SHOCKING: Nation - What They Never Told You

The lost art of Black cultural debate

A documentary on Harlem Renaissance luminaries offers a powerful reminder of the value of thoughtful disagreement

Salon · Oct 19

France Holds Emergency Talks After Nationwide Riots as Macron Faces Backlash Over Céline Dion Concert

Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron have faced online criticism for attending a Céline Dion concert as violent unrest spread across France, although protests began before the event.

International Business Times UK · Oct 19

DHS Gave an Arizona Tribe 60 Seconds Before Sending Armed Agents In — Now It Flies Drones Over Their Prayers

Armed agents, midnight drones, 60 seconds' warning: how DHS is forcing a $1.3B border wall onto sovereign Tohono O'odham land in Arizona.

Latin Times · Oct 14

Meet Yanin ‘Proud’, a 17-year-old Thai student who built artificial hornbill nests from recycled plastic and won two global conservation awards

At just 17, Thai student Yanin ‘Proud’ Tangkaravakoon has turned a concern for endangered hornbills into a unique conservation project that gives discarded waste plastic a new purpose. Her initiative, ‘Homes for Hornbills’ creates artificial nests designed to provide breeding spaces for hornbills as natural tree cavities become harder to…

The Times of India · Sep 2

Zee Entertainment looks beyond TV, bets on sports, animation and VFX for growth

Zee Entertainment is investing in sports and animation to build new growth engines. The company is diversifying its portfolio to capture a larger share of the evolving media landscape. ZEEL has partnered with PhantomFX to strengthen its animation and VFX content creation capabilities. The broadcaster has also launched four sports…

The Economic Times · Aug 28

In 1778, Polly Cooper traveled 186 miles with an Oneida delegation to bring white corn to George Washington's starving troops at Valley Forge. 248 years later, the woman preserved mainly through oral tradition is honored on the 2026 American $1 coin

Polly Cooper Native American $1 coin: Polly Cooper, an Oneida woman, is honored on a 2026 dollar coin for her aid. She traveled with warriors to deliver corn to Washington's hungry army. Cooper taught soldiers how to prepare the vital food supply. Her story survived through oral tradition, not colonial…

The Economic Times · Aug 17

Air Marshal A K Bharti, face of Operation Sindoor briefings, retires from IAF

Air Marshal A K Bharti retired from the Indian Air Force after a distinguished career. He served as Director General Air Operations during Operation Sindoor last year. Air Marshal Bharti paid homage to fallen heroes at the National War Memorial. He was part of tri-service media briefings for Operation Sindoor.…

The Economic Times · Jul 31

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez should run for president

The congresswoman can run a serious national campaign on the left and pull a movement in behind it. She should get in early

The Guardian - US · Jul 21

Bangkok bar fire victims died from cyanide poisoning within minutes, autopsies find

Cyanide and carbon monoxide stop tissues from taking in oxygen and can kill within minutes when inhaled at high concentrations

The Independent UK · Jul 17

Overcrowded and underfunded: Trump’s cuts to national parks threaten the US’s ‘best idea’

This summer, Yosemite national park has been rife with traffic jams and throngs of visitors. Can these popular national treasures withstand a future of strained resources?

The Guardian - US · Jul 4