Texas grid operator calls on users to conserve power amid heatwave
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which operates the Lone Star State’s self-contained power grid, called on residents to voluntarily conserve power amid a heat wave Monday. In an advisory Sunday, ERCOT appealed to residents and businesses to conserve power between 2 and 8 p.m. Monday. The operator warned of shortages in reserve power capacity during the same period, but said it did not expect any system-wide outages. ERCOT is projecting a total of more than 79 gigawatts’ worth of demand over the course of the day, a new record. Compounding t
Read MoreThe time has come: Defund the hopelessly biased NPR
When National Public Radio (NPR) was launched in 1971, part of its original mission was to “speak with many voices, many dialects,” which suggested that it would embrace the most important diversity of all: diversity of thought and speech. Unfortunately, NPR has abjectly failed in this mission to the point where it's difficult to distinguish NPR from MSNBC. This begs two questions: Why does NPR still receive taxpayer funds from the government? And why did a country that ostensibly abhors government interference with the free press allocate money to a broadcast news
Read MoreWatch live: Biden delivers remarks touting bipartisan gun legislation
President Biden and Vice President Harris on Monday morning are slated to deliver remarks at an event commemorating the passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. The event is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. ET. Watch the live video above. Source: TEST FEED1
Read MoreBetter outcomes recorded when patients and physicians speak the same language
Story at a glance Being admitted to a hospital can be a stressful event. But when physicians don’t speak the same language as patients, communication challenges can worsen the situation. Findings of a new study highlight the importance of language-concordant care in hospital settings.
Read MoreNo constitutional authority for a national abortion law
The Biden administration seems to have acknowledged that the executive branch cannot unilaterally subvert the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Accordingly, the president has passed the buck to Congress, which, so he claims, is empowered to codify a nationwide legal framework that would protect a woman’s right to abortion. Of course, enactment of such a law would require 60 votes in the Senate. Undaunted, President Biden is now a born-again advocate for circumventing the filibuster rules.
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