Month: February 2023
Skier Jessie Diggins becomes first American to win an individual world title
Jessie Diggins became the first-ever U.S. skier to win an individual world title Tuesday in Slovenia. She’s already the most decorated American cross-country skier ever — even before this latest win.
Read MoreCongress puts a spotlight on threats it believes China’s government is posing
Congress is putting the spotlight on the strategic relationship between the U.S. and China. China is a rare issue where Republicans and Democrats agree Congress needs to respond to threats.
Read MoreTrump Claims Ron DeSantis Gets Off on Killing Old People in Wheelchairs – Vanity Fair
Trump Claims Ron DeSantis Gets Off on Killing Old People in Wheelchairs Vanity Fair
Read MoreWhat Supreme Court Arguments Told Us About the Future of Student Loan Forgiveness
A majority of Supreme Court justices expressed doubt over whether the Biden Administration’s student loan forgiveness plan is legal in back-to-back oral arguments on Tuesday. Members of the court heard two cases, Biden v. Nebraska and Department of Education v.
Read MoreBiden’s Semiconductor Plan Bets on Federal Aid to Change Corporate Behavior
The administration says the conditions it has attached to $40 billion in new subsidies will help U.S. semiconductor makers compete globally. Some economists disagree.
Read MoreU.S. Dept of Energy says with ‘low confidence’ that COVID may have leaked from a lab
The U.S. Department of Energy says with “low confidence” that COVID-19 might have originated in a lab leak. But the scientific evidence overwhelmingly points to a natural origin for the virus.
Read MoreHere’s Everything New on Netflix in March 2023
The first day of spring arrives this month, and March (on Netflix, at least) is taking new beginnings seriously. In You: Season 4, Part 2, out March 9, Joe (Penn Badgley) has started fresh in London, striving—and stumbling, in true
Read MorePakistani court issues arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan
A Pakistani court has issued an arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Imran Khan, as the cricket star-turned-politician called on his supporters to keep up protests amid a roiling political crisis.
Read MoreEverything You Need to Know About The Mandalorian Season 3
It’s been over two years since the second season of The Mandalorian finished airing on Disney+. Now, Mando (Pedro Pascal) and Grogu, or, as the internet affectionally refers to him, Baby Yoda, are finally returning to continue their adventures in
Read MoreThe Supreme Court looks askance at Biden’s student-debt relief
The conservative majority is sceptical of the $400bn-plus programme—but there’s a hitch
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