The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 04/26/2024
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Students block Paris’s Sciences Po to protest against Israel’s war on Gaza
Chanting their support for Palestinians, students demonstrated at the Paris Institute of Political Studies., Students blocking the Paris Institute of Political Studies flash the victory sign. [Jeffrey Schaeffer/AP Photo] Students blocked access to Paris’s prestigious Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po) university over Israel’s war on Gaza, demanding theContinue Reading
China and US should be ‘partners, not rivals’, Xi tells Blinken
China says it prefers to bolster its ties with the United States, but considerable challenges remain., China says it prefers to bolster its ties with the United States, but considerable challenges remain. United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has capped a visit to Beijing by meeting Chinese President XiContinue Reading
Beavers can help with climate change. So how do we get along?
NPR’s Tom Dreisbach is back in the host chair for a day. This time, he reports on a story very close to home: The years-long battle his parents have been locked in with the local wild beaver population. Each night, the beavers would dam the culverts along the Dreisbachs’ property,Continue Reading
Wildlife habitat and tribal cultures threatened by Washington’s largest wind farm
The newly approved renewable energy project is planned across an eco-corridor and ceremonial sites. The post Wildlife habitat and tribal cultures threatened by Washington’s largest wind farm appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
Is planting trees on Arbor Day one way we can all fight climate change? Not so much
In California and beyond, responsibly managing and conserving mature forests is far more important to reducing atmospheric levels of carbon.Continue Reading
Honda To Spend $11 Billion On Four EV Factories In North America
Jonathan M. Gitlin reports Ars Technica: Honda announced today that it will spend $11 billion to expand its electric vehicle manufacturing presence in North America. The Japanese automaker already has a number of factories in the US, Mexico, and Canada, and it’s this last one that will benefit from theContinue Reading
Moody Blues cofounder Mike Pinder, last surviving original member of band, dies at 82
Mike Pinder, the Moody Blues’ longtime keyboardist and the last surviving founding member of the Rock Hall-inducted band, has died at the age of 82., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Can corals be saved?
How groups execute the new plan could mean the difference between saving what’s left on Florida’s 360-mile-long coral reef and another summer of catastrophic loss., Read MoreContinue Reading
Dozens of deaths reveal risks of injecting sedatives into people restrained by police
An investigation led by The Associated Press has found that the practice of giving sedatives to people detained by police has spread quietly across the nation over the last 15 years, built on questionable science and backed by police-aligned experts, Read MoreContinue Reading
USDA tells producers to reduce salmonella in certain frozen chicken products
U.S. poultry producers will have to reduce salmonella bacteria in certain chicken products to very low levels to prevent food poisoning, Read MoreContinue Reading
Setting the record straight on how WA growers battle farmworker shortage
Growers nationwide have had difficulty recruiting farmworkers for years. The only option for growers to supplement their workforce is a temporary visa program.Continue Reading
A year later, Florida businesses say the state’s immigration law dealt a huge blow.
Carolina reviews the strawberry pints picked by farmworkers in a Sanchez Farm field in Plant City, Florida, U.S., February 28, 2024. Eva Marie Uzcategui for NPR hide caption toggle caption Eva Marie Uzcategui for NPR Carolina reviews the strawberry pints picked by farmworkers in a Sanchez Farm field in PlantContinue Reading