Month: February 2025

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the nation’s top health official, moved closer toward confirmation Tuesday, with the Senate Finance Committee voting along party lines to send his controversial nomination to the full Senate.

By a 14-13 vote, the committee voted to approve the confirmation of Kennedy, who has faced intense scrutiny over his past anti-vaccine statements. The key swing vote putting Kennedy over the edge was Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., a physician who voted for Kennedy despite raising reservations about the selection.

“I’ve had very intense conversations with Bobby and the White House over the weekend and even this morning,” Cassidy said in a statement posted on X before the vote. “I want to thank VP JD specifically for his honest counsel. With the serious commitments I’ve received from the administration and the opportunity to make progress on the issues we agree on like healthy foods and a pro-American agenda, I will vote yes.”

JUST IN – U.S. Senate finance committee votes 14-13 to advance RFK Jr. nomination favorably.

— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) February 4, 2025

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Schools were closed and emergency crews deployed on the volcanic Greek island of Santorini on Monday after a spike in seismic activity raised concerns about a potentially powerful earthquake.

Precautions were also ordered on several nearby Aegean Sea islands — all popular summer vacation destinations — after more than 200 undersea earthquakes were recorded in the area over the past three days.

“We have a very intense geological phenomenon to handle,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said from Brussels, where he was attending a European meeting. “I want to ask our islanders first and foremost to remain calm, to listen to the instructions of the Civil Protection (authority).” 

Mobile phones on the island blared with alert warnings about the potential for rockslides, while several earthquakes caused loud rumbles. Authorities banned access to some seaside areas, including the island’s old port, that are in close proximity to cliffs.

NOW – Emergency crews have deployed on Santorini, and evacuation plans are reportedly being prepared as an earthquake swarm hits the Greek island for the fourth day.pic.twitter.com/HHRd1jHD2b

— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) February 3, 2025

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Large EARTHQUAKE 4 hrs ago, Mediterranean Sea near Santorini GREECE. Magnitude 5.1 very shallow 5.1 km deep, damaging if on land. Cluster.@rrichcord @HubGeology @DarMo68 pic.twitter.com/60Wl54V4Pv

— Cecilia Sykala (@CeciliaSykala) February 3, 2025

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President Claudia Sheinbaum has enacted ‘Plan B’ to protect national interests

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has accused the US of fueling cartel violence by allowing powerful firearms to flow south, pushing back against President Donald Trump’s claims that Mexico is failing to stop illegal migration and drug trafficking.

Sheinbaum’s comments late Saturday came as she ordered retaliatory tariffs on US goods in response to Trump’s sweeping 25% duties on imports from Mexico and Canada.

“We categorically reject the slander made by the White House against the Government of Mexico, accusing it of having alliances with criminal organizations,” Sheinbaum wrote in a fiery post on X. “If such an alliance exists anywhere, it is in the armories of the United States that sell high-powered weapons to these criminal groups – as demonstrated by the US Department of Justice itself.”

Mexico announces retaliation against US — RT World News
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— VIVEKANAND TRIPATHI (@VTRIPATHI) February 2, 2025

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The targeted facilities supported Kiev’s defense industrial complex, the Defense Ministry has said

The Russian military has launched a wave of strikes on Ukraine’s gas energy infrastructure, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has announced.

In a statement on Saturday, the ministry said that the group strike was carried out overnight and targeted facilities supporting operations of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex. “The objective of the strike has been met. All designated targets have been hit,” officials said, without providing enumerating the facilities affected or listing the forces involved in the attack.

European gas prices have surged to their highest level since October 2023, driven by supply disruptions following Ukraine’s recent refusal to extend a gas transit agreement with Moscow. Colder weather forecasts have been exacerbating concerns in an already tight energy market.

Russia Strikes Ukrainian Gas Infrastructure 🇷🇺💥🇺🇦

Russian bombers target gas infrastructure in Ukraine’s eastern regions, striking key facilities that support military operations. Tensions escalate as missile threats loom over Kyiv and nearby areas. pic.twitter.com/SzLdJ0gEfy

— DailyRedacted (@DailyRedacted) February 1, 2025

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Space agencies are keeping a close eye on a recently discovered asteroid that has a small chance of impacting Earth. Named 2024 YR4, the asteroid has a 1.2% chance of hitting our planet on December 22, 2032, the European Space Agency and NASA have found.

But that also means the space rock has a nearly 99% chance of safely passing by Earth in 2032, according to the ESA and NASA. Future observations of the asteroid will help scientists determine the likelihood of an impact.

The asteroid is estimated to be between 131 and 328 feet (40 and 100 meters) wide. Asteroids of this size impact Earth every few thousand years, and they can cause severe damage to local regions, according to the ESA.

The space rock has a “size range comparable to that of a large building,” said Dr. Paul Chodas, director for the Center for Near Earth Object Studies, or CNEOS, at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. Chodas added that the actual size of the asteroid, which astronomers are trying to determine with follow-up observations using multiple telescopes, is currently highly uncertain.

A newly discovered asteroid has a slim chance of hitting Earth in 2032https://t.co/XTbMkjdbeK

— Karen (@kz2076) February 1, 2025

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