Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is pouring money into a new political group amid speculation about a possible 2024 presidential run, records show.Why it matters: Champion American Values, formed in February, is the same phrase that Pompeo has been using lately including during remarks last month to an influential group of Republicans in Iowa,…
DetailsFor the first time, scientists have estimated how many Tyrannosaurus rex, the so-called king of dinosaurs, once roamed the Earth. Why it matters: The number is staggering: 2.5 billion Tyrannosaurus rex lived and died during the roughly 2.4 million years the species survived on the planet, according to a new study set to be published…
DetailsRepublicans and conservative groups made inroads via YouTube in 2020 with low-information Latino voters often ignored by Democrats, a deep new analysis of U.S. voters shows. Why it matters: The percentage of eligible Latino voters is expected to increase in every election, but traditional media isn’t necessarily where these new voters are going for crucial…
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DetailsYesterday saw more crypto speculation than any other day in history. By the numbers: Coinbase, the stock, had $30 billion of trading activity on Wednesday alone. That’s more than all the cryptocurrency that Coinbase, the company, trades in a week.Other crypto assets surged. Bitcoin and ethereum both hit new highs yesterday, dogecoin spiked, and digital…
DetailsThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified about 5,800 fully vaccinated people who have contracted COVID-19 so far, a fraction of the 66 million Americans who have been vaccinated.Why it matters: The infections, called “breakthrough cases,” are rare. The findings are consistent with previous studies that indicate positive coronavirus cases are extremely unlikely…
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DetailsA health worker wearing protective gear collects a swab sample from a resident during a COBID-19 coronavirus screening at a civic clinic in Dharavi slums, in Mumbai. Indranil Mukher/AFP via Getty Images The famed ‘Dabbawalas’ or lunchbox delivery men of Mumbai who used to deliver 200 000 lunches by bicycle every day, say a loss of…
DetailsFile photo – A City Power employee removing illegal connections at Lakeview informal settlement. City Power will embark on a three-week programme to clear electricity lines servitudes in the Greenstone area.City Power found that power outages were partly caused by powerlines colliding with objects. At least 25 outages have been recorded from the Westfield substation since…
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