2024

TL/DR - Venture capitalist Jason Palmer has defeated President Joe Biden in the American Samoa Democratic nominating contest, marking Biden's first defeat in the Democratic primary. Palmer, who has never held political office, launched his bid for presidency in November and currently works as a partner at New Markets Venture Partners. Despite…

TL/DR - George Mason University has received an anonymous $4.85 million gift to support research into bruise and injury detection in situations of interpersonal violence. The funds will be used to develop new imaging technology that utilizes a light source five times more powerful than white light for identifying bruises across all skin tones,…

TL/DR - The Arizona Supreme Court has lifted a temporary stay in a defamation lawsuit against former gubernatorial and current U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake. The lawsuit was filed by Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer, who accused Lake and her affiliates of spreading false information about him following the November 2022 election. Lake's…

TL/DR - The U.S. Department of the Interior has announced $72 million in federal funding for home electrification projects on Tribal lands. The funding, which benefits 21 tribes, is the result of a provision in the Inflation Reduction Act, authored by U.S. Senator Brian Schatz, Chair of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. The initiative aims…