Scientists Gather To Debate Renaming Plant Names Riddled With Racial Slurs
Botanists are set to vote at Madrid’s International Botanical Congress on renaming plant species that contain racial slurs and other such offensive names, Nature reported Tuesday. The International Botanical Congress, which meets every six to seven years to weigh on rules for naming plants, fungi and algae, will vote on two proposals revolving around culturally […]
Burberry fires CEO, names ex-Coach boss as replacement
British luxury group Burberry fired its CEO on Monday and appointed former Coach head Joshua Shulman to replace him as the company promises a “more accessible” look and pushes ahead with efforts to revive the brand by moving upmarket. The company also issued a profit warning and withdrew its dividend, sending its shares tumbling to […]
Trump rally shooting: FBI names 20-year-old from Bethel Park as ‘subject involved’ | Donald Trump
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced in a statement on Sunday that it has identified suspect Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, as a “person of interest” in the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. The shooting happened Saturday night during a campaign rally at Butler Park Showgrounds in Pennsylvania. In […]
State Department releases names of three Americans held in Taliban custody
In response to a Washington Examiner inquiry, a State Department spokesperson confirmed on July 11 that three U.S. citizens, George Glezmann, Mahmood Habibi, and Ryan Corbett, are currently being held in Taliban custody. Taliban representatives repeatedly claimed they only held two Americans in detention. The revelation comes on the heels of a June 30-July 1 meeting between […]
Arizona Secretary of State Allows Progressive Groups to Register Voters in Bulk Online, Then Scrubs the Groups’ Names from Its Website
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes Progressive organizations are aggressively registering new voters online using special online access implemented under Democratic election officials. In Arizona, the program was launched during COVID-19 in 2020 and is open to groups that intend to register more than 1,000 voters. There was very little news coverage of the program launch […]
David Cameron quits Tory frontbench as Sunak names interim top team | Conservatives
David Cameron has left Rishi Sunak’s frontbench job as the Conservative Party announces its interim shadow cabinet team ahead of the leadership election. The Conservative party announced that Lord Cameron, the former foreign secretary, and Richard Haldane, who led the Conservative party through its disastrous election campaign, had resigned from Mr Sunak’s top leadership team. […]