US Judge Strikes Florida Ban on Medicaid Funded Transgender Treatment
A federal judge on Wednesday struck down Florida rules championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis restricting Medicaid coverage for gender dysphoria treatments for potentially thousands of transgender people.”Gender identity is real” and the state has admitted it, U.S. District Judge…
Tornadoes Hit Northwest Texas Town, Killing 4
A line of severe storms produced what a meteorologist calls a rare combination of multiple tornadoes, hurricane-force winds and softball-sized hail in northwest Texas, killing at least four people and causing significant damage around the town of Matador.A supercell…
Immigration Boosted White, Asian US Populations in 2022
Without immigration, the white population in the U.S. would have declined last year.
Immigration Boosted White, Asian US Populations in 2022
Without immigration, the white population in the U.S. would have declined last year. Immigration also propelled the expansion of the Asian population, which was the fastest-growing race or ethnic group last year in the U.S., while births outpacing deaths helped propel growth…
4,000-year-old archaeological site dubbed ‘Stonehenge of the Netherlands’ unearthed
A 4,000-year-old archaeological site that contains burial mounds and a shrine dedicated to the sun and the solstice has been unearthed in the central part of the Netherlands. The site find has been dubbed the “Stonehenge of the Netherlands” because both prehistoric monuments were believed to have been religious burial sites connected to the solar […]
OceanGate Expeditions promo video for Titanic sub tourism describes landing ‘on the seabed’ near famed wreck
A 2022 promotional video from OceanGate Expeditions, the company behind the missing Titanic tourist sub, features testimonials from previous explorers, including one who notably describes when the submersible landed on the seabed, kicking up sediment. “We landed on the seabed, saw that little mist of sediment come up,” says one passenger. “It was quite a […]
Wife of missing OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush is a descendant of couple killed on Titanic in 1912: report
The wife of Stockton Rush, the OceanGate CEO who went missing Sunday on a tourist submersible that dove to view the Titanic wreckage, is a descendant of two first-class passengers who died on the Titanic, according to a report. Stockton’s wife Wendy Rush is a direct descendant of Isador and Ida Straus, who were among […]
Biden courts Modi as China, Russia ties put India’s allegiance in play: ‘Golden opportunity’
The State visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will see President Biden court the U.S. ally, who has grown cooler with the current administration, moving closer to Russia and even China amid tensions between Washington and those countries. “Modi’s visit comes at a crucial time for both countries,” Siddhartha Dubey, adjunct professor at Northwestern […]
WSJ reporter Evan Gerhskovich’s appeal denied by Russian court
Russia will not release the U.S. journalist currently behind bars in Moscow who they accuse of spying. An appeal by Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gerhskovich has been denied, and he will be kept in detention until August. Gerhskovich, 31, was arrested in late March on charges of espionage while reporting in Russia. The United […]
Almanacco di oggi giovedì 22 giugno: Fred Astaire e il segreto dei suoi movimenti
Read More Accadde oggi Galileo Galilei aveva iniziato a mettersi nei guai nel 1610 quando, con il suo “cannone occhiale”, aveva notato dei corpi luminosi vicino a Giove. Dopo molte osservazioni, aveva scoperto che non si trattava di stelle fisse, ma di astri “erranti” intorno al pianeta, “come la Luna attorno alla Terra”. Individuando i […]
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