RFK Jr.’s plans could make Musk’s look small
The Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health and Human Services secretary on a mostly party-line vote Thursday…
Leamington trucker jailed for smuggling humans at Detroit border
A Leamington truck driver has been sentenced to three years in jail after pleading guilty to smuggling 10 Vietnamese nationals into the United States after crossing the Ambassador Bridge last August. Hussein Al Kawwaz, 34, received the lightest possible sentence under U.S. law, according to a plea agreement filed in October…
Does planetary evolution favor human-like life? Study ups odds we’re not alone
Humanity may not be extraordinary but rather the natural evolutionary outcome for our planet and likely others, according to a new model for how intelligent life developed on Earth…
RFK Jr. Goes After Widely Used Antidepressants, Claiming They Could Be A Threat To Americans
The newly confirmed US Secretary of Health and Human Services has falsely stated that SSRIs are more addictive than heroin and contribute to school shootings…
Meta launches AI-powered humanoid robotics division
Meta’s new robotics team will develop consumer humanoid robots using Meta’s Llama AI foundation models…
Microsoft-backed robotics startup eyes $39.5b valuation
Figure AI estimates its humanoid robots could be ready for home use within a few years…
The roots of Donald Trump’s fixation with South Africa
Last week, President Donald Trump signed an executive order stopping all aid to South Africa and offering refugee status to white South Africans. The order decried “government-sponsored race-based discrimination, including racially discriminatory property confiscation” and accuses South Africa of a “shocking disregard of its citizens’ rights.” It specifically called for the resettlement of...
Recent-hires targeted for HHS firings as part of workforce downsizing
Workers hired within the past two years are among the likeliest to lose their jobs as the Department of Health and Human Services and other federal agencies have begun downsizing…
Health CS Urges Parents to Vaccinate Girls as Kenya Rolls Out Single-Dose Cancer-preventive Vaccine
Kenya has officially adopted a single-dose Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine as part of its intensified efforts to curb cervical cancer. Health Cabinet Secretary Deborah Barasa urged parents and caregivers to ensure that girls aged 10 to 15 receive the vaccine, which is crucial in preventing the deadly disease…