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In 2021, an unidentified Black woman died by suicide after jumping off the Brooklyn Bridge. She was wearing hot pink nail polish, had a pink left eyebrow piercing and several tattoos—all distinguishing features that should have made it easier to identify her. Two years later, her identity is still unknown. The tragedy of unidentified cadavers

Tuberville to force votes on Navy and Cyber Command nominees caught in Pentagon blockade November 15, 2023 04:31 AM EXCLUSIVE — Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) plans to force votes on the Pentagon nominees to lead the Navy’s Fifth and Seventh Fleets and U.S. Cyber Command as patience wears thin over his military blockade. The Alabama

Senate conservatives break with Freedom Caucus on Johnson funding bill November 15, 2023 04:00 AM Senate conservatives are taking a more positive view of Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) stopgap funding bill, breaking with their counterparts in the House Freedom Caucus who opposed it. Johnson’s “laddered” continuing resolution funds some agencies until Jan. 19 and the

The Paris Agreement is one of the most celebrated moments of climate action—but the event turned me into something of a COP skeptic. COPs—or Conferences of the Parties—are annual events convened by the United Nations where world leaders try to hash out a deal to limit climate change. In 2015, the Paris group arrived at

President Joe Biden’s inner circle is reportedly scrambling to salvage its “Bidenomics” messaging after being provided with data in recent months that showed its current pitch is not working, Politico reported Tuesday. Members of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC) reportedly met with some of Biden’s closest aides in September and October, presenting the White

November 14, 2023 12:20 PM ET Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin read a tweet from a labor leader who was testifying before a Senate committee Tuesday afternoon. The tweet apparently insulted the U.S. Senator and challenged him to a fight, to which Mullin responded they could fight right there. During a Senate Help Committee hearing

A leading scientist whose organization funded coronavirus research in China and sought to dismiss the COVID-19 lab leak theory refused to answer questions about his efforts on Tuesday. Peter Daszak, a zoologist who heads the EcoHealth Alliance, a nonprofit organization that sent U.S. taxpayer-funded grants to the Wuhan Institute of Virology for coronavirus research prior

November 14, 2023 12:11 PM ET Republican Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna introduced legislation Tuesday to protect Americans from foreign adversaries accessing and/or exploiting their personal data. The Daily Caller first obtained a copy of the legislation, entitled the U.S. Data on U.S. Soil Act. The bill would specifically prohibit covered entities such as TikTok

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley stated Tuesday on the “Ruthless Podcast” that “something about” fellow contender Vivek Ramaswamy is not only “so against the values of America,” but “not trustful.” Haley appeared on the podcast to discuss her policies, plans if elected, and reflections on the recent third GOP presidential debate. Following one of the

Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy made headlines last Wednesday during the third GOP presidential debate by taking direct aim at the Republican National Committee (RNC) and Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, calling on the latter to resign. The upstart candidate also blasted the RNC for selecting NBC News to host that night’s debate and characterized the Republican Party as