2024

TL/DR - A Vanderbilt study emphasizes the significance of household actions in reducing carbon emissions, with data from 2021 showing households account for around a third of U.S. CO2 emissions. The researchers concluded that a small proportion of funds from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) of 2021 and Inflation Reduction Act…

TL/DR - As the November elections approach, Democrats are aiming to win control of the US House of Representatives. However, a feud between two Democratic candidates in a traditionally Republican-held district in California may split the Democratic vote and leave the incumbent Republican representative to face another Republican candidate. This…

TL/DR - Nikki Haley, former South Carolina Governor, won the Republican presidential nomination race in D.C.’s primary against Trump. Haley secured 63% of the vote and all of the delegates, and her campaign noted that she is the first woman to win a Republican primary in U.S. history. Prior to Haley's win, Trump had won three states over the…

TL/DR - Change Healthcare, a major health-care company owned by UnitedHealth Group, was hacked on February 21, disrupting hospitals, doctor's offices, pharmacies, and numerous patients across the U.S. The incident, described as one of the most serious attacks on the American health-care system, involved the company's systems used to transmit…