Russia's pursuit of a space-based nuclear weapon raises national security concerns in Washington

Via: Perrie Halpern  •  News & Politics  •  3 Comments  •  5 Likes  •  last year

“Russia is developing a space-based nuclear weapon designed to target U.S. satellites, according to three sources familiar with the matter.”

Hawaii to build evacuation routes on Maui after deadly wildfires

Via: Perrie Halpern  •  News & Politics  •  0 Comments  •  4 Likes  •  last year

“Hawaii released maps detailing new evacuation routes for Lahaina, Hawaii, after last year's deadly Maui wildfires left residents trapped in their...”

Biggest snowstorm in two years possible for New York as Northeast braces for snow

Via: Perrie Halpern  •  News & Politics  •  14 Comments  •  4 Likes  •  last year

“Over the weekend, while millions were watching the big game, meteorologists were watching a trend in the forecast models signaling increasing odds...”

Mexican drug cartels are targeting America's 'last best place'

Via: Perrie Halpern  •  News & Politics  •  8 Comments  •  4 Likes  •  last year

“Mexican drug cartels have flooded Montana with fentanyl and meth - and also set up operations on Indian reservations, where the police is severely...”

The Apple '1984' Ad Changed the Super Bowl Forever - The New York Times

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“An oral history of Apple's groundbreaking "1984" spot, which helped to establish the Super Bowl as TV's biggest commercial showcase.”

California rainstorms brought — and kept — a lake at Death Valley

Via: Perrie Halpern  •  News & Politics  •  1 Comments  •  3 Likes  •  last year

“Historic rainstorms that lashed California recently have kept a rare phenomenon around — a lake at famed hotspot Death Valley.”

Pharma CEOs grilled by senators over sky-high drug prices

Via: Perrie Halpern  •  News & Politics  •  9 Comments  •  5 Likes  •  last year

“Senators grilled drugmakers over the sky-high cost of drug prices in the United States. Eliquis is thousands of dollars more expensive in the U.S”

As ER overcrowding worsens, a program helping to ease the crisis may lose funding

Via: Perrie Halpern  •  News & Politics  •  45 Comments  •  9 Likes  •  last year

“Hospital bed shortages mean some who go to the ER can be stuck there for days or weeks. Yet a federal program meant to ease patient boarding is...”

Jennifer Crumbley guilty of involuntary manslaughter after son Ethan Crumbley's school shooting, jury finds

Via: Perrie Halpern  •  News & Politics  •  29 Comments  •  8 Likes  •  last year

“Jurors weighed the fate of Crumbley, the mother of teenage school shooter Ethan Crumbley, after a week of testimony in her involuntary manslaughter...”

How the anti-vaccine movement is downplaying the danger of measles

Via: Perrie Halpern  •  News & Politics  •  20 Comments  •  5 Likes  •  last year

“Anti-vaccine activists have reacted to worldwide measles outbreaks by spreading misinformation about the disease, falsely saying it's not dangerous.”