Republican Party’s Dysfunctional Leadership May Not Have Cost Them the House In a surprising outcome, the Republican Party has effectively won control of the US House of Representatives despite years of dysfunction and infighting among its members. According to the Associated Press, Republicans will maintain their current thin majority of 222 seats, almost identical to … Read more
Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Dawn Beam lost her seat after voters rejected her at the ballot box last Tuesday. Public defender David Sullivan defeated Beam in the election for the Mississippi Supreme Court District 2 place 2 seat. Beam’s defeat comes after she voted with a majority to kill the state’s citizen-led ballot initiative system … Read more
Dwayne Johnson recently revealed that a screening of Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” in Imax inspired him to ensure his new Christmas action movie, “Red One,” could play on the premium large format. Johnson sat in the same Imax theater where Nolan screens his movies and was blown away by the film. Johnson stated, “I watch ‘Oppenheimer.’ … Read more
The recent US presidential election has sparked debate on how it will impact oil production and prices. S&P Global Commodity Insights suggests that while the Trump administration may roll back environmental regulations and expand oil leases, significant production increases are unlikely in the short term. According to Payam Hashempour, a senior analyst at S&P Global … Read more
Nvidia (NVDA) has officially joined the Dow Jones Industrial Average, solidifying its position in the artificial intelligence era. Despite a decline in chip stocks last Friday, Nvidia saw a 9% weekly gain and overtook Apple as the world’s most valuable company. The tech giant’s inclusion in the Dow marks an opportunity for Americans to become … Read more
A new discovery has shed light on how our brains store memories, challenging previous assumptions about the role of neurons in learning and memory. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have found that astrocytes, star-shaped cells, play a crucial role in storing and retrieving memories. Astrocytes act as microscopic “brain stars” that interact closely with … Read more
Cloudflare, a leading cybersecurity company, has secured the website of TheInformation.com. The website now utilizes the cloud-based performance and security services from Cloudflare to protect its users’ connections. The process began with a verification step that checked the security of the connection before allowing access to the website. After successful completion, the user was prompted … Read more
A new decryptor for the ‘ShrinkLocker’ ransomware strain has been released by Bitdefender, allowing victims to recover their files encrypted using Windows’ built-in BitLocker drive encryption tool. The malware was discovered in May 2024 and uses outdated techniques to lock victim’s files. ShrinkLocker lacks sophistication compared to other ransomware families but integrates features that maximize … Read more
Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) is a common sleep disorder affecting up to 3% of US adults. For the first time in 12 years, clinical practice guidelines for treating RLS have been updated. Dr. John Winkelman, Chief of Sleep Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and chair of the guideline update committee, shares the significance of this … Read more
Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a smartphone app that uses sensory cues to increase the frequency of lucid dreams. In a recent study published in Consciousness and Cognition, they showed that a simplified, at-home approach can help users experience more lucid dreams. Lucid dreaming has gained popularity due to its potential benefits, including enhancing … Read more