More likely US voters think that Republicans winning the majority in the House of Representatives is "good for America" than think it is bad. That's according to Rasmussen Reports. In a telephone survey, 48% said they believe GOP majority is a positive development, while 34% said it's bad for the country. Another 14% said they […]
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POLL: Most approve of the Democrats' leader in the House, Pelosi, stepping back
The decision by longtime House Speaker and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-California) to retire from her post in leadership of her party is a popular one. Sixty-eight percent (68%) say they approve of her stepping back from the leadership position after her party suffered defeat in the Midterm elections. That's according to Rasmussen Reports. […]
(READ) CDC planning to test wastewater for polio in select communities
Below read the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recent notification about its plan to expand wastewater testing for poliovirus. The CDC forgot to include the part that the polio— the first detected in US since 2013— is “vaccine-derived polio." In other words, it came from someone who had been vaccinated. Read more about […]
(WATCH) Energy Crisis
(Original air date Oct. 16) We begin with an amazing development on the energy front. Right now, some of the world’s leaders in green energy are reluctantly returning to fossil fuel in a big way. That’s because what some see as a climate emergency has been overtaken by a more immediate crisis: a global energy […]
(READ) New drug for hemophilia is most expensive in the world at $3.5 million per treatment
A new drug to treat hemophilia has been approved by the FDA. The drug is called Hemgenix, and its price tag makes it the most expensive drug in the world. According to reports, CSL Behring, which makes the gene therapy treatment, is setting the price at an incredible $3.5 million per treatment. Hemgenix is approved […]
Efforts to normalize obesity?
The following is a news analysis. As an American obesity epidemic expands, there seem to be efforts to normalize obesity rather than address the root of the unhealthy trend. A new editorial published in liberal-tilted Medpage declares it's time to retire Body Mass Index (BMI) as a clinical metric. According to the authors: The genesis of […]
Donald Trump is back on Twitter... (at least, his account is)
As part of a radical rework to rid Twitter of unfair bias, censorship, and a heaping dose of government and corporate misinformation, Donald Trump's old Twitter account has been reinstated. The account can be found at its old handle: @realDonaldTrump. Twitter's new CEO, Elon Musk, recently announced Trump would be permitted back on the social […]
POLL: More shopping but not more spending this holiday season
More Americans said they planned to do Black Friday shopping this year, but they said they don't plan to spend more on holiday gifts. That's according to Rasmussen Reports. According to the survey of 1,000 people, 43% were more likely to shop the day after Thanksgiving to take advantage of some of the biggest sales […]
