Tag: burning
Flag burning has a long history in the U.S. — and legal protections from the Supreme Court
By Joe Hernandez President Trump has long opposed flag burning as a form of protest, and now he’s directing the Justice Department to prioritize prosecutions of people who set the American flag on fire. On Monday, Trump signed an executive order instructing the attorney general to pursue cases against people who “incite violence or otherwise…
Attendees could be in for thunderstorms, dust and hail at this year’s Burning Man
By Ayana Archie People descending on the Nevada desert for this year’s Burning Man event are being met with dust and wind, which could continue over the next few days. The event started Sunday in the Black Rock Desert, about 100 miles north of Reno, Nev. It is “not a festival,” but a “global cultural…
‘Pray for rain’: wildfires in Canada are now burning where they never used to
Canada’s response to the extreme weather threat is being upended as the traditional epicentre of the blazes shifts as the climate warms Road closures, evacuations, travel chaos and stern warnings from officials have become fixtures of Canada’s wildfire season. But as the country goes through its second-worst burn on record, the blazes come with a…
How The Handmaid’s Tale Ended After 6 Seasons With Burning Question
After six seasons on Hulu, The Handmaid’s Tale ended with the series finale on May 26. Find out the fate of Elisabeth Moss’ June Osborne and more Gilead characters. Warning: This story contains spoilers for The Handmaid’s Tale series finale. After six seasons, The Handmaid’s Tale is coming full circle. During the series finale on…
Race to keep furnaces burning at British Steel plant
Officials are working to deliver essential raw materials to British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant, the government has said, as it races to keep its blast furnaces burning. An emergency law rushed through Parliament on Saturday gave the government control of the Lincolnshire site to prevent its Chinese owner shutting it down. The government said work was…
Fires still burning and one missing after tanker collision
Fires are still burning on an oil tanker carrying jet fuel and a cargo ship carrying highly toxic chemicals that collided in the North Sea on Monday morning. One crew member is still unaccounted for and the search has been called off, HM Coastguard said. The collision involved the US-registered Stena Immaculate – which was…
How to Avoid Outrage Fatigue and Tune In without Burning Out
Avoiding Outrage Fatigue while Staying Informed Outrage fatigue can wear us down—but we can take care of ourselves in an onslaught of overwhelming news. By Rachel Feltman, Tanya Lewis, Madison Goldberg & Fonda Mwangi [CLIP: Theme music] Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, this is Rachel Feltman. No matter what you believe, I’m willing…
Burning is risky – so why are tan lines having their time in the sun on social media?
Gen Z influencers spruik tan lines as summer’s ‘fav accessory’ to generation ‘obsessed’ with looks In life, there are lots of pleasurable things that we know aren’t that good for us: simple carbs deep-fried in vegetable oil, drinking one or two wines over the recommended limit at dinner with friends, and sitting in the Australian…
Spencer Pratt Says Home Burning Down is “Nightmare Come True”
Spencer Pratt expressed his devastation after his and wife Heidi Montag’s house burned down during the Pacific Palisades wildfire in Southern California. Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag are reeling from the loss of their home. After The Hills stars confirmed their house in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles had burned in the ongoing wildfires,…