A Haitian-American organization has filed a class-action lawsuit against the American Red Cross (ARC), the International Red Cross and their affiliates, accusing them of exploiting Haiti’s poverty to raise over $500 million for disaster relief, only to mismanage or misappropriate the funds. The lawsuit, filed on Nov. 25 in the U.S. District Court for Southern Read More…
So the story is told, the Plymouth Colony Pilgrims and Native Americans gathered for a communal meal after a successful fall harvest. But we know the story didn’t go down quite like that. After the first Thanksgiving in 1621, Europeans proceeded to push Native Americans out of their own territories, slaughtered them en masse and Read More…
IN PARTS BY Newsweek What Is the Department of Government Efficiency? Musk, Ramaswamy to Lead Billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk, stirred amusement and speculation after describing his unusual preparation for heading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). “I rewatched Office Space tonight for the 5th time to prepare for @DOGE!” Musk posted on X (formerly Twitter) on November 24. Read More…
By Sydney Boyo • Eniola Shokunbi OF North Carolina said she wants to be president of the U.S., but first she’s making an impact on her local community. In fifth grade, she led the efforts to create an air filter system that’s able to remove cold and COVID viruses from classrooms. Eniola Shokunbi said she wants Read More…
Long before Bryan Johnson became famous for his extreme biohacking—undergoing countless tests, following strict eating habits, and taking dozens of supplements in the name of living forever—Valter Longo was obsessed with longevity. In a recent profile of the scientist in the New York Times, Longo, who is a professor of gerontology and director of the USC Longevity Institute in Read More…
A photo of Jupiter taken by NASA’s Juno spacecraft in September 2023.© NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS, image processing by Tanya Oleksuik Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Why does Jupiter look like it has a surface – even though it doesn’t have Read More…
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