Giving back from the Exxon Valdez oil spill
From CNET After the Exxon Valdez ran aground off the Alaska coast in 1989, a class-action lawsuit named ExxonMobil sued the fishermen, miners and blacksmiths who worked for the company. Not only did they…
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Trump says DOJ shouldn’t be in classified investigations
The White House has declined to comment on this story. President Donald Trump told members of the House Intelligence Committee that he wants congressional committees to continue to block access to documents obtained in…
Joint court findings over Nigerians’ murder
Written by Staff Writer Joint high court sitting in Port Harcourt , the Rivers State capital, which on Tuesday convicted Senator George Sekibo for high treason, submitted a damning report to the state governor…
Relief organisations accuse Lebanese company of using Syrian port without UN consent
A group of European and Arab NGOs have accused a Lebanese-Canadian-owned company of shipping flammable cargo via the Syrian port of Tartus, a fact that, they say, is in breach of the cease-fire agreement…
Canada’s new data privacy bill is a huge victory for personal information | Erin Martinez and Steven Johnson
Canada’s Data Privacy Commissioner, Daniel Therrien, announced Thursday that the country’s telecommunications firms and internet providers are gathering data on “how their networks are being used and used and abused.” This is the first…
Judge dismisses Michigan’s effort to move Line 5 lawsuit to state court
This article is over 7 months old Judge says a lawsuit challenging the state’s permission to leave the oil and gas pipeline in the wilds of Michigan is a matter of federal law The…
Earth’s inner structure is affected by solar storms
Written by By Marie Simoneaux, CNN New York Astronomers have known for decades that naturally occurring solar storms can affect structures deep within the Earth, such as the aurora borealis. But new findings from…
Sudan leaders land on same runway amid security alert
Image copyright PA Image caption Sudanese planes take off from Khartoum’s airport as a security convoy deployed It’s an unusual sight – three presidential helicopters landing at the same airport. Sudanese and African leaders…
Watch: Economy moving towards ‘hikes’
BBC Radio 4’s Money Box Live Wednesday, 2 May 2019 at 1502 BST On Radio 4 and Online Listen to the programme Programme transcript (20 pages) Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz says years…
How to see 2019’s Leonid Meteor Shower
The first meteor shower of 2019 is set to kick off this week, and when it does, it will be jam-packed with brilliant streaks that will dance across the sky like magic. A favorable…