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Egyptian excavation reveals hundreds of mummies, statues of gods
On Monday, Egyptian antiquities authorities revealed hundreds of artifacts recently discovered at the necropolis of Saqarra. The artifacts date back about 2,500 years, to a time known as the Late Period to Egyptologists. Excavations at the burial ground, about 15 miles from Cairo, revealed 250 sarcophagi, or painted wooden coffins, with well-preserved mummies inside. The… -
Privacy violations cost Twitter $150 million
$150 million. That’s how much Twitter will pay in fines for allegedly failing to protect the privacy of users’ data during a six-year span. The Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission announced the settlement over privacy violations with the social media company Wednesday. The settlement comes after the Justice Department and the FTC accused… -
Biden signs police reform executive order on anniversary of Floyd’s murder
On Wednesday, President Joe Biden signed an executive order aimed at improving accountability in policing. The measure is in response to the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis Police officers and was signed on the second anniversary of Floyd’s death. “I know progress can be slow and frustrating,” Biden said. “Today we’re… -
Border Patrol Agents among first to respond to Texas shooting
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Agents were some of the first law enforcers to respond to the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Initial reports said one of the agents shot and killed the gunman. According to the Associated Press, one Border Patrol agent was near the school at the time of the shooting… -
Bush mistakes Iraq for Ukraine in speech describing “unjustified” invasion
Former President George W. Bush made a major gaffe Wednesday when he mistakenly said the invasion of Iraq was “unjustified and brutal.” He quickly corrected himself and said he meant to say Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was “unjustified and brutal.” Bush made the mistake while speaking at an event in Dallas. He was criticizing Russian… -
UFOs may be real, but Congress finds no proof of alien life
UFOs may be real, but there’s still not enough evidence for the U.S. government to confirm the existence of extraterrestrials. That’s the takeaway from Congress’s first meeting in half a century on unidentified flying objects. On Tuesday, Pentagon officials testified before a House Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, and Counterproliferation Subcommittee. The testimony centered around what the government… -
Baby formula shortage leads to Congressional hearing
Parents across the country are facing a hard reality: stores are running out of baby formula. Lawmakers announced on Wednesday plans to hold hearings after supply disruptions and a massive safety recall caused a nationwide shortage. Nationwide, around 40% of large retailers are out of stock of baby formula. That’s up from 31% in mid-April,… -
Russia’s Ukraine invasion squeezing world wheat supply
Wheat is a dietary staple in countries all over the world, which is why the war in Ukraine is stirring fears of a possible food shortage in the months ahead. Exact figures vary slightly, but roughly 25% of the world’s wheat exports come from Ukraine and Russia, and almost 50 countries get more than 30%… -
NOAA: Drought continues despite wet April
More than half of the continental U.S. is in a drought, according to the latest report from NOAA. Conditions are most severe in western states, like California, where Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) pledged to spend $100 million on an advertising campaign asking residents to conserve water. After receiving just one inch of precipitation in March,… -
Can States Reform Act spark marijuana reform?
Pot popularity Pot. Weed. Grass. The devil’s lettuce. Whatever it’s called, marijuana use in the United States is booming. Public opinions may be changing quickly, but on Capitol Hill, support for marijuana legalization reform is stalled. The House of Representatives voted twice in the last two years to pass the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement… -
Dethroning Disney fundraising gold for DeSantis
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is running for re-election, and his current legal fight with Disney is just the latest high-profile headline involving the potential presidential candidate. At the end of March, DeSantis had $105 million in his campaign coffers, a record amount in Florida politics. Conservative support swelled for DeSantis across the nation after he… -
ACLU raises free speech concerns as Musk buys Twitter
Elon Musk is the world’s richest man and CEO of Tesla. He also thinks he can fix Twitter. Critics, including the ACLU, adopted an argument Kanye West made popular, no one man should have all that power. Twitter’s Board of Directors approved Musk’s $44 billion cash bid on Monday. Twitter’s user base is significantly smaller… -
‘Stealth’ COVID variant more transmissible, less severe
As COVID continues to evolve, public health officials are tracking a new variant, dubbed BA.2. The new variant is the latest Covid virus mutation to cause problems around the globe. The American Medical Association described BA.2 as a “stealth” strain because of the way it shows up on tests. It is said to be 50-60% more…
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