How cable news is reacting to Biden's prime time speech
President Biden's prime time speech on Thursday evening is being met with scorn by some pundits on cable news over its tone and the staging that accompanied it. The speech, during which Biden framed the wing of the Republican Party loyal to former President Trump as a threat to democracy, served as a scathing rebuke of the ongoing political influence of his predecessor, which Democrats hope will energize voters ahead of this fall's midterm elections. Made against a dark red backdrop in Philadelphia with a pair of U.S. Marines standing behind the president as he spoke,
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With the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, the U.S. has finally put a substantial down payment toward the clean energy transition needed to address the climate crisis. But like a 30-year home mortgage, even a hefty down payment doesn’t settle the debt. Every month over the course of decades, you have to keep paying down that mortgage. The Inflation Reduction Act makes a hefty commitment of resources toward building clean energy, but unless we stop burning fossil fuels, our carbon debt will continue to grow. That’s why impending decisions about federal subsidies for fossil fu
Read MoreYouTube more likely to recommend election-fraud content to those skeptical of the 2020 election: study
Story at a glance The proliferation of online misinformation pertaining to elections has been top of mind for some social media companies in the wake of the 2016 presidential election. In an effort to determine what type of YouTube content is fed to those skeptical of the 2020 election outcome, researchers conducted a study on over 300 Americans.
Read MoreBiden: 'I don't consider any Trump supporter to be a threat to the country'
President Biden on Friday said he does not view supporters of former President Trump as a threat to the country, one day after he delivered a speech describing "MAGA Republicans" as a danger to democracy and the soul of the nation. “I don't consider any Trump supporter to be a threat to the country,” Biden told reporters when asked about the distinction. “I do think anyone who calls for the use of violence, fails to condemn violence when it's used, refuses to acknowledge an election has been won, insists upon changing the way in which we rule and count votes, that is a threat to d
Read MoreNew drug shows promise for autism-linked syndromes
Story at a glance Some autism-linked syndromes are associated with seizures. Researchers are testing a new drug that may help reduce the frequency of convulsive and drop seizures. The experimental drug will need to go through larger clinical trials to test for efficacy.
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