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The new documentary Free Joan Little chronicles the landmark case of the first woman in U.S. history to be acquitted on the grounds of self-defense against sexual violence. Joan Little’s 1975 murder trial inspired a national campaign for racial justice, prisoners’ rights, and survivors’ rights to self-defense. Director Yoruba RichenContinue Reading

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Congressional Progressive Caucus Deputy Chair Rep. Ilhan Omar (MN-05) issued the following statement after the House vote to release the Epstein Files. “Today, my Progressive Caucus colleagues and I unanimously voted to release the Epstein Files. The American people deserve to know who enabled Jeffrey Epstein, who looked the otherContinue Reading

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If you’ve been dying to know how Guillermo del Toro stitched his dream project together, you’re in the right laboratory. Below, we’re breaking open the vault with a roundup of behind-the-scenes photos from the making of Frankenstein — plus the most fascinating facts about how this epic, hand-crafted monster cameContinue Reading

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Here are the key events from day 1,364 of Russia’s war on Ukraine., Here are the key events from day 1,364 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Russian serviceman fire a new Russian 152mm truck-mounted self-propelled howitzer towards Ukrainian army positions at an undisclosed location in Ukraine [Handout: Russian Defence MinistryContinue Reading

Team studies beryllium-7 variations over Antarctic regions of the Southern Ocean

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Beryllium-7 produced by cosmic rays in the upper atmosphere is transported to near-ground levels via folding of the tropopause associated with low- and high-pressure systems, and is also transported near the surface in coastal regions by katabatic winds descending the slopes of the Antarctic continent. Credit: Naohiko Hirasawa from National Institute of Polar Research, JapanContinue Reading

Secretive SpaceX satellites operated by US government are shooting disruptive radio signals into space, astronomer accidentally discovers

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SpaceX’s Starshield satellites are covert versions of the company’s Starlink spacecraft operated by U.S. agencies. This 2023 image shows a batch of Starlink satellites just before they were released into low Earth orbit. (Image credit: SpaceX) SpaceX’s secretive “Starshield” government-operated intelligence satellites are deliberately emitting radio signals the “wrong way around,” and outside of theContinue Reading