Giorno: 25 Gennaio 2023

GOP senators insist Biden ‘will negotiate’ on debt ceiling, budget reform: ‘Better to start now’

Post Content Republican senators had a message for President Joe Biden while addressing the national debt and quickly approaching debt ceiling deadline during a Wednesday press conference: He “will negotiate.” “President Biden needs to know, absolutely he will negotiate, and it’s better to start now,” Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., told reporters, pushing back on the […]

Uptick in dead whales along East Coast sparks intense debate among environmentalists over offshore wind

Post Content The recent uptick of endangered whale deaths along the East Coast has sparked a vigorous debate between environmental groups over the role offshore wind development. Nine whales – including two sperm whales and seven humpback whales – have been found dead off the coasts of four East Coast states in less than two […]

Natural disasters rack up $313 billion in global economic loss in 2022

Natural disasters, many driven by climate change, caused global economic losses of $313 billion in 2022, insurance broker Aon estimated on Wednesday, of which less than half was insured. Losses from natural catastrophes covered by the insurance sector amounted to $132 billion, 57% above the 21st-century average, it added, leaving a global ‘protection gap’ of […]

Bulgaria to cull 25,000 quails after detecting highly infectious bird flu strain

Bulgaria will begin culling about 25,000 quails and destroy quail eggs on an industrial farm near the capital Sofia after detecting a highly infectious strain of bird flu, the food safety authorities said on Wednesday. The outbreak at the farm in the town of Etropole, some 49.71 miles east of Sofia was detected after reports […]

North Nigeria drone strike kills 21 civilians

A weapon fired from the air in Nigeria killed at least 21 members of a civilian defense group as they responded to an attack by gunmen in the country’s volatile north, witnesses said Wednesday. Authorities have not said who was responsible for the strike, which residents described as coming from a drone. It took place […]

New Mexico lawmakers propose bill to chemically castrate pedophiles as parole condition

Post Content Certain sex offenders in New Mexico would be required to undergo chemical castration as a condition of their parole, according to a bill being proposed by state lawmakers. Reps. John Block of Alamogordo and Stefani Lord, both Republicans, said House Bill 128 would be a “commonsense” step to protect children from pedophiles. “Passage […]

Disney Removes ‘Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah’ From Magic Kingdom Entrance Loop

Walt Disney World has removed the iconic song “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah” from the music loop played at the Magic Kingdom entrance, according to WDW News Today.

Sen. Tom Cotton, Top Officials Slam DirecTV for Dropping Newsmax

Republican lawmakers, pundits and celebrities on Wednesday slammed AT&T’s DirecTV for dropping Newsmax overnight and censoring conservative media.Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton issued a harsh rebuke, tweeting that DirecTV’s “Dropping NEWSMAX is a mistake.”The senator added he was…

Sen. Tom Cotton, Top Officials Slam DirecTV for Dropping NEWSMAX

Republican lawmakers, pundits and celebrities on Wednesday slammed AT&T’s DirecTV for dropping Newsmax overnight and censoring conservative media.Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton issued a harsh rebuke, tweeting that DirecTV’s “Dropping NEWSMAX is a mistake.”The senator added he was…

US-Cuba dialogue focuses on ‘law enforcement’ concerns, congressional members warn against ‘appeasement’

The U.S. and Cuba opened discussions over law enforcement concerns, with some members of Congress critical of continued talks with a nation that still poses a problem for American security. “The State Department needs to be clear and transparent with the American people as to the meeting held in Cuba, and any promises made by […]