Gloria Steinem, a towering figure in the feminist movement and a cultural icon who worked for decades to win more rights, protections and opportunities for women, died Wednesday, Sept. 2, at 92. Steinem also earned her fair share of criticism over the decades, most notably for her defense of BillContinue Reading
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This story was originally published by U.S. Right to Know, a nonprofit newsroom and public health research group. Twenty years ago, the Gates and Rockefeller foundations launched the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), promising agricultural transformation from improved seeds, synthetic fertilizers, mechanization and commercial markets. These interventions, they said,Continue Reading
There is a particular kind of political amnesia that can overtake movements in difficult times. We remember the victories but forget the arguments that preceded them. We remember the marches but forget the years of patient organizing that made them possible. We remember solidarity as a feeling rather than aContinue Reading
Mexican authorities seized nearly 17 tonnes of methamphetamine from three clandestine laboratories in Sinaloa, NewsFeed Mexican authorities seized nearly 17 tonnes of methamphetamine from three clandestine laboratories in Sinaloa and dismantled the 5,700-square-metre facility where the drugs were produced. Officials estimated the operation caused criminal groups an economic loss ofContinue Reading
Lori Chavez-DeRemer reportedly used staff for personal tasks, drank at work and violated ethics regulations., A federal watchdog in the United States has published a report detailing allegations of misconduct involving former US Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, who resigned in April. On Thursday night, the Department of Labor’s Office ofContinue Reading
Beneath the Arctic Ocean is an orchestra featuring natural and human composers, from cracking sea ice and whistling beluga whales to humming shipping-vessel engines. Researchers from MIT Lincoln Laboratory heard some of this cacophony when analyzing data from commercial off-the-shelf sensors that they integrated and deployed in 2024 during theContinue Reading
Republicans asked the high court to allow party committees to receive the same ad discounts that candidates themselves benefit from., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
New research suggests that human activity is making El Niño even more extreme and globally disruptive., Read MoreContinue Reading
Germany, Austria, Greece, Denmark and the Netherlands did not outline where the centres would be located., Germany, Austria, Greece, Denmark and the Netherlands did not outline where the centres would be located. Five European nations have agreed on concrete steps towards a deal with an unspecified non-European Union country toContinue Reading
The country’s highest court is considering investigations into two judges who have accused each other of wrongdoing., Brazil’s Supreme Court has found itself at the centre of a corruption scandal roiling the country, with the body considering investigations into two justices who have accused each other of wrongdoing. The disputeContinue Reading
We go to Danbury, Connecticut, where residents held a mass demonstration this week to protest recent immigration arrests and to support the city’s immigrant community. Danbury, like many other communities across the United States, has been the target of a spike in immigration enforcement under the The Traitor administration, includingContinue Reading
A substance found in edible sea squirts appeared to reverse several signs of aging in older mice. Plasmalogen supplements improved memory and learning, strengthened connections between brain cells, reduced inflammation, and even helped the mice grow thicker, darker hair. Researchers believe the compounds may encourage brain regeneration and protect agingContinue Reading