NPR4d
Y si sí: the phrase uniting Mexico during the World Cup
Mexico's World Cup run has inspired a phrase heard across the country: "Y si sí." Or in English: "What if we can?" Anamaria Sayre reports from Mexico City.
NPR4d
Thunderstorms, heat and wind will hamper efforts to contain Colorado wildfires
Thunderstorms with high winds could make it more difficult to contain a massive wildfire that has scorched parts of southern Colorado.
The Center Square4d
Everyday Economics: What jobs data actually show and why Fed is changing how it talks
(The Center Square) – Last week's jobs report release was June's, and it came in soft. Payrolls rose just 57,000, against a roughly 115,000 consensus, and April and May were revised down by a combined
NPR4d
National Guard troops fatally shoot a man in downtown Memphis
Memphis police say National Guard troops fired their weapons in the early morning hours of July 5, killing a man who was armed with a handgun. State investigators will handle the case.
UN News5d
As deadly as war and as powerful as governments, global organized crime remains in the shadows
When people think of the world’s deadliest threats, armed conflicts usually come to mind first. Yet every year, organized crime quietly claims a comparable number of lives.
Global Voices5d
Online visibility becomes currency for young Cameroonians
In Cameroon, many young people are turning their online presence into a valuable source of income
Reason Magazine4d
"Who, It Is Fair to Ask, Is Retaliating Against Whom in This Situation?"
From Amacher v. City of Tullahoma, decided June 25 by the Sixth Circuit (opinion by Judge Jeffrey Sutton, joined by Judges Joan Larsen and Eric Murphy); for a recent case involving the same plaintiff
The Marshall Project4d
A Timely Remix of ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ Out of a New York Prison
The Capitol riots angered Sing Sing’s Alfred Roberts. He responded with his version of what is widely known as the Black national anthem.
Reason Magazine5d
Today in Supreme Court History: July 5, 1867
7/5/1867: Justice James Wayne dies.
Mississippi Today5d
America’s civil service protections were born from ‘Death by Lightning’ and put in jeopardy by Supreme Court
An epilogue should be added to the recently released streaming miniseries “Death by Lightning” explaining how this past week’s U.S. Supreme Court decision gutted the governmental reform that was at th
TorrentFreak5d
Researchers Create Self-Replicating Seedbox in Quest for Decentralized Democracy
Most torrent sites that were active in 2005 are long gone and the same applies to the software project from that era.
Mongabay5d
What are these parrots saying?
New research shows that the yellow-naped amazon (Amazona auropalliata), a critically endangered parrot in Central America, has a sophisticated way of communicating. Instead of just making noise, these
Inside Climate News5d
Climate Reporting Is Changing
Welcome to Inside Climate, a new podcast from the staff of Inside Climate News. As the ICN newsroom grows and expands, so is its reporting.
Inside Climate News5d
Dairy Farms’ Expansion Plan Worries California Families Who Once Had a ‘Little Piece of Heaven’
PLANADA, Calif.—David Rodriguez learned to swim in the canals near his childhood home in the 1960s, back when orchards of figs, peaches and almonds encircled his neighborhood. Before the area around t
The Hechinger Report5d
Threats of more closings have colleges and students worrying about how to save themselves
Glass doors lead to the light-filled lobby of a redbrick and limestone chapel at one end of a grassy quad, where lectures and receptions were held and students testified about their faith.
Reason Magazine5d
No Shoes, No Service, Even if You Claim a Disability
From Wednesday's decision by Judge Rebecca Pennell in Niederquell v. Dosanjh Enterps.:
Reason Magazine5d
Trump's Embrace of Psychedelic Therapy Could 'Save a Lot of Lives'
As Joe Rogan told it, President Donald Trump jumped at the chance to facilitate regulatory approval of ibogaine and other psychedelics that have shown promise as psychotherapeutic catalysts. After the