Poverty rate jumped from 12.2% to 16.3% in 2023 in state, Tipping Point Community report findsNewly released data found that the San Francisco Bay Area’s poverty rate soared from 12.2% to 16.3% in 2023, with an approximate total 1.02 million residents …
Lawsuit filed on behalf of immigrants fined up to $1.8 million for remaining in the country
A team of lawyers has filed suit against federal authorities on behalf of immigrants facing what they called “ruinous” civil fines reaching up to $1.8 million.
10,000 shark fins worth over $11M seized in major wildlife trafficking bust in Peru
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Keir Starmer defends trip to South Africa for G20 summit as budget looms
PM says he aims to secure investment to help deal with cost of living and shore up support for UkraineKeir Starmer has defended his decision to travel to South Africa for the G20 summit days before the budget and despite the planned absence of Donald T…
Russia ‘prepared to take enormous strategic risks’ to test NATO, top Swedish general warns
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Commentary: Brazil is trying to stop fossil fuel interests derailing COP30 with one simple measure
If fossil fuel lobbying and climate misinformation aren’t tackled head-on, climate negotiations will keep avoiding the core issue, says a political science professor from the Australian National University.
10,000 shark fins worth over $11M seized in major wildlife trafficking bust
The bust, in the port outside of Peru’s capital, Lima, led to the arrest of three men tied to a transnational criminal network involved in illegal fishing and wildlife smuggling, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Army Pursuing Counter sUAS Capability For MK19 Grenade Launchers
The Army is interested in adding capability to its MK19 grenade launcher that would allow it to counter small drones, with plans to initiate a solicitation effort next week. A […]
Federal jury awards $80 million to estate of NY man wrongfully convicted of murder
A federal jury in New York awarded $80 million to the estate of a man who spent nearly a quarter century in prison after being wrongfully convicted in a 1976 murder.
The Privacy Battle in Our Brains
My colleague talks about technology that can actually read our minds — and maybe even change them.