A Vermont lawmaker was compelled to apologize publicly after being caught on video pouring water into her colleague’s work bag multiple times across several months....
UPFs should also be heavily taxed due to impact on health and mortality, says scientist who coined term...
Ex-president determined to destroy independence of justice department if he regains control of White House...
Interesting article that talks about the similarities between now and 1938, and the sort of lessons we can learn from history.
Reddish-brown liquid found in untouched 2,000-year-old Roman tomb is a local, sherry-like wine...
cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/10713443...
British band Massive Attack have pulled out of a concert in Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, in protest against the government’s “attack on basic human rights”....
I'll note that heat stroke victims in Phoenix are more likely to survive this year than in the past due to ambulances stocking body bags full of ice.
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A family in Naples, Florida, whose home was struck by debris that fell to Earth from outer space and punched a hole in the roof is pursuing $80,000 from Nasa in compensation for damages....
Critics label as ‘absurd’ idea from government-backed thinktank as country seeks to address population decline...
The primary for New York’s 16th congressional district, which takes place on Tuesday, has drawn record-breaking spending, with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac) and a crypto-currency Super Pac behind the lion’s share of the funding....
"Israel presents itself as an LGBT haven in the region, but for Palestinians it offers neither refuge nor solidarity"
