2020

“Megadroughts” that last for decades are threatening to strike already parched Western U.S. states by the end of the century, a new study finds, with one model predicting that a drought lasting about 35 years may be a “near certainty.” A megadrought would bring back the devastating dustbowl conditions of the 1930s to California, Utah,…

A majority of voters in a new survey think former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonWhite House accuses Biden of pushing ‘conspiracy theories’ with Trump election claim Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness Trayvon Martin’s mother Sybrina Fulton qualifies to run for county commissioner in Florida MORE should retire. The conservative-leaning Rasmussen…

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam (R) says he’s considering running to replace Sen. Bob CorkerRobert (Bob) Phillips CorkerGOP lawmakers stick to Trump amid new criticism Trump asserts his power over Republicans Romney is only GOP senator not on new White House coronavirus task force MORE (R-Tenn.) when Corker retires in 2018, adding a heavyweight name to what could be…

The National Security Administration (NSA) was allegedly hacked by a mysterious group calling itself “The Shadow Brokers,” and the “most powerful espionage tools” of the NSA’s elite hacker team, as the Washington Post put it, were leaked to the internet this weekend. The Post reported late Tuesday: “The exploits are not run-of-the-mill tools to target everyday individuals,”…

This story may be updated. Click Here: Maori All Blacks Store As expected, Brazil’s Senate on Wednesday voted to impeach suspended President Dilma Rousseff. The 61-20 vote to oust her from office means an end to 13 years of rule by the Workers’ Party and the completion of her term by conservative Interim President and…

Imprisoned whistleblower Chelsea Manning ended her hunger strike on Tuesday after the U.S. military said she would be able to receive gender transition surgery as well as other medically prescribed treatments. “I am unendingly relieved that the military is finally doing the right thing. I applaud them for that. This is all that I wanted—for…

Among Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s many debate gaffes Monday night, one of the most blatant was his claim that he never said climate change was a hoax. At the Hofstra University debate, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton challenged Trump’s stance on the environment stating, “Donald thinks that climate change is a hoax perpetrated by the…

The battle over a California ballot measure to put a stop to pharmaceutical price gouging is heating up as the election draws near, with Big Pharma pitting itself against consumer watchdogs, parents of sick children, and nurses. Big Pharma has spent nearly $90 million to defeat Proposition 61, which “would require all prescription drugs purchased…

They called it Project X. It was an unusually audacious, highly sensitive assignment: to build a massive skyscraper, capable of withstanding an atomic blast, in the middle of New York City. It would have no windows, 29 floors with three basement levels, and enough food to last 1,500 people two weeks in the event of…