Rashaad Muhammad was arrested in August and booked into the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, Georgia. He had his fingers and lower legs amputated after his medical staff failed to give him antibiotics and other medical supplies he told them he needed. His lawyer, Ben Crump, is calling for a criminal investigation into the events leading to the amputations. Crump and his team are exploring "every possible legal remedy" to secure justice for Muhammad and hold those responsible accountable.
Today's popular storytelling is dominated by good-versus-evil paradigms. These sweeping moral narratives are absent in the folk tales and myths of the Western world prior to the 19th century. The rise of nation-states propelled this narrative shift, resulting in many popular stories being reimagined to fit the new values-based paradigm.
Zimbabwean conservationist Moreangels Mbizah won one of this yearâs Whitley Awards. The prize money will fund the expansion of the work led by her NGO, Wildlife Conservation Action, in a region that is a hotspot for human-carnivore conflict. Community guardians employed by WCA warn farmers when lions enter their farming areas, promote the use of secure animal enclosures for cattle, goats and sheep, and install solar-powered flashing lights to deter nocturnal raids.
Dwight Eisenhower warned about the "military-industrial complex" in his 1961 farewell address. The complex is a network of interests linking arms and ammunition companies, research and development centers, and influential actors inside Congress and the executive branch. The danger is that the complex turns war into a routine economic choice.
The conflict in Kamdesh and Bargi-Matal districts left people without access to food and essential services. The ICRC, ARCS and WFP coordinated a joint humanitarian response on 21 April. The response included the delivery of food, medical supplies and other relief items.
The Supreme Court struck down a map in Louisiana that violated the Voting Rights Act. The ruling will affect future elections starting in 2028. It could set off an effort in several states to create new maps ahead of Novemberâs midterm elections for Congress. Florida lawmakers approved a new congressional boundaries on Wednesday.
After more than two years of war, Kiryat Shmona's commercial areas are almost completely shuttered due to a lack of customers. The latest round of fighting in March and April has caused some new damage, but the holes in residents' lives and in the local economy will take much longer to fix. The recovery in Israelâs north remains uneven. Some areas are slowly recovering, while others are still struggling.
Dogecoin is leading the growth of top coins for the third day in a row. Current prices near $0.105 are more than 20% above that level. Economic and political factors are having a key influence on market dynamics. Net inflows of Bitcoin to trading platforms have risen to 30-day highs. Spot trading volumes for Bitcoin have fallen to their lowest levels since SeptemberâOctober 2023. Google searches for cryptocurrencies have reached a three-year low.
Lazaro Romero LeĂłn was deported to Mexico in February despite a federal judge's order that he stay in the U.S. He is now sleeping on the patio of someone's home. The government is trying to bring him back by boat. He was arrested by ICE and taken to the Adelanto detention facility and deported.
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors proposes to invest $2.75 million in the arts in the next yearâs budget. The initiative would focus on the Black Arts and Culture District, an artist space grant program, a binational creative economy investment, and an artist-in-residence program.
Carbon dioxide pollution is making food less nutritious. The food we eat today has less nutritional density than what our grandparents ate. Climate change is projected to diminish the nutritional value of the crop over time, and higher temperatures can lead to higher concentration of arsenic, a toxic heavy metal.
Donald Trump wants to keep the Strait of Hormuz shut until the Iranians agree to a nuclear deal. Trump's approval rating is headed down. The MAGA coalition is fracturing at super speeds. People are leaving the coalition and coming out directly against it. Gas prices are going to go up. A pound of beef will soon approach $10 and a gallon of gas will reach $6. Democrats will win close to 60 seats in the US Senate and 30-40 in the House.
Six weeks of hostilities have pulled Iran and the wider Middle East into patterns of warfare. President Spoljaric met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Seyed Abbas Araghchi, Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi, President for the Institute for Political and International Studies Saeed Khatibzadeh and President of the Iranian Red Crescent Society Pir Hossein Kolivand. ICRC has brought additional staff and delivered relief items and medical supplies to help civilians in need.
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The global oil price has soared above $126 a barrel, its highest level since 2022. Donald Trump warned the US blockade of Iranian ports could last for months. The sharp rise in oil prices has raised the risk of a global recession fuelled by the rising cost of fuels and industrial feedstocks.
Iranian officials have long accused Gulf states and US-Israeli military interests of cloud âtheftâ or weather manipulation. Iranâs official Kabul Embassy Twitter/X account, part of a cadre of verified, longstanding embassy accounts reactivated to spread wartime propaganda, claims Iran destroyed a secret weather control center operated by the UAE and the weather patterns changed overnight.
The Israeli army lacks resources in Lebanon. Lebanon is a sovereign country. Hezbollah supporters in Lebanon are perceived as a bulwark against the Israeli enemy. Netanyahu broke the ceasefire in early 2025. The Lebanese are sovereign in their own land and have the right to defend and protect themselves.
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are governed by military authorities that came to power through coups. The media in the Central Sahel countries is under unprecedented repression. Media trade associations have been dissolved and foreign correspondents expelled. Four journalists were forcibly conscripted into the Burkina Faso's army in 2024. Abdoulaye O* left his country of his own free will. Ousmane B* has been living in exile for several months.
Andrew and Bill discuss the Meta-Manus deal and the recent Politburo report on the economy after Q1. The MSS argues that foreign forces are driving the âlying flatâ campaign and the U.S. is quietly applying pressure in advance of Mayâs meeting between President Trump and Xi Jinping.
The world is facing a major energy and economic challenge, according to the IEA chief Fatih Birol. Israel has expanded its military zone in Gaza to cover nearly two-thirds of the territory since the October ceasefire. The International Committee of the Red Cross president Mirjana Spoljaric warns that a return to conflict in the Middle East would be catastrophic for civilians. Iran's president Masoud Pezeshkian says a US naval blockade on Iranian ports would deepen disruptions in the Gulf and fail to achieve its targets. Iran enters 62nd day of internet blackout.
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After Covid-19, staff levels at nursing homes in the U.S. dropped by 10 percent. About one-fifth of health care support workers in the United States are immigrants. A study of the nationâs metro areas shows that changes in immigration levels can affect how much nursing care the elderly receive.
In 2025, Engie boss Vincent Verbeke made it clear that nuclear energy was no longer one of Engie's "strategic ambitions". The French energy company is focusing on renewable energies and flexibility. The government under De Wever had already announced its move back to nuclear power a year ago.
There are more than 3,000 new data centers being built or planned nationwide. There are $57 billion worth of proposed data center projects across Wisconsin. The state passed a sales and use tax exemption for qualified data centers in 2023. The AI boom was accelerating with the release of generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude. Data centers can drain municipal resources, drive up electric bills, rob cities of tax revenues and cause air pollution.