Month: January 2025
Blasts from military weapons may injure the brain through its blood vessels
When military personnel fire certain powerful weapons, they may be exposed to blast waves that damage blood vessels in the brain. (Image credit: Stocktrek Images/Getty Images)
Read MoreTrump reflects on return to White House after 4 years of Biden’s agenda: ‘Got there just in the nick of time’ – Fox News
Trump reflects on return to White House after 4 years of Biden’s agenda: ‘Got there just in the nick of time’ Fox News
Read MoreSaudi crown prince promises Trump $600 billion trade, investment boost
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman promised on Thursday to pile $600 billion into US trade and investments as he congratulated Donald Trump on his return to the White House. Prince Mohammed, de facto leader of the world’s biggest oil
Read MoreSouth Korea investigators recommend Yoon be charged with insurrection, abuse of power
by Hieun SHIN South Korean investigators recommended Thursday that impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol be charged with insurrection and abuse of power, as they handed prosecutors the results of their probe into his ill-fated declaration of martial law. Yoon should
Read MoreThis scientist studies climate change. Then the Los Angeles fire destroyed his home
Climate scientist Ben Hamlington works on understanding the impacts of climate change. Losing his house in the Eaton Fire has given that work new meaning. (Image credit: Ryan Kellman)
Read MoreTrump’s return darkens mood as Germany heads to elections
by Frank Zeller Donald Trump’s return to the White House has darkened the mood in Germany a month before elections, as multiple crises shake the foundations on which Europe’s biggest economy built its post-war prosperity. Russia’s war in Ukraine drove
Read MoreHundreds to wed as Thai same-sex marriage law comes into force
Scores of same-sex and transgender couples married in Thailand on Thursday as the kingdom’s equal marriage law went into effect, with two high-profile gay actors among the first to do so. In matching beige suits, Apiwat “Porsch” Apiwatsayree, 49 —
Read MoreCouples wed as landmark same-sex marriage law takes effect in Thailand
Hundreds of same-sex couples tied the knot across Thailand on Thursday, as the country becomes the first in Southeast Asia to legally recognize equal marriage. (Image credit: Chanakarn Laosarakham)
Read MoreTrump to take virtual center stage in Davos
by Laurent Thomet and Raziye Akkoc Donald Trump on Thursday will star in an eagerly-anticipated online appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos, addressing global elites whose annual gabfest has been consumed by the U.S. president’s days-old second term.
Read MoreTrump targets DEI and civil service protections, striking fear in some federal workers – CNN
Trump targets DEI and civil service protections, striking fear in some federal workers CNN Trump calls DEI programs ‘illegal’ and ‘immoral’. Here’s how he’s ending them NPR Trump campaign against diversity urges government employees to turn informer Reuters Trump Administration Escalates D.E.I. Crackdown
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