Daily Archive: April 17, 2021
Donations Surge for Republicans Who Challenged Election Results
The lawmakers, who encouraged their followers to protest in Washington on Jan. 6, have capitalized on the riot to draw huge campaign donations.
These five binary star systems could potentially host habitable planets
If you’ve dreamed of living on an alien world with two suns, researchers identified five double star systems which could potentially host habitable worlds.
Why Police Can Stop Drivers With Air Fresheners Hanging in Their Cars
A majority of states have laws making it illegal to hang anything from a rearview mirror that obscures a driver’s view. But critics say the laws...
Trippy NASA video shows two black holes interacting
NASA has created a visualization of what happens when two black holes pass one another, showing how the gravity of each warps the accretion disk of...
Debating Exit From Afghanistan, Biden Rejected Generals’ Views
Over two decades of war, the Pentagon had fended off the political instincts of elected leaders frustrated with the grind of Afghanistan. But President Biden refused...
Make Tax-Dodging Companies Pay for Biden’s Infrastructure Plan
The corporate income tax has been gutted. Raising rates and cracking down on evasion are sensible ways to come up with trillions of dollars.
Ohio teen arrested with AK-47 in Times Square subway station, police say
An 18-year-old from Ohio is facing weapons charges after officers patrolling a Times Square subway station on Friday found him with an AK-47 and a loaded...
Philippine authorities seize fossilized giant clam shells worth $25 million
The Philippines is shell-ebrating after it seized more than 150 tons of fossilized giant clams Friday worth nearly $25 million.
Highest French Court Rules Killer of Jewish Woman Cannot Stand Trial
To the alarm of Jewish leaders, Sarah Halimi’s killer will go unpunished because of his mental state, brought on by cannabis, at the time of the...
