German Farmers Struck By Drought Fear Further Damage From Climate Change
High temperatures and a severe drought have hit food production in Germany and left many farmers there wondering what they can do to survive climate change.
Former Political Leader Of Scotland Is Facing Allegations Of Sexual Misconduct
In Britain, the former head of the Scottish National party, who resigned from the party this week after being accused of sexual harassment, has raised over $120,000 to help him fight the allegations.
U.N. Urges China To Stop Detaining Uighurs; ‘Political Reeducation’ Centers Reported
The U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination says it is alarmed by reports of detentions, mass surveillance, and “frequent baseless police stops.”
The women activists for peace in Syria
After seven years of war in Syria, so many men have been killed or left the country that women are now a dominant presence in many parts of Syrian society. This is especially true in Idlib, the last province still largely controlled by opposition forc…
Can John McCain memorials be a healing moment?
In his final years, John McCain became an increasingly polarizing figure. Most telling, perhaps, were the bitterly negative comments about McCain on social media, amid the praise. “There’s a longing for a sense of coming together with purpose, and I …
Detroit battles tax penalties that create city of renters
Pearlie Mack was a homeowner for years, until a series of difficult-to-prevent disasters. First, an electrical fire left her West Side Detroit home in ashes in 1998. Last summer, a bright orange foreclosure notice was tacked on the front door of the …
Neutral no more: Can the Supreme Court survive an era of extreme partisanship?
On February 23, 1857, Supreme Court Justice Robert Cooper Grier (my multi-great granduncle) wrote President-elect James Buchanan one of the most infamous letters in the history of American jurisprudence. In it, Justice Grier outlined for the incoming …
To Mark An American Queen’s Funeral, Buckingham Palace Plays ‘Respect’
Aretha Franklin, America’s queen of soul, is being laid to rest in Detroit on Friday, and Queen Elizabeth’s Buckingham Palace sent its respects.
At Asia’s heart, Lake Baikal stirs Russians to protect nature
Almost everyone in the Russian republic of Buryatia describes themselves as an environmentalist. It is the presence of the unspeakably beautiful Lake Baikal, the world’s oldest and deepest lake, that has shaped that attitude. Legend has it that Gengh…
EU Backs Abolishing Summer And Winter Time Changes; 84 Percent Agree
Each member nation would be able to decide “whether to go for permanent summer or wintertime.”
Canadian Court Puts A Stop To Expansion Of Major Oil Pipeline (For Now)
An appeals court sided unanimously with environmental and indigenous groups in the decision; for construction to resume, the government must comply with court orders that could take years to satisfy.
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