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Submitted at 04-27-2023, 03:25 AM by sleeppoor | |
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The jet is flowing from the monstrous supermassive black hole at the heart of Messier 87, which was also the first black hole ever directly imaged. | |
Submitted at 04-27-2023, 01:59 AM by sleeppoor | |
The Senate on Wednesday passed a Republican-led effort to undo a Biden administration rule that aims to cut pollution from heavy-duty trucks.
The vote was 50-49. Sen Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) voted with Republicans to get rid of the rule. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), who has been absent from the Senate amid health issues, did not vote.
The rule in question aims to cut down on emissions of pollutants called nitrogen oxides that can harm the respiratory system and are also components of acid rain. The EPA says it will prevent as many as 2,900 premature deaths and 18,000 fewer cases of childhood asthma annually by 2045. | |
Submitted at 04-27-2023, 01:11 AM by sleeppoor | |
The Chief Justice questioned Congress’ ethics rules a decade ago; now he’s punted the Clarence Thomas corruption review to a secret committee. | |
Submitted at 04-27-2023, 01:08 AM by sleeppoor | |
Submitted at 04-27-2023, 01:03 AM by sleeppoor | |
The day before Dominion Voting System’s defamation trial against Fox News was set to begin in a Delaware courthouse, the Fox board of directors and top executives made a startling discovery that helped lead to the breaking point between the network and Tucker Carlson, one of its top stars.
Private messages sent by Mr. Carlson that had been redacted in legal filings showed him making highly offensive and crude remarks that went beyond the inflammatory, often racist comments of his prime-time show and anything disclosed in the lead-up to the trial.
Despite the fact that Fox’s trial lawyers had these messages for months, the board and some senior executives were now learning about their details for the first time, setting off a crisis at the highest level of the company, according to two people with knowledge of the discussions.
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Submitted at 04-26-2023, 11:05 PM by Forensic | |
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan canceled his scheduled campaign rallies on Wednesday and Thursday for health reasons, weeks before May 14 presidential and parliamentary elections. | |
Submitted at 04-26-2023, 08:47 PM by sleeppoor | |
When crossings are blocked for hours, kids risk their lives to get to school by crawling through trains that could start at any moment. Ambulances and fire trucks can’t get through. The problem has existed for decades. But it’s getting worse. | |
Submitted at 04-26-2023, 08:45 PM by sleeppoor | |
North Dakota's Republican Gov. Doug Burgum has signed a bill that limits access to bathrooms, locker rooms and showers for transgender and gender-nonconforming people in several state facilities. That includes dorms and living facilities controlled by the state board of higher education, as well as correctional facilities for youths and adults. Restrooms and shower rooms at these facilities would be designated for use exclusively for males or exclusively for females. Transgender or gender-nonconforming people would need to get approval from a staff member at the facility to use the restroom or shower room of their choice. Burgum's office announced Wednesday that the bill was signed the previous day. | |
Submitted at 04-26-2023, 07:47 PM by sleeppoor | |
In a dramatic escalation of an increasingly bitter feud, Disney filed a lawsuit alleging that DeSantis orchestrated a retaliation campaign as "punishment for Disney’s protected speech." | |
Submitted at 04-26-2023, 05:02 PM by sleeppoor | |
'And no, this was not my choice,' he added. 'My then-wife decided that she didn't want to be married anymore and in the state of Texas, that is completely permitted.' | |
Submitted at 04-26-2023, 04:52 PM by Mordant | |
First Republic Bank's (FRC.N) market value plunged below $1 billion for the first time ever on Wednesday after a report said the U.S. government was unwilling to intervene in the rescue process, hammering the lender's stock.
After a brutal selloff, the bank's market capitalization was about $886 million at its lowest on Wednesday, a far cry from its peak of more than $40 billion in November 2021.
U.S. government officials are currently unwilling to intervene in the First Republic rescue process, CNBC reported, citing sources. | |
Submitted at 04-26-2023, 04:44 PM by sleeppoor | |
Gov. group says deal would "substantially lessen competition" in cloud gaming. | |
Submitted at 04-26-2023, 04:18 PM by sleeppoor | |
The company says its Artificial Intelligence Platform will integrate AI into military decision making in a legal and ethical way. | |
Submitted at 04-26-2023, 04:16 PM by sleeppoor | |
Sean McElwee, a young Democratic insider with friends in high places, bet on himself in the post-Trump era. But that wasn’t all he was betting on. | |
Submitted at 04-26-2023, 04:04 PM by nocash | |
The US supreme court justice Neil Gorsuch made as much as $500,000 from a 2017 real estate sale, according to a new report, but did not disclose the identity of the buyer: the chief executive of a law firm with extensive business before the high court.
The news represents a new headache for the chief justice, John Roberts, who Democrats want to testify over extensive media reporting about the relationship between Clarence Thomas, another conservative, and a Republican mega-donor, Harlan Crow. Roberts has declined to appear before the Senate judiciary committee next week, according to Senator Dick Durbin.
Gorsuch was confirmed in 2017, the first of three appointments under Donald Trump which tilted the court firmly right. | |
Submitted at 04-26-2023, 01:20 PM by Wreckard | |
Submitted at 04-26-2023, 07:48 AM by sleeppoor | |
Family of Tangaraju Suppiah had pleaded for clemency, saying he had not had adequate legal counsel in fighting the case. | |
Submitted at 04-26-2023, 07:35 AM by sleeppoor | |
Submitted at 04-26-2023, 05:30 AM by sleeppoor | |
Tensions are flaring at parcel 36, the strip of land in the Mission with disputed ownership, between Mission Greenway and nearby businesses. | |
Submitted at 04-26-2023, 04:36 AM by sleeppoor | |

The jet is flowing from the monstrous supermassive black hole at the heart of Messier 87, which was also the first black hole ever directly imaged.
The Senate on Wednesday passed a Republican-led effort to undo a Biden administration rule that aims to cut pollution from heavy-duty trucks.
The vote was 50-49. Sen Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) voted with Republicans to get rid of the rule. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), who has been absent from the Senate amid health issues, did not vote.
The rule in question aims to cut down on emissions of pollutants called nitrogen oxides that can harm the respiratory system and are also components of acid rain. The EPA says it will prevent as many as 2,900 premature deaths and 18,000 fewer cases of childhood asthma annually by 2045.
The Chief Justice questioned Congress’ ethics rules a decade ago; now he’s punted the Clarence Thomas corruption review to a secret committee.
The day before Dominion Voting System’s defamation trial against Fox News was set to begin in a Delaware courthouse, the Fox board of directors and top executives made a startling discovery that helped lead to the breaking point between the network and Tucker Carlson, one of its top stars.
Private messages sent by Mr. Carlson that had been redacted in legal filings showed him making highly offensive and crude remarks that went beyond the inflammatory, often racist comments of his prime-time show and anything disclosed in the lead-up to the trial.
Despite the fact that Fox’s trial lawyers had these messages for months, the board and some senior executives were now learning about their details for the first time, setting off a crisis at the highest level of the company, according to two people with knowledge of the discussions.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan canceled his scheduled campaign rallies on Wednesday and Thursday for health reasons, weeks before May 14 presidential and parliamentary elections.
When crossings are blocked for hours, kids risk their lives to get to school by crawling through trains that could start at any moment. Ambulances and fire trucks can’t get through. The problem has existed for decades. But it’s getting worse.
North Dakota's Republican Gov. Doug Burgum has signed a bill that limits access to bathrooms, locker rooms and showers for transgender and gender-nonconforming people in several state facilities. That includes dorms and living facilities controlled by the state board of higher education, as well as correctional facilities for youths and adults. Restrooms and shower rooms at these facilities would be designated for use exclusively for males or exclusively for females. Transgender or gender-nonconforming people would need to get approval from a staff member at the facility to use the restroom or shower room of their choice. Burgum's office announced Wednesday that the bill was signed the previous day.
In a dramatic escalation of an increasingly bitter feud, Disney filed a lawsuit alleging that DeSantis orchestrated a retaliation campaign as "punishment for Disney’s protected speech."
'And no, this was not my choice,' he added. 'My then-wife decided that she didn't want to be married anymore and in the state of Texas, that is completely permitted.'
First Republic Bank's (FRC.N) market value plunged below $1 billion for the first time ever on Wednesday after a report said the U.S. government was unwilling to intervene in the rescue process, hammering the lender's stock.
After a brutal selloff, the bank's market capitalization was about $886 million at its lowest on Wednesday, a far cry from its peak of more than $40 billion in November 2021.
U.S. government officials are currently unwilling to intervene in the First Republic rescue process, CNBC reported, citing sources.
Gov. group says deal would "substantially lessen competition" in cloud gaming.
The company says its Artificial Intelligence Platform will integrate AI into military decision making in a legal and ethical way.
Sean McElwee, a young Democratic insider with friends in high places, bet on himself in the post-Trump era. But that wasn’t all he was betting on.
The US supreme court justice Neil Gorsuch made as much as $500,000 from a 2017 real estate sale, according to a new report, but did not disclose the identity of the buyer: the chief executive of a law firm with extensive business before the high court.
The news represents a new headache for the chief justice, John Roberts, who Democrats want to testify over extensive media reporting about the relationship between Clarence Thomas, another conservative, and a Republican mega-donor, Harlan Crow. Roberts has declined to appear before the Senate judiciary committee next week, according to Senator Dick Durbin.
Gorsuch was confirmed in 2017, the first of three appointments under Donald Trump which tilted the court firmly right.
Family of Tangaraju Suppiah had pleaded for clemency, saying he had not had adequate legal counsel in fighting the case.
Tensions are flaring at parcel 36, the strip of land in the Mission with disputed ownership, between Mission Greenway and nearby businesses.