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Jim Jordan Takes Speaker Vote To The House Floor in Bid to End GOP Leadership Vacuum, Conservative Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio is bringing the House back to the floor Tuesday to vote on whether he will succeed ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy and finally end the chamber’s prolonged paralysis amid deep GOP divisions. Jordan…

Piper Laurie, the celebrated actress known for her chilling portrayal of the overbearingly religious mother in “Carrie” and for playing Paul Newman’s down-in-the-dumps girlfriend in “The Hustler,” has died at 91, her manager said. Laurie died early Saturday in Los Angeles, her manager, Marion Rosenberg, confirmed to CNN. No cause of death was provided. Laurie…

This was 72 hours after the initial statement from Tlaib, the daughter of Palestinian immigrants who’s a frequent critic of Israel, was slammed by many Republican and Democratic lawmakers alike for not condemning Hamas, an Islamic militant group that last week launched surprise attacks against Israel, including beheadings.   This was the deadliest day in…

Roy appeared irate as he left the conference meeting. He declined to talk about the election as he left the room but later posted on social media: “The House GOP should NOT have called a vote at 300pm after finishing the vote at 130pm in Conference. That is unacceptable & purposeful.” He vowed to continue…

 Up to 1 billion birds die each year from building collisions. Last week, Illinois took an important step to minimize the impact of our built environment when Governor Pritzker signed the Bird Safe Buildings Act (HB 247), which requires bird-friendly design to be incorporated into the construction and renovation of state-owned buildings in Illinois. “The…

At least 1,000 birds died from colliding into a single building in Chicago on October 5 as they migrated south to their wintering grounds. Volunteers are still recovering bird carcasses within 1.5 miles of McCormick Place, the largest convention centre in North America – which is largely covered with glass. This was the highest number…

Israel vows to root out Hamas completely Members of the Palestinian Civil Defense search for people trapped under the rubble of a house destroyed by Israeli forces on Saturday in Gaza City, Gaza. Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images Israel will “reach into every place Hamas is hiding” and turn those locations into ruins, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…