(2023-04-24). American Airlines' flight attendant locks ex-FBI agent's wife, son in toilet for causing 'terrorist incident'. firstpost.com A lawsuit has been filed against American Airlines by a woman who alleges that a flight attendant locked her and her 3-year-old son in the restroom and accused her of causing a terrorist incident. | The mishap took place during a flight from Fort Lauderdale to New York, where Yazz Giraldo, her husband Ali Moghaddam (a former FBI agent), and their two children were traveling. Giraldo, who is of Middle Eastern and Latin descent, believes that she was targeted based on her race as she and her husband were speaking Farsi to their toddlers. | According to New York Post, the couple's lawyer said that Giraldo was underg…
(2023-04-24). Twitter's Blue Tick Mystery: How did dead celebs like Sushant Singh Rajput, and Michael Jackson 'pay' for the label?>. firstpost.com 
(2023-04-24). Viral: Dog rescued after surviving 30-mile ride in car engine compartment. firstpost.com
(2023-04-24). 'A prime minister who lies': Boris Johnson accused of lying over 'Partygate'. firstpost.com
(2023-04-24). ChatGPT's Horror Story: Redditor asks ChatGPT to write a horror story, AI bot delivers big time. firstpost.com
(2023-04-24). Beijing respects Ukraine's sovereignty, says China after envoy's comment on post-Soviet states causes uproar. firstpost.com
(2023-04-24). On the Rocks: Does South Korea have a drinking problem?>. firstpost.com 
(2023-04-24). Back to school: How state politics is reducing college options for US students. firstpost.com
(2023-04-24). Americans use private agencies to flee Sudan as Biden stops evacuation. firstpost.com
(2023-04-24). Nepal: Rastriya Swatantra Party President Rabi Lamichhane accused of flouting election code of conduct during by-polls. firstpost.com
(2023-04-24). Musk breathes easy: Tesla defeats lawsuit accusing its FSD software Autopilot of causing car crash. firstpost.com
(2023-04-24). 'Weapons from West aimed to help Ukraine being sold in Poland, Romania'. firstpost.com
(2023-04-24). Australia to focus on ties with India, counter China in new defence review. firstpost.com
(2023-04-24). European nations participate in summit to increase wind energy production in North Sea. firstpost.com
(2023-04-24). Mohammed Shahabuddin takes oath as 22nd president of Bangladesh. firstpost.com
(2023-04-24). British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak unveils new platform to unite major UK businesses amid CBI crisis. firstpost.com
(2023-04-24). Jury selection to start in 2018 killing of 11 Jewish congregants at Pittsburgh synagogue. firstpost.com
(2023-04-24). Dollar fast losing dominance as global reserve currency as rupee, yuan rise. firstpost.com
(2023-04-24). Man spends over Rs 17 lakh on round-the-world cruise, vessel leaves without taking him. firstpost.com
(2023-04-24). What is Russia's Wagner Group doing in Sudan? Why is Vladimir Putin's shadow army pushing its way into Africa?>. firstpost.com 
(2023-04-24). World's richest man meets his kids once a month to audition them for take over; deets inside. firstpost.com
(2023-04-24). School jobs scam: Supreme Court states 'judge has no business to give interview about pending cases', seeks report. firstpost.com
(2023-04-24). Israel bombs targets in Syria near Golan Heights, says war monitor. firstpost.com
(2023-04-24). U.S. homeware retailer Bed Bath &Beyond files for bankruptcy. ecns.cn Bed Bath &Beyond, a U.S. homeware chain headquartered in New Jersey, filed for bankruptcy on Sunday, signaling a turnaround plan initiated by the company in late 2022 did not play out well.
(2023-04-24). Chongqing-Taiwan passenger flights to resume in May. ecns.cn A direct passenger flight route linking southwest China's Chongqing Municipality and Taiwan will resume on May 17, according to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport.
(2023-04-24). Japanese PM denies considering snap election. ecns.cn Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday he is not thinking about dissolving the lower house of parliament for a snap election, a day after his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) won parliamentary by-elections in four of five seats.
(2023-04-24). China's jobless rate drops in March. ecns.cn China's job market remained stable in the first quarter this year with a falling unemployment rate and more jobs created, official data showed Monday.
(2023-04-24). China plans to test use of 3D printing tech for construction on moon. ecns.cn China plans to use its lunar exploration program to explore the feasibility of using 3D printing technology to construct buildings on the moon, China Daily reported on Monday.
(2023-04-24). China releases global color images of Mars. ecns.cn The China National Space Administration (CNSA) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) on Monday jointly released a series of global images of Mars obtained during China's first Mars exploration mission.
(2023-04-24). China strengthens IP protection efforts. ecns.cn China has granted 798,000 invention patents in 2022, with 9.4 high-value invention patents for every 10,000 people, the country's top intellectual property (IP) regulator said Monday.
(2023-04-24). China shares lunar samples with Russia, France. ecns.cn China has shared lunar samples with Russia and France, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced on Monday.
(2023-04-24). Beijing residents increasingly embrace "slow transportation" ecns.cn Residents in Beijing's six central districts have increasingly embraced slower means of transportation, the Beijing Municipal Commission of Transport has found.
(2023-04-24). ADB operations reach 20.5 bln USD in 2022: report. ecns.cn The Asian Development Bank (ADB) committed 20.5 billion U.S. dollars from its resources last year to help Asia and the Pacific continue its recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic despite fresh economic headwinds and crises.
(2023-04-24). China advances lunar exploration program. ecns.cn The fourth phase of China's lunar exploration program, including the Chang'e-6, Chang'e-7, and Chang'e-8 missions, is in progress, said Wu Weiren, chief designer of the country's lunar exploration program, on Monday.
(2023-04-24). China's flight bookings boom ahead of May Day holiday. ecns.cn As the May Day Holiday draws near, China's domestic flight bookings has exceeded the same period in 2019, while the average ticket price has increased by 39 percent, Beijing Youth Daily reported.
(2023-04-24). Elon Musk praises China's smart Fuxing bullet trains. ecns.cn Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk recognized Chinese smart Fuxing bullet trains on Sunday after a short video introducing the train went viral on Twitter, sparking heated discussion about the luxurious, comfortable riding experience.
(2023-04-24). First batch of Chinese personnel have been safely evacuated to Sudan's neighboring country. ecns.cn The Chinese Foreign Ministry has dispatched a working group to Sudan and the first batch of Chinese personnel have been safely evacuated to Sudan's neighboring country, according to Mao.
(2023-04-24). Shanghai, Beijing, Zhejiang top 3 in disposable income. ecns.cn Shanghai, Beijing and Zhejiang province are top three regions in China in terms of residents' disposable income in the first quarter of this year, Time-Weekly.com reported on Sunday.
(2023-04-24). China to build gigawatt-level space power station: leading expert. ecns.cn China is eyeing completing a gigawatt-level space-based power station, the Global Times learned from the Chinese Society of Astronautics space solar power commission on Sunday.
(2023-04-24). China to launch Tianwen-2 mission to explore asteroid. ecns.cn China plans to launch the Tianwen-2 mission around 2025 to collect samples from a near-Earth asteroid and explore a comet, a senior space expert said Monday.
(2023-04-24). PM2.5 density hits record low in major Chinese cities. ecns.cn Following continuous decreases for almost 10 straight years, the concentration of PM2.5 particulate matter in China declined to below 30 micrograms per cubic meter in 2022, said Huang Runqiu, minister of ecology and environment.
(2023-04-24). China releases global map of Mars. ecns.cn China released its first color-coded global map of Mars on April 24, the Space Day of China in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province. Its 76-meter spatial resolution provides better quality for conducting future Martian exploration projects and scientific research.
(2023-04-24). Insights丨Entrepreneurial academic appreciates China's commendable achievement in addressing climate change. ecns.cn
(2023-04-24). Cloud-enveloped mountain with blooming azalea flowers in Zhejiang. ecns.cn Azalea flowers are in full bloom on a cloud-enveloped mountain in Anji County, east China's Zhejiang Province, April 29, 2023.
(2023-04-24). Rare crested ibis returns to Gansu in 70 years. ecns.cn The crested ibis, known as "the Oriental gem," with its iconic red crest and long black beak, is one of the oldest bird species in the world and widely distributed across East Asia and Russia's Siberia.
(2023-04-24). Bingjie Time: Extra 10 cm needed to view star panda. ecns.cn Among many star pandas in China, Ya Ya, which has been back from the United States, is concerned most by many people.
(2023-04-24). China lunar samples gifted to Russia, France. ecns.cn China presented Russia, France with lunar samplesChina has presented Russia and France with lunar samples, China National Space Administration (CNSA) revealed at a launching ceremony for this year's Space Day of China on Monday."ÄÄ "ÄÄ…
(2023-04-24). Goldman Prize Goes to Activists Who Scored Huge Victories Over Corporate Polluters. commondreams.org
| Activists from Zambia, Indonesia, Turkey, Finland, Brazil, and the United States were "Now that the world has awakened to acute environmental crises like climate change, fossil fuel extraction, and pollution…
(2023-04-24). 'Can't Win, So They Cheat': GOP Tries to Keep Abortion Rights Off Ballot After Big Losses. commondreams.org
Last year, after the U.S. Supreme Court ended the federal right to abortion, voters in
(2023-04-24). Grandpa, Tell Me About the Time the Supreme Court Picked a Fight with the Future. commondreams.org
(2023-04-24). When Will Great Military Powers Ever Learn? commondreams.org
| I was born on July 20, 1944, amid a vast global conflict already known as World War II. Though it ended with the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 before I could say much more than "Mama" or "Dada," in some strange fashion, I grew up at war. | Living in New York City, I was near no conflict in those years or in any since. My dad, however, had volunteered for the Army Air Corps at age 35 on December 8, 1941, the day after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He fought in Burma, was painfully silent about his wartime experiences, and died on Pearl Harbor Day in 1983. He was the op…
(2023-04-23). By the Numbers: McCarthy's Plan to Kick 10 Million or More People Off Medicaid. commondreams.org
| A Republican proposal led by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy would take Medicaid coverage away from people who do not meet new work-reporting requirements. The McCarthy proposal would apply to all states, but in practice it would heavily impact people covered by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion. Of this group, more than 10 million people in Medicaid expansion states would be at significant risk of losing coverage under the McCarthy proposal. This group would be subject to the new Medicaid requirement, and they are not part of a group that states could readily identify in existing data sou…
(2023-04-23). 'Paging the FTC': Experts Warn Musk's Misleading Celebrity Twitter Blue Checks Are Violation. commondreams.org
Experts warned Sunday that the practice of Twitter adding official blue check marks to high-profile users on the social media platform without their consent could be a violation of FTC guidelines meant to prevent fraud.The mysterious application of the blue checks—indicating that people had voluntarily paid to be members of the new Twitter Blue premium plan controversially launched by billionaire owner Elon Musk—was a source of endless online conversation over the weekend after living celebrities like basketball star LeBron James and novelist Stephen King as well as deceased people like food…
(2023-04-23). French Campaigners Build Literal Block Wall to Oppose New Motorway. commondreams.org
Over 8,000 opponents of a new motorway in southern France demonstrated near the village of Saix on Saturday to prevent the project, building a wall of people and then one from actual cement blocks as they vowed to defend local farm land and biodiversity in the area.
(2023-04-23). Earth Day Message to Biden: 'End the Era of Fossil Fuels!'. commondreams.org
The Earth Day message delivered to President Joe Biden outside the White House on Saturday was clear: do everything in your power to bring the age of fossil fuels to an end while rapidly escalating the renewable energy transition that holds the key to a more sustainable future.It was delivered by hundreds who turned out to march in downtown Washington, D.C. and rallied outside the president's official residence despite rain and cold weather in the nation's capitol."Humanity is at a crossroads," organizers said ahead of the day's event. "Now is when we decide how we want to go on as a civilization. Will w…
(2023-04-23). To Tax the Rich, We Need 'Scranton Joe' of Working People Not 'Delaware Joe' of Wall Street. commondreams.org
In early March 2023, President Joe Biden embedded in his proposed 2024 budget to Congress revenue increases through tax measures that the rich and corporations do not like. Like his predecessors Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, he doesn't really mean what he says.Biden's four proposed increases are significant because they would restore the corporate tax rate to 28% from Trump's decrease to 21% in 2017, raise the top rate for income above $400,000 a year from 37% to 39.6%, raise the 1% excise tax on massive stock buybacks to 4% and get rid of the gaping super-rich private fund managers' "carried interest"
(2023-04-23). Hush Money: Fox's Dominion. commondreams.org
Admittedly, Fox's settlement with Dominion Voting Systems has benefits as well as drawbacks in establishing accountability for ill-motivated journalism. Yes, it's the largest-ever payout to settle a media defamation lawsuit, and yes, it will help the subsequent libel claims against Fox for amplifying and validating the Big Lie. Most importantly, the discovery phase of the lawsuit was not muzzled (put under seal), so it is a matter of public record that Fox knew it was lying to its viewers regarding rigged voting machines flipping votes to Biden, and more. Still, the payout will not deter Fox from continu…
(2023-04-22). GOP Governor Ousts Top Education Official Over Book That Promotes 'Equality, Dignity, and Worth' of All. commondreams.org
The state of Alabama's top early education official was forced out Friday by Gov. Kay Ivey over a teacher resource guide—one that promotes inclusion of various kinds of families and acknowledges the reality of racism in the nation's history—the Republican leader denounced as too "woke."After an apparent refusal to denounce the book or accept its removal, Barbara Cooper, head of the Alabama Department of Early Education, was compelled to tender her resignation, which Ivey accepted.
The text in question is a widely-used resource guide for early childhood educators that informs teachers that…
(2023-04-22). Ocasio-Cortez Rebukes Alito 'Tantrum' and 'Highly Politicized' Supreme Court. commondreams.org
(2023-04-22). 'Festival of Climate Resistance': Tens of Thousands Celebrate 'The Big One' in UK on Earth Day. commondreams.org
Tens of thousands demonstrated with a defiant yet jubilant spirit in London on Saturday to mark the second day of 'The Big One' climate protests aimed at getting the U.K. government to finally take bold action on the planetary emergency of greenhouse gas emissions.A nonviolent die-in action was held outside Parliament, but the day of demonstration was billed as a "family-friendly" day of action meant to foster inclusion and participation as opposed to disruption or civil disobedience. | \u201cThousands of beautiful people marching for biodiversity and climate action today at @XRebellionUK\u2019s #TheBigO…
(2023-04-22). Make Saving the Planet Simple This Earth Day. commondreams.org
| Growing up on a small farm in New England, my family was tied to the rhythms of the seasons and the land. We guided our calendar and lives by when to plant tomatoes, harvest corn, and seed the winter rye. The connection to the natural world felt timeless, and the land, ever enduring. | Each summer, Red would show up on our doorstep and stay a few weeks. Red was a giant in my child's eyes, certainly more than six feet tall—and he had a wagon like Professor Marvel in the opening scene of | The Wizard of Oz. Red may have been one of the last of the itinerant "rag men" that would go from farm to far…
(2023-04-22). Moms Should Nurture Engagement and Protest, Not Perfection. commondreams.org
| When my son was born last spring, I found myself in a strange world, one in which parents—particularly moms—are expected to be perfect and completely in control of every detail of a child's life. Whether it's buying the most non-toxic diapers or deciding on the best baby-feeding philosophies, each with their own line of products, there is an obsessive culture of consumerist perfection about raising a child. Somehow, amidst an increasingly unstable social context, mothers are expected to ensure a child's every moment is crafted with the expertise of a veteran Montessori preschool teacher, a…
(2023-04-22). 12 Ways to Make Earth Day Count. commondreams.org
It's both wonderful and odd that we have a thing called "Earth Day," celebrated on April 22. This earth is what makes our very existence possible—do we really need a reminder to take care of it? Actually, we do, and we need an extra reminder that how we get our food supply is central to caring for the planet. Despite our ever-intensifying climate crisis, along with widening habitat loss and species extinction, we see our industrial food system literally adding fuel to these preventable fires through its ongoing reliance on fuel-based pesticides, massively polluting factory farms, and a destructiv…
(2023-04-22). Earth Day 2023 — Investing in Our Planet. commondreams.org
Today is Earth Day. "Invest in our Planet" is this year's theme. This week also includes our national Tax Day when we fund our nation's priorities. At this point in history our planet faces two existential threats: the threats of catastrophic climate change and of nuclear war. It is important to recognize their interconnectedness. Taking a closer look at our tax expenditures gives insight into our investment in our planet and all of its inhabitants.A critical component of addressing climate change is moving to a carbon free economy. Yet, the United States spends approximately $20 billion annually on foss…
(2023-04-22). Educators Are Standing Up for Healthy Green Schools and a Livable Climate This Earth Week. commondreams.org
| The Earth is burning, and our schools are crumbling. Investments in healthy, sustainable, green schools can help solve both problems. | As a result of human-caused greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, generated primarily by the combustion of fossil fuels, the global climate is now about 1 ∞C (nearly 2 ∞F) warmer than the historical climate in which modern civilization emerged. Every amount of GHG emitted into the atmosphere worsens the global climate crisis, leading to real and increasingly measurable risks to human and ecosystem health, to the economy, and to global security. Predominantly Bla…