With his tag team partner out of action, Erik (Raymond Rowe) of The Viking Raiders has also undergone surgery. Erik announced on social media today that he underwent surgery to remove “some hardware” from his arm. Erik wrote that he’s been putting off the surgery for a very long time. “Today I had some hardware removed…
Novelist Edgar Lawrence “E.L.” Doctorow, whose historical fiction and social commentary were said to “challenge the prevailing mythology of society,” died Tuesday at his home in Manhattan of complications from lung cancer. He was 84. Born in the Bronx, Doctorow was the recipient of many distinguished literary prizes, among them the National Book Award, two…
Just a month after Governor Alejandro García Padilla said it will be impossible for Puerto Rico to climb out of its $72 billion in debt, the government this week missed a bond payment for the first time ever, compounding a political and economic crisis that analysts say is rooted in the island’s true status as a…
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, described this week by author and activist Naomi Klein as a “climate villain,” is cracking down further on environmental groups—and democracy itself—by seeking to repeal a section of the country’s conservation law that allows green groups to mount legal challenges to environmental approvals. The move is described by the Sydney…
Up to 90 percent of seabirds are likely to have plastic in their guts, and the risk of ingestion is growing—a result of ever-increasing industrial pollution in the world’s oceans, according to a new study published Monday. Seabirds are particularly vulnerable to plastic ingestion due to their habits of eating floating particles that they mistake…
The social harms of mass incarceration spread far beyond prison walls, with families enduring direct human rights abuses and women—who are disproportionately black—bearing the brunt of the poverty and trauma associated with having a loved one locked up. These are the devastating findings of a year-long collaborative research project led by the Ella Baker Center…
A Pennsylvania Republican state representative on Friday announced his plans to run against Sen. Bob CaseyRobert (Bob) Patrick Casey21 senators urge Pentagon against military use to curb nationwide protests Overnight Health Care: Trump says US ‘terminating’ relationship with WHO | Cuomo: NYC on track to start reopening week of June 8 | COVID-19 workplace complaints…
Democrat Jon Ossoff, who is running for an open congressional seat in Georgia, is calling for a special prosecutor to “investigate Russian interference” following President Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey. “Comey’s firing raises severe questions. There should be bipartisan support for a special prosecutor to investigate Russian interference,” Ossoff wrote on Twitter Tuesday night. Click…
Joining the chorus of watchdogs who say Volkswagen (VW) must pay for its corporate crime, the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) on Tuesday released an analysis charging that financial penalties for the company’s environmental violations should be no less than $25.1 billion in the United States alone. While VW Chief Executive Matthias Müller stressed on Wednesday…
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