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Doomsday Clock now 90 seconds to midnight amid nuclear threats
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved its Doomsday Clock from 100 seconds to midnight to 90 seconds to midnight Tuesday. According to the bulletin, 90 seconds is “the closest to global catastrophe” the Doomsday Clock has ever been. Areas of concern that led to the moving of the clock include: The threat of nuclear… -
Questions grow over Monterey Park shooting information sharing
As police search for a motive in this weekend’s mass shooting in Monterey Park, California, law enforcement experts have expressed concern over information sharing in the hours following the shooting, when the suspect was still on the loose. Nearly five hours passed between the shooting at a ballroom dance hall and when the Los Angeles… -
Morning rundown: Another mass shooting in Calif.; cough syrup deaths
California had another mass shooting; a probe into Georgia’s 2020 election centered around former President Donald Trump could become public; and lawmakers on Capitol Hill hear testimony over Ticketmaster’s Taylor Swift pre-sale debacle. These stories and more highlight the morning rundown for Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. Third California mass shooting in 3 days At least… -
Man photographed at Pelosi’s desk during Jan. 6 Capitol riots found guilty
Richard Barnett, the Arkansas man who was photographed with his feet up at the desk of then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) during the Jan. 6 Capitol riots, was found guilty on all eight counts he faced in connection to the riots. The counts include felony charges of civil disorder and obstruction of an official proceeding,… -
UK offers to pay residents to save energy amid cold snap
As residents of the United Kingdom deal with a late January cold snap, British utility company National Grid is asking for help with saving energy. The company asked its customers to participate in its Demand Flexibility Service from 5:00-6:00 p.m. Monday night. The service rewards people, usually via money off their bills, for turning off… -
Morning rundown: Mass shootings; FBI finds more Biden documents
Mass shootings took place in California and Louisiana this weekend; the FBI discovered another batch of classified documents at President Joe Biden’s home; and Biden’s chief of staff said he plans to step down next month. These stories and more highlight the daily rundown for Monday morning, Jan. 23, 2023. Monterey Park, California, mass shooting… -
Pizza Hut sets Guinness World Record for world’s largest pizza
Pizza Hut announced Friday it broke the Guinness World Record for world’s largest pizza. The popular pizza chain constructed a pizza with a surface area of 13,990 square feet Wednesday. That topped the previous record of 13,580 square feet set by a group of Italian chefs in 2012. “You know, Pizza Hut has a history of making firsts,”… -
With FAA outage explained, more flight disruptions could be ahead
With the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) alert system outage in the rearview mirror, more flight disruptions could be on the way in 2023. The FAA released a statement explaining the outage Thursday, saying it was caused by contracted workers “unintentionally” deleting files used for the system. “The FAA made the necessary repairs to the system and… -
Morning rundown: T-Mobile hacked, Google layoffs, Biden on documents
T-Mobile says 37 million customers were hacked; Google lays off 10,000 employees; and the U.S. is sending $2.5 billion in military aid to Ukraine. Those stories and more make up the morning rundown Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. T-mobile breach affects 37 million customers T-mobile says an “unidentified malicious intruder” breached its network in late November,… -
Supreme Court report: ‘Unable to identify’ Dobbs opinion leaker
The Supreme Court released a report Thursday indicating that it has not yet identified the leaker behind the early release of the opinion that overturned Roe v. Wade. The court’s investigative team has been investigating the leak of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ruling since it happened last May. “The team has to… -
Despite protests, Macron vows to push ahead on pension reforms
In the face of nationwide protests over proposed pension reforms, French President Emmanuel Macron insisted he would not allow the protests to stop him from moving ahead with the reforms. Hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Paris and other French cities Thursday. Protesters’ biggest concern with the reforms was related to… -
China criticizes Western media coverage of ‘zero-COVID’ reversal
An editorial published in China’s state-controlled newspaper People’s Daily Thursday took aim at “some Western media” outlets over how they covered the reversal of the country’s ‘zero-COVID’ policy. Without naming any outlet specifically, the paper described the reports as “completely biased hype, smear and political manipulation with ulterior motives.” After defending ‘zero-COVID’ for months, China… -
Morning rundown: ‘Rust’ movie set shooting charges, record Colorado snow
New Zealand’s Prime Minister says she is going to step down; prosecutors say they will announce today any possible charges in the “Rust” movie-set shooting; and record amounts of snow hit Colorado. These stories and more highlight the daily morning rundown for Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. Possible charges in ‘Rust’ shooting decided Prosecutors are set…
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