Month: October 2020

Putting to rest the industry argument that cheap, dirty coal is somehow a solution to extreme global poverty, a coalition of development experts published a new paper on Tuesday arguing that, in fact, coal is one of the major forces driving climate change, which they say is “the greatest long-term threat to eradicating poverty.” The…

With the Electoral College vote less than a week away, Harvard University constitutional law professor Lawrence Lessig says 20 Republican members are considering voting against Donald Trump—more than half the number needed to potentially block the real estate mogul’s election.  The 538 delegates to the Electoral College will gather at state capitols on Monday, December…

The chief executive officer of the Bahrain International Circuit says that he doesn’t expect Formula 1 to make a habit of using its outer loop layout in future Grand Prix events. Bahrain has been on the F1 calendar since the venue opened in 2004. But the race has always been run on a version of…

Former White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon on Tuesday will reportedly campaign with former Arizona state Sen. Kelli Ward (R), who is running for United States Senate. The New York Times’s Maggie Haberman reported the news on Twitter Monday, noting that conservative talk radio host Laura Ingraham invited Bannon to the event. In more senate…

Republican Sen. Jeff FlakeJeffrey (Jeff) Lane FlakeGOP lawmakers stick to Trump amid new criticism Kelly holds double-digit lead over McSally in Arizona: poll Trump asserts his power over Republicans MORE (Ariz.) criticized his party’s Alabama Senate nominee on Tuesday for previously saying that Muslims should not be able to serve in Congress. Flake warned against “applying religious…

One resident of Flint, Michigan—a city still grappling with a lead-contamination crisis—is asking a grand jury to look into whether Gov. Rick Snyder illegally used $2 million in taxpayer money for his legal fees related to the disaster. “After what has happened in this city, it’s just a slap in the face,” said 46-year-old Keri…

Law enforcement unleashed concussion grenades, rubber bullets, tear gas, and water cannons in sub-freezing temperatures on peaceful water protectors battling the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota late Sunday. An activist’s drone captured the onslaught: And Native American news outlet lastrealindians.com showed the scene from the ground, with water protectors peacefully standing and chanting “water…

In a report reminiscent of science fiction, U.S. Air Force scientists said this week that sending electric pulses to soldier’s brains is an effective technique to improve attention span and cognitive ability. The as-yet unregulated technology may be used on drone operators, whose role in the United States’ secret assassination program leaves them with some…

A Republican elector has become the first of his party to join an unprecedented Electoral College revolt against President-elect Donald Trump, an effort led by eight Democratic electors that seeks to block the looming far-right administration from taking power in January. The Democratic electors have sought to throw their support behind an alternative Republican candidate,…

North Carolina lawmakers are poised to repeal the anti-LGBTQ “bathroom bill,” the state’s incoming Democratic governor said Monday. Governor-elect Roy Cooper said a special legislative assembly will convene Tuesday to address the bill, known as HB2, which requires transgender people to use public facilities that correspond to their biological sex, rather than their gender identity.…