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GE aims to develop a microchip that can detect the coronavirus There could one day be a COVID-19 equivalent to a carbon monoxide detector. General Electric is developing a new sensor which could potentially detect the coronavirus and other viruses in the air, on a surface, or on someones breath, Fast Company reports. The National Institutes of Health awarded the company a two-year research grant to work on the project, which will build upon two papers published by GEs principal scientist, Radi...

Previously undisclosed Pentagon document provides timeline of Capitol riot A previously undisclosed document prepared by the Pentagon for internal use that was obtained by The Associated Press provides a clearer picture of the governments response to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. The timeline shows "the governments failure to comprehend the scale and intensity of a violent uprising by its own citizens," as well as the fact that former President Donald Trumps disengagement meant Pentagon officials, ...

2 different viewpoints on why Bidens Supreme Court commission may be a dud Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) led the charge in criticizing President Bidens newly-minted 36-person bipartisan commission thats been tasked with studying Supreme Court expansion and term limits for justices, among other judiciary reforms. "This faux-academic study of a nonexistent problem fits squarely within liberals years-long campaign to politicize the Court, intimidate its members, and subvert its in...

Supreme Court nixes another California pandemic restriction The Supreme Court has once again ruled against California in a case concerning religious worship during the coronavirus pandemic. In a 5-4 decision, mostly along ideological lines, the court ruled late Friday night that California cannot enforce its three-household limit on at-home religious meetings, such as prayer groups and Bible studies. Conservatives were in the majority, with only Chief Justice John Roberts splitting off and sidi...

Texas GOP Rep. Dan Crenshaw recovering from emergency eye surgery that will leave him blind for a month 1:01 p.m. Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Tex.) revealed Saturday that he underwent emergency surgery on his left eye a day earlier after a doctor discovered his retina was detaching. The surgery "went well" he said, but it will require a long and likely arduous recovery. "I will be effectively blind for about a month," he explained, adding that a "few more prayers that my vision will get back to normal...

Prince Harry will travel back to U.K. for Prince Philips funeral next week Prince Philip, the late husband of the United Kingdoms Queen Elizabeth II, will be laid to rest next Saturday, Buckingham Palace has announced. The ceremony, which will take place at St. Georges Chapel in Windsor, will reportedly contain many traditional customs associated with the death of a royal family member; however, attendance will be scaled down because of COVID-19 restrictions. The Duke of Edinburgh, who died Fri...

Official site of The Week Magazine, offering commentary and analysis of the days breaking news and current events as well as arts, entertainment, people and gossip, and political cartoons.

Official site of The Week Magazine, offering commentary and analysis of the days breaking news and current events as well as arts, entertainment, people and gossip, and political cartoons.

Trump, GOP lawmakers direct ire at MLB over All-Star Game decision April 3, 2021 Hot dogs, apple pie, and Chevrolet may still be ok, but baseball is on the outs with some prominent Republican politicians. MLB announced Friday that it will pull the 2021 All-Star Game from Atlanta, Georgia, because of the Peach States controversial new voting law, which critics, including President Biden, say will lead to voter suppression. The move even prompted one of former President Donald Trumps rare post-Tw...