Here’s a Little More About That Referee Who Forced a Black Wrestler to Cut His Dreads
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A few days ago, this video went viral: No, not the epitome of a team player. It’s a kid dealing with a racist ref (dreds gave him no advantage) who was humilated and seemed devastated even after his win. His team shoot have sttod up…
The Presidential Holiday Tweetstorm Has Begun
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. I have bad news, boys and girls: the president is all alone in the White House. You know what that means, don’t you? A presidential tweetstorm! AMERICA IS RESPECTED AGAIN! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 24, 2018 The only problem our economy has is…
The Stock Market Crashed Today. Thanks Donald!
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. For reasons that are a mystery to everyone, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin called up the country’s six biggest banks on Sunday and asked them if their liquidity was OK. Everybody was a bit nonplussed by this, but they said sure, everything’s fine. Any particular reason…
Crime Is Up in California. Sort of. Don’t Panic.
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The LA Times reports that crime is up in California and people are worried. Let’s take a look: I used FBI data through 2014 and the same Open Portal data used by the LA Times data for 2015-17. The Times appears to have mis-transcribed its…
These Photos Capture How Americans Celebrated the Holidays 80 Years Ago
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Climate Change Has Made New York’s Rat Crisis Much Worse
Katie Dobies/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by The Guardian It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The discarded slices of pizza that litter New York’s streets have long fuelled its sizeable population of rats, but now the city’s growing swarm has a new reason to…