At least six GOP senators plan to violate their conference’s toothless earmark ban and more than…
Month: May 2021
Secrets of the dead wood: ancient oaks hold key to new life
Oaks are the elders of London’s Richmond Park. Some of them are 800 years old and…
Pension funds urged to help UK reach net zero climate goals
Campaigners say many investments still high carbon and call on firms to sign green pensions charter…
Romania’s extreme conditions: from Danube-freezing winters to 42C summers
Like other countries in south-east Europe, Romania has a temperate continental climate, with very warm summers…
Country diary: the strange beauty of a woodland beetle
As I emerged from the deep shade of the riverbank woodland, it was pleasant to feel…
GOP pressures Garland on border
Attorney General Merrick Garland faced criticism from Republicans over the Biden administration’s immigration and policing policies…
Asian Americans are the least likely to hold elected office
President Joe Biden, accompanied by from left, Vice President Kamala Harris, Sens. Mazie Hirono, Mark Takano,…
‘Decades ahead of his time’: history catches up with visionary Jimmy Carter
When I reach Jimmy Carter’s grandson by Zoom, he answers wearing a Raphael Warnock campaign T-shirt.…
McCarthy: GOP lawmakers concerned Cheney can’t ‘carry out the message’
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy gave his strongest signal yet on Tuesday that he would support…
Blustery bank holiday helps windfarms set new clean energy record
Wind turbines generated 48.5% of electricity grid in England, Scotland and Wales on Monday Great Britain’s…