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Republican lawmakers push to ban Chinese-made drones like DJI that American businesses depend on

Republican lawmakers push to ban Chinese-made drones like DJI that American businesses depend on

Posted by | Mar 12, 2025

Russell Hedrick, a North Carolina farmer, flies drones to spray fertilizers on his corn, soybean, and wheat fields at a fraction of what it would cost him to use a conventional ground spreader. As a volunteer rescuer, Hedrick uses thermal drones to search for people trapped by mudslides and cargo drones to send water and baby formula to those who are stranded — something he did after Hurricane Helene. Now he is fretting that one day he will have to ground his drone fleet. Most commercial drones sold in the United States, including those used by Hedrick, are made...

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When two men grapple: The cultural ties of wrestling from Milwaukee’s “Da Crusher” to Japan’s sumo rikishi

When two men grapple: The cultural ties of wrestling from Milwaukee’s “Da Crusher” to Japan’s sumo rikishi

Posted by | Mar 10, 2025

In the city of Milwaukee, wrestling holds a cherished spot in the cultural memory of residents. It is a form of entertainment that harkens back decades, shaping sporting identities and local athletic lore. There is perhaps no greater symbol of Milwaukee’s wrestling prominence than Reggie “Da Crusher” Lisowski, a barrel-chested figure who quickly became a hometown hero. Yet wrestling’s appeal in Milwaukee was larger than a single individual. It reflected a post-war appetite for both escapism and connection through physically demanding sports entertainment. On the other side of the world, a different form of wrestling exists, that of Japan’s...

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Battleship Island: How tourism propelled Gunkanjima’s ghostly ruins and stirred memories of its dark past

Battleship Island: How tourism propelled Gunkanjima’s ghostly ruins and stirred memories of its dark past

Posted by | Mar 9, 2025

Off the coast of Nagasaki, the second city to be devastated by an atomic bomb in World War II, lies a tiny island located along the southwestern island of Kyushu in Japan. From a distance, it appears to resemble the formidable silhouette of a naval warship cutting through the waves. It is a place where crumbling cement apartment blocks stare out at the horizon, where silent corridors and dusty staircases trace the outlines of vanished lives. Officially known as Hashima Island, it is more commonly called Gunkanjima, which translates to “Battleship Island.” In many ways, it is not just...

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One Nation Under Trump: How Americans gave extrajudicial powers to a criminal in the White House

One Nation Under Trump: How Americans gave extrajudicial powers to a criminal in the White House

Posted by | Mar 8, 2025

Donald Trump, inaugurated again on January 20, 2025, has bulldozed every institutional safeguard that once stood against unchecked authority. His second term has become an unapologetic campaign to concentrate absolute power in the executive branch, a move that shatters constitutional boundaries with resolute force. Trump’s push for complete extrajudicial dominance has stripped the courts of their autonomy, undermined legislative checks, and planted fear in the hearts of officials who once believed their positions were protected by the rule of law. His administration reveals a more brazen disregard for legal standards and a deeper entrenchment of authoritarian impulses each day....

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Trump shuts down humanitarian parole option for Ukrainian refugees in a pro-Kremlin shift toward Putin

Trump shuts down humanitarian parole option for Ukrainian refugees in a pro-Kremlin shift toward Putin

Posted by | Mar 3, 2025

A group of American citizens and immigrants is suing the Trump administration for ending a long-standing legal tool presidents have used to allow people from countries where there is war or political instability to enter and temporarily live in the U.S. The lawsuit filed late on February 28 seeks to reinstate humanitarian parole programs that allowed in 875,000 migrants from Ukraine, Afghanistan, Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela who have legal U.S. residents as sponsors. Donald Trump has been ending legal pathways for immigrants to come to the U.S. and implementing campaign promises to deport millions of people who are...

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Grassroots funding: Music concerts are part of the innovative ways groups seek to fund Ukraine’s military

Grassroots funding: Music concerts are part of the innovative ways groups seek to fund Ukraine’s military

Posted by | Feb 25, 2025

The concert took place in an old movie studio in Kyiv, the location kept secret until the final moment in case it was the target of a Russian attack. More than 1,000 soldiers and young people gathered to listen to the artists who joined forces with a military brigade in an innovative effort to raise funds for Ukraine’s embattled troops. This was the first and only live performance of the charity album “Epoch,” a collaboration between the 3rd Assault Brigade and eight Ukrainian bands. The project’s ambitious target is to raise about $1.2 million to buy an M113 armored...

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