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FBI missed ‘basic step’ gathering intel in the lead-up to Jan. 6, DOJ watchdog finds

WASHINGTON — The FBI failed to take the “basic step” of canvassing its field offices for intelligence ahead of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to a long-awaited Justice Department’s inspector general report released Thursday. FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate told investigators that the lack of a canvass was a “basic […]

Biden about-face on pardoning son Hunter unpopular with Americans, poll finds

President Biden’s decision to pardon his son Hunter after previously vowing he would not give his son a pass has the approval of only 20% of Americans, according to a new poll released Wednesday. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll found about half of adults disapprove of the pardon, which came after […]

Study Finds Surprising Link Between Air Pollution and Lupus

Poor air quality from wildfires, vehicle exhaust, factories, and other sources takes a toll on lung health—but mounting research suggests that breathing unhealthy air can also put people at a greater risk of developing autoimmune diseases. In particular, a study published this summer in the journal Arthritis & Rheumatology found that long-term exposure to air […]

COVID ‘most likely’ leaked from Wuhan lab, select committee finds

A congressional subcommittee concluded its two-year investigation on the coronavirus pandemic on Monday, finding that COVID-19 likely originated from a lab in Wuhan, China, and that social distancing and masking were not backed with scientific data. The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic released its final 520-page report that stated “COVID-19 most likely emerged from […]

Dinosaur-killing asteroid likely came from beyond Jupiter, study finds

Scientists investigating the asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs after slamming into the Earth 66 million years ago have released a new study suggesting that it formed “beyond the orbit of Jupiter.”  The findings published in Science on Thursday say that the researchers made their determination after examining the geological remains of the impact in modern […]