Thursday, 31 August 2023

NPR News: Judge: Trump-era rule change allowing the logging of old-growth forests violates laws

Judge: Trump-era rule change allowing the logging of old-growth forests violates laws
U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew Hallman on Thursday found that the U.S. Forest Service violated the National Environmental Policy Act, the National Forest Management Act and the Endangered Species Act.

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NPR News: She was convinced she didn't exist. This is how she tethered herself to reality

She was convinced she didn't exist. This is how she tethered herself to reality
As Alice Carrière entered her teen years, her brain started to splinter into a dissociative disorder. Year later, that extraordinary childhood is the basis for her new memoir.

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NPR News: A fatal Ohio crash has some asking why most school buses still don't have seat belts

A fatal Ohio crash has some asking why most school buses still don't have seat belts
Several states now require lap-and-shoulder belts on all new school buses purchased. But most states have no such requirement.

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NPR News: Fake 'sober homes' targeting Native Americans scam millions from taxpayers

Fake 'sober homes' targeting Native Americans scam millions from taxpayers
The scale of a scam to recruit Native Americans into fake treatment for substance in Phoenix and bill the government fraudulently is now emerging. It's huge.

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NPR News: Italian rapper Ghali aims to save migrants from drowning in the Mediterranean

Italian rapper Ghali aims to save migrants from drowning in the Mediterranean
In his home country of Italy, Ghali is a major star. His parents are Tunisian, and he's working with Tunisian refugees trying to enter Italy. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Ghali about his mission.

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NPR News: Odesa beaches reopen, offering Ukrainians a respite from war

Odesa beaches reopen, offering Ukrainians a respite from war
Beaches on the Black Sea that closed after Russia's invasion have reopened. People say swimming and sunbathing are ways to find a taste of normal life, even while under threat from Moscow.

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NPR News: A building fire has killed dozens, many homeless, in Johannesburg, authorities say

A building fire has killed dozens, many homeless, in Johannesburg, authorities say
Some of the people living in the building in South Africa's biggest city threw themselves out of windows to escape the blaze and might have died because of that, a local government official said.

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