International News
Tanzania grants Chinese firms licences to build gold refineries
Al Jazeera
Tanzania said on Wednesday that it had awarded licences for the construction of a mineral smeltery and two gold refineries to Chinese firms, as part of government efforts to generate more revenues from the nation's mining industry.
North Korea fires 'short-range missiles' into sea, S Korea says
BBC World News
They were launched early on Thursday near the eastern port of Wonsan travelling a distance of 430km (270 miles) before falling into the Sea of Japan, also known as the East Sea.
It comes after anger from the North over planned military exercises between South Korea and the US next month.
Deaths as bomber detonates in Mogadishu mayor’s office
AP News
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A suicide bomber walked into the office of Mogadishu’s mayor and detonated explosives strapped to his waist, killing six people and badly wounding the mayor minutes after a visit from the new United Nations envoy, Somali officials said Wednesday.
US News
Why Native Hawaiians are fighting to protect Maunakea from a telescope
Vox News
“This is all we have left, so we aren’t going to move,” said veteran activist Walter Ritte, who was one of the kūpuna arrested. “They’re going to have to keep arresting us — and we’ll keep coming right back. The mountain represents us, all Hawaiians, so we’re not going to let them take our mountain. … We aren’t going to leave her.”
‘Home-school charters’ let families use state dollars for Disneyland, horseback riding lessons and more
LA Times
In California, there’s a way parents can use money from the government to buy multi-day Disneyland Park Hopper passes, San Diego Zoo family memberships, tickets to Medieval Times and dolphin encounters at SeaWorld.
A 10-year-old wrote a letter to the editor when she couldn’t get into Yo-Yo Ma’s free Chicago concert. He took note.
Chicago Tribune
Anyi Kesler’s age, 10, likely doesn’t conjure up a vision of someone whose favorite composer is Beethoven or someone who takes the time to write a letter to the Chicago Tribune.
But because of a recent letter, the soon-to-be 11-year-old was treated Monday to a surprise of her own, from renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma.
DoorDash Says It’s Very Sorry You Noticed Its Tip-Skimming Scheme
Gizmodo
Food delivery app DoorDash has, for months, doubled down on its policy of systematically skimming customer tips meant for its fleet of contract delivery workers. That resolve cracked on Tuesday night when CEO Tony Xu took to Twitter to announce some unspecified changes to its compensation model.
Science/ Environment News
Residents of US Cancer Town diagnosed at 'highly unusual' rates, study says
The Guardian
Residents in the town of Reserve, Louisiana have been diagnosed with cancer at “highly unusual” rates, according to a new academic study, which is set to further embolden local residents in their fight against toxic emissions from a nearby chemical factory.
'No doubt left' about scientific consensus on global warming, say experts
The Guardian
The scientific consensus that humans are causing global warming is likely to have passed 99%, according to the lead author of the most authoritative study on the subject, and could rise further after separate research that clears up some of the remaining doubts.