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 […]
House Republicans propose renaming Dulles Airport after Trump
Several Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives have proposed naming major international airports after the most recent Republican president, Donald Trump. On Tuesday, Chief Whip Guy Reschenthaler (R-Pennsylvania) said: HR 7845a bill to rename Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia the Donald J. Trump International Airport. “Never in my lifetime has our nation been […]
Nikki Haley’s renaming of her husband resurfaces amid Republican primary
Nearly 12 years ago, Nikki Haley, now a Republican presidential candidate, wrote about how her husband changed his name, and it resurfaced during the Republican primary. Vox's senior political correspondent posted on social media on Wednesday an excerpt from her 2012 book, “Can't Is Not an Option,'' in which Ms. Haley and her current husband, […]