GEOFF BENNETT: Meantime, Democrats are increasingly divided on their presidential nominee. More than 10 congressional Democrats today called for President Biden to step aside. But his campaign insists he’s staying in the race. This morning, campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon said the president was aware that the last few weeks had been tough, but he […]
Florida lawmakers are returning to Tallahassee on Tuesday for the start of the annual 60-day legislative session, during which they’ll delve into an array of issues affecting Floridians’ pocketbooks and personal lives. From insurance to school regulations and artificial intelligence, here are 10 issues to keep an eye on this year: Homeowners insurance Florida’s homeowners […]
A major player in cybersecurity, CrowdStrike, released an automatic update for their protection software that didn’t go as planned, which led to global disruptions and concerns about digital security and our reliance on computers. “The software happened to have some bugs in it, or at least one major bug that caused a large number of […]
The Tallinn branch of the Social Democratic Party (SDE) has elected Deputy Mayor Madle Lippus its regional chair. Lippus was the only candidate after recent branch manager Raimond Kaljulaid decided not to run again and concentrate on his duties as an MP. Madle Lippus said that as head of the branch, her goal is to […]
It took the Pentagon three and a half days to inform the White House that Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III had been hospitalized on New Year’s Day following complications from an elective procedure, two U.S. officials said Saturday. The extraordinary breach of protocol — Mr. Austin is in charge of the country’s 1.4 million […]
In December, Apple was briefly banned from selling its two most recent watch models—Series 9 and Ultra 2—in the US, due to an ongoing patent dispute with Masimo, a medical device maker. The dispute reflects the rivalry in the smartwatch market, dominated by Apple at present. That position is at stake as competition intensifies. The […]
When it comes to the best in fashion, design, and style, an unsung underrecognized African American Couturier who created stunning couture masterpieces from the Roaring 20s, through the great depression era, the War years, and far into the early “Me decade,” the 1970s was tops in the fsshion industry. If you think we are speaking […]
The United States is in the middle of a wintertime COVID wave, driven by holiday gatherings, people spending more time inside, waning immunity from low uptake of the new COVID vaccine and a new highly infectious COVID variant, JN.1. A viral social media post based on data from the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and […]
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s political world is collapsing. Top allies have either publicly or privately called on him to step aside. Major donations have fallen off a cliff. Grassroots fundraising is not keeping up with the demands of a campaign that needs to aggressively scale up three months before the presidential election. Members of his […]
A correlation was found between the social distancing index, a measure of overall social distancing behaviors observed, and higher rates of neonatal and early neonatal mortality, as well as preterm birth, when assessed with a lag period. Results were published today in JAMA Network Open. When a lag period was added, higher SDI was associated […]