House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., has been vocal about what he calls Democratic efforts to overturn the election of Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, in favor of Democrat Rita Hart. But what McCarthy and other Republicans talk less about is that a Republican who lost to Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Ill., in Illinois’ 14th Congressional District similarly appealed the loss […]
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[LLODO] NYC Asian woman’s suspected attacker was paroled after murdering his mother, sources say
The man accused of beating an Asian American woman during a broad-daylight hate-crime attack in New York City on Monday was on lifetime parole for murdering his mother years earlier in front of his 5-year-old sister, police and sources told Fox News. Brandon Elliot, 38, was arrested shortly after 1 a.m. Wednesday in Manhattan. He has been […]
[LLODO] Liberal group commits $10M to campaign against GA legislators who ‘supported the suppression of voting rights’
A liberal political action committee (PAC) with a mission to “secure voting rights for all Americans” has committed $10 million to a campaign effort against legislators who supported Georgia‘s new voting legislation. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp last week signed a controversial new voting bill into law that will require identification for absentee voting; limit the state’s number of […]
Recruiting science and technology workforce on GAO’s High Risk List – Federal News Network
Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. You probably know that strategic human capital management is on the High Risk List maintained by the Government Accountability Office. The government isn’t very good at anticipating the types of people it will need, then having a […]
Great Lakes Science Center to close April 12- May 14 for the NFL draft – WKYC.com
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Purdue data science student ready for a full season of statistics from the ballpark – Purdue News Service
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — After a year that many would consider a nightmare, a full season of baseball is back. That means a dream opportunity for a Purdue University sophomore who’s developed quite a following. The start of the Major League Baseball brings Jeremy Frank’s favorite things: A traditional baseball season and the flood of […]
A cellular platform for the development of synthetic living machines – Science
Abstract Robot swarms have, to date, been constructed from artificial materials. Motile biological constructs have been created from muscle cells grown on precisely shaped scaffolds. However, the exploitation of emergent self-organization and functional plasticity into a self-directed living machine has remained a major challenge. We report here a method for generation of in vitro biological […]
EPA dismisses key science advisors appointed by Trump administration – CNBC
Michael Regan, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), wears a protective mask while being sworn in during a ceremony in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Ken Cedeno | Bloomberg | Getty Images Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan said Wednesday he will dismiss members of two key science advisory committees picked by former […]
Biden proposes $250 billion investment in research – Science Magazine
President Joe Biden is calling for substantial investments in research as part of his plan to “build back better” from the COVID-19 pandemic. Official White House photo/Lawrence Jackson By Jeffrey MervisMar. 31, 2021 , 11:25 AM President Joe Biden proposes spending $250 billion on the U.S. research enterprise over the next several years as part […]
[LLODO] Tunnel to Towers closing in on goal to pay off mortgage of officer killed in Colorado shooting
The Tunnel to Tower Foundation is raising money to pay off the mortgage of Eric Talley, the police officer who was killed in the supermarket mass shooting that occurred last week in Boulder, Colorado. The foundation has already accrued 80% of the money needed for their goal, which they hope to meet by Easter Sunday. Frank […]