James Bell

🇺🇸🇺🇦 The US announced ~$1 billion in additional weapons support for Ukraine, as the Biden admin rushes to spend all of its congressionally approved Ukraine funds before leaving office.

🏛️ The final race of the 2024 US elections was called this week, with overall results handing the GOP control of the House (220-215), Senate (53-47), and White House. But what’s next?

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🧑‍⚖🚭 On Monday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in a case challenging the FDA’s ban on flavored e-cigarette products.

🧑‍⚖️🏐 A federal judge rejected a request to prevent an allegedly transgender player on the San Jose State women’s volleyball team from playing, following several in-season forfeits.

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🌎 COP29 is set to wrap up today, but the main question it hoped to address – how much developed countries should pay developing ones to fight climate change – remains unanswered.

🏛️🔵 It’s the finale of a two-part series focused on how both major political parties have changed in recent years; the Democratic Party, fresh off its disappointing 2024 election, is up next.

🇮🇱🇺🇸 The Biden admin won’t suspend military aid to Israel after a US-imposed deadline to improve Gaza’s humanitarian situation expired – despite what rights groups say is little progress.

🗳️ Election Day is finally here. Here are some key stats surrounding the 2024 US election.

🤥 Who did you vote for? To many Americans, including half of Gen Z, that question has turned them into Jim Carrey in Liar Liar when talking to people close to them, according to a new Axios Vibes poll.

🗳️ While tons of attention has been paid to the 2024 races for president and Congress, elections across the country will also contain a slew of contentious state ballot measures.

🏥 US infant mortality rates rose by more than expected over the 18 months following “Dobbs v. Jackson,” the SCOTUS ruling that overturned the federal right to an abortion, per a new study.

📵🏫 A growing number of US school districts are cracking down on the use of cellphones among students – though some efforts have received significant pushback from parents.

🇺🇦🇷🇺 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky unveiled the details of his “victory plan,” which is aimed at bringing an end to his country’s yearslong war against Russia.

🇺🇸🗳️ The 2024 election is just under three weeks away, with early voting continuing across the US, and both presidential candidates remaining hot on the campaign trail.

🌀🚨 After two major hurricanes battered the Southeast US, many are turning their attention to FEMA, whose mission is to help Americans before, during, and after natural disasters.

🏡 The US is becoming a nation of homebodies, with Americans spending more time at home than ever before, per a recent analysis of data from the annual American Time Use survey.

🇺🇸🇮🇱 Senator Bernie Sanders introduced a long-shot measure to block the US from selling $20B worth of weapons to Israel, amid a growing backlash to Israel’s military actions in the Middle East.

📝🔍 Scientific journals are increasingly running into a similar problem: some of their published research has issues with accuracy or integrity, leading to a growing number of retractions.

🗳️ The 2024 election officially kicked off this month – but the real work begins after polls close on Nov. 5, when election officials in all 50 states start counting up the ballots.

🏘️ A growing number of Americans are joining the “yes, in my backyard” (YIMBY) movement, which aims to boost affordable housing by changing regulations around single-family homes.