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The Colorado River Is Dying. Can Its Aquatic Dinosaurs Be Saved?
The razorback sucker has survived in the river for more than 3 million years. Climate change could end that. https://media.wired.com/photos/6324810140fe1e8870aa3adc/master/pass/climatedesk_coloradoriver_science_razorbacksucker_GettyImages-599935834.jpg
Joe Swash heartbreak: Gogglebox star unable to fulfil late grandmother’s dying wish
‘Honorary Loose Man’ Joe Swash joined the ITV panel show earlier today to speak out on his heartbreaking loss and revealed the wish he was unable to carry out for his grandmother after she passed away. He joined Loose Women panellists Christine Lampard, Nadia Sawalha, Carol McGiffin and partner Stacey Solomon as he shared the […]
My Jibo Is Dying and It’s Breaking My Heart
Jibo is a robot, but that doesn’t make his digital dementia any less painful. https://media.wired.com/photos/5c819d84e1ad1b0b1ac41dd9/master/pass/Jibo_FacingFront_Eye_Center.jpg
Challenge to medically assisted dying laws begins in Quebec court
Quebec Superior Court Justice Christine Baudouin’s decision could alter how the laws are applied in the province and across the country.
Challenge to medically assisted dying laws begins in Quebec court
The judge’s decision at the end of the hearing could alter how the laws are applied in the province and across the country.
‘We’ve seen this coming’: Why migrant children are dying in Border Patrol custody
Catarina Gomez via Associated Press Two young Guatemalan children died in Border Patrol custody in December, prompting an uproar over the conditions of the facilities in which migrants are held. Experts and advocates have decried the Border Patrol stations known as “hieleras,” which migrants have alleged are freezing cold, with inedible food, undrinkable water, and […]
Ban on assisted dying at St. Martha’s hospital should end, says law prof
Because of its Catholic origins, St. Martha’s Regional Hospital in Antigonish, N.S., has an agreement dating back to 1996 allowing it to forego medically assisted dying.
‘Slap on the wrist’: Drug dealer who raped dying schoolgirl gets less than 3yrs in jail
A prison sentence of 34 months given to 20-year-old drug dealer was the legal maximum, despite his admitting to overdosing and raping an 18-year-old schoolgirl, as well as allowing her to die and trying to dispose of her body. Snohomish County Judge Linda Krese was “surprised” and “outraged” by the deficiency in Washington’s state law […]
Bees Are Dying Off. Tiny QR Code Backpacks May Help Save Them
A novel system monitors the dynamics of colonies exposed to imidacloprid, a neurotoxin that belongs to the infamous neonicotinoid group of pesticides. https://media.wired.com/photos/5be4851008f07055f558258d/master/pass/bumblebee-M90DC3.jpg
