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A Texas high school is facing backlash after administrators told half of the graduating class to put a fork in it and suspended them following what parents say was a “harmless” senior prank. Approximately 40 seniors at Comfort High School, about 50 miles northwest of San Antonio, received two-week in-school suspensions for a prank that …

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Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has attempted to place blame on Richard Marx—yes, the 1980s pop sensation—after a suspicious package filled with a white powder was delivered to his home. Fox News reported that the package came with an illustration showing Paul in a neck brace and the message: “I’ll finish what your neighbor started, you motherfucker.” …

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On the tiny, nondescript island of Changbiao, in the Fujian province, the China National Nuclear Corporation is building two mysterious nuclear reactors that are drawing plenty of international attention—and concern. The reactors, which are scheduled to power up in 2023 and 2026, are both a type called China Fast Reactor 600 (CFR-600). This kind of …

China Is Building Two Secret Nuclear Reactors. Scientists Are Worried. Read More »

Harold Harrington is a master plumber. Fixing people’s pipes is what he does. But it was something he found in his own home in Flint, Mich., that disturbed him. “This came out of my house,” Harrington says as he holds a small piece of pipe. “This piece of galvanized was in my basement. It fed …

President Biden Wants To Replace All Lead Pipes. Flint Has Lessons To Share Read More »

A Chicago community is mourning the death of a popular dance instructor who was fatally shot near his studio last week. Verndell Smith, 32, was walking out of a Dunkin’ Donuts near his studio in the Park Manor neighborhood last Wednesday morning. Without warning, a silver SUV pulled into a parking lot and gunshots rang …

Chicago Dance Instructor Who Provided Safe Space for Children Is Killed a Block Away from Studio Read More »

Shaun Donovan was detained at a lower Manhattan police station for about an hour on Tuesday morning after he joined about a half-dozen protesters to block traffic in remembrance of the killing of George Floyd. The former HUD secretary-turned-mayoral candidate, Donovan wore a black-and-white “BLACK LIVES MATTER” t-shirt, kneeled with the demonstrators, stalling traffic at …

NYC mayoral candidate Shaun Donovan arrested in racial justice protest near Holland Tunnel Read More »

President Joe Biden on Tuesday stood by his decision not to sanction the company in charge of building Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, characterizing the move as protecting relationships with European allies.“ I have been opposed to Nord Stream 2 from the beginning,” Biden said Tuesday of the pipeline, which is expected to be finished …

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In an op-ed for The Washington Post, Drew Altman suggests a way out of the heated debate about a COVID-19 vaccination passport to help provide clarity about who is vaccinated and who still ought to wear masks in public spaces or the workplace by using something that already exists– CDC vaccination cards. He writes, “the idea of vaccine passports …

We aren’t getting a national vaccine ‘passport.’ So let’s use the next best thing: CDC vaccination cards. Read More »

After dragging Sen. Ted Cruz on his show last night, Jimmy Kimmel heard from the Texas politician on Twitter. While Cruz is a frequent target for jokes on Jimmy Kimmel Live, he rarely responds to jabs from the late night host. But he couldn’t resist yesterday, and took their feud online. It all began when Kimmel mocked Cruz for his …

Ted Cruz Slams “Punk” Jimmy Kimmel After Late Night Host Calls Him “A Moist, Gelatinous Tubeworm” Read More »

The Army is considering adding gender-specific standards to its new Army Combat Fitness Test, or ACFT, after early data shows nearly half of female soldiers can’t pass the test and might face being removed from service once it becomes official next year. Service officials, including Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Grinston, testified before a House Appropriations …

Army Mulls Returning to Gendered Fitness Standards over Complaints of ‘Lopsided’ ACFT Read More »