Matt Gagnon criticized Shenna Bellows for manipulating the language of a voter ID referendum question, leading with less popular changes to absentee ballots and drop boxes to obscure the main issue. He argued that the question should have prioritized voter ID and listed other changes separately. Gagnon also suggested that Bellows’ actions were unethical and compared her to other reprehensible figures in Maine politics. Additionally, Gagnon discussed a poll question about cutting federal research funding to elite universities like Harvard and Columbia, noting that 87% of respondents supported it, despite his own conflicted feelings on the issue.
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.
