Playlist Mode Print Mode Enable Media Only

News chronological

10 items since 1123675

NPR (Rachel Carlson) - Animal spillover? Lab leak? What the science says about the origins of COVID-19

The release of Dr. Anthony Fauci's pandemic diaries has rekindled the debate over the origins of SARS-CoV-2. Here's how scientists have weighed in.

NYTIMES (Dionne Searcey, Mihir Zaveri and Bianca Pallaro) - New York’s Rollout of Its Second-Home Tax Is Confusing Some Residents

The state’s so-called pied-à-terre tax is causing anxiety for homeowners who feel outed by the publication of their addresses. Some say they have only one home.

NYTIMES (Sheryl Gay Stolberg) - Fauci Pleads the Fifth, Refusing to Answer Questions on Covid Origins at Senate Hearing

Senator Rand Paul said the committee he leads would vote next week on whether to hold Dr. Fauci in contempt of Congress.

NYTIMES (Julian E. Barnes, Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt) - Trump Encounters a More Determined Iran as War Widens

With Iran flexing its might, President Trump appears to be weighing military options again, after rejecting plans to escalate.

ABCNEWS - 'It's his decision': Netanyahu says choice on how to proceed with Iran is Trump's

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu affirmed that he believes President Donald Trump and the U.S. are in charge of the U.S.-Israeli partnership.

AXIOS (Alex Isenstadt) - Exclusive: Musk plans massive push for GOP in midterms

Tech billionaire Elon Musk is jumping into the midterms with a huge investment in a plan to boost Republican voter turnout, Axios has learned. Driving the news: Musk is resuscitating his dormant super PAC, America PAC, which spent more than $260 million to help get President Trump elected in 2024. - America PAC will focus on door-knocking, digital advertising and direct mail aimed at turning out the conservative base, including voters who typically are less inclined to cast ballots in a non-presidential election year, sources with knowledge of the plans tell Axios. - Musk's representatives declined to specify exactly how much he'd spend. But given what he donated in 2024, the number is expected to be high. "America PAC was an essential…

YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Comey asks judge to toss DOJ charges over ‘86 47’ post | THE GAVEL

Former FBI Director James Comey is asking a judge to dismiss the Justice Department’s criminal case over his “86 47” seashells post. The Hill’s Zach Schonfeld breaks down Comey’s new filing and the claims at the center of his motions. #jamescomey #comey #trump #presidentrump #trumpcomey #fbidirector #fbi #justicedepartment #doj #trumpdoj #thegavel

YOUTUBE (The Hill) - FOREIGN INFLUENCE: Data center panic FUELED by adversaries – Sam Lyman | RISING

OPINION: Robby Soave and Sam Lyman, head of research at the Bitcoin Policy Institute, discuss how foreign influence is affecting the data center debate in the United States. #DataCenters #China #Bitcoin #ai https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CikCvbZ2WPU&pp=ygUZc2FtIGx5bWFuIHRoZSBoaWxsIHJpc2luZw%3D%3D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MKVf397SMo&pp=ygUZc2FtIGx5bWFuIHRoZSBoaWxsIHJpc2luZ9IHCQmjCwGHKiGM7w%3D%3D About Rising: Rising is a weekday morning show with bipartisan hosts that breaks the mold of morning TV by taking viewers inside the halls of Washington power like never before. The show leans into the day's political cycle with cutting edge analysis from DC insiders who can predict what is going to happen. It also sets the day's political…

AMERICANTHINKER - Dr. Fauci takes the Fifth

By Andrea Widburg Considering that he received a pardon covering all crimes going back to 2014, why in the world did he take the Fifth? There are three good reasons.

AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Wildfire smoke blankets five states as FEMA denies Oregon aid amid 1.5 million burning acres

Millions across Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington face dangerous air quality as Pacific Northwest wildfires choke the region with toxic smoke, and FEMA has denied federal aid for two of Oregon's largest fires. The National Weather Service issued air quality alerts spanning all five states this week as smoke from massive wildfires pushed pollution […] The post Wildfire smoke blankets five states as FEMA denies Oregon aid amid 1.5 million burning acres appeared first on American Almanac .

Millions across Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington face dangerous air quality as Pacific Northwest wildfires choke the region with toxic smoke, and FEMA has denied federal aid for two of Oregon's largest fires. The National Weather Service issued air quality alerts spanning all five states this week as smoke from massive wildfires pushed pollution readings deep into "unhealthy" and "very unhealthy" territory. In Meridian, Idaho, near the Oregon border, the Air Quality Index hit 234 by 10 a.m. ET on Wednesday, a level the EPA classifies as "very unhealthy" for everyone, not just the elderly or those with lung conditions. A reading of 234 sits well above the 200 threshold where the agency warns all residents to limit time…Open