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Russian drone strikes hit homes in Kherson and Sloviansk
Five people were injured and several homes damaged after Russian drone strikes hit the Ukrainian port city of Kherson in the early hours of Tuesday.Continue Reading
DOGE is gutting AmeriCorps
The 30-year-old national service agency had tens of thousands working on climate change, conservation and disaster response in communities across the West. The post DOGE is gutting AmeriCorps appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
Delta-area lawmakers vow to fight Newsom’s plans for $20-billion water tunnel
Legislators who represent the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta are vowing to fight Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan for a $20-billion water tunnel.Continue Reading
International Tea Day: Spilling the tea on unusual teas around the world
Tea is the most popular drink in the world with billions of cups drank every day., Tea is the most popular drink in the world other than water. It beats out coffee and beer, which hold second and third place. May 21 is designated as International Tea Day by theContinue Reading
At least four children killed in southwest Pakistan blast
At least four children have been killed in a blast targeting a school bus in Khuzdar, Balochistan, officials say., At least five killed and dozens wounded in a blast targeting a school bus in Khuzdar, Balochistan, officials say. At least five people have been killed in a blast targeting a school busContinue Reading
Nicotine pouches helped me quit vaping – but now I’m addicted
‘I started nicotine pouches to get off vapes, but it’s just another addiction’ Hayley Jarvis BBC Scotland News Johnpaul began using nicotine pouches to help him get off vapes – but says it just led to another addiction. At one stage he was using 15 pouches a day, although theContinue Reading
PM Modi pays tributes to Rajiv Gandhi on 34th death anniversary, Kharge calls former PM ‘a great son of India’
Rajiv Gandhi was the last Congress prime minister to have headed a majority government, from 1984 to 1989. He was assassinated by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, a Sri Lanka-based terrorist organisation, on this day in 1991 while campaigning at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu…Continue Reading
Senator Chris Van Hollen and Marco Rubio face off during testy hearing in Congress | REUTERS
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio had a heated exchange with Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen during a Congress hearing, after Van Hollen said he regretted voting for Rubio. #Rubio #VanHollen #hearing #Congress #MarcoRubio #ChrisVanHollen #News #Reuters #Newsfeed 👉 Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribe Keep up with the latest news from around theContinue Reading
“If not me, then who?”: Applebaum’s BBC battles against Russian propagandist in 2014
The third day of the Lviv Media Forum 2025 featured a powerful panel discussion titled “Stronger than Strongmen: Navigating the Twilight of Democracy Toward Freedom.” The event featured Anne Applebaum, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, historian, and commentator on international affairs with a particular focus on Eastern Europe and authoritarianism. ApplebaumContinue Reading
Defending Human Rights Is Dangerous. Defending Nature Makes It Even Riskier
Over the past decade, there have been more than 6,400 attacks on human rights defenders, with three-fourths carried out against environmental defenders. By Katie Surma One evening in January 2023, Indigenous leader Antonio Díaz Valencia and human rights lawyer Ricardo Arturo Lagunes Gasca vanished. Continue Reading
The Traitor’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Favors The Rich, New Analysis Finds
The pro-worker tax cuts The Traitor proposed during the campaign aren’t enough to skew the bill in a more populist direction., Read MoreContinue Reading
Rubio defends The Traitor’s foreign policy while US flags “are coming down around world”
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, responding to questions from senators in Congress, has confirmed that assistance from Joe Biden’s administration is still reaching Ukraine. However, no new decisions on further deliveries have been made yet. Rubio defended the The Traitor administration’s foreign policy on 20 May, insisting that despiteContinue Reading