Earth’s thermometer shatters records as scientists warn of accelerating death march
The planet is running a fever that will not break. An international team of researchers published data Thursday showing that human activities pushed global warming to 1.37 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels in 2025. The Earth’s energy imbalance, the measure of heat accumulating in the climate system, has more than doubled since the period from…
One in five privately insured adults denied doctor-ordered care, new surveys find
The fine print in your health insurance policy might as well be a gag line, except nobody’s laughing. And the punchline lands square on the backs of paying customers who discover too late that their coverage is a mirage. Two major national surveys, released within days of each other, deliver the same grim diagnosis: America’s…
Speaker Mike Johnson says Social Security, Medicare & Medicaid must be cut
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid must be “adjusted and fixed,” setting up a high-stakes confrontation over the bedrock safety net programs even as Republicans’ own tax cuts are projected to add nearly $5 trillion to the national debt. The Louisiana Republican, speaking on a radio program, said entitlement…
Billions for the next 3 years of Trump’s mass deportation campaign signed into law
by Jennifer Shutt, New Jersey Monitor President Donald Trump significantly bolstered funding for immigration enforcement Wednesday when he signed into law a nearly $70 billion package that will keep key federal agencies operating without any new restrictions. Democrats pressed for guardrails after immigration officers shot and killed two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis in January. But…
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