“Science may have found a cure for most evils; but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all--the apathy of human beings.” -- Helen Keller
The growing toll of bigotry in America.
Claims: Migrant children molested in US-funded foster care. But after crossing the border into Arizona in May of last year, Border Patrol agents tore the man’s 7-year-old son from his arms and sent the father nearly 2,000 miles (3,220 kilometers) away to a detention center in Georgia. The boy, now 8, went into a U.S.-funded foster home for migrant children in New York. The foster care programs are aimed at providing migrant children with care while authorities work to connect them with parents, relatives or other sponsors. But instead the boy told a counselor he was repeatedly sexually molested by other boys in the foster home.
I’m afraid: Frightened kids ask candidates to protect them from school shooters. Don’t ask a Republican. That won’t help.
Planned Parenthood drops federal funding over abortion-referral restriction.
First-ever mandatory water cutbacks will kick in next year along the Colorado River.
The water is so hot in Alaska it's killing large numbers of salmon.
Microplastics are everywhere, even in the Arctic snow. How'd they get there? A new study posits that the tiny bits of plastic become airborne and, when swept up into the Earth's atmosphere, can be transported virtually around the globe.
Varnish and rubber found in Arctic snow indicates "significant contamination of the atmosphere," according to study.
Iceland on Sunday honored the passing of Okjokull, its first glacier lost to climate change, as scientists warn that some 400 others on the subarctic island risk the same fate.
‘It’s techno-racism’: Detroit is quietly using facial recognition to make arrests. Among other issues, critics in the majority-black city point out that flawed facial recognition software misidentifies people of color and women at much higher rates. Detroit also now has the capability to use the technology to monitor residents in real time, though Detroit’s police chief claims it won’t. Mmm hmmm.
Biometric airport screening is a fancy way of saying that the government is using facial recognition technology at the airport.
The choice for thousands of union workers at Royal Dutch Shell’s petrochemical plant in Beaver County [Pennsylvania] was clear Tuesday: Either stand in a giant hall waiting for President Donald Trump to speak or take the day off with no pay. The contractor's talking points, preparing his workers for the event read: “No yelling, shouting, protesting or anything viewed as resistance will be tolerated at the event.” WTF?
Trump nominates judge who argued countries are stronger if everyone's the same ethnic group. Of course he did.
Hong Kong protests enter 11th consecutive weekend. 1.7 million protesters in today’s demonstrations.
The Trump administration took a key step Wednesday toward relaxing federal rules that govern the length of time truck drivers can spend behind the wheel, a move long sought by the trucking industry but opposed by safety advocates who warn it could lead to more highway crashes.
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to legalize firing transgender workers. Because their hate knows no bounds.
Nike further expands protections for pregnant athletes after fierce backlash.
US mother ruled too Western by Saudi court to have custody of her child will appeal.
Approximately 10,000 people were left homeless in Bangladesh's capital city after a fire burned through hundreds of shanties on Friday.
Trump’s plan to buy Greenland, explained. The truth is that though it sounds kind of silly, it makes perfect sense if you happen to share Trump’s indifference to environmental issues and indigenous rights.
15 million children living in extreme poverty in the US face the fear of not having school supplies or not knowing where they'll get their next meal, especially on weekends. Here's what's being done about it and how you can help.
Facial Recognition Software Misidentified State Lawmakers as Criminals.
The FCC is moving forward with a plan to designate 988 as the three-digit dialing number to quickly access the nationwide suicide prevention and mental health hotline.
A California law that went into effect in July requires schools to print the number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on student ID cards for 7th- through 12th-graders in public, private & charter schools. That number is 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
Teenage girls are affected by social media use more than boys, with the harmful effects being driven by three factors, according to a new study.
Having children will make you happier than staying childless, according to a new study, but not until later in life, when they have moved out. If they move out.
Scientists have created a vaccine for cat allergies, but you can't have it yet.
Life’s short. Live, love, create, and help others.
Until next time, my friends. Good night.
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