The Steyer Smear

by John Stossel Billionaire Tom Steyer used his money to attack a lone climate researcher.Roger Pielke Jr.'s research on climate and disaster policy wins awards and is cited by the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.'My views are entirely mainstream,' says Pielke.

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Early voting in runoffs ends FridayEarly voting in both the Democratic and Republican runoff races ends Friday, May 22, with the election on Tuesday, May 26.On the GOP side, the statewide runoffs are:• U.S.

The Thing That Works

by John Stossel Young people now blame capitalism for poverty, racism, high prices, even climate change.They listen to people like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who says, 'Capitalism ... is the absolute pursuit of profit at all human, environmental and social cost. That is not a redeemable system.

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Top lawmakers back lifting camp safety lawTop Texas legislators are pushing to waive a new state law that requires camps to install broadband fiber optics in order to legally operate this summer, The Dallas Morning News reported. Scores of camps are struggling to meet the deadline. Lt. Gov.

Finally Whole…

Accounts of folks “pulling themselves up by their boot straps” warm hearts; when such is done without boots, it’s a whole ‘nuther thing.“Wholeness” was achieved in January when Brian Janak received a phone call he didn’t expect from a half-brother he didn’t know he had.

Data Center Freak- Out

by John Stossel Data centers are big buildings full of machines that process what we do on our phones and computers.AI requires even more computing power, so companies are eager to build more data centers.The usual suspects are freaking out. 'We must stop it!' says Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

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High gas prices eating into Texans’ budgetsThe average price for a gallon of gasoline in Texas has risen from $2.55 in early February to $3.91 as of Sunday, according to AAA. Diesel prices hover around $5 a gallon.

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Texas awards first $400 million in school vouchersState officials began sending out the first notices to families awarded education vouchers last week, the Houston Chronicle reported. In the first round, 42,644 qualified, mostly students with special needs who are considered the highest priority.

Zyn Isn't Sin

Zyns are super popular.They are little pouches people tuck into their lip to get a hit of nicotine.Zyn has competitors, like Velo and On!, but Zyn has most of the market.Young people love the pouches. They are safer than cigarettes.

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Cost for future water needs could reach $174BTexas will need to invest $174 billion over the next 50 years to keep up with water demand, according to a draft 2027 state water plan approved last week, the Austin American-Statesman reported.