RFK Jr.’s emerging vision for HHS: More centralized power
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says sweeping layoffs and restructuring in the department will bring order to a bureaucracy he claims is in “pandemonium.” But experts say the overhaul also likely gives him far greater control over dozens of federal health agencies.Why it matters: HHS has long functioned like a decentralized…
Unusually tiny hominin deepens mystery of our Paranthropus cousin
Paranthropus was an ape-like hominin that survived alongside early humans for more than a million years. A fossilised leg belonging to a strikingly small member of the group raises questions about how it did so…
Mike Berners-Lee’s solution for the polycrisis may be just too hard
A Climate of Truth is a penetrating and enlightening analysis of the many crises we face. But it demands impossible standards of flawed human beings, finds Graham Lawton…
Best live blackjack sites for April 2025: Top blackjack casinos
Can you play blackjack online with real dealers? Yes! Thanks to live casino technology, you can take on human hosts in a race to 21. This guide gives you the lowdown on live blackjack, how to play and where to find the best casino bonuses. So…
Landlord ordered to pay €3,200 after tribunal hears migrant couple allegedly told ‘tenants have no rights in this country’
RTB body orders couple to vacate Cork City property and pay some €8,000 in rent arrears…
This little-known company is a major funder of right-wing politics. You’ve probably eaten their chicken.
At midnight one day in spring 2023, a team of animal rights investigators decked out in biosecurity gear snuck onto a massive chicken farm on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, an hour and a half drive from Baltimore. The operation was raising some 75,000 birds for Mountaire Farms…
Artificial intelligence fuels China’s high-quality growth
People learn about a bionic humanoid robot at the Zhongguancun International Innovation Center during the 2025 Zhongguancun Forum Annual Conference in Beijing, capital of China, March 27, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin) BEIJING, March 30 (Xinhua) — The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, an innovation pillar empowering China’s smart manufacturing…
‘Destiny of humanity’ at stake: Musk gives $1M to 2 voters in Wis. Supreme Court race
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, handed out two $1 million checks to voters in Wisconsin on Sunday night as he pushes to elect conservative Brad Schimel to the Wisconsin Supreme Court…
EACC after ‘moral police’ Ezekiel Mutua for illegal Sh22 million salary
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) is seeking to recover Sh22.7 million from former Kenyan Film Classification Board (KFCB) boss Dr Ezekiel Mutua. The anti-graft watchdog alleges Dr Mutua, currently the CEO of the Music Copyrights Society of Kenya (MCSK) acquired millions through irregular salary hikes and entertainment allowances not provided in law…