“He should be encouraging people to do it, if that makes them feel more comfortable,” said Karl Rove, a veteran Republican strategist who has been informally advising Trump's campaign. Unlike the president, Trump’s own campaign has spent weeks urging supporters in 17 targeted states to mail in their ballots, making pleas through a dedicated website,…
A study links the consumption of ultra-processed foods with the shortening of the body’s telomeres. Share on PinterestThe accelerated shortening of telomeres, a marker of cell aging, may be linked to the consumption of ultra-processed foods.Telomeres are structures located at the ends of our chromosomes. Although they contain no genetic information themselves, they preserve the…
Show captionNancy Pelosi’s lukewarm response is another sign that US politicians are far from ready to take concrete steps to deal with the realities of climate change. Photograph: Jacquelyn Martin/APDemocratsNancy Pelosi has been notably tepid on green legislation – so are the Democrats serious about fighting climate change?Sat 12 Sep 2020 04.30 EDTWith hundreds of…
An email obtained by Politico shows a Trump political appointee accusing career scientists at the CDC of undermining the president's messaging on COVID-19. "CDC to me appears to be writing hit pieces on the administration," Dr. Paul Alexander, a scientific advisor to agency spokesperson Michael Caputo, wrote in the Aug. 8 email. Caputo and Alexander…