US prison workers produce $11B worth of goods and services for little to no pay

Despite producing nearly $11 billion worth of goods and services each year, incarcerated workers in the U.S. earn an average of just between 13 cents and 52 cents per hour across the country, accor… | Continue reading


@thehill.com | 1 year ago

US prison slaves produce $11B worth of goods and services

Despite producing nearly $11 billion worth of goods and services each year, incarcerated workers in the U.S. earn an average of just between 13 cents and 52 cents per hour across the country, accor… | Continue reading


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Combination of common chemicals may be curbing sperm count: study

A combination of everyday chemicals found in people’s bodies may be associated with a worldwide plunge in male fertility, a new study has found. Sperm counts have dropped by more than half in the p… | Continue reading


@thehill.com | 1 year ago

Federal watchdog expands Tesla autopilot investigation

Federal investigators are expanding their investigation into potential safety risks of Tesla’s autopilot feature. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Thursday that it is… | Continue reading


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Democrats pass resolution condemning ‘great replacement theory’

The House on Wednesday passed a resolution that condemns the “great replacement theory” less than a month after a gunman who reportedly espoused the racist conspiracy theory fatally shot 10 Black p… | Continue reading


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How the FBI uses laws to spy on foreign terrorists to spy on you

The FBI searches through databases of foreign communications in a program that Congress created specifically to catch foreign terrorists and spies. But the FBI uses this same program to glean priva… | Continue reading


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Man says ‘excruciating’ 17 days in jail was caused by airline’s mistake

Michael Lowe said he found himself sitting in jail for an airport burglary he didn’t commit. He says the airline gave his name to police, and he has no idea why. | Continue reading


@thehill.com | 1 year ago

Pride parades should go on despite monkeypox concerns: WHO

A World Health Organization (WHO) adviser said on Monday that people should not change their plans to attend pride parades next month amid the increased circulation of monkeypox. “It’s important th… | Continue reading


@thehill.com | 1 year ago

EU leaders agree to ban 90 percent of Russian oil by year-end/

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders agreed Monday to embargo most Russian oil imports into the bloc by year-end as part of new sanctions on Moscow worked out at a summit focused on helping Ukrai… | Continue reading


@thehill.com | 1 year ago

It is now irresponsible not to talk about UFOs

When I was 11 years old and living in the small town of New Boston, N.H., a friend and I saw something that was not only never explained, but actually denied. It was the middle of summer and we wer… | Continue reading


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Biden is solving America’s labor shortage through wealth destruction

It won’t be long before some older people who had decided they could comfortably retire as their portfolios soared in value reassess their financial situation. | Continue reading


@thehill.com | 1 year ago

Biden administration cancels oil and gas lease sales in Alaska, Gulf of Mexico

The Interior Department will not move forward with planned oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska’s Cook Inlet, it announced Wednesday night.  A spokesperson for the departme… | Continue reading


@thehill.com | 1 year ago

How scientists are looking at T cells to develop stronger vaccines

Story at a glance The mRNA coronavirus vaccines are effective in lowering risk of severe disease and death. Some people, like many who are immunocompromised, may not have as strong of an immune res… | Continue reading


@thehill.com | 1 year ago

Polling shows both sides of the aisle support reining in Big Tech

Big Tech monopolies have amassed far too much control over society — over our daily lives, our economy and especially over the news, content and information we gather and read. | Continue reading


@thehill.com | 1 year ago

Dow plunges 900 points, Nasdaq suffers worst month since 2008

Stocks took steep losses Friday, closing a brutal month with a deep selloff driven largely by falling shares of technology companies. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed with a loss of more tha… | Continue reading


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Jack Dorsey says he saw CNN try to ‘create conflict’ in Ferguson

Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey alleged in an exchange on the social media platform on Monday that CNN created conflict during racial justice protests in Ferguson, Mo. In a thread about CNN and fals… | Continue reading


@thehill.com | 2 years ago

Inflation is sky-high – retirement plans aren’t keeping up

If one does not account adequately for inflation, visions of retirement with Mai Tai cocktails on the beach will encounter a sad reality of saltine crackers and endless Netflix reruns. | Continue reading


@thehill.com | 2 years ago

NYU professor says his family is scavenging to find food in Shanghai

New York University-Shanghai professor Rodrigo Zeidan on Monday said his family is scavenging for food in the Chinese city amid a surge of coronavirus cases and a citywide lockdown. Zeidan told Hil… | Continue reading


@thehill.com | 2 years ago

Are we witnessing the beginning of de-dollarization?

The hegemony of the U.S. dollar was reliant on America’s hegemonic status in the world. With the world moving toward multipolarity and with the U.S. no longer the world’s largest trading nation (it… | Continue reading


@thehill.com | 2 years ago

Pesticide residue found in over 70 percent of non-organic US produce

More than 70 percent of non-organic fresh fruits and vegetables sold in the U.S. contain traces of potentially harmful pesticides, according to a new report from an advocacy group. The Environ… | Continue reading


@thehill.com | 2 years ago

California board diversity law ruled unconstitutional

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles judge has ruled that California’s landmark law mandating that corporate boards have ethnic or LGBT members violates the state Constitution. Friday’s brief ruling gr… | Continue reading


@thehill.com | 2 years ago

Large ice shelf thought to be stable in East Antartica collapses

A massive ice shelf in eastern Antartica collapsed, scientists said on Friday, marking the first time an ice shelf has done so in the region. | Continue reading


@thehill.com | 2 years ago

Ukrainian official says facial recognition being used to ID dead Russians

Ukraine is utilizing facial recognition software to identify the bodies of Russian soldiers who have been killed amid Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. | Continue reading


@thehill.com | 2 years ago

Close Putin ally warns of nuclear dystopia

A close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday accused the U.S. of seeking "the end of our motherland" and said escalating tensions could result in a nuclear disaster. | Continue reading


@thehill.com | 2 years ago

SEC: Musk should remain bound by deal on Twitter use

A Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulator urged a federal judge to not let Tesla CEO and founder Elon Musk leave an agreement that requires his Twitter use be monitored, | Continue reading


@thehill.com | 2 years ago

Exercise could treat symptoms of long-Covid

“Exercise can help. Exercise takes care of the inflammation that leads to elevated blood glucose and the development and progression of diabetes and clinical depression,” said Candida Rebello, a research scientist at Pennington Biomedical Research Center. | Continue reading


@thehill.com | 2 years ago

The Supreme Court just made a US-EU Privacy Shield agreement even harder

The justices gave the U.S. government more latitude to invoke “state secrets” in surveillance cases. | Continue reading


@thehill.com | 2 years ago

Major government surveillance revelations fail to make a big splash

Multiple covert government surveillance operations hoovering up Americans' information without oversight have been exposed in the last year. Those not following closely may not have noticed. | Continue reading


@thehill.com | 2 years ago

House leaders want to take up daylight saving time bill – later

A proposal to make daylight saving time permanent is finding bipartisan support in the House after its passage in the Senate. | Continue reading


@thehill.com | 2 years ago

Regulators no longer requiring autonomous cars to have steering wheel, pedals

“Through the 2020s, an important part of USDOT’s safety mission will be to ensure safety standards keep pace with the development of automated driving and driver assistance systems,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said. | Continue reading


@thehill.com | 2 years ago

Deutsche Bank reverses after criticism, will withdraw from Russia

Deutsche Bank released a statement Friday saying that it is “winding down” operations in Russia following criticism of its previous stance to stay in the country.  | Continue reading


@thehill.com | 2 years ago

Elections don't matter unless you have this rulemaking fix

The Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking Act would assure that those who write the rules are accountable to the public. | Continue reading


@thehill.com | 2 years ago

Misinformation colors how Russians are seeing the Ukrainian wa

Russian citizens have been at the center of their government’s propaganda campaign to twist the events of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in a way that makes Russia look like the hero and Ukraine look like the aggressor.   | Continue reading


@thehill.com | 2 years ago

Facebook, Instagram to allow calls for violence against Russians temporarily

Facebook and Instagram will temporarily allow users in some countries to call for violence against Russians and Russian soldiers within the context of the war in Ukraine, a company spokesperson confirmed Thursd | Continue reading


@thehill.com | 2 years ago

Conservatives win back power in South Korea's presidential election

Conservatives won back power in South Korea’s presidential election on Thursday after a tight race. | Continue reading


@thehill.com | 2 years ago

Senators seek to freeze Russian gold reserves

A bipartisan group of senators offered legislation on Tuesday to freeze Russia's gold reserves, arguing this would make it more difficult for Moscow to avoid the pain from international sanctions imposed over the country's invasion of Ukraine. | Continue reading


@thehill.com | 2 years ago

Senate sends bill to make lynching a federal hate crime to Biden

The Senate on Monday night passed legislation to make lynching a federal hate crime, sending the bill to President Biden’s desk. | Continue reading


@thehill.com | 2 years ago

NASA will fly your name around the moon during Artemis 1 mission

"We're getting ready for #Artemis I — and we want to take you with us," NASA said on social media. | Continue reading


@thehill.com | 2 years ago

Biden weighing sanctions on India over Russian military stockpiles

The Biden administration is weighing whether to impose sanctions against India over its stockpile of and reliance on Russian military equipment as part of the wide-ranging consequences the West is seeking to impose on Moscow o | Continue reading


@thehill.com | 2 years ago

Surgeon general demands data on Covid-19 misinformation from major tech firms

U.S. | Continue reading


@thehill.com | 2 years ago

Is it time to sell the moon?

Could we facilitate private ownership of land on the moon? It's complicated. | Continue reading


@thehill.com | 2 years ago

Airbnb aims to house 40K Afghan refugees after reaching original goal

Airbnb announced Tuesday that it plans to temporarily house a total | Continue reading


@thehill.com | 2 years ago

Education department to erase $415M in student loan debt

“Students count on their colleges to be truthful. Unfortunately, today’s findings show too many instances in which students were misled into loans at institutions or programs that could not deliver what they’d promised.” | Continue reading


@thehill.com | 2 years ago

Pelosi says she backs lowering voting age to 16 (2019)

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) voiced her support on Thursday for lowering the federal voting age to 16, telling reporters during a press conference that doing so would be a boon to voter engagement in the U.S. | Continue reading


@thehill.com | 2 years ago

A retired Russian general's criticism may signal a larger problem for Putin

Retired Russian Colonel-General Leonid Ivashov, the head of the All-Russian Officers Assembly, has gone public with a statement that  | Continue reading


@thehill.com | 2 years ago

California rooftop solar proposal sparks firestorm

A proposed decision that would upend California’s rooftop solar industry is pitting economic justice advocates against solar buildout supporters and fracturing its environmental movement. | Continue reading


@thehill.com | 2 years ago

FBI says Pegasus spyware was tested, not used in any investigation

The FBI tested the NSO Group's Pegasus spyware for potential use in criminal investigations.  | Continue reading


@thehill.com | 2 years ago

Senate Democrats unveil proposal to reform Electoral Count Act

A group of Senate Democrats on Tuesday unveiled legislation that would reform an 1887 election law that has been in the spotlight in the wake of the 2020 election. | Continue reading


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