US FDA recalls over 500,000 Covid tests over bacteria risk
The FDA said the liquid solution in some Pilot Covid-19 At-Home Tests may pose safety concerns.
Fire rages at Shell chemical plant in Texas
Firefighters have been combating a huge blaze at a Shell chemical plant in Deer Park, Texas, apparently caused by an explosion. No deaths have been reported, but a few employees…
Opinion | Supremely Arrogant
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is still great. It’s the greatest gathering of grievances we’ve ever seen on the high court. The woe-is-me bloc of conservative male justices is obsessed…
Opinion | The First Scandal King Charles Could Face Is a Gift From Boris Johnson
But there is a bigger scandal with the House of Lords, one that has been overlooked and which will persist even if Mr. Johnson’s appointments all turn out to be…
Car Bombing Injures Prominent Russian Nationalist, State Media Reports
A car bombing has wounded a prominent Russian nationalist writer and killed his driver, state media reported on Saturday, citing unnamed sources with Russian emergency services. The state-run Tass news…
The Coronation of King Charles III, in Pictures
The British monarchy, according to the Victorian writer Walter Bagehot, “is commonly hidden like a mystery, and sometimes paraded like a pageant.” The mystery has diminished since his day. So…
4 US Banks Crash in 2 Months: Banking Crisis Explained by Economist Michael Hudson | naked capitalism
Yves here. Let me keep harping on my pet themes. Despite 2008 and supposedly better protections due to Dodd Frank, we’ve clearly had bank supervision become weaker and more captured.…
A New Republican Assault on Children: Overturning Labor Laws | naked capitalism
Yves here. While this article catalogues how some Republican states either have or are in the process of passing laws that would weaken restrictions on children serving as workers, it…
Ukraine Says It Shot Down Russia’s Most Sophisticated Missile for First Time
Ukraine used a newly delivered Patriot air-defense system to intercept the most sophisticated missile in Russia’s arsenal for the first time over Kyiv this week, the Ukrainian Air Force said…
Hearing Aids Are Changing. Their Users Are, Too.
Ayla Wing’s middle school students don’t always know what to make of their 26-year-old teacher’s hearing aids. The most common response she hears: “Oh, my grandma has them, too.” But…