In 2014, a man with a rifle stormed through the Canadian Parliament with intentions of killing as many people as possible. Michelle Rempel, a conservative politician, luckily escaped the shooting, but remained deeply disturbed by the horror she experienced. After studying regulations and crime data, she eventually came to the conclusion that gun ownership in Canada should be allowed–as a… Read more »
In costa rica’s rainy season, bright mornings yield with deceptive suddenness to tropical downpours. So it was on September 10th, when the country’s civil servants went on strike. They oppose a fiscal reform that raises some taxes and limits automatic wage increases. Universities and public offices were deserted. After blocking roads and a railway, many went home before the afternoon shower…. Read more »
When a man with a rifle charged into Canada’s parliament in 2014, Michelle Rempel, a Conservative politician, was among the people who fled from a caucus room as gunfire rang out around them. Security guards killed the intruder, who had shot a sentry outside. Deeply unsettled by the attack, Ms Rempel pondered a friend’s claim that a ban on guns could… Read more »
The restriction on asylum claims will seek to address what a senior administration official called the “historically unparalleled abuse of our immigration system” along the border with Mexico. The new rule was published by the Department of Homeland Security and is expected to get President Donald Trump‘s signature shortly — as well as face court challenges. The American Civil Liberties Union… Read more »
The US assessment directly contradicts the conclusions of a Saudi prosecutor on Thursday, which exonerated the prince of involvement in the brutal murder. But The Washington Post, which broke the story, said the CIA found that 15 Saudi agents flew on government aircraft to Istanbul and assassinated Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate. The CIA declined to comment when asked for confirmation of their conclusions. Khashoggi: A vocal critic of… Read more »
Over the past decade, colony collapse disorder has become a growing concern worldwide. A complete wipeout of bees could severely impact the food we eat and the products we use on a daily basis. While a majority of the globe is struggling to solve the intensifying issue, Cuba is one of the few locations that is experiencing the opposite effect:… Read more »
A YEAR AGO the idea that Jair Bolsonaro, a far-right former army captain with an unimpressive career as a congressman, might become Brazil’s president seemed outlandish. Since the first round of Brazil’s national election on October 7th the main question has not been whether he will win but how he will govern. On October 28th he beat Fernando Haddad, of… Read more »
ALBERTO QUESADA loads a flatbed lorry in a field in the middle of the night for a two-hour drive to the dense mangrove swamps on the Gulf of Batabanó. “It’s important that they wake up in their new habitat,” he says of his cargo of bees. In the summer his 30,000 hive-dwellers feast on coastal flowers; in the autumn they forage… Read more »
It is the latest expression of a backlash against men’s exploitation of female subordinates in a business, entertainment and politics. In Silicon Valley, women also are becoming fed up with the male-dominated composition of the technology industry’s workforce – a glaring imbalance that critics say fosters unsavory behavior akin to a college fraternity house. Employees were seen staging walkouts at… Read more »
USOC chief executive Sarah Hirshland said in a statement Olympic chiefs had started formal proceedings to revoke USA Gymnastics’ status as the governing body for the sport in the United States. In an open letter addressed to US gymnasts, Hirshland said USA Gymnastics had failed to “change its culture, to rebuild its leadership, and to effectively serve its membership.” “You deserve… Read more »