Month: March 2022
Teachers fear the chilling effect of Florida’s so-called ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law – NPR
Teachers fear the chilling effect of Florida’s so-called ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law NPR Actor Ron Perlman calls Florida Gov. DeSantis a ‘Nazi piece of s—‘ over parental rights bill, gets blasted Fox News DeSantis-Disney feud heats up; Governor claims Disney ‘crossed line’ WPLG
Read MoreThe promise and pitfalls of desalination
California needs to diversify its water supply as the West dries up. How much can desalination help?
Read MoreConfusion engulfed Meta as staff struggled to keep up with ‘shifting rules’ about Ukraine war: report
The “fog of war” from Ukraine appears to have descended on Facebook and Instagram. Meta, parent company of the two social media platforms, last week reportedly took the highly unusual step of suspending some of the quality controls it implemented
Read MoreMaternity patients among 20,000 civilians forcibly deported to Russia, Mariupol says
More than 70 hospital patients and staff members from the besieged Ukrainian city have been sent to Russia against their will, officials say, a war crime under the Geneva Conventions. (Image credit: Emre Caylak/AFP via Getty Images)
Read MoreKyiv is urging companies to resume bike rentals so residents can move around the city
The announcement comes a day after Russia said its military is shifting forces away from Ukraine’s capital and is the latest hint that Kyiv might be heading toward some stability. (Image credit: Anastasia Vlasova/Getty Images)
Read MoreThe parents of an American detained in Russia are protesting outside the White House
Trevor Reed started his second hunger strike in Russian prison after being sent to solitary confinement instead of getting treatment for tuberculosis. His parents want to meet with President Biden. (Image credit: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Read MorePoland plans to end all Russian oil imports by the end of the year
Poland has announced steps to end all Russian oil imports by year’s end as Germany issued a warning over natural gas supplies.
Read MoreVladimir Putin doesn’t realize how ‘badly’ the Ukraine war is going for Russian forces: US official
When Russian forces invaded Ukraine on February 24 on orders from Vladimir Putin, the Russian president obviously hoped to capture Ukraine quickly. But for all the destruction that Russian forces have inflicted in Ukraine, the Ukrainian army has fought back
Read MoreBritain is not seeking to remove Russia’s Putin: Boris Johnson
By Kylie MacLellan and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) -Britain is focused on helping protect Ukrainians from the war and is not aiming to remove Russian President Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday. U.S. President Joe Biden has
Read MoreCalifornia Governor Again Blocks Parole for Manson Family’s Leslie Van Houten
(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday blocked parole for Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten, reversing a panel’s recommendation that she be freed after spending a half-century in prison. Van Houten, 72, “currently poses an unreasonable danger
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