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The scientific problem with ‘Nope-It’s Never Aliens’

Your argument isn’t off to a great start when you undermine it in your title. But that’s exactly what astronomer Phil Plait does with his Scientific American piece “Nope-It’s Never Aliens,” published Monday. That title, so declarative in its contention, is incompatible with Plait’s later assertion that he “took up science as a career and […]

Panama president dismisses this key issue as a ‘United States problem’

Panama’s president said the ongoing migrant crisis in the Western Hemisphere is an “American problem,” adding that the deportation flights, which are partly funded by the United States, are strictly voluntary. “This is a U.S. problem we’re dealing with,” newly elected President José Raul Mulino said Thursday. “People don’t want to live here in Panama. […]

Our power grid can’t take the heat — can cooler heads in DC fix the problem? 

Amid the horror of last week’s assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, Dangerous heatwave continues It’s engulfing the entire country, sending temperatures and emotions soaring. President Biden addressed the American people in an Oval Office address on Sunday night. “Turn down the temperature.” So it’s politically significant rhetoric. But the blackouts are also literally […]

Haberman: Trump advisers had been concerned Project 2025 would become problem

Maggie Haberman, a senior political reporter at The New York Times, suggested Monday that aides to former President Trump had long been concerned that the Heritage Foundation’s “Project 2025” would pose problems for the Trump campaign. She noted that this has been made more difficult by Trump’s recent attempts to distance himself from lengthy policy […]

Rubio points out problem with potential Harris-Newsom ticket as Biden reels

With President Biden reeling from calls to drop out of the race, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) on Sunday pointed out problems with the potential pairing of Kamala Harris and Gavin Newsom. Rubio, who is considered a leading candidate to be former President Trump’s running mate, was asked on CNN’s “State of the Union” whether he […]