[ad_1] GOP infighting erupts over pressure from Trump to kill a key border security bill. The U.N.’s top court rules this morning on whether Israel should halt its Gaza offensive. And explicit deepfake photos of Taylor Swift spark outrage. Here’s what to know today. GOP infighting erupts as Trump urges …
Read More »White House’s first chief diversity officer to leave the Biden administration
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — Michael Leach, the White House’s first chief diversity and inclusion officer, is leaving the administration, the White House confirmed Thursday. Leach will leave the White House later this month, said a White House official, who added that the move had been in the works for a while. …
Read More »Covid in pregnancy can cause health issues in babies, studies suggest
[ad_1] Just over four years since Covid emerged, it has become increasingly clear that infections in pregnant mothers can lead to serious health risks in infants. The latest finding: Babies born to mothers who had Covid during pregnancy had “unusually high rates” of respiratory distress at birth or shortly thereafter, …
Read More »Microsoft to lay off 1,900 employees in its gaming division
[ad_1] Microsoft will lay off roughly 1,900 people in its gaming division, according to a company memo seen by CNBC. The cuts come in conjunction with Blizzard President Mike Ybarra announcing he would depart the company as well. In the memo, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer said that the layoffs …
Read More »U.S. lawmakers meet with Taiwan’s president-elect in first visit since island’s election
[ad_1] TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan’s president-elect, Lai Ching-te, said Thursday he hopes that the United States can continue to firmly support Taiwan, as he met the first group of U.S. lawmakers to visit Taipei since he won an election earlier this month. Lai, from Taiwan’s governing Democratic Progressive Party and …
Read More »Do Stanley cups contain lead or pose a risk of lead poisoning? Experts weigh in
[ad_1] Stanley is responding to claims that its products contain lead, clarifying that, yes, lead is used in the manufacturing process, but the product needs to become damaged to expose the lead, a Stanley spokesperson told TODAY.com in a statement. On the bottom of each quencher made by the beverage container powerhouse is a …
Read More »Nearly 30% of Gen Z adults identify as LGBTQ, national survey finds
[ad_1] More than 1 in 4 Gen Z adults in the U.S. identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer, dwarfing the percentages of LGBTQ Americans in older age groups, a new survey has found. Twenty-eight percent of Gen Z adults — which the survey’s researchers specify as those ages …
Read More »Biden’s campaign says 2024 GOP primary is over and voters have a ‘clear choice’
[ad_1] President Joe Biden’s 2024 presidential campaign said Wednesday that it’s essentially entering the general election phase of the 2024 cycle now that former President Donald Trump has won New Hampshire’s GOP primary. “The results out of New Hampshire confirm that Donald Trump has all but locked up the GOP …
Read More »Russian military plane crashes near Ukraine
[ad_1] A Russian military transport plane has crashed near the southern city of Belgorod, close to the border with Ukraine, Russian authorities said Wednesday. The plane was carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war, according to the Russian ministry of defense. NBC News could not independently verify who was on board …
Read More »Son of ‘Cheer’ star Monica Aldama charged with possessing child sex abuse images, records show
[ad_1] The son of “Cheer” star Monica Aldama has been arrested in Texas on charges of possessing child sex abuse images, according to court records and his representatives. William Austin Aldama, 27, who appeared only briefly in the Netflix documentary, which focused on his mother and the team she coached, is …
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