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Former Speaker Gingrich: GOP will gain 20-50 House seats, 2-5 Senate seats
The party of the president has traditionally endured significant losses in midterm elections. Since 1946, the only time the party controlling the White House gained seats was in 2002, when Republicans added eight representatives under President George W. Bush. If that trend continues following Tuesday’s election, current House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) will become the… -
100 years after unearthing King Tut’s tomb, mysteries remain
Archeologists discovered the tomb of the world’s most famous pharaoh, King Tut, 100 years ago. The mysteries surrounding the ancient Egyptian ruler are still being admired. Scientists have uncovered more than 5,000 artifacts dating back to the 1300s B.C. They include a dagger crafted from meteorite, an army of servants in their preserved tombs and… -
What was the antisemitic film that got Nets star Kyrie Irving suspended?
Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving and the team said they will each donate $500,000 to the Anti-Defamation League after Irving tweeted a link to a movie that features antisemitic tropes. Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said on Twitter that the organization could not “in good conscience accept” Irving’s donation. “I am aware of the negative… -
Feds demand western states cut back on Colorado River water, threaten unilateral action
The Colorado River supplies nearly 40 million people in the U.S. with drinking water, but it’s been drying up at an alarming rate. The river runs through seven states. The Upper Basin includes Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and the Lower Basin includes Arizona, California, and Nevada. When it comes to control, that’s largely on… -
Former Rep. Joe Sestak on PA’s Fetterman vs. Oz Senate race
Pennsylvania Senate candidates Lt. Gov. John Fetterman and Dr. Mehmet Oz are locked in a tight race. Former U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak, D-Pa., joined Straight Arrow News to discuss this race, which could decide the balance of the Senate. Sestak also weighs in on the national security implications of the midterm elections with threats from… -
Former Rep. Ribble: Wisconsin races come down to red or blue
Wisconsin is a battleground state during the 2022 election cycle. Voters will choose a governor’s seat open, a Senator and eight House representatives. “In a divided state like that, I think it’s all going to come down to red or blue,” said Reid Ribble, a former republican Representative for Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District. He said Republicans are… -
‘A failed concept’: Study says only 5% of plastic waste actually recycled
Recycling plastic has long been branded as a way to help reduce the use of energy and save the environment. But a new study is calling it a failed concept. Titled “Circular Claims Fall Flat Again,” the study found that of 51 million tons of plastic waste generated by U.S. households in 2021, only 2.4… -
Musk causing Twitter frenzy over plans to charge $20 monthly for verification
Now that Elon Musk has completed his $44 billion takeover of Twitter, the new “Chief Twit” is wasting no time switching up the platform. The Verge reported that Musk is looking to change Twitter Blue, the company’s optional, $4.99-per-month subscription that unlocks additional features, into a more expensive subscription that also verifies users. It could… -
Midwest drought drying up Mississippi and supply chain
The mighty Mississippi River is bottoming out. Barges are grounding on sandbars or getting stuck in dry ports that are usually flowing with water. Now, workers are dredging the river to make it deeper for shipping vessels all to try and keep goods flowing. Nearly 82 percent of the country is facing at least abnormally dry… -
Engineers pioneering quick fixes for Iowa’s crumbling rural bridges
Iowa has the worst bridges in the country and the majority of them are in rural counties. Of Iowa’s 23,799 bridges, only about 1,200 of them reside in larger cities like Des Moines and Cedar Rapids. And of all the bridges, more than half fall into the fair or “poor” category. Despite local bridges often… -
Iowa’s rural bridges crumbling faster than can be repaired
Iowa has the worst bridges in the country, with more than half of them rated in either “fair” or “poor” condition. A bridge rated “poor” doesn’t mean it’s unsafe. It means that there is work to be done. State and federal governments are spending money to address the problem. “There’s not too many counties in… -
Former Nevada GOP chair on Cortez Masto-Laxalt Senate race
With the balance of the Senate at stake, no state has been more indicative of the divide between Republicans and Democrats than Nevada. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) is in the heated race for her seat with the state’s former Attorney General Adam Laxalt (R). Polling has been tight. A recent Univision poll showed Cortez Masto… -
The struggle to rebuild Iowa’s crumbling bridges
Iowa’s 23,799 bridges are aging faster than they can be repaired. Replacing them can be costly and time consuming. “We have bridge inspectors going around the state continuously inspecting the bridges and we classify them as good, fair and poor,” said James Nelson, director of the Bridges and Structures Bureau for Iowa’s Department of Transportation.…
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