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California has officially listed the desert tortoise as endangered. Will it be enough to save them?
Native to northern Mexico and the southwestern United States, the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) once roamed all over the vast Mojave and Sonoran deserts, marking the landscape with their distinctive dark brown and greenish-tan shells. Unfortunately for the species' long-term survival, human beings have been destroying their habitat in a number of ways, from paving new roads and operating military bases to constructing utility plants and grazing livestock.
The president could "assassinate" political rivals and still enjoy total immunity, Trump lawyer says
Trump lawyer John Sauer argued before the Supreme Court on Thursday that his client and other presidents should be entitled to order an assassination of a political rival without fear of prosecution. The claim came as part of a broader argument that Trump should enjoy absolute immunity for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
"Wreak havoc": Text messages suggest a top Wisconsin Republican tried to suppress Black vote
Wisconsin GOP operative Carlton Huffman is blowing the whistle on what he claims was an effort to suppress Black votes ahead of the 2020 election. While unproven confessions from a disgraced figure accused of sexual assault may be viewed with suspicion, the text messages he revealed to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel implicate new Wisconsin GOP executive director Andrew Iverson in an apparent 2020 election plot to sabotage "Souls to the Polls," a Black-led voter turnout group.
"Shock": Court overturns Harvey Weinstein's NY rape conviction over judge's "egregious errors"
New York's highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein's 2020 felony sex crime charges, reversing a decision in the case that catalyzed the #MeToo movement. New York's Court of Appeals determined that the judge who oversaw the disgraced Hollywood producer's previous trial allowed testimony from witnesses whose allegations were not part of the charges brought against Weinstein, and permitted prosecutors to question the producer about uncharged allegations, as noted by the New York Times.
Bill Barr endorsed Trump after years of criticism. Trump responded by brutally taunting him
Bill Barr, the U.S. Attorney General under former President Donald Trump — who once called his former boss "erratic" and "petty" and dismissed his false claims of a stolen 2020 election — told Fox News that he would still vote for the former president in November. "The real...
"All You Need Is Love": Rare new Beatles and James Bond insights into creation of the art we adore
In their heyday, the Beatles and Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels marked the United Kingdom’s greatest exports. In 1964 alone, the Fab Four sold 25 million records in the United States. Fleming died that same year, having already sold more than 30 million books. As with the Beatles, Fleming proved to be the darling of the American marketplace. In 1961, President John F. Kennedy cited "From Russia with Love" as one of his favorite books, and Fleming subsequently enjoyed a massive uptick in U.S. sales.
"Reeks of Ken Chesebro": Experts say Arizona indictment suggests Trump lawyer "may be cooperating"
Donald Trump’s Arizona allies didn’t just take notes on an alleged criminal conspiracy – they videotaped themselves engaged in one and straight up posted it on social media, boasting of their scheme to have Republican partisans pose as legitimate electors in order to rob President Joe Biden of his 2020 victory in the state.
Texas state troopers in riot gear crack down on UT students' Gaza protest
This article originally appeared at Common Dreams. It is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License. Feel free to republish and share widely. Civil rights advocates on Wednesday expressed alarm at a rapid escalation by Texas state troopers who descended on a student-led protest at University of Texas at Austin, which was organized in solidarity with Gaza and other U.S. college students taking part in a growing anti-war movement.
MAGA begins to panic: Trump may not make it to the ballot
Those two words spoken out loud can elicit an emotional response on par with the worst invectives, curses or insults you can conjure. The man himself is capable of the same emotional outbursts under the proper stimuli. This week he finds himself cornered in a Manhattan courtroom, facing 10 counts of violating a gag order because he simply cannot control himself.
10 times as much of toxic pesticide could end up on your tomatoes and celery under new EPA proposal
When you bite into a piece of celery, there’s a fair chance that it will be coated with a thin film of a toxic pesticide called acephate. The bug killer — also used on tomatoes, cranberries, Brussels sprouts and other fruits and vegetables — belongs to a class of compounds linked to autism, hyperactivity and reduced scores on intelligence tests in children.
"Where's Melania?": Missing wife is why Trump's lawyers can't pull off the "family man" defense
In his opening statement in the People v. Donald Trump, defense attorney Todd Blanche told the Manhattan jury to gaze upon the criminal defendant and see a devoted family man. "He’s a man. He’s a husband. He’s a father," Blanche said of the former president accused of election interference. "He’s a person just like you and just like me." Hamfisted as it may be, it was a play by Blanche to distance his cranky, often sleepy client from what promised to be days, if not weeks, of testimony detailing a tawdry conspiracy to pay hush money to an adult film actress in order to cover up what sounds like rampant adultery.
Underestimating Alvin Bragg's case against Donald Trump is a historic mistake
Prosecutors are off to a strong start in the Manhattan trial of Donald Trump. Their evidence is aimed at proving that the former president committed crimes by falsifying business records to cover up a pre-election payoff in 2016 meant to keep women who would have otherwise revealed some of his sexual scandals ahead of that presidential election silent.
“Incredibly dangerous”: Experts decry challenge to law protecting emergency abortion care
Last year, one pregnant patient at the Boise-based St. Luke’s Health System in Idaho had to be airlifted for emergency care. Since January of this year, there have been six pregnant patients who have had to be airlifted out of state because physicians couldn’t provide emergency, stabilizing care typically guaranteed under the federal law known as Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA).
"Why did you kill that lady?": Alec Baldwin smacks away person's phone when targeted at cafe
Alec Baldwin is making headlines again for that famous temper of his. On Monday, a video began circulating showing him slapping away an artist known as Crackhead Barney's phone when confronted at a coffee shop just feet away from his New York City home. In the video, Barney approaches Baldwin...
Trump and Giuliani named unindicted co-conspirators in Michigan fake elector plot
In a preliminary hearing on 15 Republicans who had been indicted on charges of election forgery for their plot to send illegitimate electors to the electoral vote count on January 6, 2021, a state investigator unveiled that Donald Trump, alongside advisor Rudy Giuliani and former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, were considered unindicted co-conspirators in the case.
Trump's sons will head up the transition team's effort to find loyal government officials
Donald Trump’s adult sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, will be tapped for transition team roles to vet potential members of a future Trump administration for ideological and personal loyalty, underscoring Trump’s documented paranoia in regards to his staff. A number of former inner-circle Trump officials have...
Lara Trump says the Republican National Committee can “physically handle” ballots
Lara Trump says the Republican National Committee has “people who can physically handle the ballots” in polling places, prompting concerns on election integrity with her comments made in a recent Newsmax appearance. The RNC co-chair and Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law described to Newsmax host Eric Bolling an RNC maneuver...
Some people are missing the point of "Baby Reindeer"
If the little voice inside your head has recently taken on a new accent — specifically a rolling Scottish brogue — it's likely that you're not alone. That might be the "Baby Reindeer" effect. In Netflix's limited series creator and star Richard Gadd chronicles the emotional account of his real-life experience through his portrayal of Donny Dunn, a floundering comedian living in London who is aggressively pursued by a mentally unwell woman named Martha (Jessica Gunning).
Snakes, diss tracks and Kanye West: a timeline of Kim Kardashian and Taylor Swift's beef
It seems like the bitter feud between Taylor Swift and Kim Kardashian just unlocked a new chapter. Swift and Kardashian's long-standing beef really begins with Kardashian's ex-husband Kanye West's complicated history with the singer. Almost two decades ago, the then-19-year-old Swift won the 2009 VMA for the best female video, edging out Beyoncé's video for "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)." In the infamous televised moment during Swift's acceptance speech, West hopped on stage, grabbed a mic and interrupted with, “Yo, Taylor, I’m really happy for you and I’mma let you finish, but Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time. One of the best videos of all time!”
Mass graves of Palestinians point to "serious violations" of international law, UN official says
Palestinian civil defense workers sifting through Gaza's rubble have uncovered nearly 400 bodies in mass graves near the territory's two largest hospitals, CNN reported. The hospitals were raided and occupied by Israeli forces before their withdrawal earlier this month. According to the civil defense workers, the bodies found at Nasser...
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