The Supreme Court just ruled Roe v. Wade lifted. To date, the right to abortion has been protected by the US Constitution, which meant state legislatures could not outlaw the procedure if they wanted to. Now states have a free hand to ban abortion, restrict abortion, and regulate abortion. What happens next? Here are the … Read more
In this edition of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew discusses the races featured in Tuesday’s primary elections in Idaho, Kentucky, North Carolina, Oregon and Pennsylvania. They also introduce a new FiveThirtyEight collaboration with Ipsos, in which we survey Americans on the issues most important to them as the midterm elections approach. The first survey … Read more
According to author Matthew ContinentalTo understand where the political right is headed, one must understand where it has gone. In this episode of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, he speaks with Galen Druke about the decades of conservative history reflected in his new book,The Right: The Hundred Years’ War for American Conservatism.”
Apple’s new computer, macstudio, and its new display, Studio Display, were officially announced at the apple EBIL event. Here are the technical specifications of Mac Studio and Studio Display. The new Apple Mac Studio computer, which Apple users have been eagerly waiting for, has been officially announced. The powerful Mac Studio, which has the M1 … Read more
NASA has launched a campaign to carry your name off-Earth for the Artemis I mission, as has been done before with the Perseverance and Insight missions. The campaign launched for the Artemis I mission will carry your name to the moon this time! The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) campaign to send names … Read more
In 2020, 5.8 million Americans were living with Alzheimer’s, “a progressive disease beginning with mild memory loss and possibly leading to loss of the ability to carry on a conversation and respond to the environment. Alzheimer’s disease involves parts of the brain that control thought, memory, and language, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, … Read more
Wall Street is hemorrhaging money, and it has nothing to do with the markets. America’s heralded financial institutions are feeling the effects of The Great Resignation, and they’re padding year-end bonuses and salaries like never before in an attempt to get their workers to stay. The five biggest investment banks paid out $142 billion in … Read more
It’s time for a similar shift on Covid-19. With Omicron’s astonishing surge and so many still dying tragically each day, Americans may feel like such a transition is a long way off. But with a less lethal and now receding variant and a better vaccinated and protected population, it’s clear the pandemic’s emergency stage is … Read more
Mask mandates are being dropped across the US, but it’s important not to be lulled into a false sense of security about COVID-19 and the danger it still poses. Even people who are fully vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19 still have a chance of getting infected and spreading the virus, according to the CDC: “Because … Read more
Heart disease is the number one killer in the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and “’heart disease‘ refers to several types of heart conditions. In the United States, the most common type of heart disease is coronary artery disease (CAD), which can lead to heart attack.” Over 16 million Americans … Read more
