Search

The article discusses how a new trial for Harvey Weinstein, prompted by a recent court ruling, could challenge the legal system's ability to hold powerful men accountable for sexual assault, reflecting on broader implications beyond Weinstein's guilt.

The article analyzes the stress test for the U.S. justice system as the U.S. Justice Department conduct investigation into former U.S. President Donald J. Trump regarding the handling of classified documents, possible obstruction of justice, and the hush money payment to adult film Stormy Daniels.

The article reports on the high demand for coronavirus testing in the U.S. due to the surge in holiday travelers and shortage of supply of rapid at-home diagnostics amidst the spread of the more contagious Omicron variant. Also cited are the efforts by President Joe Biden to ensure sufficiency of testing kit supply, and how the U.S. lags as compared in Europe in terms of at-home test supply.

The article provides an update on the efforts of U.S. President Donald Trump to overturn the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Topics mentioned include the lack of standards for the timely certification of elections by state authorities, Trump's false claims of ballot tampering, and thoughts from political and psychological science professor Shawn Rosenberg on Trump's efforts.

The article discusses the impact of the spread of the 2019 corona virus disease (Covid-19) on the financial system in the U.S. Topics discussed include investors' confidence on the ability of the Federal Reserve to control the stock market, the concern over the possibility of a recession triggered by a falling stock market, and investors' withdrawal of cash from junk bond funds.

The article reports on the announcement by U.S. President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. to allow more refugees into the U.S. in 2021. Topics mentioned include concerns over a resettlement system that unable to quickly process tens of thousands of refugees, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the government's refugee program, and the possibility for the U.S. to join Great Britain in accepting refugees fleeing political repression in Hong Kong.

The article discusses that the President Trump's campaign cheered, and hundreds of Michiganders logged on to a Zoom call to express their fury, and the Republicans reversed themselves, certifying the count; and others in Michigan and beyond were left wondering.

The article reports that aerospace firm SpaceX has hoped to destroy rocket in fight which will show that spacecraft are safe for astronauts and mentions that the company has been flying International Space Station from U.S. National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA).

The article offers information on effectiveness of collision-avoidance systems in order to reduce pedestrians death; and mentions that 2019-2020 Ford Fusion did not slow at all in a collision-avoidance test with a child dummy, as per Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

The Boeing Company on Tuesday pushed back the first delivery of its 787 Dreamliner to the third quarter, hoping that the delay will give it enough time to finish a jetliner that is more than three years behind schedule. The latest delay is a result of a fire in an electrical panel that forced a test plane to make an emergency landing in November. Boeing had to suspend test flights while it redesigned some parts, and it just resumed flights on Monday to test systems that require federal certifications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports that a new test to detect trachoma, a major cause of blindness, is found.