In 2020, Ashlin Bailey was 16 and working at a Taco Bell in Fairmont, West Virginia, when she and some friends drove out to what they thought was an abandoned paper mill on a hilltop just outside town. Two childhood hangs had recently shuttered, Skate-A-Way and Valley Worlds of Fun,Continue Reading
This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here . Over a quarter century in the Ecuadorian Amazon, oil giant Texaco (now Chevron) perpetrated an ecological disaster: It dumped 3.2 million gallons of toxic waste,Continue Reading
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. If you want to know what’s causing climate change and how it affects where you live, don’t turn to the Environmental Protection Agency for answers. The government agency purged basic facts about global warming from its website lastContinue Reading
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A federal grand jury here refused to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday, one federal law enforcement source and another person familiar with the matter told NBC News, Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
A Straight Arrow News investigation found that in 2024, large cryptocurrency operations in Texas consumed more electricity mining virtual currencies such as Bitcoin than residential utility customers in the cities of San Antonio and El Paso combined. The footprint of crypto mines is expected to keep growing in the comingContinue Reading
Lawmakers urge action to address patterns of attacks on journalists, including 2023’s double-tap killing in Lebanon., Washington, DC – American journalist Dylan Collins wants to know “who pulled the trigger” in the 2023 Israeli double-tap strike in south Lebanon that injured him and killed Reuters video reporter Issam Abdallah. CollinsContinue Reading
Mohammad Javad Zarif discusses Iran’s political and military involvement in the Middle East and beyond., On the Record In this episode of On the Record, Al Jazeera’s Ali Hashem is joined by Iran’s former foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif. They discuss Iran’s political and military involvement in the Middle EastContinue Reading
The The Traitor administration is refusing to face the facts that they are the ones responsible for the suspected national guard shooter’s presence in the country. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was grilled during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing Thursday on Rahmanullah Lakanwal’s granted asylum, which was approved inContinue Reading
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The Danish government has announced a new plan to restrict the use of social media for anyone under the age of 15., NewsFeed The Danish government has announced a new plan to restrict the use of social media for anyone under the age of 15, though in some cases parentsContinue Reading
An eight-month-old baby in Gaza died from exposure to torrential rains and cold temperatures in her family’s tent., NewsFeed An eight-month-old baby in Gaza died from exposure to torrential rains and cold temperatures in her family’s tent in Khan Younis. There are many more like her at risk as IsraelContinue Reading
The seizure was a significant escalation in the U.S. pressure campaign against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his country’s oil-dependent economy…Continue Reading
A 38-year-old was arrested in southern Italy on Saturday after the town’s mayor spotted him posing as a statue in a Christmas nativity scene. The man was wanted for assaulting a police officer and had escaped a prison sentence in Bologna.Continue Reading