House Democrats on Thursday blasted online brokerage Robinhood and trading giant Citadel Securities over their business…
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Former state GOP chair launches Senate bid in Ohio
Former Ohio state GOP chair Jane Timken launched a campaign for Senate Thursday, setting up a…
Very few of world’s rivers undamaged by humanity, study finds
Rivers are biodiversity hotspots but pollution, dams and invasive species have caused havoc Rivers in which…
The Guardian view on Texas storms and power cuts: preparing for the worst
The outages endured by residents result from the state’s political decisions – but all of us…
Komodo dragons: ‘the biggest, worst lizard of the modern day’ | Helen Sullivan
The goanna wanted an egg. It had climbed a few metres up the trunk of a…
Call to tax international flights to raise climate funds for poor countries
Taxes on international transport could provide new flows of finance to developing countries to help them…
Human destruction of nature is ‘senseless and suicidal’, warns UN chief
Humanity is waging a “senseless and suicidal” war on nature that is causing human suffering and…
Former Kansas Sen. Bob Dole announces stage 4 lung cancer diagnosis
Former Kansas senator and Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole announced on Thursday that he has been…
Indigenous peoples face rise in rights abuses during pandemic, report finds
Indigenous communities in some of the world’s most forested tropical countries have faced a wave of…
Magnets, vacuums and plant-based nets: the new fight to clean plastic from our seas
Microplastics are finding their way into the air, our drinking water, and even our placentas. Here…