Blue City To Reportedly Host First-Ever ‘Gay-Friendly’ St. Patrick’s Day Parade
A spokesperson for New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced that two St. Patrick’s Day parades will be held on Staten Island this year, one of which will include LQBTQ, the New York Times (NYT) reported. This dual parade solution came in the wake of years of disagreement between the original parade organizers and LQBTQ […]
First-ever Anti-Doping Act conviction nets TX therapist 3 month prison sentence
The first person charged with violating a 2020 law banning conspiracy to corrupt international sporting events using performance-enhancing drugs has been sentenced to three months in prison. Federal prosecutors are using the Rodchenkov anti-doping law to use Texas-based therapist Eric Lira to drug two Nigerian athletes who were regulars on NCAA, Olympic and world championship […]
Moody’s Gives Hamas a Win with First-ever Israeli Credit Downgrade
Credit rating agency Moody’s on Friday downgraded Israel’s credit rating from “A1” to “A2” for the first time ever, citing a war started by Hamas, handing a victory to Hamas and its Iranian backers. globe report: Moody’s downgraded Israel’s credit rating from A1 to A2 due to the war. The international rating agency also downgraded […]
India, Saudi Arabia Hold First-Ever Joint Army Exercises
India’s Ministry of Defense announced this week that it has begun a joint military exercise with Saudi Arabia dubbed “Sada Tansikh” (“Forever Together”). The period is scheduled to run until February 10th. This event marks the first time that Saudi and Indian militaries will be joining forces. India is hosting the exercise in the northern […]
‘First-ever sighting’ of newborn great white shark possibly captured in California
A California duo may be pulling back the curtain on one of the oldest ocean mysteries: the great white shark. According to a news release from the University of California, Riverside, wildlife filmmaker Carlos Gauna and University of California biology doctoral student Philip Stearns were scouring Santa Barbara waters looking for sharks when Gauna… A […]
First-ever White House diversity and inclusion officer to leave post
Michael Leitch, the first-ever White House diversity and inclusion official, will leave his post by the end of this month, White House officials told The Hill. Leach is a special assistant to the president and the White House's chief diversity and inclusion officer. He is the first person to take on the role, taking office […]
AL convict turns to appeals court to block first-ever nitrogen gas execution
Lawyers for death row inmate Kenneth Smith asked the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday to block the execution of a murderer by nitrogen hypoxia. Smith, 58, is scheduled to become the first inmate in the United States to be executed using this method on January 25th. Mr. Smith's lawyers argue that the […]
A first-ever experiment shows how pigs might one day help people who have liver failure
Surgeons attached a pig liver externally to a brain-dead human body and observed how well it filtered blood. This was a step towards finally testing the technique on patients with liver failure. The University of Pennsylvania on Thursday announced a new experiment that looks at animal-to-human organ transplants in a different light. In this case, […]
On this day in history, January 8, 1790, George Washington delivers first-ever State of the Union address
On this day, January 8, 1780, America's first president, George Washington, delivered the first-ever State of the Union address to the assembled Congress. Washington's speech, held at Federal Hall in New York City, covered a variety of topics, including national defense, foreign policy, the economy, and education. According to History.com, America's first president began by […]