Anti-government protesters met riot police in the city of Kiev on Sunday in a renewed show of street protest against Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovich and despite a law against large public demonstrations passed by the ruling party last week in Parliament. The Guardian reports: “Yanukovich and his henchmen want to steal our country,” declared Klitschko, … Continue reading "Resurgent Protesters Clash with Riot Police in Ukraine"

The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed anti-abortion legislation that critics charge is a continuation of the Republican-led war on women. Called the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, H.R. 7, as Naral Pro-Choice America’s blog explains, would affect millions of women, as it would The resolution passed 227 – 188, with six Democrats … Continue reading "GOP Takes Another Swing at Healthcare for Millions of Women"

The Orange County Department of Health is investigating buildings WWE is running shows in as part of a wider investigation into COVID-19 hotspots in the county. WFTV9 is reporting that The Orange County Department of Health is asking their COVID-19 strike team to investigate 17 businesses where COVID-19 may be spreading. The WWE Performance Center, … Continue reading "WWE venues being investigated as possible COVID-19 hotspots"

Highly radioactive water flowed into the ground from a storage tank at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant on Wednesday, in what officials said was the largest contamination leak in roughly six months. The water, reading high levels of radiation, overflowed from a large storage tank after a valve that had been mistakenly left open … Continue reading "Highly Radioactive Water Overflow at Fukushima"

Indicating that the United States government is taking legislative steps to deter media reporting of national security leaks—such as the information disclosed by National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden—outgoing NSA director Gen. Keith Alexander said at a cybersecurity event Tuesday that he was “optimistic” about proposed “media leaks legislation.” Alexander told the Georgetown University audience … Continue reading "Is NSA Chief Trying to Silence Media Reporting on Surveillance Leaks?"

As a federal grand jury opens Tuesday, marking a milestone in the U.S. government’s criminal investigation into Duke Energy’s coal ash disaster and state regulators’ complicity, residents and environmental groups are demanding the multi-billion dollar corporation clean up its pollution and shut down its leaking dumps. “There have been over a dozen community and environmental … Continue reading "Amid Public Outcry Against Duke Energy, Grand Jury Convenes"

Industrial waste from fracking sites is leaving a “legacy of radioactivity” across the country as the drilling boom churns out more and more toxic byproducts with little to no oversight of the disposal process, critics warn. According to a new report in Bloomberg Wednesday, the controversial oil and gas drilling process known as hydraulic fracturing … Continue reading "US Fracking Boom Creating Crisis of Illegal Toxic Dumping"

The world’s leading climate scientists gathered in Japan on Tuesday to begin hashing out the final details of a “grim” climate report, which both leaked drafts and those familiar with its contents say will call on policy makers to take immediate action or face a climate future that will otherwise be marked by widespread ecological … Continue reading "Scientists Gather to Finalize Dire Warning for Planet's Climate Future"

AEW continues to be aggressive with the amount of matches on Dark, rolling out a 16-match lineup for this week that will feature five competitors in the upcoming World title no. 1 contender tourney. In one tourney preview, Penta El Zero M will face QT Marshall (w/Dustin Rhodes) while Rey Fenix takes on Sonny Kiss … Continue reading "Spears vs. Daniels part of 16-match AEW Dark lineup"

Over one hundred concerned scientists and economists urged President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry to say no to the Keystone XL pipeline in a letter sent to the White House and State Department on Monday. In the letter, the scientists outline the dangers of extracting what has been called the world’s dirtiest fuel … Continue reading "Rejecting Tar Sands Key Step in 'Decarbonizing' World's Energy Economy"