The regulator overseeing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two largest mortgage lenders in the US, has been criticized for providing too little information about their financial health. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) that play a critical role in the country’s mortgage market. They guarantee millions of home loans, allowing banks … Read more
Health officials have confirmed a travel-related Zika virus case on Oahu’s North Shore, prompting warnings for residents to avoid mosquito bites. Two others may have been exposed in the areas of Waialua and Haleiwa. Vector control teams have been deployed to monitor potential disease-spreading species. This marks Hawaii’s first Zika case in six years, with … Read more
George R.R. Martin has shared an update about his long-awaited novel, The Winds of Winter, as well as a new animated feature project. On May 28, the author posted on his official website that he’s working on adapting Howard Waldrop’s novella A Dozen Tough Jobs into an animated film. In the same post, Martin addressed … Read more
A user encountered an error while interacting with a Varnish cache server, resulting in an “Access Denied” response. The specific error code reported was 54113, which may require further investigation to determine the cause of the issue. The provided error details indicate that the problem is related to a cached resource, specifically ‘cache-iad-kjyo7100144-IAD’. This suggests … Read more
A homicide trial for Diego Maradona’s medical team, accused of malpractice in his death, has been declared a mistrial after one of the judges overseeing the case was removed by an Argentine court. The decision follows allegations of judicial misconduct, including the authorization of filming during court hearings. A fresh trial with a new panel … Read more
A newly discovered object, 2017 OF201, is the largest found in over a decade and follows an extremely elliptical orbit around the Sun that takes approximately 25,000 years to complete. The dwarf planet, approximately 700 kilometers wide, puts it in the same category as Pluto, Ceres, and other objects. A team of astronomers led by … Read more
A contentious dispute is brewing between US President Donald Trump and New York Governor Kathy Hochul over a cancelled natural gas pipeline project, Constitution Pipeline. The issue has pitted Trump against Hochul, with Coterra Energy caught in the middle. Constitution Pipeline was first proposed five years ago but was shelved due to opposition from environmental … Read more
A new report by the clean energy business group E2 has revealed a record number of cancellations and delays of clean energy projects in the US in April. The scrapped investments amount to $4.5 billion, with electric vehicle, offshore wind, and battery projects being affected. The Inflation Reduction Act’s tax credits are under threat, putting … Read more
Scientists have discovered a key link between changes in Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) strength and subpolar water density at high northern latitudes. Researchers used high-resolution climate modeling to study the connections between midlatitude and subpolar AMOC, finding that density changes in subpolar waters affect subsequent midlatitude AMOC strength. The study, published in Geophysical Research … Read more
Bedbugs have been interrupting human sleep for more than 50,000 years, but it wasn’t until humans formed cities that their populations boomed. According to a new study published in Biology Letters, bedbugs split into two lineages thousands of years ago – one targeting bats and the other humans. The research found that both populations declined … Read more