The U.S. Supreme Court ‘shadow docket’ – improper use of the court’s tremendous power – Reuters

Source: The 'shadow docket': How the U.S. Supreme Court quietly dispatches key rulings | Reuters Increasingly, the court relies on the shadow docket to make decisions in a wide range of consequential cases, often in a dramatically accelerated fashion and without providing signed opinions or detailed explanations. Sometimes, as in death penalty cases, the decisions …

‘Disgraceful’ sex acts in parliament rock Australia’s government

Leaked videos of staff from Australia's conservative government performing sex acts in parliament, including one man masturbating over a female MP's desk, left Scott Morrison's administration facing yet another major scandal Tuesday. The prime minister -- already under pressure for his handling of sexual assault allegations including that a female government adviser was raped by …

Video: Active Shooter in Boulder, CO

Breaking News: A massive police response after gunman opens fire at Boulder, Colorado grocery store. Video of the suspected shooter taken into custody by law enforcement officers. #BoulderShooting pic.twitter.com/UE6vXNJVWr— 🟣Tuan🇲🇽🇻🇳🏳️‍🌈 (@tuanstpatricktv) March 23, 2021 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js BREAKING 🚨 Reports of shooting near Boulder high school, Colorado#BoulderColorado #Boulder pic.twitter.com/5AMcpdXW7v— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) March 22, 2021 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js @9NEWS …

NASA’s SOFIA Discovers Water on Sunlit Surface of Moon | NASA

NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) has confirmed, for the first time, water on the sunlit surface of the Moon. This discovery indicates that water may be distributed across the lunar surface, and not limited to cold, shadowed places. SOFIA has detected water molecules (H2O) in Clavius Crater, one of the largest craters visible …

Former NASA scientist says they found life on Mars in the 1970s – CNN

(CNN) — We may have already discovered the essence of life on Mars 40 years ago, according to a former NASA scientist. Gilbert V. Levin, who was principal investigator on a NASA experiment that sent Viking landers to Mars in 1976, published an article in the Scientific American journal last Thursday, arguing the experiment’s positive …