An anti-government protester extinguishes a fire at Hong Kong Polytechnic University on November 18, 2019. | Laurel Chor/Getty Images Police trapped demonstrators inside the campus in a standoff that lasted hours. The campus of a Hong Kong university transformed into an apocalyptic scene on Monday as riot police armed with tear gas and rubber bulletsContinue reading “A Hong Kong university becomes a battleground in the latest round of protests”
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These senators are going after the biggest climate villains in Washington
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) questions Andrew Wheeler during his confirmation hearing to lead the Environmental Protection Agency on January 16, 2019. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Sens. Whitehouse, Heinrich, and Schatz discuss how to hold the Chamber of Commerce accountable. On Tuesday, November 19, the Chamber of Commerce will meet to discuss its climate policy approach.Continue reading “These senators are going after the biggest climate villains in Washington”
Brazil’s Amazon rainforest destruction is at its highest rate in more than a decade
Fires in the Amazon rainforest this year have contributed to the highest rate of deforestation in more than a decade, according to new measurements. | Johannes Myburgh/AFP/Getty Images New satellite measurements show an alarming spike in deforestation this year. Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has surged to its highest rate in more than a decade,Continue reading “Brazil’s Amazon rainforest destruction is at its highest rate in more than a decade”
Amazon rainforest destruction is at its highest rate in more than a decade
Fires in the Amazon rainforest this year have contributed to the highest rate of deforestation in more than a decade, according to new measurements. | Johannes Myburgh/AFP/Getty Images New satellite measurements show an alarming spike in deforestation this year. Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has surged to its highest rate in more than a decade,Continue reading “Amazon rainforest destruction is at its highest rate in more than a decade”
How to follow (and listen to) Recode’s Code Media conference in Los Angeles
Adam Tow Leaders at Facebook, Verizon Media, Condé Nast, and more join us this week. Recode’s annual Code Media conference kicks off on Monday, November 18, in Los Angeles. Senior Media Correspondent Peter Kafka will be hosting two days of hard-hitting, unscripted interviews with: Carolyn Everson, Vice President of Global Marketing Solutions at Facebook GuruContinue reading “How to follow (and listen to) Recode’s Code Media conference in Los Angeles”
The Walmart shooting is part of a typical week for America
Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images There are a lot of shootings in America. Last week, a shooter at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, California, killed two people and injured three others. Over the weekend, a shooter at a party in Fresno, California, killed four and wounded six more. Today, a shooting at a WalmartContinue reading “The Walmart shooting is part of a typical week for America”
We read all 25 National Book Award finalists for 2019. Here’s what we thought.
Amanda Northrop/Vox The Vox staff reviewed all the finalists in each of five categories: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translated literature, and young people’s literature. Every year, the National Book Foundation nominates 25 books — five fiction, five nonfiction, five poetry, five translated, five young adult — for the National Book Award, which celebrates the best ofContinue reading “We read all 25 National Book Award finalists for 2019. Here’s what we thought.”
16 great documentaries from this year and how to watch them
Pahokee and Sing Me a Song are among the fascinating nonfiction films that started touring the festival circuit in 2019. | Sundance / Participant Media From con artists to cults, nonfiction cinema is rich right now. A “documentary” is never just one thing. It might be a memoir, a polemic, a comedy, a thriller, aContinue reading “16 great documentaries from this year and how to watch them”
Trump’s controversial vaping flavor ban is now dead
A demonstrator vapes during a rally outside of the White House to protest the proposed vaping flavor ban in Washington DC on November 9, 2019. | Photo by JOSE LUIS MAGANA/AFP via Getty Images Angry vapers and vaping companies convinced the president to kill his flavored vape ban. Back in September, the White House organizedContinue reading “Trump’s controversial vaping flavor ban is now dead”
The questions surrounding Trump’s trip to Walter Reed hospital, briefly explained
Trump during an event at the White House on Friday. | Getty Images The White House’s credibility crisis fueled speculation about Trump’s seemingly unplanned trip to the hospital. President Donald Trump made a trip to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, as White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham put it, to “beginContinue reading “The questions surrounding Trump’s trip to Walter Reed hospital, briefly explained”
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