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Since America’s founding, women’s crucial role in protecting democracy has been overlooked—even though they have steadily, generation after generation, worked to defend it. Even prior to gaining voting rights, women organized national , raised funds for reform movements through , and built civic institutions like , which shaped public life beyond election cycles. Despite chronic […]

Cybersecurity threats advance at a dizzying speed—and often fly under the radar. Their invisibility, which makes them easy to overlook compared to tangible physical hazards, adds to their insidiousness. Driven by complacency and our inclination to stick to familiar habits, these threats grow more perilous each day. Even with multiple breaches in the past year, […]

Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette Kennedy has a surprising villain. Along with the paparazzi who stalked the photogenic couple until their deaths, the FX drama singles out John’s longtime girlfriend Daryl Hannah for intense scorn. In her cruelest scene, Daryl (Dree Hemingway) shows up uninvited at his mother’s wake after months […]

President Donald Trump announced that Kristi Noem, who had been facing increasing criticism from Congress, would transition from her role as Homeland Security Secretary to a new position in his Administration: “Special Envoy for the Shield of the Americas.” “Kristi Noem, the current Secretary, has served us well and achieved numerous, spectacular results—especially at the […]

Less than a week has passed since military strikes by the U.S. and Israel targeted Iran. Oil prices spiked immediately and have continued a steady climb as the threat of a protracted conflict grows. Qatar has suspended its liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, and Saudi Arabia has taken a major refinery offline. The conclusion of […]

At the funeral for the late civil rights icon, former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden on Friday called on Americans to maintain hope and to carry on Jackson’s legacy of advocating for change. Although neither mentioned President Donald Trump by name, Obama referenced “those in high office” and the condition of American leadership, describing […]

A new study published today in Geophysical Research Letters has found that the rate of global warming has nearly doubled since 2015—meaning we could cross the Paris Agreement’s target of limiting warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial temperatures before 2030.  From 1970 to 2015, the global average surface temperature followed a steady upward trend, rising at […]

Typically, vaccines safeguard you against a single, specific illness. They inform the immune system about what that invader will look like, enabling your cells to be prepared to spring into action. However, some vaccines do something slightly different. For example, during the pandemic, researchers noticed that people who received the BCG vaccine against tuberculosis—which is […]

Early Friday morning, four men were arrested on suspicion of surveilling locations and individuals associated with the Jewish community in London to aid Iran. The Metropolitan Police stated that the men, aged between 22 and 55, were “arrested as part of a Counter Terrorism Policing investigation” under the National Security Act. “The men were arrested […]

For the second time in recent months, Pokémon has found itself at odds with the White House. On Thursday, the White House shared an image featuring the slogan “make america great again,” styled to mimic the aesthetic of the newly released game, Pokémon Pokopia. Fans have been utilizing the game’s signature font to create humorous […]

This week, the United States and Ecuador announced they’ve launched a joint military operation to fight narcoterrorism in the South American nation. The U.S. Southern Command (Southcom)—which oversees U.S. military activity in Latin America and the Caribbean—said in a on Tuesday that Ecuadorian and American forces began operations that day “against Designated Terrorist Organizations in […]

On Thursday, the Republican-controlled House voted down a proposal intended to prevent President Donald Trump from conducting additional military strikes against Iran without congressional authorization, securing a win for the White House despite lawmakers expressing significant concern over the escalating conflict. The War Powers Resolution, put forward by Reps. and Thomas Massie, was defeated in […]

Markwayne Mullin, a U.S. senator from Oklahoma and former mixed martial artist, is set to enter a much different field after President Donald Trump to serve as the next Secretary of Homeland Security. “I am pleased to announce that the Highly Respected United States Senator from the Great State of Oklahoma, Markwayne Mullin, will become […]

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is resolutely defending his choice to abstain from the initial U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran—a decision that has drawn criticism. “My priority is to deliver steady, rational leadership that serves the national interest… This requires the fortitude to adhere to our values and principles, regardless of external pressures,” Starmer […]