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.
Meta asked a federal judge Friday to dismiss the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) antitrust case against the social media giant, arguing that the agency failed to prove that its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp harmed consumers. “From the very beginning, the FTC has failed to state a plausible claim, and the agency has done nothing…
Women living in states where abortion is restricted or banned are more likely to report that either they or someone they know had difficulty accessing abortion services, according to a new survey published Friday from health research group KFF. Nearly two years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and eliminated federal constitutional protections…
The adoption of electric cars in the Bay Area has resulted in a small but consistent decrease in carbon dioxide emissions, the study found. The researchers documented a 2.6 percent annual decline in vehicle emissions using an air quality monitoring network that was established in the area more than ten years ago.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on Thursday that it will delay enforcing its final rule that mandates companies to disclose their climate-related risks until the legal challenge from GOP-led states is resolved. The SEC stated in its decision that the postponement does not mean the rule is being abandoned, and it will continue defending the rule against the court challenge from Republican attorneys general. The agency said it expects the legal dispute to be concluded promptly.
A group of House Democrats is calling on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to include humanitarian assistance in a foreign aid package that is expected to address funding for Ukraine, Israel and the Indo Pacific. In a letter to Johnson sent Tuesday and obtained by The Hill, the Democrats ask Johnson to include $9.16 billion in…
A group of House Democrats wants President Biden to declassify U.S. government documents about human rights abuses during Brazil's military dictatorship that lasted for more than two decades.
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