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Lindsey Graham argues Constitution grants him ‘absolute immunity’ in Georgia election interference probe, a response one former prosecutor calls ‘disturbing’

Former US President Donald Trump and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) during an East Room event to host the Clemson Tigers football team at the White House January 14, 2019 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong/Getty Images Lawyers for Sen. Lindsey Graham are seeking to quash a subpoena related to the 2020 election. Graham has been asked…

‘Leave your bags, come this way!’ United passengers hurried off plane due to small fire under aircraft after Denver landing

Two United Airlines planes on the runway. Matheus Obst/Shutterstock A United Airlines flight had to quickly deplane after reports of smoke and a small fire on Tuesday. A United spokesperson told Insider that the smoke indicated the plane’s brakes may have overheated. Nobody was injured in the incident, according to the Denver Airport.  Passengers on…

Surgeons at NYU Langone transplanted pig hearts into two brain-dead humans

Earlier this summer, physicians at NYU Langone were able to successfully transplant pig hearts into two recently-deceased humans. The medical team performed the procedures on June 16 and July 6, using special pig hearts that were genetically modified to be more acceptable for transplantation into a human body. Both the bodies were donated by recently…

Panasonic is building the world’s largest EV battery factory in Kansas

Panasonic announced on Wednesday that it’s inked a $4 billion investment deal with the state of Kansas to build and operate the world’s largest battery cell production facility. The company has already identified a site near the city of De Soto, at a former ammunition factory. “As the largest private investment in Kansas history and…

Ex-CIA engineer convicted for being WikiLeaks source in ‘Vault 7’ hacking tools leak

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge On Wednesday, a jury in New York convicted ex-Central Intelligence Agency engineer Joshua Schulte on all nine charges he faced (as first reported by @InnerCityPress) as a result of the single largest leak in agency history. Dubbed Vault 7, the files and information shared by WikiLeaks in…

Novavax’s COVID vaccine finally wins FDA authorization for use in unvaccinated

Enlarge / Empty vials of the Novavax Inc. Nuvaxovid COVID-19 vaccine arranged at the Tegel Vaccine Center in Berlin, Germany, on Monday, March 7, 2022. (credit: Getty | Bloomberg ) The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday issued a long-awaited authorization for Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine. It is the fourth COVID-19 vaccine to gain authorization…