Dead Whales Once Saved Polar Bears From Climate Change, But Not This Time
Paul Zinken/picture alliance via Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by Atlas Obscura. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Polar bears need ice, because ice leads them to seals, and seals are their favorite. But as soon as 2040, the warming Arctic is going to…
Florida Has It All: Hurricanes, Toxic Algae, and Stifling Heat
(Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by Grist. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. No one really knew what would happen when Hurricane Michael hit Florida’s red tide. The toxic algae bloom has plagued Florida’s Gulf Coast this year, killing fish,…
At a Desert Festival, Costumed Campers Show Off Their Apocalypse Survival Skills
Glenn Francis/Wikimedia Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In September, thousands of fantasy buffs filed into a valley in the desert to race tricked out cars, flaunt hand-crafted warrior costumes, and party in theme camps. No, this wasn’t Burning Man. It was Wasteland Weekend: An annual gathering in California’s Mojave Desert…
Video Shows Men in MAGA Hats Beating Protestors in NYC
Sandi Bachom Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Last night, videos began circulating on Twitter of what appeared to be a pro-Trump gang inflicting violence on protestors after a Republican club event in New York City. The incident occurred right after a Metropolitan Republican Club event featuring Gavin McInnes, founder of the…
The Virginia GOP Just Released an Especially Vicious Attack Ad
Thomas McKinless/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Republican Party of Virginia just released a new attack ad claiming that Leslie Cockburn, the Democrat running for Congress in Virginia’s 5th congressional district, “hates America.” The ad, first reported on by the Washington Post, was posted on the state GOP’s Facebook and…
A New Report Says Jared Kushner Likely Paid Almost No Federal Income Taxes for Years
Olivier Douliery/Zuma Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Jared Kusher, White House senior advisor and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, appears to have paid little to no federal income tax between 2009 and 2016. For a new investigation, reporters for the New York Times reviewed more than 40 pages of confidential financial documents…