Month: October 2020

The documentary film “Dirty Wars,” featuring independent journalist Jeremy Scahill whose book of the same name explores the rise of the U.S military’s secret war against global terrorism in the aftermath of 9/11, has been nominated for this year’s Academy Award in the Best Feature Documentary category. Announced Thursday, the nomination will likely elevate the…

Rebuking an attempt Saturday by Ukranian President Viktor Yanukovich to quell anti-government protesters by offering to share leadership, opposition leaders say they will be the ones making the demands. Demonstrators seized a number of government buildings over the weekend, as protests have grown increasingly violent following the deaths earlier this week of at least two…

The irony of fracking: It destroys the natural resource it needs most. The tragedy for those living nearby fracking operations: That natural resource is the fresh—and increasingly scarce—water supply on which they, too, depend. And not only does fracking—or hydraulic fracturing—demand enormous amounts of fresh water no matter where it takes places, a troubling new…

Alex Albon is in the hot seat at Red Bull Racing, but the British-Thai racer claims he is feeling no “extra pressure” despite the uncertainty surrounding his future with his team. Albon has struggled this season to remain in the wake of Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen, a shortfall that has weakened the 24-year-old’s position…

Developing… Tensions in Ukraine saw no sign of easing Friday. Overnight, armed men in uniforms “resembling Russian uniforms,” took control over two airports in Crimea, creating new tensions about possible Russian intervention. Meanwhile, deposed Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych held a news conference in Russia—his first public appearance since his ouster last week—in which he maintained…

The “most significant revelations to date.” “This is huge, in scale and in implications.” “Disturbing.” Those are just some of the ways people are reacting to the latest reporting by journalists Glenn Greenwald and Ryan Gallagher at The Intercept on documents leaked by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. In a news story entitled, ‘,” Greenwald and…

Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen have both confirmed that they will leave the Haas F1 Team at the end of the 2020 season. The pair announced their exit from the US outfit on social media, but the news was largely expected for both drivers. “The last chapter is closed and the book is finished,” said…

A federal judge has delivered a harshly worded ruling that admonishes a government request for a warrant to search a user’s email address, saying that it would be “repugnant to the Fourth Amendment” to issue it, and urged the government to stop submitting “unconstitutional warrant applications.” In its request to the US District Court for…

Florida’s controversial voter purge ahead of the 2012 election was illegal, a federal court ruled Tuesday. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judges found that the action taken by the administration if Gov. Rick Scott in the key swing state was “an attempt to systematically remove names from the voter rolls” within 90 days…

Protecting Mother Earth has never been more deadly. In the years between 2002 and 2013, at least 908 people were killed defending environmental and land rights, according to a new report, Deadly Environment (pdf), put forth by the human rights group Global Witness. As the need for preservation of the Earth’s natural resources has grown,…