JULY 23, 2022
A satirical political cartoon by Rollin Kirby depicts a bomb, labelled “Zimmerman note,” exploding in German Foreign Secretary Arthur Zimmerman’s hands. (Wikimedia Commons)
American intelligence wasn’t particularly developed around the time of World War I. In fact, Americans, especially President Woodrow Wilson, didn’t much care for the idea of American spies.
As the war raged on in Europe, the...
JULY 23, 2022
Airlines are facing many challenges this summer, including a pilot shortage that's causing flight delays and cancellations.
American Airlines says it's facing several other shortages as well.
It has daily trouble providing pillows, blankets, plastic cups, and food for flights, according to CEO Robert Isom.
While the median salary for flight attendants in the US is about...
JULY 23, 2022
The U.S. Forest Service has unveiled an emergency plan to try to save giant sequoias from the threat of wildfires.
The agency said Friday it won’t wait for the completion of environmental-review procedures before it begins clearing underbrush around the world’s largest trees. Such thinning projects help eliminate the fuel that wildfires consume as they grow.
The projects could...
JULY 23, 2022
The New York Post’s editorial board slammed former President Donald Trump in a Friday editorial that called him “unworthy” to hold office again following his “damning” silence surrounding the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.
“As his followers stormed the Capitol, calling on his vice president to be hanged, President Donald Trump sat in his private dining room, watching...
JULY 23, 2022
There are two arguments against the hearings conducted by the House select committee investigating the U.S. Capitol riot that are as common as they are flawed.
The first is that the hearings should for some reason adhere to the boundaries of a criminal trial, allowing allies of former president Donald Trump to cross-examine witness testimony. There’s no requirement...
JULY 22, 2022
In what comes as positive news for tiger reserves, conservationists across the world, the population of tigers has increased by 40 per cent since the last assessment in 2015. There are currently between 3,726 and 5,578 tigers in the wild worldwide, according to the latest figures by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
IUCN released its...
JULY 22, 2022
A native Brazilian ucuru bee. - Fernando MARRON
Brazilian part-time beekeeper Luiz Lustosa lifts the lid on a wooden hive. The reaction is instant, and angry, as thousands of bees envelop him in a buzzing cloud.
Lustosa wears no specialized suit or gloves, however, just a light net to cover his face. These bees are stingless.
"What a wonder!"...
JULY 22, 2022
We are cracking up!
If you're learning a new language for the purposes of traveling in a country where it's the primary language spoken, one of the first phrases you'll probably memorize is "Where is the bathroom?" After seeing this video, though, you may want to learn another phrase as well: "Which bathroom do I use?"
That phrase may...
JULY 22, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. —In a series of eight televised hearings, the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol sought to paint a damning picture of a president willing to incite a mob to hang on to power after running out of options in reversing his election defeat.
The hearings, spanning about six weeks, laid...
JULY 22, 2022
Cheetahs were kept as domestic pets, often chained by the neck in 1930s India. (Keystone-France / via Getty Images file)
Cheetah's are set to race on the plains of India for the first time since the world's fastest land animal was driven to extinction in the south Asian country 70 years ago, officials said Wednesday.
African cheetahs will be...
