A deadly E. coli outbreak connected to slivered onions served in McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers across the country has sickened at least 104 people, federal health officials said., Read MoreContinue Reading
For the third straight year, efforts to fight climate change haven’t lowered projections for how hot the world is likely to get, Read MoreContinue Reading
Chinese LGBTQ content creators have learned to navigate murky social media censorship and form queer communities online., Read MoreContinue Reading
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Social media posts falsely claim that Elon Musk banned author Stephen King from X, the social media platform owned by Musk. The rumor that King was banned originated on a satirical website. King’s X account remains active, and heContinue Reading
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino . Quick Take Ballots were still being counted in the days following the 2024 election, but a claim that there was a suspicious gap of 15 million to 20 million votes as compared with the 2020 election has been circulatingContinue Reading
Countries from around the world are meeting in the Colombian city of Cali, to discuss how best to protect biological diversity and develop a lasting blueprint that will allow humankind to live in harmony with nature.Continue Reading
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday called for decisive action to restore harmony with nature, warning that environmental crises are pushing humanity toward tipping points that threaten ecosystems, livelihoods and global stability.Continue Reading
A free and financially secure press is a public good, like education, and should receive citizen support. It’s the bedrock of democracy’s civic infrastructure.Continue Reading
By Georgina Gustin At its annual conference on climate change this week, the United Nations released a major report saying the world has little hope of reaching global climate targets without quickly lowering emissions of nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas that’s nearly 300 times more powerful at warming the atmosphereContinue Reading
I had cause this morning to dig around in Texas’ 2023 traffic-stop data, so decided to post a few high/lowlights. This data, published annually in a cumbersome, user-unfriendly spreadsheet by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (see here), only includes arrests, searches, etc. at traffic stops. After Sandra Bland’s death,Continue Reading
After more than 200 people were killed just two weeks ago, many on high alert again are furious with the government., Valencia and Madrid, Spain – When flash floods swept through Valencia, priceless family mementoes were destroyed as waters engulfed Marilo Grandoli’s ground-floor flat. But, despite this, Grandoli feels fortunate.Continue Reading
IAEA chief Grossi visits Tehran for talks aimed at more monitoring cooperation at Iran’s nuclear sites., IAEA chief Grossi visits Tehran for talks aimed at more monitoring cooperation at Iran’s nuclear sites. Iran is willing to negotiate with the United Nations atomic watchdog over its compliance with safeguards on itsContinue Reading
Fox Business Network’s Edward Lawrence questioned the White House press secretary over Joe Biden calling The Traitor a “threat” to democracy., Read MoreContinue Reading