Matt Gagnon and his colleagues discuss their eating habits, particularly their preferences for vegetables. They joke about their aversion to being told what to eat, with Matt Gagnon deciding to skip vegetables on National Eat Your Vegetables Day. The conversation shifts to legislative matters, including a Senate vote on an income tax hike for earners over $1 million to fund 55% of education, which Gagnon criticizes as arbitrary. They also discuss a transgender athletic competition bill that was blocked in the Maine Senate, marking the failure of all eight such bills this session. The segment ends with a brief mention of community college funding.
Tropical Storms Karina and Lowell formed Thursday in the Pacific Ocean, both of which were expected to become hurricanes in the next few days, the National Hurricane Center said.
A new study suggests that El Ninos — the natural climatic chaos agent that pops up periodically and spikes global temperatures — are getting stronger because of human-caused climate change.
Two unvaccinated Pennsylvania residents have died after being infected with measles, the first U.S. deaths this year related to the contagious virus. State health officials announced the deaths Tuesday. They did not reveal any details about the people who died, other than that they lived in Lancaster County, west of Philadelphia.
