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In Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley,” where the air is thick with pollutants and asthma rates are alarmingly high, a troublesome irony is unfolding. This region is home to sprawling petrochemical plants and toxic fossil fuels that disproportionately affect the respiratory health of the area’s majority-Black residents. Here, inhalers — one of the key tools for managing More

If you hadn’t read the news in four years — or just arrived from another galaxy — the Supreme Court’s de facto grant of immunity to Donald Trump for his alleged federal crimes might sound almost reasonable. There are “unique risks,” six right-wing justices warned, that if a president were required to answer criminal charges, his energies would be More

I was a student in the late 2000s when I had my first brush with “cancel culture.” A campus group had invited Nick Griffin — a racist Holocaust denier and leader of a fascist British political party, among other charming things — to speak. Many shocked students, including me, called Griffin’s views vile and warned More

Climate change is, by far, the biggest story of our era, an existential threat that has already profoundly affected life on Earth and promises to change it even more radically over the next few centuries. As our most pressing problem, it has inspired numerous non-fiction texts—news articles, science journalism, documentaries, academic monographs, and pop-science books More

Investigators do not believe the crash was an act of terrorism, officials said, while authorities were testing the driver for possible alcohol use, which was believed to be a factor in the crash.

Plus: get ready for the weekend with these fresh diversions.

Annuva Homes Limited is proud to introduce one of its state-of-the-art malls, the E-Mart located in the bustling heart of Lekki at Orchid Road, Lagos. This innovative shopping complex offers a unique opportunity for retail entrepreneurs and business owners to invest in their future with rent-to-own shop spaces in one of the fastest-growing commercial areas

Brexit figurehead Nigel Farage claimed to have kickstarted a "revolt against the establishment", as his hard-right party made significant gains in UK election results announced early Friday (5 July).

Independence Day celebrations at a park in New York City Thursday night turned bloody after a pickup truck rammed into a "crowded" area, killing two people and injuring nine others.

Israeli Zionists have always lusted after Palestine, but loathed its people.  Today is no exception. Ever since the birth of organized Zionism in 1897, its adherents have been bent on establishing a Jewish majority on a land not theirs and populated with a Palestinian Arab majority. Following the prison break of the Islamic Resistance Movement, More

TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei urged Iranians to have maximum turnout in election run-off.

When you take a look this styled shoot at Lake Vouliagmeni in Greece, you will quickly realize that this team of wedding pros are delivering jaw-dropping results! Penny Zachou Special Events planned and styled this epic setting with the most impressive flower designs from Lazaros Flowers! From ...

‘Let’s get to it, my friend,’ said Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau.

King Charles will carry out the 'kissing hands' ritual to appoint his new prime minister for the second time during his reign when he meets Keir Starmer to invite him to form a new government

It’s an increasingly familiar contradiction: digital platforms that position themselves as an accessible alternative to corporate media emerge as new censors in their own right. Social media and the internet make it possible to disseminate material that would otherwise have been suppressed, thereby helping to bring alternative conversations to the fore of mainstream awareness. And More

Impressive far-right anti-immigration electoral gains caused French President Emmanuel Macron to dissolve the French National Assembly and call for snap legislative elections. But on the soccer pitch, all right-wing talk of “invading hordes” disappeared as French fans cheered on their national team led by players of foreign origin in the quadrennial European soccer tournament. Successful More

Mr Maskey was elected for the first time in 2011.

KUALA LUMPUR: South Malaysia Industries Bhd (SMI) has gone to court to compel Kenanga Investment Bhd to provide further details of selling shareholders which led to the entry of a new substantial shareholder, Leong Seng Wui-controlled Target 1 Sdn Bhd.

1. Labour loses four seats to pro-Palestinian candidates  The Guardian
2. Ashworth loses seat to pro-Palestine independent in shock defeat  The Telegraph
3. Pro-Gaza candidates squeeze Labour vote in Muslim areas  BBC.com
4. Gaza backlash unseats Labour frontbencher as Jeremy Corbyn beats party he once led  The Independent

[Daily Trust] The Super Eagles have been given another chance to avenge their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying defeat to the Cheetahs of Benin Republic in Abidjan following the pairing of both teams in Group D of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying series.

[New Times] Rwandan cyclist Eric Manizabayo has vowed to make the country proud at the 2024 Olympic Games scheduled for July 26 to August 11 in Paris, France.

You may have heard about the rumblings that happened during the FDR New Deal era that came from the business oligarchs. They were not pleased with the notion of any federal relief to mitigate the ongoing depression misery in the United States during the 1930’s. Some things certainly never change. Anyway, the banker-friendly oligarch types More

On a day to celebrate our purported liberty and equality before the law - in a time when that precept is daily profaned - we grieve yet another bitter wrong: Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier has again been denied parole after almost 50 years in prison for a killing he very likely didn't commit. Peltier's harrowing saga, a testament to the historic abuses endured by America's native people, was and remains pure "retribution," says his lawyer: "It serves no purpose toward any idea of justice. Читать дальше...