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WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States on Sunday highlighted its role in helping Israel thwart Iran’s aerial attack as President Joe Biden convened leaders of the Group of Seven countries in an effort to prevent a wider regional escalation and coordinate a global rebuke of Tehran. The U.S.
DETROIT (AP) — The agency that regulates U.S. telecommunications is considering a rule that could stop domestic abusers from tracking victims through vehicles that are connected wirelessly. Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel is asking other commissioners to start the process of drawing up new regulations. “Survivors of domestic abuse shouldn’t have to choose between […]
Taiwan’s new top diplomat in the United States, Alexander Tah-ray Yui, has called on the U.S. and Europe to not “look the other way” in the face of a potential Chinese invasion of the self-governing island. “The best defense, best help that you can do for Taiwan … is by actively, openly voicing your concerns that […]
The U.S. Senate could soon vote on a stopgap spending bill to avert a government shutdown that would be catastrophic for Black Americans and other marginalized communities. U.S. Rep. Steven Horsdord, D-Nev., chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, told theGrio that a government shutdown would be economically harmful on many fronts. “A shutdown would hurt […]
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WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (Reuters) – Forty-five allies of former U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are calling on their Republican colleagues for “fundamental changes” that would make it more difficult for a small faction to oust whoever may take his place. As the slim 221-212 Republican majority in the House of Representatives prepares to select a
Flags of China and U.S. are displayed on a printed circuit board with semiconductor chips, in this illustration picture taken February 17, 2023. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights
A two-year human trial conducted by James Cook University (JCU) has concluded, demonstrating positive results using low-dose human hookworm therapy to treat chronic conditions, particularly in relation to type 2 diabetes. New Atlas reports: [O]f the 24 participants who received worms, when offered a dewormer at the end of the second year of the trial, […]
Pregnancy complications kill more people in America than in any other industrialized country. According to U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and the CDC, pregnancy is three times more deadly for Black individuals than it is for white individuals. “Race is a risk factor,” Blumenthal said. “Zip codes are a risk factor for health care. These […]
HARTFORD, Conn. — Federal legislators are pushing to support mothers, especially Black mothers, and lower the maternal death rate. The announcement came after Tori Bowie, an elite Olympic Track and Field athlete, died of childbirth complications last month. She was just 32 years old and eight months pregnant at the time of her death. The […]