Small reptiles like lizards and geckos are known for their extraordinary ability to regrow their tails, a potentially lifesaving skill in the wild. But it turns out these reptiles are not the only animals in the amniote family with the ability to regenerate appendages. Researchers were surprised to discover that juvenile alligators also have the…… MORE
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Pentagon shake-up continues as another top official departs
The top official leading the Pentagon’s Defeat-ISIS Task Force resigned Monday, becoming the latest senior official to be fired or asked to resign in recent days, part of a White House-directed post-election purge that saw some of the senior-most Defense Department civilians ousted in a matter of days. “Today, Acting Secretary of Defense Chris Miller…… MORE
Afghan major who helped save US pilot begs Pentagon to ‘keep their word’ to protect his family and him
Mohammed Naiem Asadi and his wife, Rahima, haven’t slept well in days. They are too nervous to eat much. They are trying to keep their fear in check for their 4-year-old daughter. But their bodies sometimes betray them. That’s because as of Monday, the US Department of Defense has ejected them from their safe hiding…… MORE
Callie Brownson of the Cleveland Browns is the first female position coach in an NFL game
Callie Brownson, the chief of staff for the Cleveland Browns, became the first woman to be a position coach for an NFL team in Sunday’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. That means Brownson is the highest-ranking female coach in league history, according to Sam Rapoport, the NFL’s senior director of diversity, equality and inclusion. Brownson…… MORE
Fed chair calls the economic recovery ‘extraordinarily uncertain’
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the outlook for the United States economy is “extraordinarily uncertain” as the rise in Covid-19 cases continues to take an economic toll on the country. “As we have emphasized throughout the pandemic, the outlook for the economy is extraordinarily uncertain and will depend, in large part, on the success…… MORE
Dr. Scott Atlas resigns from Trump administration
Dr. Scott Atlas, a highly controversial member of the White House’s coronavirus task force, has resigned from his post in the Trump administration, according to a person who works with the task force. A source familiar with what happened told CNN that Atlas turned in his resignation letter to President Donald Trump on Monday. As…… MORE
When can I get a coronavirus vaccine?
Federal government officials are promising coronavirus vaccines soon — some even before Christmas — and states are gearing up to begin vaccinating Americans sometime in December. It almost sounds as if people will be lining up everywhere before New Year’s to get a vaccine. But while millions of health care workers may be able to…… MORE
Georgia reports more than 940,000 absentee ballot requests for Senate runoff
More than 940,000 mail-in ballots have been requested in Georgia for the January 5 runoff election that will decide which party controls the Senate, Gabriel Sterling, the state’s voting systems implementation manager, said Monday. That includes 604,255 people who are eligible to receive mail-in ballots automatically, according to Sterling. For comparison, 1,322,529 absentee ballots were…… MORE
Justice Department releases Trump’s pardon of Flynn and asks court for dismissal
The Justice Department on Monday released a copy of President Donald Trump’s pardon of former national security adviser Michael Flynn and formally asked a federal court to dismiss the case against him. Trump’s pardon, announced last week, appears to clear Flynn from the crimes he’s admitted to and all possible prosecutions in the future that…… MORE
READ: Trump’s pardon of Michael Flynn
The Justice Department on Monday released a copy of President Donald Trump’s pardon last week of former national security adviser Michael Flynn. Read the pardon here: Executive Grant of Clemency Donald J. Trump President of the United States of America TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, GREETING: BE IT KNOWN, THAT THIS DAY,…… MORE
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