Stacey Abrams’ PAC Donates 1.34M to Pay Off Medical Debts
The Fair Fight Political Action Committee (PAC), led by prominent Democrat and former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, has committed to help wipe out medical debt for 108,000 people in Georgia, Arizona, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, according to the Associated Press. Fair Fight announced in a press release that it has donated $1.34 million to …
Hang Out with 3D Arctic Animals Thanks to Google AR
Google has teamed up with the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation to bring five new endangered species to your living room via augmented reality (AR), according to Gizmodo. The 3D additions include the Arctic fox, lynx, harbour porpoise, white-backed woodpecker, and moss carder bee. All five are indigenous to the Arctic and sub-Arctic, and have …
NASA Launches First Mission to Jupiter’s Asteroid Swarms
On Saturday, NASA launched its first mission exploring Jupiter’s Trojan asteroid swarms, named for the Trojan War by the astronomer who originally identified their orbits, according to The Verge. Over the course of the 12-year mission, the unmanned spacecraft Lucy will target the ancient space rocks with the intent to unveil more information about our …
Offshore Wind Farms May Soon Line U.S. Coasts
Offshore wind farms may soon be developed along coastlines nationwide as part of the Biden administration’s effort to combat the climate crisis, according to the Associated Press. Over the next several years, the federal government intends to auction windmill leases off the coasts of North and South Carolina, California, and Oregon, as well as the …
Senate Passes Legislation to Raise Debt Ceiling
The Senate voted 50 to 48 on Thursday in favor of a bill that would temporarily lift the federal debt ceiling to stave off a major debt default, according to Reuters. The vote fell along party lines, with Democrats leading the charge in support of the $480 billion raise. Though 11 Republicans moved to end …
Driving In The Right Direction
Needle exchanges have been proven to help curb the spread of diseases like HIV/AIDS and decrease opioid overdoses among intravenous drug users, yet they face growing pushback nonetheless. Since the onset of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, intravenous drug use has accounted for 36% of all cases in the US, according to the Centers for Disease Control …
CAA to Acquire ICM Partners
Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is acquiring ICM Partners in the largest agency merger in nearly a decade, according to Variety. The deal, which, if approved, will significantly alter the entertainment landscape, is the latest push toward consolidation of the industry as a whole. “Today’s storytellers, athletes, thought-leaders, and trend-setters who can move, inspire, and attract …
R. Kelly Found Guilty of Sex Trafficking
R&B singer R. Kelly has been found guilty of sex trafficking, bribery, racketeering, and the sexual exploitation of a child, according to CNN. Kelly’s conviction was announced on Monday following a five-and-a-half-week federal trial and years of accusations dating back at least as far as 1994 when he illegally married the late singer Aaliyah – …
U.S. Initiates Mass Expulsion of Haitian Migrants from Texas Border Camp
Thousands of Haitians who had made it to a Texas border camp are now being forced to leave on repatriation flights, according to CNBC. Reports estimate that over 12,000 migrants were living at the camp near Del Rio, Texas, but as of last Friday, authorities had already relocated over a quarter of them, according to …
Lawmakers Urge Zuckerberg to Abandon “Instagram Youth” Due to Mental Health Concerns
Democratic lawmakers, child safety advocates, and 44 state attorneys general are pushing back against Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s plan to launch “Instagram Youth,” according to NPR. Opponents maintain that the platform could be harmful for teenagers, particularly young girls, and cite studies demonstrating how it negatively impacts the mental health of adolescents, even giving rise …