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UCLA speaker ignites controversy with ‘river to sea’ chant during graduation

UCLA speaker ignites controversy with 'river to sea' chant during graduation

Understanding the Uneasy Landscape of Humanities Education The essence of humanities education lies in engaging with profound texts and ideas that have informed human civilization over the ages. Ideally, this discipline nurtures a respect for complexity, a deep appreciation for history, and intellectual modesty. Yet, the recent keynote speech during UCLA’s Humanities launch ceremony did […]

Plan to allow swimming in the heavily polluted Harlem River won’t prevent 2 billion gallons of sewage from being released there, according to activists.

Plan to allow swimming in the heavily polluted Harlem River won't prevent 2 billion gallons of sewage from being released there, according to activists.

Harlem River Swimming Proposal Faces Backlash Activists in the Bronx are expressing frustration over a proposal to open the notoriously polluted Harlem River for swimming, arguing that it does little to address the issue of raw sewage being dumped into the water. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the goal is to improve water quality […]

Brave couple on holiday rescues six people after a boat blast on the River Thames

Brave couple on holiday rescues six people after a boat blast on the River Thames

Brave Couple Saves Lives After Boat Explosion on Thames A courageous couple jumped into the Thames to save six people—four children and two adults—when a boat erupted in flames. Josh Hobbs, 35, and his wife, Hannah Lloyd Hobbs, 34, were just a short walk from the river during their vacation when they witnessed the explosion […]

City worker dies, two hurt in boat explosion involving raw sewage on Hudson River

Explosive Incident on Hudson River A worker has died, and two others were injured following a live sewer explosion on the Hudson River on Saturday morning. The incident occurred shortly after 10:30 AM on the city-owned vessel Hunts Point, which is utilized for transporting sewage to treatment facilities, as reported by David Sims, deputy assistant […]