on Friday that possible fears of being indicted “didn’t play into” his decision to run for president in 2024. Trump has been the subject of several probes, including the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot attack; one in Georgia’s Fulton County regarding...

Estimates from China's top health authority say that nearly 37 million people were infected with COVID-19 in a single day on Dec. 20, according to a Bloomberg report. The report added that it is also likely that 248 million people contracted the virus in the first 20 days of the month. According to Bloomberg, the...

Arizona's top water authority is mulling a plan to pump water from a desalination plant by the Sea of Cortez, in a bid to lessen the state's reliance on the Colorado River. The plan, pitched by Israeli water treatment company IDE Technologies, would involve a binational effort led by Arizona and the Mexican state of...

While Trump is a Republican, a future Democratic president could just as easily try to overturn an election loss using the current version of the Electoral Count Act

Story at a glance End-of-year holiday festivities bring with them numerous sources of stress and anxiety. For the last few years, more typical family conflict and scrutiny have come with a side of pandemic fears — and this holiday season, with COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and the flu all circulating, is no different. Psychiatrist...

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell is questioning whether Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) legitimately won his reelection bid in Miami-Dade County, saying on his streaming show Tuesday: “I don’t believe it.” Lindell is a big supporter of former President Trump who has made baseless charges about electoral fraud in the past. DeSantis has emerged as perhaps...

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) called on President Biden to get his "ass" out of the White House and go to the U.S. southern border, which has drawn fresh attention as the end of the Title 42 immigration policy hangs in the balance. “It is so unconscionable for him not to go to the border and...

A massive winter storm has left thousands stranded at U.S. airports on Friday, just days before the Christmas holiday. More than 3,200 flights have been canceled as of Friday morning, piling on top of the over 2,600 flights that were canceled on Thursday, according to commercial flight tracker FlightAware.  More than 500 flights alone were...