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Near the top of their sweeping, lawless opinion in Trump v. United States, Donald Trumps defenders on the Supreme Court repeat one of the most basic principles of American constitutional government: The president is not above the law. They then proceed to obliterate it. Although the pro-Trump justices attempt to nest the breadth of their

Norway is taking major steps to prepare for potential war and famine as the country kicks off a plan to stockpile grain. Yesterday, Norway’s finance minister, Trygve Slagsvold Vedum, and Agriculture and Food Minister Geir Pollestad signed a deal with four private companies to store 30,000 tons of grain in 2024 and 2025. The companies

This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. When I reached the longtime Democratic strategist James Carville via text near the end of last nights presidential debate, his despair virtually radiated through my phone. I tried, man, I tried, Carville wrote to me. A few minutes

Out on the prairie — Firefly is building fast and breaking things on path to a reusable rocket “For our base design, we’re designing around return to launch site propulsive landing.” Stephen Clark – Jul 2, 2024 12:29 am UTC Enlarge / A test version of Firefly’s Miranda engine fires up on a test stand

TRUNK SERVER WOES — 3 million iOS and macOS apps were exposed to potent supply-chain attacks Apps that used code libraries hosted on CocoaPods were vulnerable for about 10 years. Dan Goodin – Jul 1, 2024 11:43 pm UTC EnlargeAurich Lawson reader comments 27 Vulnerabilities that went undetected for a decade left thousands of macOS

By Tarun Sai Lomte Reviewed by Lily Ramsey, LLM Jul 1 2024 In a recent study published in Nature Metabolism, researchers showed that ketogenic diet (KD)-induced bile acids (BAs) are protective against obesity. ​​​​​​​Study:  Ketogenic diet-induced bile acids protect against obesity through reduced calorie absorption . Image Credit: Elena Shashkina/Shutterstock.com Background Obesity is associated with various

watch out, Porsche Macan — The 2025 Polestar 4: Great steering and a small carbon footprint stand out The styling is sharp inside and out, but the infotainment needs some polishing. Jonathan M. Gitlin – Jun 30, 2024 10:01 pm UTC Enlarge / The Polestar 4 is the latest entrant into the crowded midsize luxury

water scarcity — Nature interrupted: Impact of the US-Mexico border wall on wildlife Scientists are working to understand how the barrier is affecting the areas biodiversity. Ivn Carrillo, Knowable Magazine – Jun 30, 2024 11:15 am UTC Enlarge / This aerial picture taken on December 8, 2023, shows the US-Mexico border wall in Sasabe, Arizona.

By Dr. Chinta Sidharthan Reviewed by Lily Ramsey, LLM Jul 1 2024 In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers investigated whether acupuncture, previously used as an additional therapy alongside other medications for Parkinson's disease, improves sleep quality in Parkinson's patients. Poor sleep is known to accelerate the progression of the disease, making

At Thursdays debate, while Joe Biden struggled to put a sentence together, Donald Trump struggled to utter any sentence that wasnt about illegal immigrants destroying the country. Harsh rhetoricand policyon migrants and the border has long been a pillar of Trumps political identity, but it used to slot into a much wider range of grievances.

President Joe Biden had more than three years to roll back former President Donald Trump’s tariffs that are driving up prices for consumers and businesses. He did not, even though Biden had made clear during the last campaign that he knew Americans were bearing the cost of those trade policies. Instead, Biden chose to pander

After OxyContin manufacturer Purdue Pharma filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2019, members of the Sackler family, which controlled the company, arranged a resolution that included personal protection from civil liability for contributing to opioid-related deaths. That shield was part of a mass settlement that promised myriad litigants a total of $6 billion. The Supreme

On Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the hiring of 10 artificial intelligence experts as the first members of its new “AI Corps,” which will eventually become a 50-member advisory group. The new hires “will help DHS responsibly leverage new technology and mitigate risks across the homeland security enterprise,” a press release explained.

Dominance — Rocket Report: China flies reusable rocket hopper; Falcon Heavy dazzles “I have a problem: Rockets are built and kept in stock but not finding customers.” Stephen Clark – Jun 28, 2024 11:00 am UTC Enlarge / SpaceX’s 10th Falcon Heavy rocket climbs into orbit with a new US government weather satellite.SpaceX reader comments