by Jennifer Shutt, Iowa Capital Dispatch November 21, 2024 WASHINGTON — Kentucky Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell announced Thursday he’ll become chairman of the Defense Appropriations
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NASA plans to put rail system on Moon by 2030
(Photo by Mike Petrucci via Unsplash) By Dean Murray via SWNS America is set to put a railway on the Moon by 2030. NASA has announced they are funding a rail system to support daily operations of a sustainable lunar base. Dubbed FLOAT (Flexible Levitation on a Track), the project has this month been selected […]
Tesla layoffs now an ongoing “bloodbath”
Tesla’s layoffs expanded over the weekend with staff involved in software, service and engineering all reporting that they’d gotten their pink slips. The 10 percent workforce reduction announced earlier by CEO Elon Musk is, Electrek’s Fred Lambert writes, closing in on 20 percent. The layoffs were expected after CEO Elon Musk made an example of Rebecca Tinucci, Tesla’s former […]
What’s Keeping the US From Allowing Better Sunscreens?
Michael Scaturro May 7, 2024 When dermatologist Adewole “Ade” Adamson sees people spritzing sunscreen as if it’s cologne at the pool where he lives in Austin, Texas, he wants to intervene. “My wife says I shouldn’t,” he said, “even though most people rarely use enough sunscreen.” At issue is not just whether people are using […]
Billions of cicadas are about to emerge from underground in a rare double-brood convergence
John Cooley, University of Connecticut and Chris Simon, University of Connecticut In the wake of North America’s recent solar eclipse, another historic natural event is on the horizon. From late April through June 2024, the largest brood of 13-year cicadas, known as Brood XIX, will co-emerge with a midwestern brood of 17-year cicadas, Brood XIII. […]
Republican who led inquiry of Dean Plocher may be subject of new ethics complaint
Republican who led inquiry of Dean Plocher may be subject of new ethics complaintby Jason Hancock, Missouri Independent May 2, 2024 Days after ending an investigation into Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher, the Republican who led that inquiry has recused herself from the committee as it prepares to discuss a new complaint. According to a letter […]
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signs bill to keep Joe Biden on November ballot
by Ralph Chapoco, Alabama Reflector May 2, 2024 The Alabama House of Representatives Wednesday approved legislation to ensure that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will appear on the November ballot in Alabama. SB 324, sponsored by Sen. Merika Coleman, D-Pleasant Grove, reduces the number of days that a political party must certify […]
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem meets with Jeff Landry’s cabinet in Baton Rouge
By: Piper Hutchinson – May 2, 2024 3:30 pm South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, who’s in the midst of a controversy over admitting to killing her dog, was in Baton Rouge to meet with Gov. Jeff Landry’s cabinet Thursday at the Capitol, multiple attendees at the meeting confirmed to the Illuminator. Noem is reportedly still […]