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Water On The Moon: NASA Confirms Water Molecules On Our Neighbor’s Sunny Surface
The breakthrough suggests that water, vital to life on Earth, could be distributed across more parts of the lunar surface than the ice that has previously been found in cold and dark places. Continue Reading Water On The Moon: NASA Confirms Water Molecules On Our Neighbor’s Sunny Surface
Vatican Court Hears Unprecedented Sexual Abuse Criminal Trial
A 28-year-old priest is charged with sexually abusing an altar boy over a five-year period in a Vatican City youth seminary. Another priest, the former rector, is charged with covering up the abuse. Continue Reading Vatican Court Hears Unprecedented Sexual Abuse Criminal Trial
Amy Coney Barrett Confirmed To Supreme Court In 52-48 Vote, Takes Constitutional Oath
The 48-year-old judge solidifies the court’s conservative majority, filling Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat just about a week before Election Day. Continue Reading Amy Coney Barrett Confirmed To Supreme Court In 52-48 Vote, Takes Constitutional Oath
Pope Francis Makes Archbishop Wilton Gregory America’s First Black Cardinal
Wilton Gregory, the archbishop of Washington, D.C., is among 13 church leaders who will be elevated to cardinal at a ceremony at the Vatican next month. Continue Reading Pope Francis Makes Archbishop Wilton Gregory America’s First Black Cardinal
America’s School Funding Crisis: Budget Cuts, Rising Costs And No Help In Sight
Budget cuts + rising pandemic costs + zero federal relief = a school funding crisis. Back in May, school funding experts predicted a looming financial disaster for the nation’s K-12 schools. Continue Reading America’s School Funding Crisis: Budget Cuts, Rising Costs And No Help In Sight
Scientists Identify And Destroy First Giant Hornet Nest In Northwestern Washington
The state Agriculture Department had spent weeks searching, trapping and using dental floss to tie tracking devices to Asian giant hornets, which can deliver painful stings to people and spit venom but are the biggest threat to honeybees that farmers depend on to pollinate crops. Continue Reading Scientists Identify And Destroy First Giant Hornet Nest In Northwestern Washington
Man Indicted On Child Pornography Charges Had Stash Of Guns, Plan To Kill Joe Biden, Feds Say
Alexander Hillel Treisman, 19, was indicted on child pornography charges. Federal agents presented evidence suggesting he was obsessed with mass shootings — and drove within 4 miles of Biden’s home. Continue Reading Man Indicted On Child Pornography Charges Had Stash Of Guns, Plan To Kill Joe Biden, Feds Say
5 Takeaways From The Final Debate Between Donald Trump And Joe Biden
President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden made clear Thursday that voters face a stark choice. Continue Reading 5 Takeaways From The Final Debate Between Donald Trump And Joe Biden
Brought To Its Knees By A Pandemic And President: Inside The Fall Of The CDC
How the world’s greatest public health organization was brought to its knees by a virus, the president and the capitulation of its own leaders, causing damage that could last much longer than the coronavirus. Continue Reading Brought To Its Knees By A Pandemic And President: Inside The Fall Of The CDC
Across The West, Millions Of Homes Are At Risk Of Wildfires, But It’s Rarely Disclosed
Many homeowners who lost everything in a wildfire had no idea they were at risk. Only two states require disclosing wildfire risk to buyers in the house hunting process. Continue Reading Across The West, Millions Of Homes Are At Risk Of Wildfires, But It’s Rarely Disclosed
Purdue Pharma Reaches $8B Opioid Deal With Justice Department Over OxyContin Sales
Critics say the settlement doesn’t hold company executives or members of the Sackler family accountable for their aggressive marketing of OxyContin, which helped fuel the nation’s opioid epidemic. Continue Reading Purdue Pharma Reaches $8B Opioid Deal With Justice Department Over OxyContin Sales
Pope Francis Calls For Same-Sex Civil Union Law In New Documentary
“What we have to create is a civil union law. That way they are legally covered,” the pope said in an interview in the film Francesco, which premiered Wednesday at the Rome Film Festival. Continue Reading Pope Francis Calls For Same-Sex Civil Union Law In New Documentary
