After Don Looney stepped to the microphone on Monday at Shaw Park in Clayton, the longtime United Auto Workers member decided to go “off script.” Looney was speaking to hundreds of people enraged about Gov. Mike Kehoe’s decision to bring lawmakers back into session this week to redraw Missouri’s congressional districts and to severely hamper the state’s initiative petition process. …
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Screenshot via The Pokémon Company This mechanic will be a bigger issue elsewhere. | Published: Aug 18, 2025 01:30 pm Lucky Pokémon fans who attended the Pokémon World Championships 2025 last weekend got their hands on a Pokémon Legends Z-A demo. Among many discoveries, fans learned that poisoned Pokémon will take poison damage outside of battle. This mechanic will return …
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Mayors Karen Bass, Brandon Johnson, Barbara Lee, Brandon Scott and Eric Adams are responding to President Trump’s suggestion that their cities — LA, Chicago, Oakland, Baltimore and New York — may need federal intervention like what he is doing in D.C. Mike Egerton/PA Images, Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu, Genaro Molina/LA Times, Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun/TNS via Getty Images, Peter K. Afriyie/AP hide caption …
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The US energy secretary, Chris Wright, is facing growing criticism from scientists who say their “worst fears” were realized when Wright revealed that the Trump administration would “update” the US’s premier climate crisis reports. Wright, a former oil and gas executive, told CNN’s Kaitlin Collins earlier this week that the administration was reviewing national climate assessment reports published by past …
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Doctors are criticizing a recent expert panel organized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that questioned the safety of taking antidepressants during pregnancy. Mykola Sosiukin/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mykola Sosiukin/Getty Images Nearly one in five pregnant women and new moms in this country suffers from anxiety and depression. And 6-8% of pregnant women are prescribed a group …
Read More »Federal judges decry political attacks from the White House Politico Federal judges detail rise in threats, ‘pizza doxxings,’ as Trump ramps up criticism AP News “Daunting” and “frightening”: Federal judges warn of rise in threats and harassment CBS News In emotional event, Rhode Island judge, peers make rare public comments about increasing threats to judiciary The Boston Globe Judges overseeing Trump cases speak out …
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Dead & Company will celebrate the Grateful Dead‘s 60th anniversary with a trio of concerts in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park this weekend — but for some fans, the highly anticipated festivities have been soured by astronomical ticket prices. Deadheads are reeling from sticker shock as a general admission three-day pass runs for $635 on Ticketmaster. Folks looking to splurge on VIP tickets will have to …
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Dear RW readers, can you spare $25? The week at Retraction Watch featured: Our list of retracted or withdrawn COVID-19 papers is up past 500. There are more than 60,000 retractions in The Retraction Watch Database — which is now part of Crossref. The Retraction Watch Hijacked Journal Checker now contains more than 300 titles. And have you seen our …
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AI safety researchers from OpenAI, Anthropic, and other organizations are speaking out publicly against the “reckless” and “completely irresponsible” safety culture at xAI, the billion-dollar AI startup owned by Elon Musk. The criticisms follow weeks of scandals at xAI that have overshadowed the company’s technological advances. Last week, the company’s AI chatbot, Grok, spouted antisemitic comments and repeatedly called itself …
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US companies in China decry overproduction as price war hits profits Financial TimesView Full Coverage on Google News Source link
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