Google announced it will now show you some healthcare providers appointment availability and give you the ability to book an appointment directly through Google Search. This currently only works in the US and it seems to be limited to one pilot private, MinuteClinic at CVS, but Google hopes to expand this to additional providers in…Continue Reading

President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference at a NATO summit in Brussels, Belgium March 24, 2022. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) President Biden warned that the Russian invasion of Ukraine will likely cause food shortages in some parts of the world because both countries are major exporters of wheat, in remarks to reporters in Brussels on…Continue Reading

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey greets the GOP midterm elections watch party after being re-elected in Phoenix, Ariz., November 6, 2018. (Nicole Neri/Reuters) Arizona passed bills Thursday banning transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports and minors from undergoing gender transition surgery, adding another member to the growing coalition of Republican states that have passed such…Continue Reading

Left: Screenshot from March 3 of the Today Show Right: Screenshot from March 17 of the Today Show (Screenshots via TODAY/YouTube) Photographer Erica Denhoff was stunned and upset by the Today Show’s modification of her photo of Lia Thomas, the transgender athlete who has out-placed female swimmers throughout the season and most notably at the NCAA’s…Continue Reading

Former President Donald Trump speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Fla. February 26, 2022. (Marco Bello/Reuters) Former President Trump sued Hillary Clinton, the Democratic National Committee, and a host of other parties on Thursday, accusing them of plotting to falsely accuse him of collusion with Russia ahead of the 2016 presidential…Continue Reading

Eyeing the Green. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE T he Economist Group, publisher of the Economist, has been hosting its seventh annual “Sustainability Week,” with one day in London and three others on virtual platforms. The event’s website offers a revealing glimpse into the ecosystem that “sustainability” has created — an ecosystem that contains true believers, to…Continue Reading

The peatlands of Africa’s Congo Basin are a vast expanse of swamp and greenery that act as one of the world’s most effective carbon sinks — and they’re under threat of environmental destruction. Economist Vera Songwe explains how putting a price on the carbon stored in the peatlands would not only help protect this vital…Continue Reading

The lead pastor of Hillsong church Atlanta announced his resignation on Wednesday amid the growing list of scandals surrounding the global megachurch and, most recently, its founder, Brian Houston.“It is with great sadness that I inform you of my departure from Hillsong,” wrote pastor Sam Collier on Instagram.Collier, who is also an author, adviser to…Continue Reading

On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with a Texas death row inmate who wants his pastor to pray over him and lay hands on him during his execution.The state of Texas had blocked both requests by inmate John Ramirez, who is on death row for a murder committed in 2004.Ramirez alleged that the state’s…Continue Reading