President Jair Bolsonaro has sent troops in the rainforest to bolster the policing of illegal logging and encroachment, a change from earlier development goals. Critics say the efforts are simply to placate international criticisms of the country’s aggressive deforestation.
After nearly eight months of violence Ethiopia has declared a cease-fire in Tigray – a region currently facing one of the world’s deadliest hunger crises. The announcement comes as the country awaits the results of pivotal national elections.
The Biden administration has significantly reduced occupancy of its largest emergency shelter for migrant children, but more than 14,200 migrant children remain in the care of the Department of Health and Human Services.
The U.S. government and 48 states and districts sued Facebook last December, accusing the company of abusing its market power. On Monday, a federal judge dismissed the case due to lack of evidence in a blow for the FTC and others working to curb Big Tech’s influence.
“The Personal Librarian,” based on a true story, explores the life of a Black collector who hid her race while amassing rare books for J.P. Morgan.
A woman leaves her philandering husband in France and returns to San Francisco to relaunch her career in ‘Lorna Mott Comes Home’ by Diane Johnson.
