WASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's nominee for a senior State Department position withdrew from consideration on Tuesday after his controversial comments about Jewish people and diminishing white power stirred rare Republican opposition to the president's
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Urban scavengers like spotted hyenas are preventing more than 1,000 metric tons of carbon emissions annually in Ethiopia's second-largest city, according to new research revealing the predators' role as accidental eco-warriors. By consuming organic waste that would otherwise
People sure do love building a squad of weird little guys.
Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) is projected to win his primary race, fending off a long-shot challenge from 34-year-old antitrust lawyer Evan Turnage, according to Decision Desk HQ. Thompson, the 78-year-old civil rights leader, has represented Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional
More than 100,000 people have tuned in to watch ‘kākāpō cam’, which captures a rare flightless bird sleeping, tidying her nest and fighting off intruders On an island in New Zealand’s remote southern fjords, one of the world’s strangest and rarest parrots – the kākāpō – is
The genus Gracixalus belongs to the family of Old World Tree Frogs and is geographically dispersed from Myanmar and western Thailand to Laos, Vietnam, and further to southern China. Despite the considerable amount of research on the species richness of Gracixalus, little is
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) on Monday said one of his staffers flew to Colombia to return a hearing aid device to a 6-year-old who was deported alongside his mother. “As we stand here, my staff has just landed in Columbia, and is placing the hearing devices back in the boy's
The Writers Guild of America went on strike three years ago in large part out of fears of writers being replaced by artificial intelligence. That has not happened — whether due to copyright issues, or because AI doesn’t write well, or because of protections the WGA won in the
Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have created a new aluminum alloy called RidgeAlloy that can turn contaminated car-body scrap into strong structural vehicle parts. Normally, impurities introduced during recycling make this scrap unsuitable for high-performance
Ambiguous Desire is creeping up on all of us, whether we realize it or not. We’ve been hearing about Arlo Parks’ clubby new album since January, when she shared lead single “2SIDED.” With February came “Heaven,” and now March has brought us “Get Go.” The track instantly swept
The United States said Tuesday it was striking Iranian ships capable of mining the crucial Strait of Hormuz and threatened escalation if Tehran presses ahead, as the Middle East war wreaks havoc on global oil markets. Israel in the early hours Wednesday launched new waves of
The White House said Tuesday that President Donald Trump would not be "happy" if Russia is sharing intelligence with Iran during the Middle East war, but it held back any strong criticism for Moscow. The Washington Post reported on Friday that Moscow had passed sensitive
Richard Kahn and Darren Indyke administer Epstein’s estate - court filings allege complicity in his crimes.
Lunar dust can be a pain—but it's also literally the ground we will have to traverse if we are ever to have a permanent human settlement on the moon. In that specific use case, its clingy, jagged, staticky properties can actually be an advantage, according to a new paper
Researchers at the University of Oxford have suggested that ultrasound-repellers could help reduce hedgehog deaths caused by cars. The proposal is based on new findings, published in Biology Letters, which demonstrate for the first time that hedgehogs can hear high-frequency
The actor admitted he voluntarily went to rehab amid allegations of sexual misconduct in 2017 but told jurors he does not suffer from sex addiction
Nature was the most popular theme among the public, with the new notes designed to deter counterfeiting.
Republican Clay Fuller and Democrat Shawn Harris are advancing to a runoff to replace former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. All candidates, regardless of party, ran on one ballot in the special
As pet owners complain of rising prices, independent practices want to take on the big chains.
Republican Clay Fuller, a district attorney for the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit with President Trump’s backing, has won a spot in the runoff to replace former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), according to Decision Desk HQ. Fuller was among more than a dozen
Submerged bees breathe and use strategies that don’t require oxygen, lab tests show. In nature, that trick could help the bees survive floods.
The BBC talks to a Philippines-based woman paid to pretend to be an OnlyFans star in online chats.
On March 8, at least “10 shots” were fired toward the star's Beverly Hills-area home
The ‘Euphoria’ actor stars as Jackson family patriarch Joe Jackson.
"How can you trust stuff that says at the bottom you need to fact-check all the answers I'm giving you?"
SYDNEY, March 11 - Australia on Wednesday granted humanitarian visas to two more members of the Iranian women's soccer team who decided to stay in the country due to fears for their safety if they returned home.
The future for our computers will literally be at the speed of light. Extremely short light pulses can perform ultrafast logical operations: these are the findings of a study recently published in the journal Nature Photonics. The study represents an important step toward
Wild garlic, oyster mushrooms and sea beet were once regularly gathered and eaten as part of meals across the UK. Today, some people have concerns about eating food growing in the woods or hedgerows, but are keen to discuss why—as our research shows.
“I could never forget that,” La Roux messaged model Jennifer An about her claims against Kanye West, according to new court documents
Beijing has spent decades relying on exports and innovation but that model is now under strain.
Two more members of Iran's visiting women's football team have claimed asylum in Australia after they were branded "traitors" at home over a pre-match protest, the government said Wednesday. One player and one support member sought sanctuary before the side flew out of Sydney
Spiders' prequel has some things to admire, but it's both overly buggy and frustratingly conservative.
In recent years the UK duo Bassvictim have been turning heads for their disconcerting behavior and their extremely likable throwbacks to the electronic pop of the “indie sleaze” era, however you want to define that. Normally, they make extremely catchy, hard-hitting dance-pop
The molecular-scale design of materials is one of the major frontiers in modern science. Flat, highly conjugated organic molecules are already used in advanced technologies such as chemical sensors, optoelectronic devices, and energy conversion systems. One of the most
A federal judge in Ohio ruled Monday that prediction market platform Kalshi must adhere to state regulations on gambling. In denying Kalshi’s request for a preliminary injunction against state regulators, U.S. District Judge Sarah D. Morrison wrote that the Commodity Exchange
Located inside the Wynn Las Vegas, it's the first Big Apple-style, members-only club to come to Sin City.
The head of the world's second biggest shipping firm called for freedom of navigation to be restored.
The season one pass will get three more runner shell styles and a few other goodies.
A new survey of Casting Society members reveals which Academy Awards contenders prevailed over the past 15 years — if the category had existed.
Cancer often begins when the genetic instructions that guide our cells become scrambled, allowing cells to grow uncontrollably. Now, scientists at EMBL have developed an AI-powered system called MAGIC that can automatically spot and tag cells showing early signs of chromosomal
A long-standing debate about the evolutionary origin of the world's most widely cultivated "magic mushroom"—Psilocybe cubensis—may now have been settled by scientists from southern Africa and the United States.
New research from Monash University and Phillip Island Nature Parks is using thermal and infrared drone technology to spot marine debris entanglements in Australian fur seals. Entanglement is an escalating threat to marine wildlife such as seals and fur seals with
The government should not help a religious institution to punish or deter members from inquiring about their faith. Yet, once again , the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society is trying to use flimsy copyright claims to exploit the special legal tools available to copyright
GOP leaders are not leaping to take immediate action on a new version of the SAVE America Act.
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Trump admin backs off claims synthetic vitamin could help autism Despite stating from the Oval Office last year that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) would be promoting leucovorin as a