President Biden’s staffers reportedly prepare him with meticulous details on how to enter and exit fundraiser event spaces. According to a copy of the instructions obtained by Axios, Biden’s aides created a document that read in bold letters, “Walk to podium.” With the White House insignia, it included photos showing a clear pathway to the […]
Explosions triggered by downed Ukrainian drone force evacuation of Russian village
A village in a border region of western Russia was evacuated Sunday following a series of explosions after debris from a downed Ukrainian drone set fire to a nearby warehouse, local officials said. Social media footage appeared to show rising clouds of black smoke in the Voronezh region while loud explosions could be heard in […]
Some doctors recommending Apple Watches to manage health conditions
Some doctors are telling their patients to get an Apple Watch, which is not a medical device, to help diagnose and manage certain health conditions, as researchers look into how to use the devices for monitoring heart disease and post-surgery recovery, according to the Wall Street Journal. Dr. Rod Passman, professor of medicine at Northwestern […]
Hurricane Beryl: more than 1.3m people without power as storm hits Texas
Tornado watch in area covering 7m people as parts of eastern Texas are on flood watch; temperatures near the Texan coast are forecast at above 90F (32C)
Hurricane Beryl: more than 1.3m people without power as storm hits Texas
Tornado watch in area covering 7m people as parts of eastern Texas are on flood watch; temperatures near the Texan coast are forecast at above 90F (32C)
Deadly heat wave cripple parts of the country, forecast to shatter even more records in the West
A blistering, prolonged heat wave is forecast to shatter even more triple-digit records this week, after a sweltering weekend that saw Las Vegas hit a new record of 120 degrees and led to the death of a motorcyclist in Death Valley.
Candidates in local elections across the country face intimidation, harassment
With fewer than four months until the election, it’s not just the national races that are drawing harassment, intimidation and threats, but local candidates as well. Harassment of local officials, both Democrats and Republicans, has increased by 55% over the past two years, according to a new study.
Democrats are setting up Trump for an economic disaster
With concerns about President Joe Biden’s cognitive decline abound, the Democrats and their mouthpieces are finding multiple ways to hedge their bets. This means not only evaluating whether to replace Biden (and with whom) but also what to do in case of a Trump victory. In the case of the latter, they are already setting […]
Landslide at illegal gold mine in Indonesia leaves 11 dead, dozens missing
A landslide triggered by torrential rains crashed onto an unauthorized gold mining operation on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing at least 11 people, officials said Monday. Dozens of others were reported missing. About 79 villagers were digging for grains of gold on Sunday in the remote Bone Bolango district in Gorontalo province when tons of mud […]
Hurricane Beryl tracker: Live updates as storm makes landfall in Texas; major power outages reported in Houston region
According to the National Weather Service, Beryl is expected to “bring very heavy rain, damaging hurricane-force winds and life-threatening storm surge to the Texas coast.”