Month: October 2021
UN uses dinosaur to deliver ‘save your species’ message to warn of global warming effects
The United Nations is summoning an unusual “witness” to testify to the dangers of burning fossil fuels that stoke global warming.
Read MorePresident Trump Responds on Pennsylvania’s 2020 Election – The Wall Street Journal
President Trump Responds on Pennsylvania’s 2020 Election The Wall Street Journal
Read MoreThe U.S. issues the first passport with a nonbinary gender ‘X’ option
After a lawsuit, the Biden administration promised this year that it would make the documents more inclusive for people who identify as nonbinary, intersex or gender-nonconforming. (Image credit: Benny Snyder/AP)
Read MoreOne Very Big Problem With the Democrats’ Billionaires Tax
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. Some of the darkest instincts in politics have been given permission with the simple
Read MoreSpaceX Is Fixing the Toilets Aboard its Dragon Capsule After a Mid-Mission Leak
(CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.) — SpaceX is taming some toilet troubles in its Dragon capsules before launching four more astronauts. The company and NASA want to make sure any toilet leaks won’t compromise the capsule launching early Sunday from Kennedy Space
Read MoreNorway police say 24 were targeted in bow and arrow attack
Norwegian police said on Wednesday that 24 people were now being treated as victims of a bow and arrow attack earlier this month in which five people were killed. A man rampaged through the town of Kongsberg west of Oslo
Read MoreUnited States Issues First Passport With ‘X’ Gender Designation
(DENVER) — The United States has issued its first passport with an “X” gender designation—a milestone in the recognition of the rights of people who don’t identify as male or female—and expects to be able to offer the option more
Read MoreU.S. Argues Extradition of Julian Assange Should Go Ahead
The U.S. presented arguments to a British court to overturn an earlier decision against extraditing the WikiLeaks founder.
Read MoreWhy Families of U.S. Hostages Overseas Are Growing Frustrated with Biden
On Oct. 16, Cristina and Veronica Vadell found themselves frantically following the dotted line of a plane’s path on a flight-tracking website from their homes in coastal Louisiana. The aircraft, which belonged to the U.S. Justice Department and was en
Read MoreU.K., Canada Lead West in Weaning Economies Off Covid-19 Pandemic Support
London’s new tax and spending policies, along with faster growth, are forecast to shrink the U.K.’s budget deficit in coming years.
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