3 d. ago From butterflies to wind turbines, project preserves world’s sonic heritage

Online exhibition collects soundscapes from nature reserves and sites such as Machu Picchu and Taj MahalThe sounds of wind turbines, rare whales and the Amazonian dawn chorus are among the noises being preserved as part of an exhibition of soundscapes found in world heritage sites.The Sonic Heritage project is a collection of 270 sounds from 68 countries, including from famous Unesco-designated sites such as Machu Picchu and the Taj Mahal, as well as natural landscapes such as the monarch butterfly sanctuary in El Rosario, Mexico and the Colombian Amazon. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Trump administration issues order to stop construction on New York offshore wind project

The Trump administration has issued an order to stop construction on a major offshore wind project to power more than 500,000 New York homes, the latest in a series of moves targeting the industry

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2 w. ago Bernie Sanders: law firms that cut deals with Trump administration ‘sell out their soul’

Firms that were targeted by president after representing his political rivals show ‘absolute cowardice’, says US senatorLaw firms that cut deals with Donald Trump’s administration after the president issued executive orders targeting attorneys who challenge his priorities are demonstrating “absolute cowardice”, the independent US senator Bernie Sanders has said.“They’re zillion-dollar law firms, and money, money, money” is all that motivates them, the popular Vermont lawmaker who caucuses with Democrats said in a feature interview on the latest CBS News Sunday Morning. “So they’re going to sell out their souls to be able to make money here in Washington.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump administration issues demands on Harvard as conditions for billions in federal money

Some alumni want Harvard to resist Trump administration demands the university must meet to receive $9 billion in federal grants and contracts being threatened during an investigation into campus antisemitism

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2 w. ago ‘My policies will never change’: Trump doubles down on trade war after China announces retaliatory tariffs – live

US president says on Truth Social that ‘this is a great time to get rich’ despite China issuing a 34% tariff on all US goods The Trump administration is taking aim at Brown University with threats to freeze $510m in grants, widening its promise to withhold federal funding from schools it accuses of allowing antisemitism on campus, according to multiple media outlets including Reuters and the New York Times.University officials said they had not yet been formally notified, but the school was among dozens warned last month that enforcement actions could be coming as the administration seeks to crack down on academic institutions . Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Neil Young says he may be barred from returning to US over Donald Trump criticism

The US-Canadian dual citizen speculates he may be ‘barred or put in jail to sleep on a cement floor’ after his European tour, after years of speaking against TrumpNeil Young has shared his concerns of being barred from the US after his European tour later this year, thanks to his outspoken critiques of Donald Trump.On Tuesday, on his website Neil Young Archives, the 79-year-old musician – who has dual Canadian-American citizenship – wrote of his fears after the recent spate of people being detained and deported upon entering the US. These incidents have been credited to vague or unspecified visa issues, but have frequently affected individuals who have criticised the Trump administration either publicly or in messages on their phone read by immigration officers. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley plans a bill to stop judges from carrying out their checks

Judges have issued at least a dozen nationwide injunctions against the Trump administration since the president took office in January

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3 w. ago Pioneering Scottish floating offshore wind farm invests in future of industry with student scholarships

A pioneering Scottish floating offshore wind farm project is investing in the future of the industry by helping two promising students fund their studies.

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3 w. ago The spirit of the Confederacy is alive and well in Trump’s America | Lloyd Green

Sympathy for yesteryear is gaining traction among Republican elites, and Trump’s relations with white supremacy is too closeGen Robert E Lee is long dead, but the spirit of the Confederacy appears alive and well. Federal contractors will no longer be explicitly barred from racially segregating their restaurants, waiting rooms and water fountains, according to the Trump administration. A memorandum dated 15 February 2025, issued by the General Services Administration, the procurement arm of the federal government, explicitly dropped those strictures.“Any open solicitations that contain any of the provisions or clauses listed above should be amended to remove the provisions and clauses,” the memo read. Forget about simply putting an end to race-based affirmative action and DEI. Team Trump appears determined to turn the clock back to the 1950s, if not earlier than that. The ghost of Jim Crow smiles.Lloyd Green is an attorney in New York and served in the US Department of Justice from 1...

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3 w. ago Urgent warning to Pentagon staff to stop using Signal over fears Russian hackers can infiltrate encrypted chats

The OpSec (Operational Security) Special Bulletin, reportedly issued on March 18, came just days after the Trump administration mistakenly leaked war plans to a journalist

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