Human activity was the cause of 96 per cent of mammal extinctions in the past 126,000 years, rather than climate change, according to a new study. The arrival of humans to Australia around 65,000 years ago and the Americas some 24,000 years ago caused particular spikes in animal extinctions, according to the study in Science … Read more
Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s transition team has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Trump administration to begin planning for a potential handover of power. Biden’s team signed the memo with the General Services Administration Thursday, according to the agency. The document is required under the Presidential Transition Act and formalizes how the federal government … Read more
A disabled protester arrested by Portland police while in his wheelchair, has accused officers of “trying to break” his arms.Dustin Brandon, 35, who is also a comedian and cannabis-rights campaigner, said he was was arrested for the first time this week, despite having attended almost each of the near 100 nights of protests, triggered by … Read more
In pro-Donald Trump areas of Pennsylvania, long a state Democrats thought they could rely on, some supporters of the Republican president say they are more enthusiastic than ever, and will work to reelect the incumbent who they say kept his promises. Read from Source
Trump Faces Fallout From Report He Calls Military ‘Losers’ And ‘Suckers’ NPR Trump: Americans Who Died in War Are ‘Losers’ and ‘Suckers’ The Atlantic Trump vehemently upset over Atlantic article that suggests he disrespected troops, John McCain CBS This Morning It’s Time for Trump’s Generals to Go on the Record Slate Trump said U.S. soldiers injured and killed in … Read more
GWU Investigating Whether White Professor Invented Her Black Identity NPR A White professor says she has been pretending to be Black for her entire professional career CNN White US professor Jessica Krug admits she has pretended to be Black for years The Guardian White college professor admits she lied about being Black WTOP White college prof confesses to assuming … Read more
Marjorie Taylor Greene, conservative Republican candidate for Georgia's 14th congressional district, has caused outrage online by posting a threatening image to Facebook.The pro-Trump candidate posted a picture on Thursday morning in which she stands holding a firearm next to images of the “Squad” — representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, and Ilhan Omar. Read from Source
Passengers reportedly heard the passenger complain that she was "too hot" and opened the emergency exit to cool down. Read from Source
President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus appears set to escape European Union sanctions over last month’s rigged elections after countries led by Germany and France blocked the move. The EU is preparing to impose sanctions against senior figures in the Belarusian government and intelligence services over the election and the bloody crackdown which followed. But a … Read more
A fundraising campaign set up on behalf of the owner of the San Francisco salon at the centre of a controversy with house speaker Nancy Pelosi has raised more than $140,000 (£106,150) in just two days.The GoFundMe page, that describes itself as the official and only valid fundraiser for the owner of eSalon, Erica Kious, … Read more