5 d. ago Sustainable upgrades for a greener home to salute World Earth Day

Green up your life with these eco-friendly solutions, says Sam Wylie-Harris.

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2 w. ago ‘We weren’t stuck’: Nasa astronauts tell of space odyssey and reject claims of neglect

Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams’ story markedly at odds with abandonment narrative painted by Trump and MuskIn the end, whatever Elon Musk and Donald Trump liked to insist, astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita Williams were never stuck, nor stranded in space, and definitely not abandoned or marooned.The world heard on Monday, for the first time since their return to Earth two weeks ago, from the two Nasa astronauts whose 10-day flight to the international space station (ISS) last summer turned into a nine-month odyssey. And their story was markedly at odds with the narrative painted from the White House. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Apocalypse constantly: The perverse reasons we love to watch ourselves die on screen

From ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’ and ‘Planet of the Apes’ to ‘Deep Impact’ and ‘Don’t Look Up’, nothing seems to bring audiences together faster than a glimpse at the end of the world. As Tilda Swinton sings through the apocalypse in her new film, Xan Brooks dives into cinema’s most curious lineage

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3 w. ago Tribal land ruling undercuts marijuana law’s claims of undoing racial disparities

Chippewa member Todd Thompson sold cannabis after Minnesota legalized it, but police still seized all his merchandiseA Minnesota judge’s order earlier this month upheld the state’s authority to prosecute cannabis-related crimes on tribal lands, raising questions about Indigenous sovereignty and the efficacy of “social equity” provisions in state-level cannabis laws.Todd Thompson – a member of the White Earth Band of the Chippewa Tribe, began selling cannabis from his licensed tobacco shop on the White Earth reservation on 1 August 2023 – the same day Minnesota passed a law permitting adult-use recreational cannabis. Thompson says the first day went well, but on the second day, the store and his home were both raided by Mahnomen county sheriff’s deputies and White Earth tribal police, who seized all of Thompson’s cannabis as well as $2,748 in cash. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Stranded astronauts splash down off coast as they're met by dancing dolphins

Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore finally arrived back on Earth after an eight-day space mission turned into a nine-month stay when technical trouble led to them being unable to get back home as originally planned

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4 w. ago How the loss of belief in Hell has had a profoundly destructive effect on civil order: DOMINIC LAWSON

Whatever sentence you are about to receive remember that after your days on earth are done, on your dying day, there will be no release for you.

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