LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Andrew Follett Engineers installed the world’s first three-dimensional, printed nuclear power plant part in a facility in Slovenia Friday. The part is a metallic impeller for a fire protection pump in the Krško nuclear reactor in Slovenia. The original part was produced by a manufacturer which went out of…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rob Shimshock College students claimed to oppose Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, but when asked about her school choice policy — without knowing it was hers — they supported it. WATCH: “I think she’s grossly unqualified,” and, “I wonder what Betsy DeVos is up to? Probably destroying the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Steve Birr Vaping is not serving as a gateway to traditional smoking, and inaccurate reporting on the health effects of electronic cigarettes is hurting the chances of smokers who are trying to quit, according to a new medical research paper. Public health researchers from the University at Buffalo and the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Russ Read The British House of Commons approved a bill Monday, which would allow the prime minister to trigger the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union. The House of Commons, the U.K.’s lower house of parliament, also rejected amendments passed by the House of Lords (the upper house)…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield Fourteen million more people would become uninsured next year — and a total of 24 million more by the year 2026 — if the top Republican proposal to repeal and replace Obamacare is signed into law, the Congressional Budget Office estimated Monday, reports CNBC. The American Health Care Act…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Andrew Follett French astronomers are studying a mysterious deep space object they believe could be a large planet or small star. The object, dubbed CFBDSIR 2149-0403, seems to be an isolated rouge planet or a high-metallic yet remarkably low-mass brown dwarf star. The study examined the object using a spectrograph from the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Juliegrace Brufke Arkansas Republican Sen. Tom Cotton said House leadership’s Obamacare repeal plan is not feasible, arguing their three-prong strategy doesn’t ensure a replacement plan is passed into law. While walking reporters through the ins-and-outs of the legislation at his weekly press conference Thursday, House Speaker Paul Ryan said…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Robert Donachie White House Chief Economic Adviser Gary Cohn argued on Fox News Sunday that while pundits and Democrats are using the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) early analysis of the GOP bill to repeal Obamacare to smear the effort, the CBO may not be entirely as reliable, or predictive,…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rachel Stoltzfoos The Washington Times launched a new slogan Monday, following in the footsteps of The New York Times and The Washington Post, who have sought to capitalize on the seismic shift in media following Donald Trump’s election. “Real News for Real Americans” is the new official slogan, Washington…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Paul Meeking Libertarianism is an ideology as much as it is a political party. You can lean libertarian but call yourself a liberal, conservative, or environmentalist. The social aspects – namely freedom to smoke, drink, marry, and own whatever you want, are easy to understand and easy to agree…