Trump’s Supreme Court winning streak: From the Politics Desk
20 Oct
Politics

Trump’s Supreme Court winning streak: From the Politics Desk

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Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Deska newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail.In today’s edition, Lawrence Hurley and Katherine Doyle dive into the Trump administration’s recent string of victories at the Supreme Court. Plus, I break down some historical NBC News polling data that provides further context for our deeply polarized political climate. Sign up to receive this newsletter in your inbox every weekday here.- Adam WollnerTrump is on a winning streak at the Supreme CourtBy Lawrence Hurley and Katherine DoyleWhile President Donald Trump’s aggressive use of executive power has resulted in a flurry of lawsuits, administration officials have won a series of high-profile victories at the Supreme Court in part due to careful case...
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Chicago Has Hundreds of Thousands of Toxic Lead Pipes—and Millions of Unspent Dollars to Replace Them
20 Oct
Top Stories

Chicago Has Hundreds of Thousands of Toxic Lead Pipes—and Millions of Unspent Dollars to Replace Them

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This story is a partnership between Inside Climate News, Grist and WBEZ, a public radio station serving the Chicago metropolitan region. CHICAGO—No U.S. city has more toxic lead pipes pumping water into people’s homes. And millions of federal and city dollars earmarked to replace them remain unused, a city official said Monday, at the same time that the city is struggling to keep up with deadlines to warn people of the risks. Replacements of Chicago’s more than 412,000 confirmed and suspected lead service lines are lagging. The city doesn’t anticipate replacing all its pipes until 2076, some 30 years after a federal deadline. Lead plumbing can leach the toxic metal into drinking water, causing brain damage, developmental delays and other harms. Water department officials say they can’t afford to move as quickly as federal deadlines require, but Department...
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The mysterious marble head found in Crimea belonged to a woman who weighed on the fate of her city
20 Oct
Science & Technology

The mysterious marble head found in Crimea belonged to a woman who weighed on the fate of her city

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In 2003, an exhumed marble head in Crimea intrigued archaeologists. Twenty years later, an investigation mixing science and art history lifts the veil on the identity of this female figure which marked the history of its city. In 2003, the excavations of the ancient Greek city of Tauric dear, the current Sébastopol in Crimea, delivered the head marblemarble of a Roman matron, remarkably preserved in the half-sous-ground of a large residence of 718 m², close to the theater and the Agora. Around it, currencies, pottery and an altar in ceramicceramic With the effigy of Artemis and Apollo attests to an intact archaeological context, allowing a fine dating: the piece was deposited between 60 and 240 AD, probably at the end of the IIᵉ. Although damaged (neznez and broken facial features before its burial) the sculpture retains remarkable...
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