• Drought could be 'nail in the coffin' for some farmers

    Record-breaking drought conditions, soaring feed costs and plummeting confidence in the livestock export industry could be the “nail in the coffin” for many Western Australian farmers. Large parts of the state’s fertile southwest have recorded their lowest rainfall in more than 50 years over the past eight months, depleting dams and ground feed at a […]

  • Hundreds gather to demand Whitten, Shrivastav, Docherty resignations

    The rally is part of ongoing protests against the university’s ties to Israel, but all three administrators faced a vote of no confidence from faculty several weeks ago.

  • Faculty condemn NYU response to encampment in letters to admins

    Over the last three days, dozens of faculty across multiple NYU departments and at the School of Law have sent letters to administrators condemning the university’s decision to authorize the arrests of protesters at the Gaza Solidarity Encampment in Gould Plaza. WSN obtained letters expressing support for the students and faculty arrested at the encampment This story Faculty condemn NYU response to encampment in letters to admins appeared first on Washington Square News.

  • Divide And Conquer: The Government's Propaganda Of Fear And Fake News

    Divide And Conquer: The Government's Propaganda Of Fear And Fake News Authored by John and Nisha Whitehead via The Rutherford Institute, “It is the function of mass agitation to exploit all the grievances, hopes, aspirations, prejudices, fears, and ideals of all the special groups that make up our society, social, religious, economic, racial, political. Stir them up. Set one against the other. Divide and conquer. That’s the way to soften up a democracy.” - J. Edgar Hoover,...

  • With Hundreds of Millions in Government Investment, Microsoft Must Do Better

    In America, the Washington D.C., uniparty types like to make you think they are all for reining in big corporations in favor of the “little guy.” But in practice, it seems that across many industries, the practice of squeezing out competition via government subsidy or legislative or bureaucratic intervention is often carried out by legislators with a vested interest in the long-term success of their “donating constituency.”

  • Biden condemns antisemitism at university demonstrations amid campus arrests

    Columbia University now holding remote classes after wave of protest on campus about war in Gaza

  • Crash closes A39 in Cornwall amid fears of serious injuries

    The A39 was blocked in both directions following a crash this afternoon (Friday, April 19)

  • Dutch government may close its Facebook pages over privacy fears

    The Dutch government is considering closing down its Facebook pages because of concerns about privacy, junior home affairs minister Alexandra van Huffelen has told MPs in a briefing. Last year Van Huffelen asked the Dutch privacy watchdog Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens for its recommendations and the AP now says it would be better to stop using Facebook pages until the company has come clean on how it processes personal data. The minister commissioned the research after Meta was not prepared to...

  • Manhunt launched amid fears rapist 'accidently released' from Dublin prison

    The 50 year old was released from Cloverhill prison today - despite there being a deportation order for him

  • Barry Bannan substitution explained amid Sheffield Wednesday fan fears

    And they’ll likely have talismanic midfielder Barry Bannan involved despite a substitution late on in a win over West Bromwich Albion that sparked fan fears of a possible injury. The Owls skipper left the field in the 77th minute of the Baggies win - he was replaced by Momo Diaby - in what was his 44th appearance of the campaign. Bannan produced a leader’s performance on the day, contributing in both directions as Wednesday took a giant leap towards safety. A point at Sunderland next weekend...

  • US Air Quality Worsens Affecting Millions Amid Climate Challenges

    This uptick in pollution is largely driven by wildfires, alongside prevailing issues of drought and extreme heat.

  • AAUP, SGA and GSOC release statements condemning NYU's response to encampment

    NYU’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors, the Student Government Assembly and the graduate student union released statements condemning NYU for authorizing police to arrest protesters at the Gaza Solidarity Encampment at Gould Plaza on Monday. Two hours after the arrests, Mills and Campus Safety head Fountain Walker sent out a universitywide email