Guantanamo hunger strike renews debates over indefinite detention, ethics of force-feeding Twice a day at the military detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, guards take a number of detainees from their cells, one at a time, to a camp clinic or a private room on their block. The detainees are offered a hot meal or a liquid nutritional supplement and, if they refuse, they are strapped into a chair. More
Pentagon to Allow Apple, Samsung Devices The Department of Defense is expected in coming weeks to grant two separate, security approvals for Samsung's Galaxy smartphones, along with iPhones and iPads running Apple's latest operating system. More
High court signals skepticism on patenting genes In a Supreme Court test of whether a company can be granted a patent on the genes in the human body, a majority of the justices indicated during Monday's oral arguments that the court is likely to rule that a human gene can’t be patented. More
TikTok and Government Clash in Last Round of Supreme Court Briefs The briefs, filed a week before oral arguments, offered sharply differing accounts of China’s influence over the site and the role of the First Amendment. 01/3/2025 - 10:14 am | View Link
Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to TikTok ban The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will take up a challenge to a new law that could lead to a ban on TikTok in the U.S. 12/18/2024 - 11:00 am | View Link
US Supreme Court agrees to hear TikTok’s challenge to looming ban The top US court will hear arguments on January 10 on whether the law that would ban the platform violates free speech. 12/18/2024 - 7:35 am | View Link
TikTok finally scores a win: the Supreme Court will hear its case The Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments on whether a bill that could ban TikTok violates the First Amendment. The arguments will take place on January 10th, just over a week before a potential ban ... 12/18/2024 - 7:26 am | View Link
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear TikTok Case—Setting Up Final Showdown The Supreme Court announced Wednesday that it will hear arguments regarding a law that could ban TikTok. The high court, granting certiorari in the case TikTok v. Garland Wednesday, will soon decide ... 12/18/2024 - 6:23 am | View Link
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SpaceX launches 1st Starlink satellites of 2025 (video, photos) Space.comSpaceX sends up first Starlink mission of the new year Yahoo! VoicesSpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral WFTV OrlandoSpaceX prepares for 1st Starlink mission and 2nd Falcon 9 launch of 2025 News 13 Orlando
LDH reports first U. S. H5N1-related human death Louisiana Department of Health - Louisiana.govState health officials report first avian flu death KATC NewsWhy The U. S. Could Be Making The Same Mistakes With Bird Flu As It Did With COVID-19 Forbes
Hundreds of new footprints found on what's being called the "dinosaur highway" Earth.com‘Dinosaur highway’ from 166 million years ago is unearthed The Washington PostQuarry Workers Find Dinosaur Footprints in ‘Snapshot’ of Jurassic Britain The New York Times166-million-year-old dinosaur tracks found in the UK CNN
US top doctor wants cancer warning on alcohol: What does the science say? Al Jazeera EnglishU. S. Surgeon General Calls for Cancer Warnings on Alcohol The New York TimesAlcoholic Beverage Stocks Slide in Asia on US Cancer Warning BloombergSurgeon General calls for new label on drinks to warn Americans of alcohol’s cancer risk The Associated Press'There is no safe level' of alcohol to drink, doctor says—not even one glass of red wine per day CNBC