Breaking down claim GOP proposed punishing hairdressers who gave ‘gender-nonconforming haircuts’ to kids
Under the legislation, a child’s parents would have been able to sue hairstylists for giving the child a gender nonconforming haircut.
What we know about claim ICE deported Chilean grandad Luis Leon to Guatemala
The Guatemalan Institute of Migration denied having received the 82-year-old Pennsylvania man despite his family insisting ICE secretly deported him.
Jon Stewart rips Paramount and CBS in profanity-laden diatribe after ‘Late Show’ cancellation
Jon Stewart lambasted CBS’ decision to cancel “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” on Monday’s episode of “The Daily Show,” ripping their shared parent company
Smartwatch leads search-and-rescue crews to site of fatal plane crash in Montana
A victim’s smartwatch helped search-and-rescue crews locate a plane that went down in dense woods in Montana, the local sheriff’s office said Monday
Study links ‘forever chemicals’ to increased risk of type 2 diabetes
Exposure to a class of synthetic chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—often called “forever chemicals”—may increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes
Millions of backyard pools recalled after drowning deaths of nine children
Close to 5 million above-ground swimming pools have been recalled following the drowning deaths of nine children over two decades.
China starts construction of world’s biggest hydropower dam in Tibet
The project on a river that runs through Tibet and India downstream could dwarf the Three Gorges Dam when completed.
Typhoon Wipha whips Vietnam as Philippines flooding displaces thousands
Vietnam is expecting 500mm of rainfall as Typhoon Wipha approaches the northern coast after skirting the Philippines.
US government employee barred from leaving China, Washington says
US State Department says the employee was slapped with an exit ban while visiting the country in a ‘personal capacity’.
‘My friend died right in front of me’: Student describes moment air force jet crashed into school
Farhan Hasan had just sat an exam when a Bangladeshi air force jet crashed into his school, killing at least 20 people.
Migrants deported from US tortured in El Salvador, Venezuela says
Venezuela is investigating claims of human rights abuses against 250 people detained in notorious prison.
‘It’s a lifesaver’: Making solar power affordable in South Africa
The medical equipment keeping Mark Moodley’s mother alive no longer relies on an erratic power supply.
Trucking’s uneasy relationship with new tech
Matching trucks with cargo has become digitised, adding efficiency, but driving down earnings.