Report: Real Estate Groups Paid GOP Lawmakers Huge Sums to Reinstate Evictions
As the national eviction moratorium, originally created for the pandemic, is set to end on July 31, a new report finds that the real estate industry has been lobbying for…
Olympic athletes are competing on an urban heat island
Land surface temperatures in Tokyo show that it’s an urban heat island. | NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Nearly unbearable…
‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli’s Wu-Tang Clan album sold by US government
Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images The sole copy of a Wu-Tang Clan record, forfeited by the infamous “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli, has been sold by the US government, according to…
How to use TikTok’s Text-to-Speech feature
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge TikTok’s Text-to-Speech is both a great accessibility feature for people with visual and reading impairments and a tool to create enjoyable content. While…
CDC to Recommend Masks Again, Even for the Vaccinated, in US Hot Spot Areas
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Biden administration is expected to change their recommendations on mask-wearing Tuesday, pushing for individuals to revive the wearing of face…
Trump Endorses Ken Paxton over George P. Bush in Texas Attorney General Race
‘Ken has my Complete and Total Endorsement for another term as Attorney General of Texas.’
PAX West backtracks, will require vaccinations or negative COVID tests after all
PAX West will now require attendees to prove they’ve been vaccinated for COVID-19 or received a negative test result before they’re allowed to enter the convention, organizers Penny Arcade and…
AOC Blasts White House Suggestion People Can “Out-Organize” Voter Suppression
As Republicans have for months swept the country with laws aimed at suppressing voters, the White House has taken a relatively soft stance on combating such efforts. In response, Rep.…
Scamdemic! Leaked Data Shows Over Half Of UK “COVID Hospitalizations” Tested AFTER Admission
How many of these people caught COVID at the hospital?
Activision Blizzard employees to walk out following sexual harassment lawsuit
Photo Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Activison Blizzard employees are staging a walkout on Wednesday, July 28th in response to the company’s handling of sexual harassment allegations…