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Former EPA Administrator and New Jersey Environmental Protection Commissioner Lisa Jackson was appointed as co-chair of America Is All In, according to an announcement made at a Climate Week NYC event co-hosted by The NEST Climate Campus and presented by the World Wildlife Fund. A longtime climate champion in the public and private sectors, JacksonContinue reading “Former EPA, NJ environmental chief Lisa Jackson joins America Is All In”

Senator Bob Menendez, the chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has been accused of being a crusader hoping to inflame war between Christianity and Islam by Lisa McCormick, a pragmatic peace advocate who challenged him in New Jersey’s 2018 Democratic primary election. This accusation stems from legislation Menendez sponsored with Republican Sen. BillContinue reading “Crusader Menendez hoping to inflame war between Christianity and Islam”

A professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry has been awarded a five-year, $1.85 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to study a link between periodontal disease and Alzheimer’s disease.   Periodontitis, characterized by periodontal inflammation and bone loss, is the primary cause of tooth loss in adults and one of theContinue reading “Dentistry professor hopes to take a bite out of Alzheimer’s disease”

Legendary guitarist, singer and songwriter Eric Clapton has endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in his challenge to President Joe Biden for the 2024 nomination. Clapton, who is known for the hits “Wonderful Tonight,” “Tears in Heaven,” and “White Room,” has been open about his support for Kennedy, who is routinely disparaged byContinue reading “Rock-and-roll legend Eric Clapton endorses Democrat Robert F. Kennedy Jr.”

A palace coup of sorts is underway in Roselle, where borough offices have been depleted by resignations, firings, and suspensions leaving part-time elected officials in a position to vastly exceed their authority. Police Chief Stacey Williams was secretly suspended in order to head off a potential disclosure of criminal behavior among political insiders and theContinue reading “Political machinations decimate the local government in Roselle”

Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., will share with voters his policies for economic renewal at some in-person events in New Jersey on September 28th. Kennedy will discuss his short- and long-term policies to reverse the decline of the American working and middle class and address rising costs of food, energy, medicine, and housing.Continue reading “Democrat Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is coming to New Jersey”

The US government is on the brink of a shutdown as MAGA extremists in the House of Representatives struggle to pass a spending bill but that won’t prevent key Republicans from throwing a party and collecting campaign cash. Congress appears to be on track to trigger a government shutdown on October 1, 2023, but HouseContinue reading “Kean and McCarthy hold secret beer bash as government shutdown looms”

More than 6.5 billion people, or 81% of Earth’s population, were exposed during July 2023 to at least one day of heat made at least 3 times more likely by climate change, according to a new report and analysis by Climate Central. During each day of that month, two billion people worldwide experienced a dangerousContinue reading “6.5 billion people on Earth during July 2023 exposed to climate change heat”

A magnetar is a type of neutron star with an extremely powerful magnetic field and in fact, they are the strongest magnets in the Universe. These super-dense dead stars with ultra-strong magnetic fields can be found all over our galaxy but astronomers don’t know exactly how they form. Now, using multiple telescopes around the world,Continue reading “A new type of star gives clues to mysterious origin of magnetars”

A man carrying two firearms with extra ammunition and impersonating a United States Marshal showed up at a campaign event for Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. in Los Angeles 38 days after the Democratic presidential contender’s campaign manager Dennis Kucinich publicly berated President Joe Biden over his administration’s refusal to order Secret Service protection. In July,Continue reading “Joe Biden’s denial of Secret Service protection for RFK Jr. should haunt him”

As part of larger transformation work underway to make improvements, the Internal Revenue Service announced the opening of more than 3,700 positions nationwide to help with expanded enforcement work focusing on complex partnerships and large corporations. GOP lawmakers have been making the exaggerated claim that Democrats planned to hire 87,000 auditors to target hardworking AmericansContinue reading “IRS will hire 3,700 Revenue Agents for nationwide corporate tax crackdown”

In a groundbreaking study conducted among residents of one state’s correctional facilities, evidence has emerged suggesting that the protection provided by both COVID-19 vaccines and prior infection may be “leaky” in nature. The research, which delves into the nuances of SARS-CoV-2 immunity, sheds light on the complex dynamics of protection against infection and raises questionsContinue reading “Protection provided by COVID-19 vaccines & infection may be “leaky””

Despite a robust job market and an inflation rate that has dropped from over nine percent in June 2022 to 3.7 percent last month, nearly 70% of Americans say the economy is getting worse, not better, according to a new Suffolk University poll. Despite a robust job market and an inflation rate that dropped fromContinue reading “Americans are deeply concerned about the economy, rising cost of living”

Corporate profits increased by 6.6 percent in 2022, after rising 22.6 percent the year before, but wages, going up in two years by more than double the 15 percent median wage increase for workers in the bottom 90 percent of the labor force in the United States since 1990, according to the Bureau of LaborContinue reading “UAW strike is the latest defensive action of American class war victims”

Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have observed a large dark spot in Neptune’s atmosphere, with an unexpectedly smaller bright spot adjacent to it. This is the first time a dark spot on the planet has ever been observed with a telescope on Earth. These occasional features in the blue background of Neptune’s atmosphereContinue reading “Astronomers discover a large dark spot in Neptune’s atmosphere”

Seat belts save lives, but many passengers still don’t buckle up. In 2021, 60% of pickup truck drivers and 64% of pickup truck passengers killed in crashes were not wearing seat belts. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has proposed new requirements for seat belt warning systems in passenger cars,Continue reading “NHTSA proposes new requirements for seat belt warning systems”

U.S. Senator Cory Booker and U.S. Representatives Jahana Hayes and Raúl Grijalva introduced the Green Ribbon Act, legislation that would promote environmental education, health and wellness, and sustainability literacy in schools across the United States. The legislation would build upon the ED-Green Ribbon Schools Program, which was established in 2011 by the U.S. Department ofContinue reading “Legislation would promote health, environment & sustainability education”

The U.S. has a staggering 1.9 million people behind bars, but it is worth taking a look at the 5.5 million people under not only incarceration but also probation and parole to understand all of the mass punishment systems in what has been called “the land of the free.” Altogether, an estimated 3.7 million adultsContinue reading “LAND OF THE FREE? 5.5 million Americans incarcerated, on probation or paroled”

According to a 2020 study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an estimated 44 percent of Americans, or 145.8 million people, used at least one prescription drug in the past month a number that has been increasing steadily over the past few decades. Democratic health advocate Lisa McCormick is calling on federalContinue reading “Almost half of Americans are taking prescribed medication”