| In tricky US-Russia climate, citizen diplomats and scholars do the talking Posted: 28 Mar 2017 03:41 PM PDT ![In tricky US-Russia climate, citizen diplomats and scholars do the talking]( "In tricky US-Russia climate, citizen diplomats and scholars do the talking") Washington was swarming with Russians last week. It is, after all, a relationship that affects the entire planet, regardless of what emerges from an FBI investigation into connections between President Trump's associates and Russia. Recommended: Sochi, Soviets, and czars: How much do you know about Russia?
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| Why Trump rollback of Obama climate policies could be a long slog Posted: 28 Mar 2017 03:36 PM PDT ![Why Trump rollback of Obama climate policies could be a long slog]( "Why Trump rollback of Obama climate policies could be a long slog") With a flourish of his pen Tuesday, President Trump promised a full-scale assault on the Obama administration's signature climate-change initiative. Mr. Trump's executive order starts the process of scrapping Mr. Obama's Clean Power Plan, which calls on states to reduce electric-utility emissions that scientists say are changing Earth's climate. Instead, Trump wants to go all-in on expanding US energy jobs, notably in coal mining and fossil fuels. Recommended: Climate change: Is your opinion informed by science?
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| The view of Brexit from a city that voted to ‘Leave’ Posted: 28 Mar 2017 02:00 PM PDT ![The view of Brexit from a city that voted to 'Leave']( "The view of Brexit from a city that voted to 'Leave'") It's the UK City of Culture 2017, derelict buildings and dry docks are being refurbished, and a major wind turbine factory is on the rise. "The planets have never been more aligned," says David Keel, chair of C4DI, a new incubator and co-working space in the waterside Fruit Market district. Going against the dominant narrative that "Brexit" towns are depressed and in deep regret, Hull has turned toward a hopeful future – for some because of Brexit, for others despite it.
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| Britain's Royal Mint introduces 12-edged pound coin Posted: 28 Mar 2017 11:35 AM PDT ![Britain's Royal Mint introduces 12-edged pound coin]( "Britain's Royal Mint introduces 12-edged pound coin") Counterfeiting the British pound just got a whole lot harder. The change, which marks the first new coin out of the UK in three decades, comes as officials grapple with threats of fraud and counterfeiting, and the impact such activities can have on businesses and taxpayers. "This is a giant step forward to help stamp out counterfeit coins and save businesses and the taxpayer millions of pounds every year," Commercial Secretary to the Treasury Baroness Neville-Rolfe said in a statement.
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| Podcast: Life as a teenage hacker Posted: 28 Mar 2017 10:10 AM PDT ![Podcast: Life as a teenage hacker]( "Podcast: Life as a teenage hacker") Paul Vann is a chief executive officer and security researcher. The young leader of new cybersecurity company VannTechCyber, who was originally featured in Passcode's 15 under 15 rising stars of cybersecurity project, says other professionals often don't initially think his work is "as accurate or as credible" because he hasn't gone to college or even finished high school – and while that does intimidate him sometimes, he relies on the strength of his research to win them over.
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| US and other nuclear-armed states boycott UN meeting to discuss banning nukes Posted: 28 Mar 2017 10:01 AM PDT ![US and other nuclear-armed states boycott UN meeting to discuss banning nukes]( "US and other nuclear-armed states boycott UN meeting to discuss banning nukes") Negotiations for a treaty to rid the world of nuclear weapons began in the United Nations on Monday. Most member states of the United Nations have said they wish for a world without nuclear weapons. Recommended: How much do you know about nuclear weapons?
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| White racist accused of fatal NYC stabbing charged with terrorism Posted: 28 Mar 2017 07:54 AM PDT ![White racist accused of fatal NYC stabbing charged with terrorism]( "White racist accused of fatal NYC stabbing charged with terrorism") A white Army veteran accused of fatally stabbing a 66-year-old bottle collector and recycler on a Manhattan street last week simply because he was black was indicted on Monday on rare state charges of murder as terrorism. James Harris Jackson told the New York Daily News he attacked Timothy Caughman from behind, plunging a sword into his chest, as part of an effort to deter interracial relationships. In an interview from behind bars at Rikers Island, a New York City prison complex, Mr. Jackson told the newspaper he intended to kill numerous black men in order to send a message to white women.
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| Why the 'Fearless Girl' statue will stay put on Wall Street Posted: 28 Mar 2017 07:34 AM PDT ![Why the 'Fearless Girl' statue will stay put on Wall Street]( "Why the 'Fearless Girl' statue will stay put on Wall Street") The 50-inch bronze "Fearless Girl" statue, which currently stands in front of Wall Street's famed "Charging Bull" sculpture, will be allowed to stay – at least until February 2018. The statue was installed on the eve of International Women's Day earlier this month as a commentary on the lack of gender diversity in the workplace. Initially, the statue was supposed to stay facing down the bull for a week, but in light of the popularity of the figure, the permit allowing the temporary art installation to stay was extended until April 2.
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| Attorney General Sessions escalates threats against sanctuary cities Posted: 28 Mar 2017 07:22 AM PDT ![Attorney General Sessions escalates threats against sanctuary cities]( "Attorney General Sessions escalates threats against sanctuary cities") Attorney General Jeff Sessions ramped up threats to so-called sanctuary cities Monday, saying the government would take "all lawful steps to claw-back" federal funding awarded to cities that do not fully comply with federal immigration enforcement. President Trump signed an executive order that intends to deny funding to cities that refuse to share immigration status information with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and to detain undocumented immigrants who commit nonviolent crimes.
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| Why is someone trying to shutter one of Russia's top private universities? Posted: 28 Mar 2017 07:19 AM PDT ![Why is someone trying to shutter one of Russia's top private universities?]( "Why is someone trying to shutter one of Russia's top private universities?") Generally, prestigious private universities with hundreds of students don't get shut down over fairly minor, six-month-old technical issues that have since been resolved. What appears to be on full display is a hallmark of the Vladimir Putin-era: a new brand of domestic "lawfare," in which state-run courts enforce political conformity through legal pretexts. One illustrative recent example is a local court's upholding of an embezzlement conviction against opposition leader Alexei Navalny, which has the collateral effect of barring him from running in presidential elections that are about a year away.
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| Pelosi, Schiff call for Nunes recusal from Russia probe Posted: 28 Mar 2017 07:17 AM PDT ![Pelosi, Schiff call for Nunes recusal from Russia probe]( "Pelosi, Schiff call for Nunes recusal from Russia probe") The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee says Chairman Devin Nunes (R) of California should step down from an investigation of alleged ties between President Trump's associates and Russian officials after it was revealed that Nunes met secretly with a source last week on the White House grounds. The committee is conducting an investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 election and ties between Mr. Trump's campaign staffers and Russian officials, similar to an investigation launched by the Senate intelligence committee.
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| More than 1,000 arrested in Belarus protests against 'parasite law' Posted: 27 Mar 2017 02:32 PM PDT ![More than 1,000 arrested in Belarus protests against 'parasite law']( "More than 1,000 arrested in Belarus protests against 'parasite law'") A human rights group said more than 1,000 people were arrested across Belarus over the weekend, as another wave of unsanctioned protests against authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko reached the streets of Minsk and other cities. Vesna told the Associated Press that about 150 of those arrested have been sentenced to jail terms of up 25 days. The demonstrations against a leader who has been described as Europe's last dictator started last month when frustration over a tax against the unemployed boiled over and 2,000 protesters gathered in opposition to the $250 annual tax locally known as the "law against social parasites." At the start of 2017, the average monthly salary was $380.
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