Mother Jones Magazine
- Environmentalists Are Having a Cow Over Tyson Foods’ “Climate Friendly” Beefby Georgina Gustin on May 9, 2024
This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. About five miles south of Broken Bow, in the heart of central Nebraska, thousands of cattle stand in feedlots at Adams Land & Cattle Co., a supplier of beef to the meat giant Tyson Foods. From the air, the feedlots
- The NYPD’s New Sizzle Reels Aren’t Just Dumb. They’re Dangerous.by Julianne McShane on May 8, 2024
Shortly after dozens of New York City police officers gathered to clear out student protests over Israel’s war in Gaza last week, the city’s police force published something peculiar on social media: a highly produced sizzle reel of the raids. One of the videos—posted less than 12 hours after the police raids on encampments at New
The Grio
- Kanye’s daughter, North West, joins starry concert event of ‘The Lion King’ at Hollywood Bowlby Associated Press on May 9, 2024
West, 10, voiced the role of Mini in last year’s “PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie,” alongside Taraji P. Henson, Kristen The post Kanye’s daughter, North West, joins starry concert event of ‘The Lion King’ at Hollywood Bowl appeared first on TheGrio.
- Florida deputies who fatally shot Black US airman burst into wrong apartment, attorney saysby Associated Press on May 9, 2024
Senior Airman Roger Fortson, 23, based at the Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, was in his off-base apartment in The post Florida deputies who fatally shot Black US airman burst into wrong apartment, attorney says appeared first on TheGrio.
The Hill Latino Feed
- Biden to tighten national security, public safety asylum screeningsby Rafael Bernal on May 8, 2024
The Biden administration on Thursday will announce new measures to more quickly screen asylum applicants for potential public safety or national security risks. The proposed regulation will essentially move up those screenings to an earlier stage in the asylum process, increasing the chances that migrants who do pose a potential threat would be quickly removed...
- Democrats push Biden for executive action to secure borderby Mike Lillis on May 8, 2024
More than a dozen House Democrats are pressing President Biden to tap his executive powers to secure the border, arguing that Congress’s partisan stalemate on the issue leaves him no choice but to act unilaterally. In a letter delivered to the president on Tuesday, 15 Democrats — most of them in competitive reelection contests — said the only...
Forbes Diversity and Inclusion
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NBC News
- Houston mayor says police chief is out amid probe into thousands of dropped casesby The Associated Press on May 9, 2024
Houston’s mayor has replaced the city’s police chief, saying Wednesday it was the best thing for a law enforcement agency that’s still under intense scrutiny over why hundreds of thousands of cases were never investigated, including more than 4,000 sexual assault allegations.
- Israel is furious with Biden's decision to draw a red line over the planned invasion of Rafahby Chantal Da Silva and Raf Sanchez and Courtney Kube and Andrea Mitchell and Carol E. Lee on May 9, 2024
Israel reacted with a mix of concern and fury Thursday to President Joe Biden's warning that he would cut off weapons to the U.S. ally's military if it moves forward with a full-scale assault on Rafah, the city in southern Gaza where more than 1 million Palestinians are sheltering.
- Storms kill at least 3 in the Southeast, as severe weather is set to continueby Patrick Smith and Kathryn Prociv on May 9, 2024
Severe weather that has claimed the lives of at least three people in the last 24 hours and destroyed homes across the South is set to continue, as forecasters warn of thunderstorms, flash flooding and possible tornadoes Thursday and into Friday.
News One
- Civil Rights Icon Daisy Bates Honored With Statue In US Capitolby Bilal G. Morris on May 9, 2024
Civil Rights leader and journalist Daisy Bates was honored with a statue unveiled Wednesday in the U.S. Capitol. The post Civil Rights Icon Daisy Bates Honored With Statue In US Capitol appeared first on NewsOne.
- Campus Protests: Why Media Coverage Is More Drama Than Substanceby Danielle K. Brown, Michigan State University on May 9, 2024
Protest movements can look very different depending on where you stand, both literally and figuratively. The post Campus Protests: Why Media Coverage Is More Drama Than Substance appeared first on NewsOne.
Disabled World
- Armadillo Art Exhibition: Paintings by Carl Clark and Mike Harris Jr.on May 8, 2024
Landscape paintings by Carl Clark and Mike Harris Jr. will be featured at Armadillo Art Exhibition, Interact Gallery From May 11 to June 15, 2024
- Heavenly Home and the Words We Use to Describe Iton May 4, 2024
Heavenly Home focuses on empowering families worldwide to foster healthier, happier, and more skilled home environments through mindful language choices, informed responses, and expert guidance
The Progressive
- With Regard to Gaza, the Genocide Convention Has Been ‘Bent to the Will of Powerful States’by Michelle Chen on May 8, 2024
An interview with human rights activist Maung Zarni.
- Labor in Guatemala Sees a Glimmer of Hopeby Jeff Abbott on May 8, 2024
Despite inequality—and a history of state neglect and repression—new unions in the Central American country send a positive sign.
- Unfurling Love from the Windowby Kathy Kelly on May 8, 2024
A banner and a name remind student protesters for whom they are fighting.
Education
The Hechinger Report
- Is the secret to getting rural kids to college leveraging the entire community?by Javeria Salman on May 9, 2024
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Why do rural students have to “beat the odds” in order to get to college? That’s the question Jim Shelton asked his fellow panelists during last week’s sixth annual Rural Summit, a gathering focused on addressing the needs of rural students. Shelton is president of the philanthropic group Blue Meridian Partners and The post Is the secret to getting rural kids to college leveraging the entire community? appeared first on The Hechinger Report.
- COLUMN: Disrupted graduations further tarnish higher education’s imageby Liz Willen on May 8, 2024
After weeks of pro-Palestinian protests and campus unrest, another powerful symbol of higher education faces disruption: commencement ceremonies, with all their iconic images of tassels turned around and caps tossed jubilantly into the air. Now, parents and guests from all over the world are weighing whether to travel in to attend watered-down, smaller commencement ceremonies The post COLUMN: Disrupted graduations further tarnish higher education’s image appeared first on The Hechinger Report.
- ‘I can be mom and teacher’: Schools tackle child care needs to keep staff in classroomsby Carly Flandro and Valeria Olivares on May 7, 2024
When Christina Zimmerman returned to teaching last year after maternity leave, she grappled with postpartum depression that she says could have led to quitting her job. But her school’s onsite day care made all the difference, as she knew her daughter was just a few classrooms away. “I can be mom and teacher in the The post ‘I can be mom and teacher’: Schools tackle child care needs to keep staff in classrooms appeared first on The Hechinger Report.
Ed Source
- How earning a college degree put four California men on a path from prison to new lives | Documentary by Ashley A. Smith on May 8, 2024
Samual N. Brown, Allen Burnett, Charlie Praphatananda and Dara Yin have stories to tell. Their time in prison was shrouded by their reality. Three of the four were charged with murder and sentenced to life without parole. It’s what one of them, who entered prison at 20, describes as death by incarceration. Taking college courses had been going on for decades in California prisons,... read more
- Berkeley Unified faces federal investigation into charges of antisemitismby John Fensterwald on May 8, 2024
Superintendent says district "intends to cooperate" with the probe during House hearing on K-12 antisemitism.
Huff Post: Education
- Columbia University Cancels Main Commencement Amid Pro-Palestinian Protestson May 6, 2024
The school said it will hold smaller, school-based ceremonies instead of a university-wide ceremony.
Climate Change and Environmental Stewardship
Climate Generation Blog
- Climate Action That Sustains Usby Jenna Cobb on May 2, 2024
I grew up near the coast of Los Angeles County, and I spent a lot of time on nature walks with my family at the beach, in the local mountains, and around our neighborhood. In high school, I started volunteering at a local marsh. As I was pulling weeds as part of habitat restoration efforts The post Climate Action That Sustains Us appeared first on Climate Generation.
- 3 overlooked signs a food is climate friendly (Lessons from hazelnuts)by Emma Dempsey on April 24, 2024
Two years ago, I moved to Minnesota to sell hazelnuts. I believed strongly in their potential to fight climate change, and I was overcome with excitement – getting tongue tied talking about what it could mean to swap the endless corn and soy fields for a food with seemingly endless environmental benefits. But I soon The post 3 overlooked signs a food is climate friendly (Lessons from hazelnuts) appeared first on Climate Generation.
The Daily Climate
- Amidst a controversial international sale, U.S. Steel falls behind in cleaner steelmakingby Kristina Marusic on May 9, 2024
PITTSBURGH — On a windy, rainy afternoon in early April, bundled-up protesters gathered in front of U.S. Steel’s corporate headquarters downtown ahead of a […]
- Rising ocean temperatures signal potential global disruptionsby EHN Curators on May 9, 2024
As oceans warm at unprecedented rates, experts fear widespread ecological impacts.Katrin Bennhold, David Gelles and Raymond Zhong report for The New York […]
Inside Climate News
- If the EV Market Has Slowed, Nobody Bothered to Tell Fordby By Dan Gearino on May 9, 2024
Tesla, you may have heard, is going through a rough patch, and the company represents a large enough share of U.S. electric vehicle sales that its problems could lead to a down year for the entire market. But that hasn’t happened—at least not yet—partly because several other brands’ EV sales have risen to take the
- How Shadowy Corporations, Secret Deals and False Promises Keep Retired Coal Plants From Being Redevelopedby By Daniel Propp on May 9, 2024
“Perfect waste.” That’s how Bryan Messmore describes the 733-acre parcel of land at the confluence of Tanners Creek and the Ohio River. Messmore is the city coordinator and redevelopment director for Lawrenceburg, Indiana, a town of 5,000 people in the southeast corner of the state that in 2020 appeared on the verge of a renaissance.
Yale Climate Connections
- Uruguay, pionero en energía renovable: ¿un modelo para el mundo?by Johani Ponce on May 9, 2024
El país se erige como un paradigma global en la transición hacia la energía verde, liderando una revolución que ha transformado radicalmente su matriz energética. The post Uruguay, pionero en energía renovable: ¿un modelo para el mundo? appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
- Field workers, farm owners, and buyers band together to protect workers from heatby YCC Team on May 9, 2024
Heat-related illnesses are a growing risk as the climate warms. The post Field workers, farm owners, and buyers band together to protect workers from heat appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Health & Health Care Equity
Alternative Medicine Magazine
- Dietary Supplements for Thyroid Supportby Dick Benson on May 8, 2024
IBSA USA announced that its Syrel™ (selenium + BioPerine®) and Thirodium™ (iodine) brands are now available in the U.S. Manufactured and marketed by IBSA, Syrel and Thirodium are select dietary supplements that contain two vital Read More The post Dietary Supplements for Thyroid Support appeared first on Alternative Medicine Magazine.
- 4 Alternatives to Medication for Chronic Painby Dick Benson on May 8, 2024
With the amazing innovations that modern medicine provides to us, it is incredibly easy and attainable to live the healthy life we’ve always dreamed of. We have more cures for thousands of ailments like chronic Read More The post 4 Alternatives to Medication for Chronic Pain appeared first on Alternative Medicine Magazine.
Poz
- Florida Passes Bill Allowing Pharmacists to Provide PEP to Prevent HIVby Laura Schmidt on May 2, 2024
The Florida legislation permits pharmacists to screen for HIV, dispense post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) meds and more.
- At Least 3 Women Contracted HIV From Vampire Facials, Confirms CDCby Trent Straube on April 30, 2024
Linked to a New Mexico spa during 2018, the cases mark the first documented instance of HIV transmission through cosmetic injection.
Pro Choice America
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KFF Health News
- Medical Residents Are Increasingly Avoiding States With Abortion Restrictionsby Julie Rovner, KFF Health News and Rachana Pradhan on May 9, 2024
A new analysis shows that students graduating from U.S. medical schools were less likely to apply this year for residency positions in states with abortion bans and other significant abortion restrictions.
- Paid Sick Leave Sticks After Many Pandemic Protections Vanishby Zach Dyer on May 9, 2024
The U.S. is one of nine countries that do not guarantee paid sick leave. Since the covid pandemic, advocates in states including Missouri, Alaska, and Nebraska are organizing to take the issue to voters with ballot initiatives this November.
Mayo Clinic
- Exercise for weight loss: Calories burned in 1 houron May 8, 2024
- Chest pain: First aidon May 8, 2024
Time Magazine: Health
- The Land That Doesn’t Need Ozempicby Johann Hari on May 9, 2024
Some 43% of Americans are obese, compared with just 4.5% of Japanese people. What explains this gap?
- Over 321,000 Children in the U.S. Lost a Parent to Drug Overdose, Study Findsby Chantelle Lee on May 8, 2024
The alarming figure shows the dire need to “comprehensively address the needs of individuals, families and communities” when tackling the growing overdose crisis, experts say.
Animal Welfare
Endangered Species Coalition
- Celebrate Grizzly Moms by Keeping Them Protected Under the Endangered Species Actby ESC on May 8, 2024
Spring is one of the most rewarding times to be a conservationist and animal advocate. The natural world begins to emerge and remind us all just what it is that we fight so hard to protect. One of my favorite… Continue reading “Celebrate Grizzly Moms by Keeping Them Protected Under the Endangered Species Act”… The post Celebrate Grizzly Moms by Keeping Them Protected Under the Endangered Species Act appeared first on Endangered Species Coalition.
- Endangered Species Coalition Applauds Passage of Wolverine Restoration Billby Endangered Species Coalition on May 4, 2024
For Immediate Release: May 3, 2024Contact: Ryan Sedgeley, rsedgeley@endangered.org (307) 220-6084Derek Goldman, dgoldman@endangered.org, (406) 370-6491 Reintroduction of this Threatened Species is a Historic Step for Wildlife Conservation Denver, Colo.–Today the Colorado General Assembly gave final approval to a bill to… Continue reading “Endangered Species Coalition Applauds Passage of Wolverine Restoration Bill”… The post Endangered Species Coalition Applauds Passage of Wolverine Restoration Bill appeared first on Endangered Species Coalition.
The Conversation: Animal Welfare
- Flat faces and difficulty breathing: how pet trends have harmed animal health – and what we can we do about itby Jacqueline Boyd, Senior Lecturer in Animal Science, Nottingham Trent University on April 23, 2024
The genetic mutations responsible for the unusual physical features in animals can also cause great harm.
- Chimpanzees stayed in an ‘invisible cage’ after zoo enclosure was enlarged – South African studyby Luke Mangaliso Duncan, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Warwick on March 20, 2024
Zoo-based research can teach us about the needs of animals in our care.
- Surviving fishing gear entanglement isn’t enough for endangered right whales – females still don’t breed afterwardby Joshua Reed, Research Associate in Biology, Macquarie University on March 13, 2024
Even when female North Atlantic right whales survive entanglement in fishing gear, it may affect their future ability to breed, increasing the pressure on this critically endangered species.
Nature World News
- Malaysia Pioneers Orangutan Diplomacy, Gifting the Great Apes to Promote Sustainable Palm Oil Practices Globallyby Paw Mozter on May 9, 2024
Malaysia intends to gift orangutans to palm oil-purchasing countries as part of an initiative similar to China's panda diplomacy, the commodities minister said on Wednesday.
- ArkLaTex Weather Forecast: Very Large Hail, Damaging Winds Likely to Bring Power Outages, Road Dangersby Kenneth John on May 9, 2024
A National Weather Service (NWS) report warns of potentially damaging winds and very large hail in the ArkLaTex region this week, causing slower commutes and power outages. Read here.
- Eastern US Weather Forecast: Widespread Above-Average Warmth Likely This Weekby Kenneth John on May 9, 2024
The latest weather forecast shows the Eastern US can expect widespread above-average temperatures this week. A warmer outlook is also likely in the Southeast. Read here.
The Guardian: Animals
- Ice dives, walrus snaps and whale encounters: the man telling extreme stories of an Arctic at riskby Karen McVeigh on May 9, 2024
Andreas Heide has been shortlisted for a Shackleton award for his work in the far north, getting up close to nature to connect people emotionally with a fragile ecosystemTo say the images of Andreas Heide during his working day are dramatic is an understatement: a freediver deep underwater in a black wetsuit, his lean silhouette enhanced by powerful bladed fins, looking up towards a group of orcas; or standing on an ice sheet next to a small sailboat in the Arctic, amid a sea full of dangerous looking ice floes in poor visibility.But for the marine biologist and adventurer, plunging into freezing waters with orcas or embarking on a 4,500-mile sailing expedition from the Arctic north to the UK and back, documenting whale behaviour and their dramatic encounters with polar bears, whales and walruses, is all part and parcel of storytelling that he hopes can ultimately change human behaviour. He works with scientists and conservationists, photographers and drone pilots, to underline the importance of conservation in the extreme north, under challenging conditions.The crew land at the Sjuøyane, Svalbard 2023, wearing a rifle for polar bear protection. From left: Zimbabwean sailor Tawanda Chikasha; Andreas Heide; Spanish marine biotechnologist Almu Alvarez; and Norwegian photographer Tord Karlsen. Photograph: Tord Karlsen/Barba Continue reading...
- Malaysia plans to give orangutans to countries that buy palm oilby Rebecca Ratcliffe in Bangkok on May 9, 2024
‘Orangutan diplomacy’ strategy aims to ease concern over environmental impact of palm oil production, says ministerMalaysia plans to give orangutans as gifts to countries that buy its palm oil as part of an “orangutan diplomacy” strategy to ease concerns over the environmental impact of the commodity.The south-east Asian country is the world’s second biggest producer of palm oil, which is found in more than half of supermarket packaged goods – from pizza and biscuits, to lipstick and shampoos. Global demand for palm oil has been blamed for driving deforestation in Malaysia and neighbouring Indonesia. Continue reading...
