NASA launches new x-ray telescope designed to unravel mysteries of black holes
In the early morning hours of December 9, NASA launched its Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer mission, or IXPE, to measure X-rays released by extreme cosmic...
Abortion rights advocates call for California to become a true ‘Reproductive Freedom State’ if Roe v. Wade is overturned
A coalition of more than 40 organizations, including abortion rights advocacy groups, issued a report on Wednesday with 45 recommendations to “protect, strengthen and expand...
Finland’s Prime Minister apologizes for not isolating after nightclub photo surfaces
Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin apologized to the public on Wednesday after a photo surfaced of her in a nightclub following the foreign minister testing...
Black couple sues for housing discrimination after experiment yields shocking result
A Black couple in California is suing an appraiser over housing discrimination after their home was valued significantly under what they expected it to be....
Hong Kong democracy activists found guilty over June 4 assembly
A Hong Kong court found three prominent pro-democracy activists guilty on Thursday of unauthorized assembly over a June 4 vigil last year to mark Beijing’s...
New Zealand plans to ban smoking for the next generation
New Zealand plans to outlaw smoking for the next generation so they will never be legally able to buy tobacco in the country....
IOST’s Highly-Anticipated Sumo-Themed DeFi Token $ZUNA Set to Launch December 10th
PRESS RELEASE. IOST-powered DeFi Protocol Yokozuna Finance is warming up to claim the title in the IOST’s dApp ecosystem. The sumo-themed gamified DeFi and NFT...
Eastern Caribbean CBDC expands to another two territories
Two more Eastern Caribbean nations have begun using the DCash system, which allows payments and transfers of the digital EC dollar CBDC....
Twisted Covid politics scramble Washington’s partisan battlefield
The message from Capitol Hill on Wednesday night was clear. Nearly two years after the pandemic began, with a new coronavirus variant sweeping the US,...
Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson reunite in photo from ‘Harry Potter’ anniversary special
It’s Hogwarts Homecoming....