Monthly Archives: January 2017

The banner, hung by Greenpeace protesters, is visible from the White HouseImage: Drew Angerer/Getty Images UPDATE (Jan. 26, 8:45 A.M. ET): On Wednesday evening, Greenpeace posted the following time-lapse on Twitter. These people are badass. #resist #greenpeace #dapl #protestdc #protest pic.twitter.com/yHQSfH43Ro Tadeo Reyes (@TTJJRR) January 25, 2017 The wind is throwing me around , but […]

Chapeco, Brazil (CNN)At the game on Saturday afternoon, I was handed a little piece of origami. It had been delicately crafted from white card into the shape of a heart. The crack down the middle was an invitation to break it open and free a tiny message inside. It read “recomear” — Portuguese for “new […]

Facebook CEO makes statement after backlash over quiet title actions to secure parcels belonging to native owners within his $100m seafront property Mark Zuckerberg has said he is reconsidering whether to seek the Kaniela Ing said he was heartened by the news. In response to the controversy Ing had introduced a bill that could force […]

This month, Alaska became the first state in which judges are required to consider animal welfare in cases where divorcing couples have a pet. Generally, animals are considered property under the law. But Alaskas new amendments mean that a judge cannot simply regard a pet in a divorce case the same way they would a […]

Return ends anxious wait after crisis sparked by predecessor Yahya Jammehs refusal to step down The Gambias new president, Adama Barrow, returned to his country on Thursday afternoon, prompting a noisy and joyous wave of hope and excitement at the prospect of a brighter future for the small, poor west African state. By late afternoon, […]

We’re not mad at it.Image: Dean Buscher/The CW This recap contains spoilers for Riverdale Season 1, episode 1, titled “The River’s Edge.” “Our story is about a town, a small town, and the people who live in the town. From a distance, it presents itself like so many other small towns all over the world: […]

Image: Sipa USA via AP With the White House comments phone line still closed, the digital team from Bernie Sanders’ campaign have built a convenient workaround. SEE ALSO: The stunning moment Whitehouse.gov changed hands For anyone who has been trying to make a call only to be redirected to the White House website or Facebook […]

The city cleared a large encampment amid freezing weather, just months after a viral video of police confiscating blankets from the homeless sparked an outcry A large homeless encampment was cleared in Denver today amid temperatures of -5C(23F), risking further controversy over the citys approach to homeless people struggling with winter weather. As in other […]

The former Democratic candidate called for new trade policy for working families as the Republican senator and economists expressed concerns over global impact Donald Trump has officially killed the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the controversial trade deal that became a lightning rod for critics on the left and right during the election campaign. Following a renegotiate […]

Companies House filings show Trump resigned directorships day before his inauguration but kept ultimate ownership Donald Trump has resigned as a director of his four Scottish golf and tourism firms, raising fresh questions about the US presidents business interests. Filings at Companies House, the UK government agency that holds and publishes documents on all British […]