The new book explores how the inner circle of Biden kept his mental decline at bay
US Senator Chuck Schumer has said he thinks Joe Biden should drop out of the 2020 presidential race, as he was unable “to do his job because of mental decline”, CNN reported. “I want him to run,” Schumer said, adding, “I don’t know what that means…but it seems to be what he’s telling me.” Biden is currently the Democratic Party’s vice presidential nominee.
The Palm Springs fertility clinic bombing is a thing we know about
A 24-year-old man has been identified as the suspect in a bombing at a fertility clinic in US’ California, the FBI said on Sunday. “The subject had nihilistic ideations, and this was a targeted attack against the IVF facility,” FBI Director Akil Davis said. The blast cut through the American Reproductive Centers (ARC) fertility clinic but no one was injured.
Zelensky met the pope after the inaugural Mass
US President Donald Trump has held phone conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel over the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia. “My strong impression is that…both Europeans and Americans are determined to work together, but now also in a focussed manner, to ensure that this terrible war ends soon,” Zelenskyy said.
Earliest amniote tracks the changing of the time capsule of tetrapod evolution
The Snowy Plains Formation trackways, Berrepit in Australia, have a disproportionate impact on our understanding of early tetrapod evolution because of their combination of diagnostic amniote characteristics and early, securely-constrained date. A substantial time interval between the tetrapod and amniote crown-group nodes is a universal feature of recent molecular phylogenies in which both nodes are defined.
The president would like to weaken protections against the chemicals in the water
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has said that it’s scrapping its drinking water regulations which would have caused $1.5 billion in costs for water agencies. It said the benefits of reducing PFAS in drinking water would equal or exceed the cost. It added that the decision to scrap the regulations will give water system managers more time to discover affordable treatment technologies.
Americans could get more cash from Trump’s new tax cuts
A new analysis by The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has said that the biggest benefits of the tax cuts would flow to people who owe most in income tax. However, the report added that a handful of Republican lawmakers representing states like New York, New Jersey and California with high local property taxes are leading the push for a higher cap.
Trump promised to lift sanctions when he met Syria’s interim president
US President Donald Trump said that it was “my honour” to remove US sanctions on Syria. “It gives them…good, strong chance, and it was my honour to do so,” he added. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoan had asked him to remove sanctions. The sanctions had threatened to force Syria to seek financial support from Russia.
The Republicans want a decadelong ban on states regulating artificial intelligence
A judge in California has imposed sanctions on two law firms for out-sourcing their research and writing to artificial intelligence. Judge Michael Wilner said, “I was intrigued by the authorities cited…but didn’t find them.” He added, “There was a chance it would lead to the scarier outcome of including those bogus materials in a judicial order.”
ExtremeMicrobes redefine the limits of life
Karen Lloyd, the author of’Intraterrestrials’, informally billed her book when talking to her friends in science (including me) — and at a beach- bag-friendly 200 pages or so, this book is an unusual page-turner. Lloyd shows readers how to found life on planets like Earth and deep ocean crust, as well as in the most extreme environments, such as the volcanoes and permafrost soil.
Most common drugs are stockpiled because of the chance of targeted Trump tariffs
US President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order to pressure drug companies to match lower prices paid in other developed countries. “We’ve been subsidizing other countries throughout the world,” he said. The order requires the US Trade Representative and the Department of Commerce to take action against “unreasonable and discriminatory policies” that lower drug prices abroad.