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Join us at Harbourfront Centre TONIGHT for an insightful conversation between Malene Djenaba Barnett and Tara Chadwick.

🎟️ Free
📅 Saturday, October 18
⏰ 6 – 8 p.m.
📍 Harbourfront Centre – 235 Queens Quay W
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October 18, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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Eastern Bluebird

A moment of bird zen...
September 12, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Three decades after legislation pushed for the return of Native American remains to Indigenous communities, many top U.S. museums and universities still have the remains of thousands of people in their collections.

Use our database to check on institutions near you (last updated Jan. 2025):
Does Your Local Museum or University Still Have Native American Remains?
Use this database to find out where Native American remains were taken from and which institutions report still having them. Check on institutions near you.
projects.propublica.org
September 12, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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Powering up: how Ethiopia is becoming an unlikely leader in the electric vehicle revolution
Powering up: how Ethiopia is becoming an unlikely leader in the electric vehicle revolution
A country plagued by power cuts has become the first to ban imports of petrol and diesel cars, as a new dam brings hopes of cheap green energy
www.theguardian.com
September 13, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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Earlier this summer, Jimmy Fallon brought a couple of special guests onto The Tonight Show: a pair of tomatoes that he had grown himself.
We talked to him about all things gardening, including his precious tomatoes and next year’s harvest.
We Talked All Things Gardening With Jimmy Fallon (Including Those Two Tomatoes)
The host of The Tonight Show has been showing off his itty-bitty summer bounty on the air. Writer Tim Heffernan has been there, and has some tips for Jimmy.
nyti.ms
September 13, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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Thanks for having us!
July 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Thanks for covering the first "Toronto Treasures" pop up at Old City Hall, @nwestoll.bsky.social 🎉
As the push to build a museum at Old City Hall dedicated to #Toronto remains ongoing, City staff and experts began reviewing items on Saturday that could enter a municipal collection or exhibit. A second Toronto Treasures event is happening on Aug. 23.

toronto.citynews.ca/2025/07/26/t...
City of Toronto staff looking for local treasures amid push for new Old City Hall museum
Dubbed Toronto Treasures, City staff asked residents to bring up to a few older locally themed items to see if it could go into a new museum.
toronto.citynews.ca
July 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Here’s R&B icon Mario helping set the mood for spawning fish in the Netherlands. Now you can do your part to bring fish together at showmeyournetherlands.com.
April 18, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Honeybee populations are again declining, threatening crops. But the honeybee is not the only bee that can work in the fields.
As honeybees die off again, some bee enthusiasts want to give mason bees a chance
Honeybee populations are again declining, threatening crops. But the honeybee is not the only bee that can work in the fields.
www.npr.org
April 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Not a hypothetical: less aircraft reconnaissance flights can lead to forecasters flying blind and badly missing rapid intensification forecasts like they did for hurricanes Otis & John in Mexico. This led to immense property damages and greater loss of life. www.axios.com/2025/03/06/n...
NOAA layoffs could ground some hurricane hunter flights
These specialized aircraft are key for making accurate storm track and intensity forecasts.
www.axios.com
March 7, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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A container ship collided with a U.S.-flagged oil tanker off the northeastern coast of England on Monday, causing multiple explosions and forcing the crews of both ships to abandon their vessels. One person was hospitalized, according to a local lawmaker. nyti.ms/3DHvRlT
March 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
what was that??
soflo looking south heading east - any reports @johnmoralestv.bsky.social
March 6, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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While Trump appoints 13 billionaires to his cabinet and Musk, Bezos and Zuckerberg see their wealth increase by $217 billion since the election, 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, 25% of seniors live on $15g or less and millions cannot afford rent.

SAY NO TO OLIGARCHY.
February 18, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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In the wealthiest nation on earth, 25% of seniors should not be living on $15,000 a year or less.

We should EXPAND Social Security, not cut it. I will soon be introducing legislation to significantly raise Social Security benefits and extend the solvency of the program.
February 20, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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The Trump administration is developing plans to build immigration detention facilities on bases nationwide, a step that could significantly expand the military's role in immigration enforcement.
DHS memo lays out plans to detain migrants at Fort Bliss and other U.S. bases
The Trump administration is developing plans to build immigration detention facilities on bases nationwide, a step that could significantly expand the military's role in immigration enforcement.
www.npr.org
February 24, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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The AI system will then determine whether an employee should be terminated.

Because, of course, letting AI decide people’s livelihoods seems like a great idea.
February 24, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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OPM has stated that a response is not necessary. However, if a response were required, here is their plan: Musk-directed emails to government employees, requesting details on their work over the past week, are expected to be fed into an AI system to assess job necessity.
February 24, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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More than 2,000 people could be displaced by the construction of the Río Indio dam. The Panama Canal Authority says the dam solves a long-term water shortage problem.
The Panama Canal needs more water. The solution is a dam that could displace thousands
More than 2,000 people could be displaced by the construction of the Río Indio dam. The Panama Canal Authority says the dam solves a long-term water shortage problem.
www.npr.org
February 24, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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Roberta Flack’s performances softly burned with the fire of life itself
Roberta Flack’s performances softly burned with the fire of life itself
The soul singer was ambitiously diverse in her musicianship, and enthralled at every turn – whether doing desolate folk cover versions or lighter, sophisticated pop
www.theguardian.com
February 25, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order on Monday blocking the Education Department and the Office of Personnel Management from disclosing sensitive data to members of Elon Musk’s team and anyone assisting them.
Judge Blocks Elon Musk’s DOGE Team From Education Department’s Student Loan Databases
The American Federation of Teachers, a union representing more than 1.8 million educators, had sued to keep members of Mr. Musk’s government efficiency team out of the Education Department’s systems.
www.nytimes.com
February 25, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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A group of mostly Quaker religious organizations succeeded in temporarily preventing federal immigration agents from operating around their places of worship across the U.S.
Judge Blocks Trump Administration Policy Allowing ICE Raids in Certain Places of Worship
Religious organizations are challenging a Trump administration policy that allows ICE to conduct operations in sensitive locations. The judge declined to pause the policy more broadly.
www.nytimes.com
February 25, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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A couple of weeks ago U.S. Fish and Wildlife proposed that the Antillean manatee (as seen in #PuertoRico) be added to the #endangeredspecies list, but not the #Florida #manatee. The comment period is open until March 17. https//www.federal...
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Status for the Florida Manatee and Endangered Status for the Antillean Manatee
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to list the two subspecies of the West Indian manatee, the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) and the Antillean manatee (Trichec...
www.federalregister.gov
February 7, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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The classics never go out of style.
Found these absolute gems at Goodwill.
February 6, 2025 at 10:33 PM