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Trump panics over Epstein vote; MTG breaks with Trump; Chicago braces for troops: A Closer Look (Video)
Trump rants about Epstein “hoax,” brags about troops in American cities and all of our enemies team up. (Video)
A scary time for Chicago; Trump gets FOMO over China's military parade; Donald's life lessons. (Video)
Judge voids $2.2 billion Harvard funding freeze by Trump administration. The administration froze the grants after Harvard rejected demands that it end its diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, and screen international students for ideological biases.
DHS ends temporary protected status for some 200,000 Venezuelans in the US. The decision coincides with mounting worries that the United States may launch military operations against Venezuela.
RFK Jr.’s employees are really, really sick of him. Over 1,000 current and former employees of the Department of Health and Human Services have demanded that Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. resign for “placing the health of all Americans at risk.”
Amazon cracks down on Prime Invitee accounts. Amazon is replacing the so-called Prime Invitee program with Amazon Family, which allows sharing with only one other adult in their household, up to four teens (who were added before April 7) and up to four profiles for children.
A monster seaweed bloom is taking over the Atlantic. Sargassum has escaped the Sargasso Sea and exploded across the Atlantic, forming the massive Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt.
Mysterious object headed toward Mars. Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb has suggested the tantalizing possibility that it could be a relic from an extraterrestrial civilization that was "sent towards the inner solar system by design."
Five forecasts of early climate models from decades ago got it right – the evidence is all around you. And yet,
Trump administration hopes to revive the climate change “debate”.
More than 85 climate experts say Energy Department report on greenhouse gases is "full of errors". The report "exhibits pervasive problems" by misrepresenting scientific literature and cherry-picking data.
Why a court order barring ICE from targeting people based on their race isn't being enforced. The federal government twice challenged the temporary restraining order, first in the 9th U.S. Circuit of Appeals and then in the U.S. Supreme Court. The ruling was upheld in the appeals court, and the Supreme Court has not weighed in on the issue.
Florida plans to become first state to eliminate all childhood vaccine mandates. The American Medical Association issued a statement saying Florida’s plan to end vaccine mandates “would undermine decades of public health progress.”
COVID wave washes over California. Some officials urge residents to mask up.
Navy reverses demotion of Rep. Ronny Jackson, former White House doctor. Move overturns a 2022 demotion that followed a scathing investigation that found major issues with his behavior while he was the top White House physician.
Two dead after getting flesh-eating bacteria from raw oysters in Louisiana. (Video)
Using the phone while you poop greatly raises hemorrhoid risk. Regular smartphone use on the toilet was associated with a 46% greater risk of having hemorrhoids.
Automated sextortion spyware takes webcam pics of victims watching porn. A new specimen of “infostealer” malware offers a disturbing feature: It monitors a target’s browser for NSFW content, then takes simultaneous screenshots and webcam photos of the victim.
Florida man working as Chuck E. Cheese mascot arrested in costume during shift at restaurant.
Keep scrolling down. Lots of interesting stuff in today’s daily features.
Quote of the Day:
In a consumer society there are inevitably two kinds of slaves: the prisoners of addiction and the prisoners of envy.
--Ivan Illich (Wikipedia link)
(More Ivan Illich quotes from the KGB Quotations Database)
Today’s holidays:
Eat an Extra Dessert Day, International Taekwondo Day, National Leadership Day, National Macadamia Nut Day, National Newspaper Carrier Day, National Spice Blend Day, National Wildlife Day, and PKD Awareness Day.
Astronomy Picture of the Day from NASA.
On This Day:
2016 – Mother Teresa became a saint.
1998 – Google founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two PhD students at Stanford University.
1972 – Cult TV series "Xena: Warrior Princess" debuted.
1972 – The Price Is Right premiered on CBS. It currently is the longest running game show on American television.
1972 – Mark Spitz became the first competitor to win seven medals at a single Olympic Games.
1957 – American Civil Rights Movement: Little Rock Crisis: The governor of Arkansas called out the National Guard to prevent African American students from enrolling in Little Rock Central High School, resulting in the lawsuit Cooper v. Aaron the following year.
1957 – Ford introduced the Edsel.
1951 – The first live transcontinental television broadcast took place in San Francisco.
1923 – Maiden flight of the first U.S. airship, the USS Shenandoah.
1888 – George Eastman registered the trademark Kodak and received a patent for his camera that uses roll film.
1886 – American Indian Wars: After almost 30 years of fighting, Apache leader Geronimo, with his remaining warriors, surrendered to General Nelson Miles in Arizona.
1882 – The Pearl Street Station in New York City became the first power plant to supply electricity to paying customers.
1781 – Los Angeles was founded as El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora La Reina de los Ángeles (The Village of Our Lady, the Queen of the Angels) by 44 Spanish settlers.
1666 – In London, England, the most destructive damage from the Great Fire occurred.
(For comprehensive lists of the day’s historical events, check here, here, and here.)
Some Birthdays:
1984 – Kyle Mooney, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter
1982 – Whitney Cummings, American comedian, actress, producer, and screenwriter
1981 – Beyoncé, American singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, and actress
1979 – Max Greenfield, American actor
1975 – Mark Ronson, English DJ, producer, and songwriter, co-founded Allido Records
1969 – Richard Speight Jr., American actor and director
1960 – Damon Wayans, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1957 – Khandi Alexander, American actress, dancer, and choreographer
1951 – Judith Ivey, American actress
1931 – Mitzi Gaynor, American actress, singer, and dancer (died 2024)
1928 – Dick York, American actor (died 1992)
1927 – John McCarthy, American computer scientist and academic (died 2011)
1926 – Ivan Illich, Austrian priest and philosopher (died 2002)
1919 – Howard Morris, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2005)
1918 – Paul Harvey, American radio host (died 2009)
1913 – Mickey Cohen, American mob boss (died 1976)
1908 – Richard Wright, American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet (died 1960)
(A more complete list of today’s birthdays.)
Some Deaths:
2022 – Peter Straub, American novelist (born 1943)
2021 – Willard Scott, American weather presenter and television personality (born 1934)
2018 – Bill Daily, American actor, comedian (born 1927)
2014 – Joan Rivers, American comedian, television host, and author (born 1933)
2006 – Steve Irwin, Australian zoologist and television host (born 1962)
1995 – William Kunstler, American lawyer and activist (born 1919)
1993 – Hervé Villechaize, French-American actor (born 1943)
1991 – Dottie West, American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1932)
1991 – Tom Tryon, American actor and author (born 1926)
1990 – Irene Dunne, American actress and singer (born 1898)
1965 – Albert Schweitzer, French-Gabonese physician, theologian, and missionary, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1875)
1907 – Edvard Grieg, Norwegian pianist and composer (born 1843)
(A more complete list of today’s deaths.)
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