Inside the mission to protect endangered culture

Unesco’s ‘intangible cultural heritage’ list brings local traditions to the world’s attention. How well does it protect them?

Business - Financial Times - October 26

The culture warrior on a mission to rebuild a battered Tory party

Kemi Badenoch’s combative style can alienate colleagues but supporters say she will make life uncomfortable for Labour

Business - Financial Times - November 2

Giraffes Need Endangered Species Act Protection, U.S. Officials Say

A new proposal would restrict the import of hunting trophies, pelts, bone carvings and other items.

Top stories - The New York Times - 2 days ago

Giraffes need endangered species protection, U.S. officials say

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed new protections for giraffes, saying their populations are threatened by poaching, habitat loss and climate change.

Giraffes need endangered species protection, U.S. officials say

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed new protections for giraffes, saying their populations are threatened by poaching, habitat loss and climate change.

World - CBS News - 2 days ago

Inside Viktor Orbán's not-so-secret mission to elect Trump

Beyond the close public relationship between former President Donald Trump and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is what sources have described as frequent exchanges delving deeply into ...

Inside This Female Founder’s Mission to Make Renewable Energy Profitable

Through Gaiascope, her trading platform for renewable energy, Lauren Kuntz hopes to unlock ROI for the energy sector.

Business - Inc. - 2 days ago

WATCH: Giraffes need endangered species protection for the first time, US officials say

The tallest animal on Earth is in danger, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which has called for federal protections for giraffe species for the first time.

Endangered parrots Lily and Margot escape from London Zoo

Blue-throated macaws Lily and Margot took flight on Monday and have not been seen since.

London’s endangered language communities to be mapped in new project

London may be second only to New York in the number of at-risk languages spoken. Life in London has been mapped according to its health, wealth, land ownership, politics and transport at key points ...

World - The Guardian - October 26

Critically endangered antelope born in UK safari park

It is the first time an eastern mountain bongo has been born at Woburn in more than a decade

Khalife could have 'endangered Zaghari-Ratcliffe'

Daniel Khalife told jurors at his trial that he cannot remember the document in question.

Saving Endangered Animals Will Help Save Us, Too

We have hardly begun to understand how inextricably our own health and safety are intertwined with those of our wild neighbors.

Top stories - The New York Times - 5 days ago

Carcass of massive endangered whale washes ashore in Alaska

The carcass was comparable to the width of a college basketball court and female, according to biologists.

Israel pushes for expanded UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon

Netanyahu government wants Unifil forces to patrol much larger area and carry out border inspections

Business - Financial Times - October 24

Elon Musk’s mission to reinvent American government

Donald Trump has given the billionaire the task of slashing the size of the state. Similar efforts have fallen far short in the past

Business - Financial Times - November 15

Carsley's mission accomplished as foundations laid for Tuchel

England interim manager Lee Carsley can reflect on a mission accomplished as he lays the foundations for incoming head coach Thomas Tuchel.

Zoo begins mission to save Mexican boxer pupfish

World - Yahoo News - 3 days ago

Stop the Boycott of Israeli Culture

An attack on culture divides the very people who should be in direct dialogue, reading each other’s books. It cannot be that the solution to conflict is to read less, and not more.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 31

Protecting Nature, With the U.S. on the Sidelines

As the world gathers this week for U.N. biodiversity negotiations, the U.S. hasn’t ratified a decades-old treaty to protect nature.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 31

Environmentalists sue New York, New Jersey and Delaware over endangered sturgeon

Environmentalists accuse New York, New Jersey and Delaware in federal lawsuits of improperly allowing Atlantic sturgeon to be killed by commercial fishing operations even as the prehistoric fish is ...

Tech - ABC News - October 24

Musk says people accusing Trump of endangering democracy are the real danger

At a town hall in Pennsylvania, tech mogul Elon Musk played down the Jan. 6, 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol.

Anti-immigrant rhetoric, policies endanger South Asians in Canada

World - Yahoo News - November 8

UN warns that toxic smog in Pakistan's Punjab province is endangering children

The U.N. children’s agency is warning that the health of 11 million children in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province is in danger because of air pollution that experts say has become a fifth season ...

Health - ABC News - November 12

UN warns that toxic smog in Pakistan's Punjab province is endangering children

The U.N. children’s agency is warning that the health of 11 million children in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province is in danger because of air pollution that experts say has become a fifth season ...

World - ABC News - November 11

U.S. officials push to add some giraffes to endangered species list

Three giraffe subspecies should be added to the endangered species list, U.S. officials said Wednesday, as their populations continue a yearslong trend of decline.

Ocasio-Cortez: Mace, Johnson 'endangering all women and girls' with bathroom ban

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday denounced efforts by House Republicans to bar transgender people from restrooms in the Capitol that match their gender identity, calling policies ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

Star Wars Outlaws Update Aims To Make Stealth Missions Less Frustrating

A new patch has gone live for Star Wars Outlaws , and the key takeaway from this update is that stealth missions should be less frustrating to play. Developer Massive Entertainment says that it ...

Tech - GameSpot - October 24

Space station crew gets medical evaluation after record 235-day mission

The Crew Dragon splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico a month later than planned, setting a SpaceX endurance record in the process.

Can Jim Bridenstine rescue NASA’s Mars Sample Return mission?

If Bridenstine becomes administrator of NASA again, his first task would be to get the Artemis program on track.

Politics - The Hill - October 27

Harris’s Mission: Disqualify Trump, but Extend a Hand to His Voters

Kamala Harris, in her closing argument to voters, acknowledged an inescapable political reality: Donald Trump is not a fringe figure within his own party or the nation.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 30

A student's mission to support young mothers aging out of foster care

After a life-changing trip to Ghana, Morgan State senior Gloria Lawrence launched Esi's House of Hope as a safe haven for young mothers needing housing and mentorship. Her organization is now ...

All Blacks Test sets tone for England mission to crack elite

England aim to prove they belong in the highest echelons of the Test game this autumn. The All Blacks are a tantalising first encounter.

German general says special mission on NATO's eastern flank on track

World - Yahoo News - November 3

One man’s mission to restore felony voting rights in Florida

The FRRC successfully restored voting rights for more than 1.4 million people through Amendment 4, which gives felons voting rights if they completed their sentences.

Tanner Leatherstein's Viral Mission to Save You From Bad Luxury Bags

Meet the man on a crusade to uncover which high-end handbags and leather goods are worth your hard-earned cash—by tearing them apart.

Tech - Wired - 4 days ago

South African officials weigh up rescue mission for illegal miners underground

Police say 350-400 people have stayed in Stilfontein mine to avoid arrest after minister vowed to ‘smoke them out’. South African authorities are assessing whether it is safe to rescue potentially ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

NASA to Assign Lunar Delivery Missions to SpaceX and Blue Origin

The agency says the companies would supply landers that would carry equipment and infrastructure to the moon’s surface.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - 3 days ago

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