US companies have reason to be less keen on tapping the country’s vast reserves

Mia Tretta was shot in the abdomen in 2019 at a school near LA and Zoe Weissman witnessed a Florida shooting in 2018 * Brown University shooting: what we know so far As the deadly attack unfolded at Brown University, leaving students hiding under desks and reeling as gunshots rang out, the scene was eerily familiar for at least two students. Years earlier, Mia Tretta, 21, and Zoe Weissman, 20, had both survived school shootings. “What I’ve been feeling most is just, like, how dare this country allow this to happen to someone like me twice?” Weissman told the New York Times. Continue reading...

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved the use of pesticides containing PFAS, also known as forever chemicals, on food crops such as romaine lettuce, broccoli, and potatoes. While t...

Touts – and ordinary consumers – will no longer be able to charge anything more than price at which they purchased ticket Reselling tickets for profit is to be outlawed under plans due to be announced this week, the Guardian has learned, as the government goes ahead with a long-awaited crackdown on touts and resale platforms such as Viagogo and StubHub. Ministers had been considering allowing touts – and ordinary consumers – to sell on a ticket for up to 130% of face value, as part of a consultation process that ended earlier this year. Continue reading...

A new study published in Environmental Research Letters reveals that even advanced climate intervention strategies may not be enough to secure the future of wine grapes, coffee and cacao. These crops are vital to many economies and provide livelihoods for farmers worldwide. However, they are increasingly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Rising temperatures […] The post Climate intervention may not be enough to save coffee, chocolate and wine, new study finds appeared first on IOP Publishing.

Prominent professor Judith Butler among students and faculty investigated for ‘alleged antisemitic incidents’

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As the emerging details of Trump’s trade agreement with Europe puncture his hype, economist Paul Krugman explains at length why it’s actually a big loss for our country—and especially for his MAGA bas...

Unusually aggressive lone star ticks, common in the south-east, are spreading to areas previously too cold for them

Its report also suggests that reliance on artificial intelligence may leave the emergency services vulnerable to malicious hackers

Ole valppaana koko ajan: tie totalitarismiin on pitkä liukumäki. Ensin siepataan instituutiot, sitten häivytetään lainsäädännön ja toimeenpanovallan ero, Enqvist varoittaa.

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For hundreds of millions of people living in India and Pakistan the early arrival of summer heatwaves has become a terrifying reality that’s testing survivability limits and putting enormous strain on...