A successful island restoration project that repopulated tens of thousands of brown pelicans will be re-created 16 miles from Houma. The island will be a re-creation of the Queen Bess Island at the mouth of the Houma Navigational Canal, beginning in September. Queen Bess is a 37-acre island that was clawed back from the Gulf […]
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Cockfights still rule the roost in India’s forest villages
Cockfighting is a popular sport in India’s Chhattisgarh state, with fans encouraging the birds to attack each other (Idrees MOHAMMED) The swing of a talon and a flurry of feathers leaves a rooster motionless, a cockfight bout viewed as cruel by many but which binds disparate Indian forest communities together. India is renowned for its […]
Racism came home to roost at Florida Capitol. GOP shocked it’s their bill’s fault
Florida lawmakers got a taste of the bigotry their legislation has helped to legitimize in the past two years of warring against so-called “woke” culture. The latest effort, a bill to prohibit local governments from removing historic monuments, appears to have floundered after a heated Senate committee hearing on Tuesday. The bill would prevent local […]