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Attorney General William Barr speaks during a press conference on January 13, 2020 in Washington, D.C.

by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The shocking action taken by you or your senior staff to seek special protections for Mr. Stone make a mockery of your responsibilities to seek equal justice under the law."


Adelie Penguins on Seymour Island

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
As the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday announced that last month was the hottest January ever recorded, the Guardian reported that Brazilian scientists logged a new record-breaking temperature of 20.75°C, or 69.35°F, at Seymour Island in Antarctica on Feb. 9.



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The nation should not be at war without a vote of Congress," said Sen. Tim Kaine, the measure's lead sponsor.


UBCIC leaders at the BC legislature

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Protests across Canada continued Wednesday in solidarity with Wet'suwet'en First Nation hereditary chiefs and land defenders fighting against a fracked gas pipeline that would cut through their unceded territory in northern British Columbia.



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"When Steve Mnuchin or any other politician says that a 'reduction in the rate of increase' is different than a benefit cut, they are shamelessly lying."


Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) rallies with fellow Democrats before voting on H.R. 1, For the People Act, on the East Steps of the U.S. Capitol March 08, 2019 in Washington, D.C.

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"I believe that when the United States says it champions human rights, democracy, and peace, we should mean it!"



by Julia Conley, staff writer
Ten years after British Petroleum's Deepwater Horizon oil spill sent hundreds of millions of gallons of oil across the Gulf of Mexico, researchers say the damage done by the disaster was far more significant than previously thought.


Sunrise organizers in NH

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Entrance and exit polling from the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses on Feb. 3 and New Hampshire primary Tuesday shows that healthcare and the climate crisis are among the top issues for 2020 Democratic voters and the majority of them support bold action on both fronts.



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Money is not speech. Bloomberg's attempt to buy the presidency is a corruption of our democracy."


ground beetle on a plant

by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
New papers detail severe threats facing insects, how their plight is intertwined with humanity's, and the available solutions to address the crisis.

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