Month: February 2023

Clean-Up Find 50,000 Bits of Rubbish in Australian State Wilderness

Buoys, floats, nets and massive fishing ropes are among the 50,000 pieces of garbage collected from beaches in the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. Two dozen environmentalists spent a fortnight combing beaches in the state’s rugged southwest for plastic flakes, rope fragments and other rubbish strewn along the shores. Cleanup coordinator Matt Dell said the…


Flu Experts Gather With H5N1 Risk on the Agenda

LONDON—The world’s leading experts on influenza met this week to discuss the threat posed to humans by a strain of H5N1 avian flu that has caused record numbers of bird deaths around the world in recent months. The group of scientists, regulators and vaccine manufacturers meets twice a year to decide which strain of seasonal…


Preventing Police Misconduct Requires Practical Action, Not Ideological Reform

Commentary The horrific death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols in Memphis has ignited yet another media firestorm and public outcry for systemic change in policing. News outlets and social media platforms couldn’t wait to associate the tragedy with white supremacy, internalized racism, and systemic failures in law enforcement. As in the cases of other high-profile police…


Judge Releases Man in 1990 Slayings of 2 Michigan Hunters

DETROIT—A man was released from a Michigan prison Friday after nearly 21 years, freed from a life sentence after state authorities acknowledged that an Ohio serial killer could have been the person who killed two deer hunters in 1990. “A state of shock,” Jeff Titus, 71, told The Associated Press moments after walking out of…


Irvine Pushes Forward With Plans for Large Amphitheater

The Irvine City Council voted Feb. 21 to continue forward with a 14,000-seat amphitheater for its Great Park rather than a scaled-down version. The decision was finalized in a 3–2 vote in a special meeting after the city briefly considered an 8,000 city-controlled seat venue, when its partner, concert promoter Live Nation, requested it provide…


Swiatek Defeats Gauff Again, Advances to Dubai Final

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—Top-ranked Iga Swiatek stayed undefeated against Coco Gauff, beating the American teenager 6–4, 6–2 to reach the final at the Dubai Championships on Friday. The three-time Grand Slam champion improved to 6–0 against the 18-year-old Gauff, and each victory has been in straight sets. The Pole beat Gauff in last year’s French…


Train Derails in North Dakota Without Hazardous Spills

A train derailed near Burlington, North Dakota, early Friday, and no injuries were reported, nor hazardous materials spilled, a fire official said. The train was a mile-and-a-half long with more than 60 train cars, fire Chief Karter Lesmann of the Burlington Volunteer Fire Department said. Several train cars derailed near County Road 10 between Des…


Is Climate Change or Policy the True Issue? 15th ICCC Keynote Speech by Marlo Oaks

Is climate change or climate policy the real issue? Experts, advocates, and common sense politicians give their thoughts and ideas at the 15th International Conference on Climate Change (ICCC) held by the Heartland Institute in Orlando, Florida. Founder and publisher of ClimateDepot.com Marc Morano will talk about how global elites use fears about the climate…


Is Climate Change or Policy the True Issue? 15th ICCC Keynote Speech on Manipulated Climate Change by Marc Morano

Is climate change or climate policy the real issue? Experts, advocates, and common sense politicians give their thoughts and ideas at the 15th International Conference on Climate Change (ICCC) held by the Heartland Institute in Orlando, Florida. Founder and publisher of ClimateDepot.com Marc Morano will talk about how global elites use fears about the climate…


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Is climate change or climate policy the real issue? Experts, advocates, and common sense politicians give their thoughts and ideas at the 15th International Conference on Climate Change (ICCC) held by the Heartland Institute in Orlando, Florida. Founder and publisher of ClimateDepot.com Marc Morano will talk about how global elites use fears about the climate…