The United States officially is in a recession. But Senate Republicans are still in no rush…
Day: June 8, 2020
Romney to offer alternative bill on police reform
Sen. Mitt Romney. | Alex Wong/Getty Images By ANDREW DESIDERIO 06/08/2020 07:26 PM EDT Updated: 06/08/2020…
Hill Democrats squash liberal push to ‘defund the police’
“Defund the police” has become the latest battle cry of liberals protesting George Floyd’s death in…
GAO offers Congress steps to protect independence of federal watchdogs
The Capitol building. | John Shinkle/POLITICO By KYLE CHENEY 06/08/2020 03:11 PM EDT Updated: 06/08/2020 08:03…
‘More masks than jellyfish’: coronavirus waste ends up in ocean
Conservationists have warned that the coronavirus pandemic could spark a surge in ocean pollution – adding…
‘Covid waste’: disposable masks and latex gloves turn up on seabed – video
Play Video Discarded personal protective equipment (PPE) is increasingly turning up on shorelines and the seabed,…
Green party joint leaders to stand again for their roles
The two joint leaders of the Green party, Sian Berry and Jonathan Bartley, are to stand…
‘Black Americans want to stop being killed’: Democrats unveil sweeping police reform bill
Top Democrats unveiled a major police reform bill Monday morning in an effort to galvanize public…
Small boats and female workers hardest hit by Covid-19 fisheries impact
Small fishing boats, fish markets and female workers are among the categories worst affected by the…
‘It was hell’: Spanish cocaine raid adds to shipboard misery for 4,000 cows
When the Neameh sailed out of Colombia on 4 May, it should have been a routine…