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Book with ties to Project 2025 and JD Vance delayed until after the election
The publication date for a book by the president of the conservative Heritage Foundation, which oversees the controversial Project 2025, has been delayed until after the November election. "Dawn’s Early Light," written by Kevin D. Roberts, had been scheduled to be published Sept. 24. But following a public uproar over Project 2025’s policy proposals for
‘I am speaking now’: Harris rally in Michigan interrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters
DETROIT — A handful of pro-Palestinian protesters interrupted Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris during her rally remarks at an airport hangar Wednesday night — prompting her to reprise a familiar line. About halfway through the vice president’s remarks, roughly half a dozen protesters began to chant, “Kamala, Kamala you can’t hide! We won’t vote for
Chinese court upholds ruling against unmarried woman who sued hospital for right to freeze her eggs
BANGKOK — A court in Beijing has ruled against an unmarried Chinese woman’s right to freeze her eggs, ending a fight for reproductive services that lasted six years and drew national attention. The Chaoyang Intermediate People’s Court on Tuesday upheld the ruling that a hospital did not violate Teresa Xu’s rights when it denied her
A former Seattle police officer files a $20 million claim against the city
A former Seattle police officer who was fired after making insensitive comments on camera about a woman who was fatally struck by a police car said in a $20 million claim against the city that he was wrongfully terminated. Daniel Auderer said in the claim that the Seattle Police Department leaked false information about his
Walz’s response to 2020 Minnesota riots is under the microscope as he joins the ticket
Even before Vice President Kamala Harris selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate Tuesday morning, Walz was facing fresh scrutiny over what critics said was a delay in calling in the National Guard during the 2020 protests that engulfed Minneapolis after the murder of George Floyd. Republicans all the way up to former
NTSB grills Boeing execs on safety culture and retaliation allegations
Members of the main U.S. transportation regulator grilled Boeing executives Wednesday over the company’s workplace safety culture and allegations of retaliation linked to two employees who were sidelined over a January mishap involving a Boeing 737 Max 9 in which a door plug detached mid-flight. Jennifer Homendy, chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, or
Fossils suggest early human ‘hobbits’ had ancestors who were even smaller
Fossils remains suggest an early human species nicknamed “hobbits” had ancestors who were even shorter, according to a study published Tuesday in the journal Nature. The extinct Homo floresiensis were named after the Indonesian island of Flores where they roamed, though scientists also refer to them as hobbits after the “Lord of the Rings” characters.
Swifties headed to Vienna share nerves after Eras Tour shows canceled over alleged terrorist threat
Hours after this weekend’s run of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour shows in Vienna were canceled because of a suspected terrorist plot, fans from around the globe who were planning to attend are instead grappling with concerns over safety in the city. Two men were arrested in Vienna on Wednesday in connection with a suspected plan
56 days and counting: Two NASA astronauts are still in space as tests on Boeing capsule continue
Their high-stakes mission was supposed to last about a week — but 56 days later, two NASA astronauts are still aboard the International Space Station, waiting as teams on the ground try to figure out how to bring them home safely in the Boeing spaceship they rode to orbit. The beleaguered Starliner capsule has two problems:
Russia says it’s battling a surprise cross-border assault by Ukraine
Russia said Wednesday it was battling an unprecedented cross-border incursion from Ukrainian troops backed by armored vehicles and aerial support, with Moscow scrambling to reinforce the area after what President Vladimir Putin called a “major provocation.” The attack has not been acknowledged by Ukraine but would mark a dramatic shift in strategy as its forces