Government & Policy
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed replacing Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu with former vice prime minister Andrei Belousov, according to an official post by the Federation Council, Russia’s upper house of parliament, on Telegram. Shoigu was appointed to lead the Kremlin’s security council, Russian state media reported, citing spokesperson Dmitry Peskov. The announcement comes…
The most recent dominant variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, are sometimes referred to as 'FLiRT' variants. They remind us that the virus is still around and some people are still suffering, despite the fact that the majority of the country and the federal government have moved past the pandemic.
For the second year in a row, fewer medical students are applying to residency programs in states with near-total abortion bans. A new data snapshot from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), released Thursday, shows that students in their senior year in a doctorate of medicine program have applied to fewer residency programs.
The amount of individuals who lost their lives in car accidents in 2023 went down by 3.6 percent from the year before, even though the expected number of miles driven went up, as stated by official data that was made public Monday. An approximate 40,990 individuals passed away in car crashes in 2023 — a decrease from 42,514 in 2022. At the…
The U.S. was the world’s largest exporter of liquified natural gas (LNG) in 2023, according to federal data released Monday. U.S. exports of the fossil fuel last year surpassed those of major exporters Qatar and Australia, and it amounted to 12 percent more American gas shipped than in 2022, the independent Energy Information Administration said.…
ISIS-K, the Central Asian offshoot of the Islamic State (ISIS) terror group that carried out the deadly Moscow concert hall attack last month, badly wants to target the United States, two former U.S. Central Command leaders are warning. Retired Gen. Frank McKenzie, former CENTCOM head, said Sunday that the group has a “strong desire” to…
United Airlines is offering its pilots time off for the month of May due to delays in Boeing deliveries.
Hospitals must obtain informed consent from patients before allowing physicians to conduct sensitive and invasive examinations, such as pelvic and prostate, especially if the patients are under anesthesia, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said Monday. In new advice and in a letter sent to teaching hospitals, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra and other…
Former President Trump’s social media company suffered a significant drop in the stock market on Monday after disclosing a $58 million annual loss in regulatory filings. Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent company of Trump’s Truth Social platform, fell by roughly 24 percent shortly after 1 p.m. EDT. The share price had fallen…
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