#Biden’s ill-considered ransom-for-hostages deal with Iran imperils everyone

#Biden’s ill-considered ransom-for-hostages deal with Iran imperils everyone

When the Biden administration announced a breakthrough in its long-running diplomatic dalliance with Iran earlier this month, it predictably touched off a firestorm of controversy. The new White House deal involves the unfreezing of $6 billion of previously-escrowed Iranian oil revenue held in South Korea in exchange for Iran’s release from prison of five wrongfully detained American…

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#Worst corporate polluters hide in regulatory ‘darkness,’ study finds

#Worst corporate polluters hide in regulatory ‘darkness,’ study finds

Many of the world’s corporations may be responsible for climate damages far greater than their annual profits, a new study has found.  For the biggest polluters worldwide — the fossil fuel-dependent power industry — that means potential legal liabilities around seven times their annual profits, four economists from leading universities wrote on Thursday in Science. “The average corporate carbon…

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#The Hill’s Morning Report — Biden: Ukraine not ready for NATO membership

#The Hill’s Morning Report — Biden: Ukraine not ready for NATO membership

Editor’s note: The Hill’s Morning Report is our daily newsletter that dives deep into Washington’s agenda. To subscribe, click here or fill out the box below. Close Thank you for signing up! Subscribe to more newsletters here The latest in politics and policy. Direct to your inbox. Sign up for the Morning Report newsletter President Biden, who has forcefully promoted…

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#A record share of Americans are living alone

#A record share of Americans are living alone

Nearly 30 percent of American households comprise a single person, a record high.  Scholars say living alone is not a trend so much as a transformation: Across much of the world, large numbers of people are living alone for the first time in recorded history.  “It’s just a stunning social change,” said Eric Klinenberg, a…

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#Supreme Court leaves Illinois assault weapons ban in place

#Supreme Court leaves Illinois assault weapons ban in place

The Supreme Court declined to immediately block Illinois’s assault weapons and high-capacity magazine bans, leaving them in place, for now. A gun rights group and gun shop owner asked the justices to pause the law’s enforcement by intervening in the case ahead of an appeals court’s final ruling. The lawsuit also challenges an ordinance in…

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#READ: Federal criminal indictment against George Santos

#READ: Federal criminal indictment against George Santos

Rep. George Santos (D-N.Y.) has been hit with federal charges amid growing scrutiny over his personal background and his campaign finances. The Department of Justice on Wednesday released the indictment, which slaps him with charges including wire fraud, money laundering and others. Read the indictment here. Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This…

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#Supreme Court extends brief pause on abortion pill ruling

#Supreme Court extends brief pause on abortion pill ruling

Access to a common abortion pill mifepristone will remain unchanged through at least Friday after the Supreme Court extended its brief pause until the end of the workweek. Justice Samuel Alito, who handles emergency requests from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, announced the move in a brief order, extending the administrative pause until Friday at…

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# How to use ChatGPT to learn a language

# How to use ChatGPT to learn a language

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