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THE DON IS GUILTY Yup: Donald Trump Found Guilty in Historic New York Hush Money Case by Adam Reiss, Gary Grumbach, Dareh Gregorian and Tom Winter May 39, 2024 Introduction: (NBC) A New York jury has found Donald Trump guilty on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records — the first time a...

South Africa's ruling ANC party may lose its majority in its worst electoral performance after 30 years, initial projection shows More on that: Introduction: (CNN) Early results from South Africa’s election suggest the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party could lose its majority for the fir...

Biden's Dealmaker: How Julie Su Helped Broker a Union Contract in Hostile South by Emily Peck May 30, 2024 Introduction: (Axios) Acting Labor Department secretary Julie Su just helped secure a labor contract for more than 1,500 newly unionized workers at a school bus manufacturer in Georgia — a reg...

The Once-welcomed Rohingya Refugees Now Face Hostility from the Hosts in Bangladesh May 29 2024 Introduction: (Eurekalert) The number of refugees has sharply increased in recent decades, reaching 37.8 million in 2022. Amidst this surge, host communities—locals residing in areas where refugee camps ...

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Agriculture on Mars Is Closer to Reality Thanks to Mayan Farming Practices by Elizabeth Beiser May 28, 2024 Introduction: (My Modern Met) Humans visiting Mars will likely happen within the next 15 years. However, it will be a nine-month-long journey one way. Finding a way to feed humans on Mars is,...

Scientists Developing mRNA-Based Vaccine Against H5N1 Bird Flu May 28, 2024 Introduction: (UNMC) An experimental mRNA vaccine against the H5N1 avian flu is highly effective in preventing severe illness and death in lab animals, researchers report. The vaccine could help fight the H5N1 bird flu outb...

Astronomers Finally Discovered Why WASP-107 b Is So Gassy, Bloated, and Distended by Doris Elín Urrutia May 26, 2024 Introduction: (Inverse) Two iconic space telescopes have shed light on why a planet dwelling around another star is “puffy.” This exoplanet, called WASP-107 b, is giant and full of g...

An Astrobiologist Reveals Why She’s Optimistic We’ll Find Alien Life On Another Planet by Kiona Smith May 26, 2024 Introduction: (Inverse) Astrobiologist Lisa Kaltenegger spends her days building miniature worlds. Kaltenegger and her colleagues study how different species and combinations of bacter...

Michigan Looks to Join Pennsylvania, Montana and New York in Passing Green Amendments that Have Been Used to fight Environmental Threats by Brian Allnutt May 23, 2024 Introduction: (Ensia) A proposed state constitutional amendment introduced in the Michigan House in April would put the right to cle...