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Bubonic plague traced to lake in Central Asia

Scientists in Europe say they have pinpointed the origins of the Black Death, a bacterial plague that wiped out half of the continent’s population in the 14th century. The findings counter other theories that the disease — which caused repeated outbreaks into the early 19th century and also left its… Read More

WHO convenes experts to decide whether monkeypox is an emergency

The World Health Organization will convene an emergency committee of experts to determine whether the expanding monkeypox outbreak that has mysteriously spread outside Africa should be considered a global health emergency. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Tuesday he decided to convene the emergency committee on June 23 because the… Read More

Biden shrieks over ‘radical’ SCOTUS draft

President Joe Biden on Tuesday blasted a “radical” draft of a Supreme Court opinion that would, in his view, throw out the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion rights ruling that has stood for a half century and warned that other rights including same-sex marriage and birth control are at risk… Read More

Judge sends Assange extradition decision to UK government

A British judge on Wednesday formally approved the extradition of Julian Assange to the United States to face spying charges. The case will now go to Britain’s interior minister for a decision, though the WikiLeaks founder still has legal avenues of appeal. The order, which brings and end to the… Read More

Dems wild 2022 election plan leaks

by Frank Holmes, reporter Democrats have a serious problem on their hands in this November’s midterm elections: In order to save their job, they have to say that they’re doing great. Everything — from inflation, to immigration, to keeping kids masked in public — says that’s not going to work…. Read More

Easter weekend sees three more mass shootings

Three mass shootings in the U.S. over the Easter holiday weekend capped a monthlong spate of gun violence that has touched both big cities and small, rural communities across the nation. The gunfire has rattled large population centers such as Dallas, Pittsburgh and Sacramento, California, as well as much smaller… Read More

Ocasio-Cortez busted in campaign finance scheme

A two-year investigation into Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., found the socialist leader failed to properly disclose her campaign expenses — but she won’t face any punishment. A conservative group accused Ocasio-Cortez of improperly masking political spending during her freshman 2018 campaign. Ocasio-Cortez has been a vocal critic of untraceable money… Read More

Starbucks union rails against the return of billionaire CEO

From the time he bought Starbucks in 1987 to the time he stepped down as chairman in 2018, Howard Schultz consistently — and successfully — fought attempts to unionize Starbucks’ U.S. stores and roasting plants. But Schultz — who was recently named Starbucks’ interim chief executive — never confronted a… Read More

Scientists worry jumbo Joro spider could cover the East Coast

Researchers say a large spider native to East Asia that proliferated in Georgia last year could spread to much of the East Coast. The Joro spider’s golden web took over yards all over north Georgia in 2021, unnerving some residents. The spider was also spotted in South Carolina, and entomologists… Read More

Biden leaves Cabinet positions vacant amid shifting priorities

For more than a year, the Food and Drug Administration lacked a permanent head when the agency was central in the battle against COVID-19. Once President Joe Biden nominated Dr. Robert Califf to head the agency, it took the Senate three months to confirm him. The political battles over Califf’s… Read More