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Foreign Affairs
Court orders can lawfully apply outside the United States
U.S. courts have historically issued orders that apply even outside the United States, when someone is alleged to be doing…
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Economy
Tariffs result in small businesses not expanding, wiping out jobs
The Trump administration is imposing tariffs on imports, sometimes in unpredictable ways. This is leading some small businesses to drop…
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Business
Gasoline became more affordable as world population tripled and cars multiplied 30-fold
Progressive eggheads used to promote the concept of “peak oil”: the idea that oil production had already peaked and would…
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Science and Technology
Scientists create ‘woolly mouse’ on the way to recreating the woolly mammoth
“Biotech startup Colossal Biosciences is working to bring back the woolly mammoth, the dodo bird, and the Tasmanian tiger. On…
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Science and Technology
New sickle cell treatment cures agonizing disease at lower cost
“A new type of bone marrow transplant can cure sickle cell disease with only half of the donor’s cell proteins…
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Economy
Trump ratchets up trade war with Canada, causing fall in stock market
” US Stocks Rattled Anew as Trump Ramps Up Trade War With Canada,” reports Bloomberg News. Yesterday, the stock market…
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Law and Government
Washington Democrats’ bill offers free rent and early release for murderers, child molesters
“Washington Democrats are ready to vote on a bill that would release juvenile killers from jail early — so long…
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Science and Technology
Scientists discover new part of the immune system — a potential source of new antibiotics
“A new part of the immune system has been discovered and it is a goldmine of potential antibiotics,” scientists say.…
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Law and Government
Illinois has highest taxes for families with national median income
“Illinois families will pay the highest combined state and local tax burden in the nation this year on the median…
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Law and Government
5 Democratic officials charged with election fraud in Connecticut
Connecticut prosecutors have charged five Democratic officials in the city of Bridgeport with some of the most far-reaching allegations of…
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Science and Technology
Ice-hunting robot lands sideways on the Moon, dying and wasting millions of dollars
Last Thursday, two U.S. “spacecraft launched to the Moon” from Florida’s Cape Canaveral, “on their way to hunt for water…
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Business
McDonald’s gives restaurants an artificial-intelligence makeover
“McDonald’s is giving its 43,000 restaurants a technology makeover, starting with internet-connected kitchen equipment, artificial intelligence-enabled drive-throughs and AI-powered tools…
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Unyielding
Europe’s large carnivores are rising in number
“Europe’s carnivores have had a remarkable change in fortune. After tens of thousands of years of persecution that wiped out…
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Unyielding
Bison make a comeback in Europe
“Projects across Europe have already shown how bison can thrive. In the 1920s, there were just 54 European bison, all…
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Economy
Global suicide rate falls 40 percent
“The global suicide rate fell nearly 40 percent between 1990 and 2021, according to a recent analysis from the Institute…
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Science and Technology
Scientists use artificial intelligence to save whales
“Researchers at Rutgers University-New Brunswick have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that will help predict endangered whale habitat, guiding…
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Science and Technology
Scientists build a CO2-eating machine that runs on sunlight
“Scientists at the University of Cambridge have developed a solar-powered reactor that captures carbon dioxide directly from the air and…
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Science and Technology
Doctors urge vaccination after measles death in Texas
Doctors are urging people to get the measles vaccine for their kids after a large, dangerous outbreak of the measles…
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Law and Government
Chicago borrows $830 million at ultimate cost of $2 billion, hiking Chicago’s $41 billion debt
“Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson secured approval for his $830 million borrowing plan…The city just grew its nearly $41 billion in…
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Unyielding
Trillions of viruses live inside you. Artificial intelligence is trying to identify them
“The viruses we know best are the ones that make us sick — the influenza viruses that send us to…
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Foreign Affairs
Death rate from drowning falls by 38 percent worldwide
The global drowning death rate has fallen by 38 percent since 2000, reports the WHO. The death rate from drowning…
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Foreign Affairs
U.S., North Korea, Russia vote against UN resolution affirming Ukraine’s territorial integrity
In a 93-to-18 vote, UN member countries voted to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It came on the third anniversary…
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Science and Technology
NASA downgrades chance that asteroid will hit the Earth
On February 18, NASA estimated that the asteroid 2024 YR4 had a 3.1 percent chance of hitting earth. But on…
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Foreign Affairs
British police target political dissent while failing to solve serious crimes
In the United Kingdom, police investigate people for expressing political dissent, even as serious crimes go unsolved. 76% of burglaries…
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Science and Technology
Bonobos, the ‘hippie chimps,’ are more likely to engage in aggressive behavior than chimps in general
“Bonobos, the ‘hippie chimps,’ might not be so mellow after all. Male bonobos are about three times as likely as…
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Science and Technology
mRNA vaccine saves the lives of pancreatic cancer patients
“In a small trial, nearly half of pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine had no signs of relapse…
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Science and Technology
Birds-of-paradise can emit light via their feathers
“Birds-of-paradise are known for their bright and colorful plumage, but it turns out they are even more dazzling than previously…
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Science and Technology
Grid-hardening technology could prevent future LA Fires
“Over the last five years, Southern California Edison—the utility that serves Los Angeles—has been testing a way to prevent downed…
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Science and Technology
Rare mussels discovered due to improving water quality
“Traces of rare mussels sensitive to pollution and thought to be on the point of extinction in France have been…
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Science and Technology
Genetically-modified bacteria could break down unrecyclable nylon in clothes
“A genetically modified bacterium can break down chemicals in nylon and turn them into useful products, which could one day…
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Law and Government
Cutting IRS staffing would be a mistake
IRS auditors catch tax cheats, collecting taxes from them, so firing IRS auditors increases the federal budget deficit by cutting…
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Business
India doubles solar installations, expands wind power
India is one of the world’ most densely-populated countries, with little room for sprawling solar farms in most of the…
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Foreign Affairs
Ukraine aid was a good investment
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was brutal, unprovoked aggression that has led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people.…
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Law and Government
California board diversity mandates reduced companies’ value, study shows
Race and gender quotas are bad for business. In laws passed in 2018 and 2020, California’s legislature required corporations to…
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Unyielding
Civil servants, not Biden political appointees, came up with idea of removing William Penn’s statue
Federal bureaucrats are overwhelmingly Democrats or progressives, and can sometimes push left-wing policies that create political headaches for even a…
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Business
In-N-Out Burger is moving operations from California to Tennessee
In-N-Out Burger, a classic family-owned California company, is gradually relocating its corporate offices to Tennessee. It’s doing that even though…
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