Nature, Published online: 17 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00791-zThe importance of diversity in science is an unshakeable reality that the scientific community must stand by.

A website called DOGEQUEST has posted on a searchable map what it claims to be the names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses of Tesla owners across the United States, and says it will remove the data if an individual proves that they have sold their Tesla. The map also includes the addresses of Tesla dealerships, the rough locations of Tesla superchargers, and the personal information of employees of the Elon Musk-headed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).The veracity of much of the data is unclear. 404 Media has verified that at least some of the people listed on the site do appear to be Tesla owners or supporters of the company or Musk, but it is not clear if every person listed is. The addresses of several Tesla dealerships checked by 404 Media were correct. 404 Media found some plots on the map dont correspond correctly to their real world locations.Do you know anything else about this site? I would love to hear from you. Using a non-work device, you can message me securely on Signal at +44 20 8133 5190. Otherwise, send me an email at joseph@404media.co.Regardless of the accuracy or inaccuracy of the data, the site is likely to intimidate some Tesla owners and is the latest salvo in escalating protests against Tesla. Every weekend, people are participating in Tesla Takedown protests across the country; Tesla dealerships, cars, and superchargers have also been vandalized all around the U.S. It also comes as broad sentiment against the company and people who drive its vehicles is especially negative, with even Cybertruck owners themselves documenting the constant flipping-off or insults they receive. Teslas stock price has fallen 44 percent since President Donald Trump was inaugurated and was down nearly 5 percent on Monday. Last week, Trump promoted Tesla cars in front of the White House, and both Musk and Trump have tried to intimidate protesters, with Trump even saying that violence against Tesla dealerships would be considered domestic terrorism.A screenshot of the site.DOGEQUEST is the ultimate hub for enthusiasts of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)! Our innovative platform allows users to explore an interactive map of DOGE landmarks, the website reads. Leveraging our cutting-edge artificial intelligence algorithms, DOGEQUEST goes a step further by connecting like-minded Tesla owners with one another, facilitating a vibrant community through shared contact information, it adds. It is not clear where the alleged Tesla owner data has been sourced from.Under a heading that reads Is DOGEQUEST a protest platform? the website says If you're on the hunt for a Tesla to unleash your artistic flair with a spray can, just step outsideno map needed! At DOGEQUEST, we believe in empowering creative expressions of protest that you can execute from the comfort of your own home.The sites cursor is a molotov cocktail.DOGEQUEST claims that it will remove a persons data if they provide proof that theyve sold their Tesla. Under the heading I want my information removed, the site says Absolutely! Just provide us with proof that you've sold your Tesla.An email sent to that address seeking comment went unanswered.Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Nature, Published online: 17 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00692-1From owl surveys to peer review, Israels researchers are maintaining regional and international ties despite boycotts and the risk of war resuming.

Nature, Published online: 17 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00798-6Scientists around the world are recognizing that their research method isnt the only way.

Palestinians Ali Marouf and his mother Aisha cook on fire on the roof of their destroyed house by the Israeli army's air and ground offensive in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip, on Monday, March 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)2025-03-17T20:56:31Z DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) Israels defense minister says Israel has resumed fighting in Gaza and is vowing to press ahead until all remaining hostages are released.In a brief statement, Defense Minister Israel Katz said the gates of hell will open in Gaza if hostages arent released.We will not stop fighting until all of our hostages are home and we have achieved all of the war goals, he said.Gazas ministry of health said at least 44 people were killed in the new wave of airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday. Israel said it was striking Hamas targets in its heaviest assault in the territory since a ceasefire took effect in January.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. APs earlier story follows below.DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) Israel launched a wave of airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, saying it was striking Hamas targets in its heaviest assault in the territory since a ceasefire took effect in January. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had ordered the strikes because of a lack of progress in ongoing talks to extend the ceasefire. It was not immediately clear if the operation was a one-time pressure tactic or if the 17-month-old war was being resumed altogether. This comes after Hamas repeatedly refused to release our hostages and rejected all offers it received from the U.S. presidential envoy, Steve Witkoff, and from the mediators, Netanyahus office said. Taher Nunu, a Hamas official, criticized the Israeli attacks. The international community faces a moral test: either it allows the return of the crimes committed by the occupation army or it enforces a commitment to ending the aggression and war against innocent people in Gaza, he said. In Gaza, explosions could be heard at various locations and ambulances were arriving at Al Aqsa Hospital in central Gaza. The strikes came two months after a ceasefire was reached to pause the war. Over six weeks, Hamas released roughly three dozen hostages in exchange for nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners. But since the first phase of the ceasefire ended two weeks ago, the sides have not been able to agree on a way forward with a second phase aimed at releasing the nearly 60 remaining hostages and ending the war altogether. Netanyahu has repeatedly threatened to resume the war, and early this month cut off the entry of all food and aid deliveries into the besieged territory to put pressure on Hamas.The war erupted with Hamas Oct 7, 2023, cross-border attack, which killed some 1,200 people and took 250 others hostage. Israel responded with a military offensive that killed over 48,000 Palestinians, according to local health officials, and displaced an estimated 90% of Gazas population. The territorys Health Ministry doesnt differentiate between civilians and militants, but says over half of the dead have been women and children.Israel will, from now on, act against Hamas with increasing military strength, Netanyahus office said.The ceasefire had brought some relief to Gaza and allowed hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians to resume to what remained of their homes. But the territory is coping with vast destruction, with no immediate plans to rebuild. A resumption of the war threatens to reverse any progress made in recent weeks toward halting Gazas humanitarian crisis. While the ceasefire largely halted the fighting, Israel has left troops in Gaza throughout the past two months and continued to strike targets, claiming that Palestinians were trying to carry out attacks or approaching troops in no-go zones. A number of strikes earlier Monday killed a total of 10 people, according to Palestinian officials. Two strikes in central Gaza hit around the urban refugee camp of Bureij. One struck a school serving as a shelter for displaced Palestinians, killing a 52-year-old man and his 16-year-old nephew, according to officials at nearby Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, where the casualties were taken. The Israeli military said it struck militants planting explosives. An earlier strike killed three men in Bureij. The Israeli military said the men were trying to plant an explosive device in the ground near Israeli troops. Gazas Hamas-led government said the men were collecting firewood.In Syria, meanwhile, Israel seized a zone in the south after the fall of longtime autocrat Bashar Assad in December. Israel says it is a preemptive security measure against the former Islamist insurgents who now run Syria, though their transitional government has not expressed threats against Israel.Strikes in the southern Syrian city of Daraa killed three people and wounded 19 others, including four children, a woman and three civil defense volunteers, the Syrian civil defense agency said. It said two ambulances were damaged. Other strikes hit military positions near the city. The Israeli military said it was targeting military command centers and sites in southern Syria that contained weapons and vehicles belonging to Assads forces. It said the materials presence posed a threat to Israel.In Lebanon, Israel said it struck two members of the Hezbollah militant group in the southern Lebanese town of Yohmor, who it said were observation operatives. Lebanons state news agency reported two people killed in the strike and two wounded.The military later said it carried out further strikes on Hezbollah sites in Lebanon, without specifying where. A U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah went into effect in late November ending the 14-month war between the two sides, and each side has repeatedly accused the other of violating the deal.Since the ceasefire in Gaza began in mid-January, Israeli forces have killed dozens of Palestinians who the military says approached its troops or entered unauthorized areas.Still, the deal has tenuously held without an outbreak of wide violence. The ceasefires first phase saw an exchange of some hostages held by Hamas in return for the freeing of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel. Egypt, Qatar and the United States have been trying to mediate the next steps in the ceasefire.Israel wants Hamas to release half of the remaining hostages in return for a promise to negotiate a lasting truce. Hamas instead wants to follow the ceasefire deal reached by the two sides, which calls for negotiations to begin on the ceasefires more difficult second phase, in which the remaining hostages would be released and Israeli forces would withdraw from Gaza. Hamas is believed to have 24 living hostages and the bodies of 35 others. ___AP reporter Ghaith Alsayed in Damascus, Syria, contributed to this report.

Nature, Published online: 17 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00795-9Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.

Nature, Published online: 17 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00819-4The bioplastic was malleable, but is more expensive to produce than are plastics made from fossil fuels.

Nature, Published online: 17 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00717-9Inherited repeat mutations in the HTT gene expand in neurons over decades before crossing a toxic threshold, revealing a long time window for therapy.

Nature, Published online: 17 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08858-7Author Correction: B-cell-specific checkpoint molecules that regulate anti-tumour immunity

Trumpers who went out of their way to cause trouble for an Indianapolis bar are getting the viral attention they so desperately craved for better or for worse."I have a question," a womans voice says as she approaches the bar in the short video that has spread across social media.The bartender straight up tells her that they arent answering her questions and that she needs to leave because shes a Trump supporter."Dont you guys want our money?" she asks."No, actually we dont," the bartender responds. "Get out of my bar right now. Im not fucking around; get out of my bar."Another bartender suggests they could call the police if she refuses to leave, to which the woman behind the camera complains that "this is discrimination." Patrons off-camera can be heard bursting into laughter and clapping as the first bartender merely replies "Boo-hoo! Boo-fucking-hoo!" View on ThreadsAccording to News 8, the woman recording the video was Elise Hensley. She and her friends showed up to the bar on Friday night decked out in MAGA gear, and were shocked when they were asked to leave.She claims she didnt do anything that warranted that reaction, and returned to record a video and get the bartenders on the record stating that they were refused service because they were Trump fans.The bar tells a different story."On Friday, March 14th, a group of individuals visited Chatterbox and intentionally misgendered and harassed a Chatterbox employee, resulting in them being asked to leave by our staff," reads a statement posted to Instagram. "They they continued verbally assaulting our patrons and staff, threatened our established, and returned to record a video which has now been posted on multiple social media platforms."They went on to add that they "do not tolerate dehumanizing or disrespectful language or symbolism in our establishment" and "have a right, by law, to refuse service to anyone who disrupts our business."Independent publication Hoosier Enquirer said on X that they conducted their own investigation into the matter, which included talking to customers who witnessed the altercation. Their conclusion was that Hensley "attacked the bartenders while using homophobic slurs directed at the gay staff members."That hasnt stopped the online discourse from raging back and forth between those happily rallying around the bar and fellow MAGAs who continually fail to grasp the paradox of tolerance. View on Threads"Not the bigots who voted for a fascist complaining about being discriminated against. I cant decide if the owner saying they dont want the money or the folks laughing at the lunacy is my favorite part." (@) "Trump supporters were the ones fighting to make it legal for businesses to discriminate like this yall arent allowed to be mad lol" (@) "YOU ARE NOT A VICTIM IF YOU VOTED/SUPPORTED A DISCRIMINATING, NAZI, TRANS/HOMOPHOBIC ASSHOLE WHO IS TRYING TO DISMANTLE OUR GOVERNMENT AS WE SPEAK. YOU WANT TO USE POLICY TO FREELY DISCRIMINATE BASED ON BELIEF? BABY WE CAN TOO." View on Threads"THEM: 'We have a right to not make gay wedding cakes!' ALSO THEM: 'You're discriminating against me for wearing a TRUMP vest! That's not fair!' Excuse me while I go look for my tiny violin..." (@) "Businesses can ask you to leave for any reason aside from being in protected classes like race, age, sex, etc. Being a walking n@zi poster isnt a protected class, not yet anyway" (@) "TRUMP SUPPORTERS ARE NOT WELCOMED IN OUR SPACES BECAUSE WE ARE NOT WELCOMED IN YOURS. FUCK YOUR FEELINGS" View on Threads"'If you let one Nazi drink there its becomes a Nazi bar'" (@) "You were discriminated against and threatened with violence? :(" (@) "Yall voted for the right to be able to discriminate against people and then youre mad when it effects you" View on Threads

Nature, Published online: 14 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00500-wSingle-use plastics are everywhere but two researchers are redefining the norm and championing sustainability.

Nature, Published online: 14 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00681-4In this era of anti-science activism, its wise to take steps to protect your research and reputation in the digital realm.

Activists unfurl a large banner in support of Ukraine outside the European Council building ahead of an EU summit in Brussels, Belgium, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Havana)2025-03-18T04:01:50Z FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) With U.S. support for Ukraine in doubt, Kyivs European allies are weighing whether to seize $300 billion in frozen Russian assets and use the money to compensate Ukraine, support its military and help rebuild shattered homes and towns.For now, the assets are still on ice, with opponents of seizure warning that the move could violate international law and destabilize financial markets.Here are key things to know about the debate surrounding the Kremlin assets that were frozen shortly after Russias full-scale invasion in early 2022: What are the assets and where are they?Originally, the money was in short-term government bonds held as reserves for the Russian central bank. By now, most of the bonds have have matured and turned into cash piling up in custodian banks. Some 210 billion euros are in European Union member states, with the biggest chunk, some 183 billion euros, at Euroclear, a Belgian clearinghouse for financial transactions. Other amounts are at financial institutions in Great Britain, Japan, France, Canada, Switzerland, Australia and Singapore.So far, the Group of Seven democracies have used the interest on the frozen cash to fund $50 billion in upfront assistance to Ukraine by borrowing against future interest income. That solution avoids legal and financial complications associated with outright confiscating the money and giving it it to Ukraine. Who is calling for seizing the assets and why?Some of Ukraines friends Poland, the United Kingdom and the Baltic states Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia want to do more by taking the principal as well, given the enormous damage Russia has done. The World Bank estimates that reconstructing Ukraine will cost $524 billion over 10 years, already more than the total of the Russian assets. If one or more Western governments resists seizing the assets, the others that want to could still go ahead. Meanwhile, Ukraines allies in Europe are contemplating stepping up their financial aid in the wake of statements by U.S. President Donald Trump that Europe must take care of its own security. Several of those allies France and Belgium, for instance are already saddled with troublesome debt levels above 100% of gross domestic product. Why do France, Germany and Belgium oppose seizing the assets?European leaders say seizing the assets now would mean they couldnt be used as a bargaining chip in any peace deal or to help enforce a ceasefire.French Finance Minister Eric Lombard said Tuesday that it was against international law to seize assets in central banks. If Russian assets were seized without legal grounds, it could pose a risk to European financial stability, he said.I advocate great caution when it comes to those frozen assets, Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever said at a March 6 EU summit. At the moment, that is actually a chicken that also lays golden eggs. Those windfall profits are going to Ukraine.Opponents of seizure also fear that countries and investors would hesitate to use European financial institutions if they are afraid assets could be seized, undermining the euros role as an international currency for state reserves. More specifically, governments worry that countries such as Saudi Arabia and China may sell European government bonds in response, said Elina Ribakova, an economist with the Bruegel think tank in Brussels. That would raise borrowing costs for governments already deep in debt.She favors seizure, however, arguing that the European Central Bank has tools to thwart any unjustified bond selloff by purchasing government bonds.Also looming over the issue are memories of the 2010-2012 European government debt crisis, in which borrowing costs spiked and raised concerns the euro currency could break up.There is a good deal of PTSD in the EU around messing with the EU sovereign bond market because of that, said Tom Keatinge, director of the Centre for Finance and Security at the Royal United Services Institute in London. Would confiscating the assets be legal under international law?Some experts argue that seizure would be an appropriate countermeasure. Thats a specific legal term referring to an action that would normally be illegal but which is justified as a means to push Russia to stop its own violations of international law.There is no dilemma between using an aggressors assets to protect its victim and maintaining a commitment to the rules-based order, wrote Nigel Gould-Davies, senior fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies and Britains former ambassador to Belarus, in a legal analysis.Other scholars say confiscation would not be a legitimate countermeasure.One reason: justifying a countermeasure as compensation for damages instead of merely as pressure to behave would be a very significant expansion of the way we have used countermeasures in the past, said Ingrid Brunk, professor of international law at Vanderbilt University Law School. I would term it as a violation of international law on countermeasures. Additionally, Brunk said international law grants strong protection to central bank reserves against seizure a principle that has been absolutely sacrosanct for a century.At a time when countries agree on almost nothing, this is a widely, universally accepted rule, Brunk said, cautioning against destabilizing one of the few ironclad bases for the international financial system.Keatinge said the legal question is a 50-50 call. It boils down to a question of political will.Have other countries frozen assets been confiscated in the past?Frozen state assets were used to compensate victims of Iraqs 1990 invasion of Kuwait and Irans 1979 seizure of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. Those actions were legally justified because they were part of post-conflict peace deals: a U.N. resolution in the case of Iraq, and by diplomatic accords in the case of Iran, noted Brunk.What has Russia said or done about the frozen assets?The Kremlin has repeatedly warned that the seizure of Russian assets would be illegitimate and erode investors confidence. We view those intentions as unlawful, and any attempt to fulfill them would entail very serious legal consequences, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters earlier this month.Russia could, in theory, seize the assets of the estimated 1,800 Western companies that continue to do business in Russia. Recent legislation would enable state seizure of companies based in countries designated as unfriendly, Russian news media report.However, theres less to seize on Russias end. Foreign companies have suffered more than $170 billion in losses since 2022, often as they decided to leave Russia or scale back there, according to the Kyiv School of Economics.___Burrows reported from London. Cook reported from Brussels. Associated Press writer Sylvie Corbet in Paris contributed to this report. EMMA BURROWS Burrows is an Associated Press reporter covering Russia, Belarus, Central Asia and the Caucasus. She is based in London. twitter

Peruvian President Dina Boluarte speaks to the press during a visit by Venezuela's opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia at the government palace in Lima, Peru, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo, File)2025-03-18T04:11:07Z LIMA, Peru (AP) Perus president declared a state of emergency in the capital on Monday and ordered the deployment of soldiers to help police address a surge of violence, amid widespread outcry a day after the killing of a popular singer.President Dina Boluartes government published a decree saying that the state of emergency will last 30 days, and authorities will restrict some rights, including the freedom of assembly and movement. That means the police and the army would be able to detain people without a judicial order.Peru has seen an increase of killings, violent extortion and attacks on public places in recent months. Police reported 459 killings from January 1 to March 16, and 1,909 extorsion reports in January alone. But outrage crested after the killing Sunday of Paul Flores, the 39-year-old lead singer of the cumbia band Armonia 10. In Congress, opposition lawmakers requested a vote of no confidence against Interior Minister Juan Jos Santivez for what they say is a lack of a plan to fight rising violence. The vote is expected to be discussed in the Congress plenary later this week. Flores was shot to death early Sunday when assailants attacked the bus he and bandmates were traveling after a concert in Lima. Cumbia is a Latin music style that people dance to the rhythm of drums, maracas and other instruments.The attack against the popular singer was not the only violent event over the weekend. On Saturday, an object exploded at a restaurant in the capital, injuring at least 11 people.Boluartes government previously decreed a state of emergency in an attempt to stem the violence between September and December.

Nature, Published online: 14 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00812-xThe US government has begun slashing US$400 million in research grants at Columbia University over pro-Palestinian campus protests.

Nature, Published online: 14 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00357-zA Nature special.

This image taken from NASA video shows the SpaceX capsule carrying NASA astronauts Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore and Nick Hague, and Russian astronaut Alexander Gorbunov, undocking from the International Space Station on Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (NASA via AP)2025-03-18T05:07:58Z CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) NASAs two stuck astronauts headed back to Earth with SpaceX on Tuesday to close out a dramatic marathon mission that began with a bungled Boeing test flight more than nine months ago.Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams bid farewell to the International Space Station their home since last spring departing aboard a SpaceX capsule alongside two other astronauts. The capsule undocked in the wee hours and aimed for a splashdown off the Florida coast by early evening, weather permitting.The two expected to be gone just a week or so after launching on Boeings new Starliner crew capsule on June 5. So many problems cropped up on the way to the space station that NASA eventually sent Starliner back empty and transferred the test pilots to SpaceX, pushing their homecoming into February. Then SpaceX capsule issues added another months delay. Sundays arrival of their relief crew meant Wilmore and Williams could finally leave. NASA cut them loose a little early, given the iffy weather forecast later this week. They checked out with NASAs Nick Hague and Russias Alexander Gorbunov, who arrived in their own SpaceX capsule last fall with two empty seats reserved for the Starliner duo. Well miss you, but have a great journey home, NASAs Anne McClain called out from the space station as the capsule pulled away 260 miles (418 kilometers) above the Pacific. Their plight captured the worlds attention, giving new meaning to the phrase stuck at work. While other astronauts had logged longer spaceflights over the decades, none had to deal with so much uncertainty or see the length of their mission expand by so much.Wilmore and Williams quickly transitioned from guests to full-fledged station crew members, conducting experiments, fixing equipment and even spacewalking together. With 62 hours over nine spacewalks, Williams set a new record: the most time spent spacewalking over a career among female astronauts. Both had lived on the orbiting lab before and knew the ropes, and brushed up on their station training before rocketing away. Williams became the stations commander three months into their stay and held the post until earlier this month. Their mission took an unexpected twist in late January when President Donald Trump asked SpaceX founder Elon Musk to accelerate the astronauts return and blamed the delay on the Biden administration. The replacement crews brand new SpaceX capsule still wasnt ready to fly, so SpaceX subbed it with a used one, hurrying things along by at least a few weeks.Even in the middle of the political storm, Wilmore and Williams continued to maintain an even keel at public appearances from orbit, casting no blame and insisting they supported NASAs decisions from the start. NASA hired SpaceX and Boeing after the shuttle program ended, in order to have two competing U.S. companies for transporting astronauts to and from the space station until its abandoned in 2030 and steered to a fiery reentry. By then, it will have been up there more than three decades; the plan is to replace it with privately run stations so NASA can focus on moon and Mars expeditions. Both retired Navy captains, Wilmore and Williams stressed they didnt mind spending more time in space a prolonged deployment reminiscent of their military days. But they acknowledged it was tough on their families.Wilmore, 62, missed most of his younger daughters senior year of high school; his older daughter is in college. Williams, 59, had to settle for internet calls from space to her mother. Theyll have to wait until theyre off the SpaceX recovery ship and flown to Houston before the long-awaited reunion with their loved ones.___The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institutes Science and Educational Media Group and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The AP is solely responsible for all content.

Injured Palestinians wait for treatment at the hospital following Israeli army airstrikes in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mohammad Jahjouh)2025-03-18T03:37:48Z Follow the APs live coverage on the Israels latest operation in Gaza. DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) Israel launched a wave of airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, saying it was striking dozens of Hamas targets in its heaviest assault in the territory since a ceasefire took effect in January. Palestinian officials reported at least 200 deaths.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he ordered the strikes because of a lack of progress in talks to extend the ceasefire. Officials said the operation was open-ended and was expected to expand. The White House said it had been consulted and voiced support for Israels actions.Israel will, from now on, act against Hamas with increasing military strength, Netanyahus office said.The surprise attack shattered a period of relative calm during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and raised the prospect of a full return to fighting in a 17-month war that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians and caused widespread destruction across Gaza. It also raised questions about the fate of the roughly two dozen Israeli hostages held by Hamas who are believed to still be alive. Hamas accused Netanyahu of upending the ceasefire agreement and exposing the hostages to an unknown fate. In a statement, it called on mediators to hold Israel fully responsible for violating and overturning the agreement. In the southern city of Khan Younis, Associated Press reporters saw explosions and plumes of smoke. Ambulances brought wounded people to Nasser Hospital, where patients lay on the floor, some screaming. A young boy sat with a bandage around his head as a health worker checked for more injuries, a young girl cried as her bloody arm was bandaged. Many Palestinians said they had expected a return to war when talks over the second phase of the ceasefire did not begin as scheduled in early February. Israel instead embraced an alternative proposal and cut off all shipments of food, fuel and other aid to the territorys 2 million Palestinians to try to pressure Hamas to accept it.Nobody wants to fight, Palestinian resident Nidal Alzaanin told the AP by phone from Gaza City. Everyone is still suffering from the previous months, he said. U.S. backs Israel and blames HamasThe White House sought to blame Hamas for the renewed fighting. National Security Council spokesman Brian Hughes said the militant group could have released hostages to extend the ceasefire but instead chose refusal and war.U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff, who has been leading mediation efforts along with Egypt and Qatar, had earlier warned that Hamas must release living hostages immediately or pay a severe price.An Israeli official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the unfolding operation, said Israel was striking Hamas military, leaders and infrastructure and planned to expand the operation beyond air attacks. The official accused Hamas of attempting to rebuild and plan new attacks. Hamas militants and security forces quickly returned to the streets in recent weeks after the ceasefire went into effect.Israels defense minister, Israel Katz, said the gates of hell will open in Gaza if the hostages arent released. We will not stop fighting until all of our hostages are home and we have achieved all of the war goals, he said. Explosions could be heard throughout Gaza. Khalil Degran, a spokesman for the Health Ministry based at the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in central Gaza, said at least 200 people had been killed. The territorys civil defense agency said its crews were having a difficult time carrying out rescue efforts because various areas were being targeted simultaneously. Talks on a second phase of the ceasefire had stalledThe strikes came two months after a ceasefire was reached to pause the war. Over six weeks, Hamas released 25 Israeli hostages and the bodies of eight more in exchange for nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners in a first phase of the ceasefire.But since that ceasefire ended two weeks ago, the sides have not been able to agree on a way forward with a second phase aimed at releasing the 59 remaining hostages, 35 of whom are believed to be dead, and ending the war altogether. Hamas has demanded an end to the war and full withdrawal of Israeli troops in exchange for the release of the remaining hostages. Israel says it will not end the war until it destroys Hamas governing and military capabilities and frees all hostages.Netanyahu has repeatedly threatened to resume the war.This comes after Hamas repeatedly refused to release our hostages and rejected all offers it received from the U.S. presidential envoy, Steve Witkoff, and from the mediators, Netanyahus office said early Tuesday.Taher Nunu, a Hamas official, criticized the Israeli attacks. The international community faces a moral test: either it allows the return of the crimes committed by the occupation army or it enforces a commitment to ending the aggression and war against innocent people in Gaza, he said. Gaza already was in a humanitarian crisisThe war erupted when Hamas-led militants stormed into southern Israel on Oct 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and taking 251 hostages. Most have been released in ceasefires or other deals, with israeli forces rescuing only eight and recovering dozens of bodies.Israel responded with a military offensive that killed over 48,000 Palestinians, according to local health officials, and displaced an estimated 90% of Gazas population. The territorys Health Ministry doesnt differentiate between civilians and militants, but says over half of the dead have been women and children.The ceasefire had brought some relief to Gaza and allowed hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians to resume to what remained of their homes.A renewed Israeli ground offensive could also be especially deadly now that so many Palestinian civilians have returned home. Before the ceasefire, civilians were largely concentrated in tent camps meant to provide relative safety from the fighting. The return to fighting could also worsen deep internal fissures inside Israel over the fate of the remaining hostages. Many of the hostages released by Hamas returned emaciated and malnourished, putting heavy pressure on the government to extend the ceasefire. The released hostages have repeatedly implored the government to press ahead with the ceasefire to return all remaining hostages, and tens of thousands of Israelis have taken part in mass demonstrations calling for a ceasefire and return of all hostages.Mass demonstrations are planned later Tuesday and Wednesday following Netanyahus announcement this week that he wants to fire the head of Israels internal security agency, the Shin Bet. Critics have lambasted the move as an attempt by Netanyahu to divert blame for his governments failures in the Oct. 7 attack and handling of the war. Since the ceasefire in Gaza began in mid-January, Israeli forces have killed dozens of Palestinians who the military says approached its troops or entered unauthorized areas.Still, the deal has tenuously held without an outbreak of wide violence. Egypt, Qatar and the United States have been trying to mediate the next steps in the ceasefire.Israel wants Hamas to release half of the remaining hostages in return for a promise to negotiate a lasting truce. Hamas instead wants to follow the ceasefire deal reached by the two sides, which calls for negotiations to begin on the ceasefires more difficult second phase, in which the remaining hostages would be released and Israeli forces would withdraw from Gaza.___Federman reported from Jerusalem. Associated Press writer Fatma Khaled in Cairo contributed.___Follow APs war coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/israel-hamas-war

Nature, Published online: 14 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00707-xThe drop in body temperature that occurs during a torpid state is linked to molecular markers of longer life in mice.

Nature, Published online: 13 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00757-1In the wake of the Trump administrations funding freezes and job cuts, some researchers are planning their next move.

Cranes load a cargo ship at the Panama Canal's Balboa Port in Panama City, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)2025-03-18T04:37:41Z HONG KONG (AP) Hong Kongs leader has waded into a controversy over a prominent conglomerates decision to sell its Panama Canal port assets to a consortium including American investment bank BlackRock Inc., a deal that has angered Beijing and highlights how escalating tensions between Beijing and Washington can leave the Chinese financial centers business leaders trapped in the middle. Chief Executive John Lee told reporters at a weekly news briefing that CK Hutchison Holdings in-principle agreement to sell its controlling stake in a company operating ports at both ends of the Panama Canal was being discussed extensively and concerns raised about the deal deserve serious attention. He did not specify what the concerns were.(The) government urges foreign governments to provide a fair and just environment for enterprises, he said. We oppose the abusive use of coercion or bullying tactics in international economic and trade relations. Lee avoided a direct mention of U.S. President Donald Trump and also stopped short of criticizing CK Hutchison or tycoon Li Ka-shings family, which owns a controlling stake in the conglomerate. His comments followed a somewhat veiled backlash from Beijing. Since last Thursday, Beijings offices handling Hong Kong affairs have reposted two commentaries by a Beijing-backed local newspaper that blasted the deal. That has raised questions over the sale. One of the newspaper commentaries suggested the deal is a betrayal to all Chinese and disregards national interests. The other described great entrepreneurs as patriots, but suggested that businesspeople who dance with predatory American politicians to reap quick profits were doomed to infamy.The articles signaled Beijings disapproval of the deal, though its actual impact remains unclear. Posting of the articles has been seen as an indirect attack on the conglomerate by Chinese leaders. Trump, who has alleged Chinese interference with the operations of the critical shipping lane, hailed the deal, saying his administration would reclaim the Panama Canal. Panama President Jos Ral Mulino accused him of lying. Lee said any business transaction must comply with Hong Kongs laws. The city will handle it according to the law, he said without elaborating. Increasing influence from Beijing is adding to pressure on business leaders in the former British colony, that was returned to Chinese rule in 1997. CK Hutchison did not comment on Lees remarks or the articles. It was due to report its 2024 financial results on Thursday, but said it did not plan a news conference. The company surprised market watchers when it announced March 4 that it would sell all shares in Hutchison Port Holdings and in Hutchison Port Group Holdings to the consortium in a deal valued at nearly $23 billion, including $5 billion in debt. Hutchison said the transaction was purely commercial and unrelated to other developments surrounding the Panama Ports. The deal, if approved, will give the BlackRock consortium control over 43 ports in 23 countries, including the ports of Balboa and Cristobal, located at either end of the Panama Canal. Other ports are in Mexico, the Netherlands, Egypt, Australia, Pakistan and elsewhere. The transaction requires approval by Panamas government. It does not affect a trust that operates ports in Hong Kong or any other ports in mainland China.Panama says it has full control over the shipping lane and Hutchisons operation of the ports does not amount to Chinese control over the canal. Selling it to a U.S.-based company does not represent any U.S. reclaiming of the canal, it says.The United States built the canal in the early 1900s, seeking a faster way for commercial and military vessels to travel between its coasts. Washington relinquished control of the waterway to Panama on Dec. 31, 1999, under a treaty signed in 1977 by then-President Jimmy Carter. Trump has claimed that Carter foolishly gave the canal away. Some 70% of the sea traffic that crosses the Panama Canal leaves or goes to U.S. ports. KANIS LEUNG Leung covers Hong Kong, Macao and mainland China for The Associated Press. She is based in Hong Kong. twitter

President Donald Trump, right, shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, June 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)2025-03-18T04:02:07Z WASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump is set to hold talks on Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin as he looks to get buy-in on a U.S. ceasefire proposal that he hopes can create a pathway to ending Russias devastating war on Ukraine.The White House is optimistic that peace is within reach even as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy remains skeptical that Putin is doing much beyond paying lip service to Trump as Russian forces continue to pound his country.The engagement is just the latest turn in dramatically shifting U.S.-Russia relations as Trump has made quickly ending the conflict a top priority, even at the expense of straining ties with longtime American allies who want Putin to pay a price for the invasion.Its a bad situation in Russia, and its a bad situation in Ukraine, Trump told reporters on Monday. Whats happening in Ukraine is not good, but were going to see if we can work a peace agreement, a ceasefire and peace. And I think well be able to do it. In preparation for the Trump-Putin call, White House special envoy Steve Witkoff met last week with Putin in Moscow to discuss the proposal. Secretary of State Marco Rubio had persuaded senior Ukrainian officials during talks in Saudi Arabia to agree to the ceasefire framework. The U.S. president said Washington and Moscow have already begun discussing dividing up certain assets between Ukraine and Russia as part of a deal to end the conflict. Trump, who during his campaign pledged to quickly end the war, has at moments boasted of his relationship with Putin and blamed Ukraine for Russias unprovoked invasion, all while accusing Zelenskyy of unnecessarily prolonging the biggest land war in Europe since World War II.Trump has said that swaps of land and power plants will be part of the conversation with Putin. Witkoff and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt suggested that U.S. and Russian officials have discussed the fate of the Zaporizhzhia power plant in southern Ukraine. The power plant has been caught in the crossfire since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine in 2022 and seized the facility shortly after. The U.N.s International Atomic Energy Agency has repeatedly expressed alarm about the nuclear power plant, Europes largest, fueling fears of a potential nuclear catastrophe. The nuclear power plant is a significant asset, producing nearly a quarter of Ukraines electricity in the year before the war. I can say we are on the 10th yard line of peace, Leavitt said. And weve never been closer to a peace deal than we are in this moment. And the president, as you know, is determined to get one done.But Bradley Bowman, senior director of the Center on Military and Political Power at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, questioned whether Putin is ready to end the war or will hold out for potential further concessions as Trump grows impatient.After a disastrous Feb. 28 White House meeting with Zelenskyy, Trump temporarily cut off some military intelligence-sharing and aid to Ukraine. It was restored after the Ukrainians last week signed off on the Trump administrations 30-day ceasefire proposal. The U.S. has been consistently offering in some form preemptive concessions that have been weakening the American and Ukrainian negotiating position, Bowman said. I think theres a real danger here that the administrations approach is boiling down to sticks for Ukraine and carrots for Putin.Zelensky in his nightly video address on Monday made clear he remains doubtful that Putin is ready for peace.Now, almost a week later, its clear to everyone in the world even to those who refused to acknowledge the truth for the past three years that it is Putin who continues to drag out this war, Zelenskyy said.In his dealings with Zelenskyy and Putin, Trump has frequently focused on who has the leverage. Putin has the cards and Zelenskyy does not, Trump has said repeatedly.Trump, who has long shown admiration for Putin, has also made clear hed like to see the U.S.-Russia relationship return to a more normal footing. The president during his recent contentious meeting with Zelenskyy grumbled that Putin went through a hell of a lot with me, a reference to the federal investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election in which he beat Democrat Hillary Clinton. Trump on Monday again underscored his view that Ukraine is not in a strong negotiating position. He said Russian forces have surrounded Ukrainian troops in Russias Kursk region amplifying an assertion made by Russian officials thats been refuted by Zelenskyy.Ukraines army stunned Russia in August last year by attacking across the border and taking control of an estimated 1,300 square kilometers (500 square miles) of land. But Ukraines forces are now in retreat and it has all but lost a valuable bargaining chip, as momentum builds for a ceasefire with Russia. Zelenskyy has acknowledged that the Ukrainians are on their back foot but refutes Russian claims that they have encircled his troops in Kursk.Trump suggested that hes taken unspecified action that has kept Russia from slaughtering Ukrainian troops in Kursk.Theyre surrounded by Russian soldiers, and I believe if it wasnt for me they wouldnt be here any longer, Trump said.Leavitt is one of three Trump administration officials who face a lawsuit from The Associated Press on First- and Fifth-Amendment grounds. The AP says the three are punishing the news agency for editorial decisions they oppose. The White House says the AP is not following an executive order to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. AAMER MADHANI Madhani covers the White House for The Associated Press. He is based in Washington. twitter mailto RSShttps://feedx.net https://feedx.site

Nature, Published online: 13 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00815-8Leopard-spotted rocks are an intriguing signal of microbial life on Mars. Plus, should the infamous Stanford Prison Experiment be retracted more than 50 years on?

Nature, Published online: 13 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00709-9Fears are rising that infectious diseases such as measles could make a comeback now that the anti-vaccine advocate is in charge of the US public-health system.

Nature, Published online: 13 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00782-0The device, to be tested in more people, could be used as a temporary measure for those waiting for a donor organ.

Nature, Published online: 13 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00779-9Failure to agree on global grants to help low- and middle-income countries to achieve net-zero emissions cannot be the end of the story. An urgent solution is needed.

The body of a Palestinian killed in an Israeli army airstrikes is brought to Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)2025-03-18T07:29:53Z TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) The relative calm of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came to an abrupt end on Tuesday, when Israel launched dozens of attacks on targets across the Gaza Strip. Palestinian hospital officials say more than 320 people have been killed, including women and children. Israel says the operation is open-ended and expected to expand, raising fears of the 17-month-old war fully reigniting.Heres what to know about how the strikes came about and what might come next. What happened to the ceasefire? The ceasefire agreed to in mid-January was a three-phase plan, the first of which actually ended two weeks ago. Israel balked at entering substantive negotiations over the second phase, which were meant to lead to a long-term ceasefire, a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and the return of all hostages taken by Hamas in its Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel that started the war.The ceasefire was supposed to continue as long as talks over the second phase went on, according to the agreement reached after more than a year of negotiations mediated by the United States, Egypt and Qatar.During the first phase, Hamas returned 25 living hostages and the remains of eight others in exchange for the release of nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners. Israeli forces also withdrew to buffer zones inside Gaza, and hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians returned to northern Gaza. No further hostage releases were called for under the agreement until the second phase. Hundreds of aid trucks had been entering daily. But two weeks ago, Israel cut off all food, medicine, fuel, electricity and other supplies to the territorys around 2 million people to pressure Hamas to accept a new proposal. The new plan would require Hamas to release half its remaining hostages the militant groups main bargaining chip in exchange for a ceasefire extension and a promise to negotiate a lasting truce. Israel made no mention of releasing more Palestinian prisoners a key component of the first phase. Hamas refused the new proposal, accusing Israel of trying to sabotage the existing agreement. Is the ceasefire over? Unless mediators step in, Israels surprise attack could mean a full return to fighting in a 17-month war that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians and caused widespread destruction across Gaza.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has repeatedly threatened to resume the war, said he ordered the strikes because of Hamas rejection of the new proposal. He said Israel will, from now on, act against Hamas with increasing military strength. The White House said it had been consulted and voiced support for Israels actions.Hamas accused Netanyahu of upending the ceasefire agreement and exposing the remaining hostages to an unknown fate. In a statement, it called on mediators to hold Israel fully responsible for violating and overturning the agreement.The attack came during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. No major fighting has occurred in Gaza since the ceasefire took hold on Jan. 19, but Israeli strikes have killed dozens of Palestinians who the military said had entered unauthorized areas, engaged in militant activities or otherwise violated the truce. What is Netanyahus situation? Netanyahu has come under mounting domestic pressure, with mass protests planned over his handling of the hostage crisis and his decision to fire the head of Israels internal security agency. Families of hostages still held in Gaza expressed concern Tuesday over their loved ones. We are shocked, angry, and terrified by the deliberate dismantling of the process to return our loved ones from the terrible captivity of Hamas, the Hostages Families Forum said.But Netanyahu has also faced demands from his hard-line allies not to allow any deal in Gaza that falls short of Hamas destruction. Negotiations with Hamas over a second phase could have brought pressure for compromises over how Gaza will be ruled in the future. Netanyahus critics say his firing of the security agency chief and a string of other dismissals are part of a broader campaign aimed at undermining independent government institutions. They say hes doing this to maintain power while on trial for alleged corruption and facing public pressure to accept his own responsibility for policy failures in the lead-up to Hamas surprise attack on Oct. 7, 2023. What else is happening?A resumption of fighting in Gaza could have repercussions around the region. Yemens Iran-backed Houthi rebels denounced the Israeli strikes, saying the Palestinian people will not be left alone in this battle indicating a possible resumption of the Houthis strikes on shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.The United States launched a new airstrikes over the weekend targeting the Houthis in Yemen in retaliation for its attacks on shipping. At least 53 people were reported killed. ore.U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday warned Iran would suffer the consequences for any further Houthi attacks, threatening to widen the conflict further. New Gaza violence could also shake the ceasefire that Israel reached with Hezbollah in November, which stopped months of deadly exchanges of fire over the Israeli-Lebanon border. ___Rising reported from Bangkok. Associated Press writers Lee Keath in Cairo and Jon Gambrell in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, contributed to this report. DAVID RISING Rising covers regional Asia-Pacific stories for The Associated Press. He has worked around the world, including covering the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Ukraine, and was based for nearly 20 years in Berlin before moving to Bangkok. twitter mailto TIA GOLDENBERG Goldenberg is an Associated Press reporter and producer covering Israel and the Palestinian territories. She previously reported on East and West Africa from Nairobi. twitter mailto

Nature, Published online: 13 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00705-zA well-timed atmospheric river dropped enough snow on Greenland for its ice sheet to lose 8% less mass than expected.

Nature, Published online: 13 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00781-1A huge haul of 128 newfound satellites might be a hint of past collisions in the planets orbit, or something else.

Nature, Published online: 12 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08711-xMelting and squeezing pure metals between two sapphires covered in molybdenum disulfide produces diverse two-dimensional metals at the ngstrm thickness limit.

Nature, Published online: 12 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08688-7An analysis of habitat fragmentation using a dataset of more than 4,000 species worldwide shows that fragmentation reduces biodiversity at all scales, and that increases in diversity do not compensate for the loss of diversity.

This U.S. Army image provided by the U.S. Dept. of Defense shows Medal of Honor winner US Army Major General Charles Calvin Rogers. (U.S. Army via AP)2025-03-18T01:15:07Z The Pentagon said Monday that internet pages honoring a Black Medal of Honor winner and Japanese American service members were mistakenly taken down but staunchly defended its overall campaign to strip out content singling out the contributions by women and minority groups, which the Trump administration considers DEI. A Defense Department webpage honoring Black Medal of Honor recipient Army Maj. Gen. Charles Calvin Rogers was taken down last week. The department actually temporarily changed the web address to insert deimedal-of-honor, which then led to a 404 - Page not found message, according to a screenshot captured by the Internet Archive on March 15. A U.S. official said the website was mistakenly taken down during an automated removal process. But its not the only one. Thousands of pages honoring contributions by women and minority groups have been taken down in efforts to delete material promoting diversity, equity and inclusion a step that Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell defended at a briefing Monday. I think the president and the secretary have been very clear on this that anybody that says in the Department of Defense that diversity is our strength is, is frankly, incorrect, Parnell said. Our shared purpose and unity are our strength. And I say this as somebody who led a combat platoon in Afghanistan that was probably the most diverse platoon that you could possibly imagine. But it isnt resonating that way with veterans or communities who honor those groups and raises questions as to whether the administrations fixation on getting rid of images that highlight the contributions of women, minorities and members of the LGBTQ community will ultimately backfire and hurt recruiting. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and President Donald Trump have already removed the only female four-star officer on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Navy Adm. Lisa Franchetti, and removed its Black Chairman, Gen. CQ Brown Jr. The full throttled attack on Black leadership, dismantling of civil rights protections, imposition of unjust anti-DEI regulations, and unprecedented historical erasure across the Department of Defense is a clear sign of a new Jim Crow being propagated by our Commander in Chief, said Richard Brookshire, co-CEO of the Black Veterans Project, a nonprofit advocating for the elimination of racial inequities among uniformed service members. Rogers, a native of Fire Creek, West Virginia, was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1970 by then-President Richard Nixon, becoming the highest-ranking Black service member to receive the countrys greatest military honor. He was wounded three times while serving in Vietnam. Rogers joined the U.S. Army in 1951, six months before the racial desegregation of the U.S. military.He remained outspoken throughout his life about the discrimination Black service members faced. In a 1975 interview with the Daily Press in Newport News, Virginia, Rogers described how difficult it was for them to rise into leadership positions and said the struggle for equal treatment in the military wasnt over. We still have and will have what the Department of Defense describes as institutional racism, he said. The story of Rogers web page removal was first reported by The Guardian. It was back online Monday night.Another page that was removed featured the World War II Japanese-American 442nd Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army spokesperson Christopher Surridge said Monday.According to the Army, the 4,000 men who made up the unit were mostly American-born children of Japanese immigrants, known as Nisei soldiers. Their losses were so great the whole unit had to be replaced nearly 3.5 times, according to the Army. In total, about 14,000 men served, ultimately earning 9,486 Purple Hearts, 21 Medals of Honor and an unprecedented eight Presidential Unit Citations.But their story was removed in accordance with a Presidential Executive Order and guidance from the Secretary of Defense when the service took down a website celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage. The Army is tirelessly working through content on that site and articles related to the 442nd Infantry Regiment and Nisei Soldiers will be republished to better align with current guidance, Surridge said in a statement. The Army remains committed to sharing the stories of our Soldiers, their units, and their sacrifice. The mostly Japanese American segregated unit was highly decorated despite facing prejudice after Japans attack on Pearl Harbor. After the removal of the 442nd page was reported by the Honolulu Advertiser and other media outlets, the U.S. Armys website prominently displayed a page with a spotlight label Monday featuring the units history.After Japans Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese Americans were viewed with suspicion and initially prevented from enlisting for military service. Nearly 110,000 were sent to internment camps. Congress presented 442nd members and other Japanese American veterans of World War II its highest civilian honor the Congressional Gold Medal in 2011. The erasure of the 442nd content also drew congressional ire. Democrat Hawaii Rep. Ed Case wrote Friday in a letter asking for the pages to be restored that it is clear that the Army is intentionally removing these websites based solely on race without any consideration of or respect for historical context.The Japanese American Citizens League also denounced the decision, calling it an attempt to erase the legacy of thousands of soldiers who gave everything for a country that doubted them.Bill Wright, whose father was an officer in the 442nd, said the pages removal is just one example of whats happening across Department of Defense websites reflective of current politics. We dont have any control over that except at the ballot box, he said, adding that it wont deter him and others from continuing to educate people about the unit.Mark Matsunaga, a former Honolulu journalist whose Japanese American father and uncles served in World War II, said he was grateful to see the 442nds webpage restored, but that one act doesnt solve the larger problem. Theyre still eliminating all kinds of content photos, articles, social media posts that all help Americans to understand how diverse their military is, he said. Clearly this is part of an attempt to whitewash history. TARA COPP Copp covers the Pentagon and national security for the Associated Press. She has reported from Afghanistan, Iraq, throughout the Middle East, Europe and Asia. twitter mailto

Policemen watch as vehicles are torched during communal clashes sparked by protests demanding removal of the tomb of 17th-century Muslim Mughal ruler Aurangzeb in Nagpur, India, Monday, March 17, 2025. (AP Photo)2025-03-18T09:00:13Z NEW DELHI (AP) Authorities imposed an indefinite curfew in parts of a western Indian city on Tuesday, a day after sectarian clashes were sparked by Hindu nationalist groups who want to demolish the tomb of a 17th-century Muslim Mughal ruler.Clashes between Hindus and Muslims in Maharashtra states Nagpur city broke out on Monday during a protest led by Hindu nationalist groups demanding the demolition of the tomb of Aurangzeb, a Muslim Mughal ruler who has been dead for more than 300 years.Lawmaker Chandrashekhar Bawankule said at least 34 police personnel and five other people were injured and several houses and vehicles were damaged during the violence. Senior police office Ravinder Singal said at least 50 people have been arrested so far.Devendra Fadnavis, Maharashtras top elected official, said the violence began after rumors were spread that things containing religious content were burnt by the protesters, referring to the Quran. Aurangzebs tomb is in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar city, some 500 kilometers (310 miles) from Nagpur. The city was earlier called Aurangabad, after the Mughal ruler. Aurangzeb is a loathed figure among Indias Hindu nationalists, who accuse him of persecuting Hindus during his rule in the 17th century, even though some historians say such stories are exaggerated.As tensions between Hindus and Muslims have mounted under Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi, scorn for Aurangzeb has grown. Modi has made references to Aurangzeb in the past, accusing him of persecuting Hindus. Such remarks have led to anxieties among the countrys significant Muslim minority who in recent years have been at the receiving end of violence from Hindu nationalists, emboldened by a prime minister who has mostly stayed mum on such attacks since he was first elected in 2014.Tensions over the Mughal ruler have intensified in India after the release of Bollywood movie Chhaava, an action film based on a Hindu warrior who fought against Aurangzeb. The film has been lambasted by some movie critics for feeding into a divisive narrative that risks exacerbating religious rifts in the country. While there have long been tensions between Indias majority Hindu community and Muslims, rights groups say that attacks against minorities have become more brazen under Modi. They also accuse Modi of discriminatory policies towards the countrys Muslims.Modis ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party denies this.Hindu extremists have also targeted Muslim places of worship across the country and laid claim to several famous mosques, arguing they are built on the ruins of prominent temples. Many such cases are pending in courts.Last year, Modi delivered on a longstanding demand from Hindu nationalists and millions of Hindus when he opened a controversial temple on the site of a razed mosque in northern Indias Ayodhya city. The 16th-century Babri mosque was demolished in 1992 by Hindu mobs who believe Ram, one of Hinduisms most revered deity, was born at the exact spot. SHEIKH SAALIQ Saaliq covers news across India and the South Asia region for The Associated Press, often focusing on politics, democracy, conflict and religion. He is based in New Delhi. twitter mailto

Video by E. E. OliverSubscribe nowThis Thursday, March 20 marks the fourth annual Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQQIA+ Celebration and Awareness Day in Canada. The day, which has not been made official in the eyes of the Canadian government, is meant to celebrate the diversity and resilience of Two-Spirit, queer, and trans-Indigenous identities.It was conceived by Indigenous scholar Harlan Pruden and is held in alignment with the spring equinox each year. This day is vital for raising awareness and educating the public on [the] Two-Spirit resurgence through demonstrations, proclamations, and community celebrations, says Martin Morberg, the program manager at the Two-Spirit Program at the Community-Based Research Centre.Ahead of this important day, Uncloseted Media spoke with Canadas Drag Race star and Two-Spirit activist Chelazon Leroux and Two-Spirit actor and influencer Haley Robinson about the problems their community faces in todays political climate. They speak about the misunderstandings many non-Indigenous folks have about their community and how they have seen societal conceptions evolve.Subscribe nowWatch the full interview above or read the transcript here:Spencer Macnaughton: Hi everyone, I'm here with Haley Robinson and Chezlazon Leroux, two Two-Spirit influencers. Guys, thank you so much for speaking with me and Uncloseted Media today.Chelazon Leroux: Yeah, thank you for having me.Haley Robinson: Hi. Thank you.SM: I think a lot of people watching this will have never heard the term Two-Spirited, honestly. What does Two-Spirit mean to you, and how is the idea of being Two-Spirited part of your identity?HR: For me, it means a person that walks in between two worlds, spiritually and culturally. In more basic terms, Two-Spirit is like an umbrella term of describing Indigenous identities of having both female and male spirit.SM: Explain a little bit more about what you mean having male and female identity.HR: It just means that I don't follow the Western ideals that came over during colonization. I see myself as someone who's kind of in between. I don't necessarily see myself as a female, I don't necessarily really see myself as a male, I kind of see myself as a person that's like in between that walks both worlds. So yeah, again, it's different for everybody because not every Two-Spirit person is gender diverse. We have straight, cis, Two-Spirit people. It all really depends on their identity and how they see themselves, but that's how I see myself as a Two-Spirit person.CL: I always like to start with the historic understanding. Two-Spirit was a word invented in 1996 in Winnipeg, Manitoba for a lesbian and gay Indigenous conference. The reason why they created this word [was because] they knew they needed an English word to describe this identity that we had known for in different tribes and different nations across Turtle Island. We knew there was differences that there was something in between man and woman, and each language has their own word for that. So they needed an English word so that we could start having these conversations. Two-Spirit came along as a really convenient word to describe to settlers and allies about what this meant.SM: So in journalism, at least, news organizations here in the States will say LGBTQ, and north of the border, they'll say 2SLGBTQ+ sometimes, right? How do you feel about incorporating 2S, as in Two-Spirited, into the acronym that's used at large? Is that important? Should it be incorporated?HR: A lot of people thought that adding Two-spirit was honoring the Indigenous people who were first here. But then also in some communities, they don't believe that Two-Spirit really fits in with the LGBTQ community because it's its own cultural, spiritual thing. So, I don't personally use 2SLGBTQ. I usually say LGBTQ+, and then I say I'm also Two-Spirit. I just like to keep them separate because being Two-Spirit is part of a cultural identity.SM: And you don't necessarily relate the cultural identity of being Two-Spirited to the cultural identity of being LGBTQ, you see them as separate?HR: Yeah, I see them as separate. There are Two-spirit people who are in the LGBTQ community, and there are Two-Spirit people who aren't. I like to personally keep them separate because even though they kind of wander between the same line, it's not necessarily on the same line.SM: What is the difference between Two-Spirit and identifying as, say, non-binary or even trans? There is a distinct difference, but can you explain it to somebody who might have no clue?HR: So nonbinary is essentially like you don't see yourself in the binary roles of the Western ideals. Two-Spirit is the same in that way, but it's again really taking a role in your Indigenous communities, taking up the roles of being an in-between person, a knowledge keeper, an educator, a healer, a medicine person. Whereas non-binary and trans, they're part [of] the LGBTQ community of not following that binary of Western ideals, but it's not necessarily connected to a culture.SM: The idea of stigma within Indigenous communities toward Two-Spirited folks. Is there any? And if so, how does that manifest?CL: The point of colonialism is to remove every piece of Indigenous identity. That was residential school and for those who don't know that was the act of government both in U.S. and CanadaU.S. they'd say boarding schoolbut removing children from reserves as early as four or five years old to go live on these religious funded and government approved/operated boarding schools that would abuse Native kids and strip their identity, cut off their hair, take off their regalia, abuse them for speaking language. So the mission statement was to kill the Indian within the child, but keep the child. And that was followed through with abuses: sexual, verbal, physical. It's a horrific story. And what that has done is incited trauma and religious understandings through abuse. For a lot of young boys, their first sexual experiences were abuses from priests. So their only understanding of queer intimacy or queer people is physical sexual abuse. So because of that, they don't know what a healthy queer person looks like. They don't know what a Two-Spirit person is because they were removed from community, and even the traditional understandings of Two-Spirit. So there's this identity that they weren't raised to know about and they only have abuse as a source of reference. So they project that.SM: Can you speak specifically about the stereotypes that folks have about Two-Spirited individuals that are really frustrating for you?CL: I'm at the intersection of drag, Indigenous, queer, Two-Spirit. So all of those thingsthe biggest label is predator or grooming children. It happened when I first came off of Canada's Drag Race and I started doing a lot of media interviews, there was even a community called like Alberta that tried to protest me from coming there assuming that I would be trying to push transgender ideals or encourage kids to get sex changes. The thing that these people make up in their minds is so telling to me of their understanding. Because when I think of myself and community and reading to a child or sitting with elders or performing in front of community, the last thing on my mind is sex. That is the furthest thing. And so to me, it is more dangerous for someone to have a mind that is able to sexualize an image of kids and queer people and women so readily. That is more threatening to a community than someone who is just there to support and listen. So I've learned that that again is a projection of their mind and how disturbing is that that their brain is so quickly able to go to that and anger and violence. That is more a threat to communities than I am putting on a wig and some makeup.HR: I get that on a daily, I get people commenting, telling me I'm an abomination, I'm ruining the children, and I'm like, Girl, I'm not doing anything, I'm just chilling.CL: We're just chillin'.SM: What are they reacting to on your social?HR: Just being myself, just yeah, existing and looking different and being different. I get a lot of people constantly telling me that I'm hideous, or they'll like make jokes about me being trans and like, Oh, you'll never be an actual woman, blah, blah, blah. And it's like, again, it just shows their understanding of what they think Two-Spirit is, which is like, they don't know anything. And so just being yourself and being present in the moment as a Two-Spirit person, people don't like that. They wanna harm you because they think that you being yourself is a harm.SM: I do want to get your guys' reactions to Trump's election, especially concerning the Two-Spirited community. In American politics, there were some signs of progress. When President Biden confirmed Deb Haaland as the first Native American to serve as a cabinet secretary. But now, like with many minority groups, there has been a backsliding. Donald Trump, as he seeks to purge the federal government of so-called woke initiatives, agencies have flagged hundreds of words to limit or avoid according to a compilation of government documents and some of these words include literally Indigenous community, Native American, tribal. How do you guys react when you learn that the American presidential administration is trying to remove those words about your community in 2025?CL: Two-Spirit identities have lived here on these lands way before any form of government was here, way before any political party was here, way before any form of colonization was here. So we're not going anywhere. So no matter how many words you strike from a book, we don't care because we've been erased before, we've been denied our existence before, but that has never stopped us from living. So I know it is fearful. I understand it feels like a threat to our being and our identity. But we are not defined by words in a book or a constitution or a government. We are defined by our community and our people. And so long as that exists, we will never stop living.SM: There must be a frustration, though, with the politicization of this, to conflate just being Two-Spirit or being BIPOC or being Indigenous with being woke. I mean, it just is nonsensical and must be so frustrating when you think this is my identity, this has nothing to do with, you know, these made up wedge issue words like woke.CL: In this sense of colonialism, identity for so long, if it wasn't a straight White man, it did not exist or wasn't important. So when you say it feels regressive, they're trying to get back to that point. That you just have to be White and a man to be in power. That is the whole point of it is to say Indigenous people never existed here, so therefore we can take the land. And so to conflate wokeness to us not existing here, that's the point. It's to remove our identities or to wittle it down to one word so it's easy to get rid of.SM: So to just kind of flip to another political question, but north of the border. Canada, as we know, has a horrific history as it relates to Indigenous people, a history with residential schooling that was filled with abuse, forced sterilization, and many manifestations of forced assimilation. There have been efforts at reconciliation and reparations in certain cases. I wanna know where you guys feel Canada is at right now in terms of the treatment of Indigenous communities.HR: The government really tries not to pay too much mind [to] Indigenous communities. Like they do the bare minimum. They'll go to the communities, they'll be like, I'm so sorry, give this heartfelt speech and cry and give little parts of land back. But it's like, What else are you really doing? Like, isn't there still dirty water in these communities that nothing's being done about?Subscribe for LGBTQ-focused, accountability journalism. SM: You said dirty water, right? And this is a massive social problem in Canada and in the United States. Explain what you mean by that and why this is a problem that persists in 2025.HR: In a lot of Indigenous communities they have a boil water advisory because the water that's coming through the taps are unsafe to drink, it's undrinkable water. In some communities you can't even use the water to shower because it's dirty water. And these communities have been speaking out for years about not having clean, fresh drinking water to drink from and so far, nothing has happened. We continue to have a boil water advisory in these communities and to the point where some people will come out of those communities and we're always asking, we're like, Is this water okay to drink? Because we're not used to having fresh clean water being able to come from the tap and being able to drink that.SM: Another question that I wanted to ask was the issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, MMIW. I just finished watching the Gabby Petito documentary, the, white, cisgender woman where so many resources, so much money was put into finding her as, you know, a young blonde white woman. And of course, every case should get resources, right? But can you talk about the problem of MMIW in the community right now?HR: Sorry, I'm trying not to get emotional about it because I had a very personal experience with MMIW. So when I became homeless, I made friends with another girl who was kind of going through the same things as me. I remember she went missing and we put up all these missing posters and the families and the friends went out and searching. There wasn't a lot of cops that came out to help, until way later. I think after a month when she was missing, cops went out and they found her, like, across the city from where we lived, under a pile of snow. And they essentially just labeled it as an unsuspicious death and that was it. They closed it, swept under the rug, nobody talked about it anymore. And we were pissed. We were so angry that this person that we loved so dearly was just swept off to the side and that's when I really started learning more about MMIW and I learned that this happened to a lot of Indigenous women, girls, Two-spirit, and people in our communities where we go missing and then they find us and we just are just another person that was found and they don't realize that we were people that were loved, we were family members, we were partners, and it just hurts my soul again seeing all this over and over again, MMIW, and we just continue talking about it but it seems like nothing is done and it seems like nobody cares and wants to put in the work that we put in. We put in so much work to look for our own community members but when is it that we're going to have help from the outside of community members to help us?SM: When you found out that your friend's death was labeled unsuspicious, how does that make you feel when you're also so acutely aware of the large issue of MMIW in society?HR: They instantly labeled it as an addict who just died. But they didn't do any investigations. I remember we were waiting for any sort of autopsy report and nothing was done. They didn't do an autopsy report and then they just labeled unsuspicious or like just leave it alone. And it does make me mad. People think that we deserve that ending because of how our life has been going because we did this or because we did that. Because we're an addict, because we're homeless, which is completely unfair too. That's just building on more stereotypes and building on more hate and more fear.SM: In 2019, a UN spokesperson declared that the plight of MMIW in Canada has been declared a genocide. They said that a national inquiry found reasons to believe that Canada's past and present policies, omissions and actions amount to genocide under international law. Do you think that's warranted?CL: As far back as I could remember, being a young Indigenous person, four or five years old, anytime we showed up on any form of media and news outlet, it was always missing and murdered. And it was always justified because of addictions, because of sex work. Oh, they didn't deserve to have a life because they did these things. But they never asked what led to that. Residential schools, abuses, trauma, intergenerational trauma. They just said they deserve that ending. because of the way life went for them. So now all Canadians are programmed to numb their brain out because they've seen these stories. The mindset becomes, Canadians will never care to look for them, so they're the easiest target. And you will see this disgusting rhetoric in certain comment sections or Facebook threads about how we lack value in lives. That we don't deserve a life. And because you don't give us that respect or value of life, we're disposable to abuse and to trauma and, Oh, they'll never go looking for them.Uncloseted Media is a reader-supported publication. To support LGBTQ-focused, investigative journalism, subscribe here:SM: How can allies better show up for the Two-Spirit and Indigenous community in 2025?CL: Educate yourselves. It is so many easy and free resources. It's so simple as watching one of Haley's videos or my videos. And that has been, I think, our biggest change in Indigenous narrative with social media. Honestly, no government was going to do it for us. No TV show was going to do it for us. So it was a matter of social media and speaking our truth that really changed the narrative over the last five years. TikTok was a huge change in our narrative as Indigenous people because we were the ones telling the story. There wasn't a non-Indigenous person recording and then changing the narrative. It was us recording, telling the story, and posting and explaining. So that was a huge shift in media and the creation that we have had. Second of all, showing up to community. So showing up to a pow wow or community gathering that are open to all peoples. Even if you read all the textbooks in history about Indigenous people, you didn't sit with them. So you don't even have the lived experience to understand and feel what it is. And I think that's the difference of why there is a lack of empathy or connection, or why settler peoples can so easily detach from realities, because they never put humanity behind the words or the statistics.SM: Tell me a little bit about what you love about being Two-Spirited.CL: Two-Spirit, as Haley explained earlier, challenges so many colonial views just by our existing. Just by sitting there in the room, all these colonial beliefs pop right up and you don't even have to say nothing. And that is powerful. Us working through all of that and the discomfort and the lack of knowledge and community brings them to a greater understanding and essentially bonds us. And so that's what we always do. And that's what I love is that it's still a historical identity that rings true today.SM: Canada's getting ready for an election, and I mentioned it before, Poilievre is the Conservative candidate, Mark Carney is the Liberal candidate. Is there one candidate, I know no politician has ever been fantastic toward Indigenous populations, but is there one that y'all see as the better fit?CL: Pierre Poilievre I don't believe, reflects Indigenous values. He has gone to Indigenous community gatherings. In his whole political career, he has never really mentioned anything positive about Indigenous people. More so the extraction of land and resources was his focus. So I don't think that aligns with Indigenous views and worldview at all, is that we like to protect the land and make sure it's sustained for future generations. And I believe his core belief is to extract as much money or pocket as much money for financial reasons, and even if that comes at the cost of land or Indigenous communities and reserves and resources. I believe Mark Carney is the better candidate for myself at this point, because at least in my head his resume is so well rounded with financial situations and currently going through a global financial issue and time right now, so I think he's probably the most equipped to deal with it.SM: What's a question you want to be asked that you guys don't get asked in these contexts that you think is important to speak on?CL: That is a great question that I never thought about because we're so used to getting the same questions. HR: I know, I'm so used to getting the same questions over and over again, I've never thought of that.CL: Oh, What is the most exciting development that you have witnessed from birth to now for Indigenous people or Two-Spirit people? What is the change that you love seeing?HR: I remember when I was growing up and it was so hard to find any sort of representation. And so just being able to see so many amazing Indigenous actors, voice actors, singers, and the Two-Spirit representation that we're having now, like, I don't want to toot my own horn either, but I felt so, like... Oh my gosh, this is happening as a Two-Spirit person. I got my first commercial for a Hyundai commercial. Like it's happening all the time. We have so many now and there's so much more in the works too. It's crazy. I love it.SM: You guys are both young influencers and have a really big impact in younger demos as Two-Spirited influencers. What kind of responsibility do you feel in that space?HR: For myself, I was put in a lot of dangerous, scary situations, and I wish I had community to be able to help me and to help guide me in those situations. So being an adult now, I find it's my duty to be able to create these spaces and to create these communities and to always continue help uplifting Indigenous Two-Spirit youth. I'm not necessarily like one that you should always follow, I make mistakes too, but I just hope that me being myself can really inspire other youth to be themselves as well.SM: I think there was one quote that I saw where you said that your drag is unapologetically Two-Spirit. And I just wanted you to kind of explain that out.CL: Well, the OG quote, I believe, was unapologetically Indigenous, but you could also say Two-Spirit. So, when I say unapologetically Indigenous, unapologetically Two-Spirit is that I don't care which room I walk into, whether that be Drag Race, into a media room, in front of a camera. I'm going to bring my community with me, even if I'm alone.I make my own spaces. It doesn't matter if I'm the only Two-Spirit person in the room. I'm still there. It's still on Indigenous land. It is my space. So I'm never gonna question that.SM: You're amazing. I'm so grateful for your time. Anything else that I didn't ask that you wanted to add that you think is important to say in this context?CL: A lot of my friends are so anxious about the state of the world and I said, You cannot control what other people have to say about you but you can live authentically and you can stand and sit with your community. That's the only thing you could really do right now and still fight and go to rallies. You can do these actionable things but I think a lot of people get paralyzed by their being threatened by government. And honestly I think there's always gonna be some group that tries to. But as a reminder, Sylvia Rivera, Marsha P. Johnson, what choice did they have when you're pushed to such an extreme away from society, but to fight to exist? And that's what I like to remind people that Pride was not always a celebration, it was a protest. And so to honor that spirit of those who came before you and remind yourself, you have to probably fight just as hard, if not harder, because there's going to come these conservative times. And so I'm actually really excited for Pride this year, because it's la reminder and like an F-U to the systems that we're still going to laugh and we're still going to celebrate and we're still going to love, regardless of any government-mandated oppression.SM: Thank you both so much for your time and insight. I really, really appreciate it.CL: Thank you for having us.HR: Thank you for having us!If objective, nonpartisan, rigorous, LGBTQ-focused journalism is important to you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation through our fiscal sponsor, Resource Impact, by clicking this button:Donate to Uncloseted Media

Nature, Published online: 18 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00797-7Why failing to control defunct satellites leaves everyone at risk from their impacts.

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Part of a file, dated Nov. 24, 1963, quoting FBI director J. Edgar Hoover as he talks about the death of Lee Harvey Oswald, is photographed in Washington, Oct. 26, 2017. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File)2025-03-18T12:05:13Z DALLAS (AP) President Donald Trump says files related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy will be released Tuesday without any redactions, making good on a promise he made during his campaign.Trump told reporters Monday that his administration will be releasing 80,000 files, though its not clear how many of those are among the millions of pages of records that have already been made public.We have a tremendous amount of paper. Youve got a lot of reading, Trump said while at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington.He also said he doesnt believe anything will be redacted from the files. I said, Just dont redact. You cant redact, he said.Many who have studied whats been released so far by the government say the public shouldnt anticipate any earth-shattering revelations from the newly released documents, but there is still intense interest in details related to the assassination and the events surrounding it. Here are some things to know: Trumps orderShortly after he was sworn into office, Trump ordered the release of the remaining classified files related to the assassination, which has spawned countless conspiracy theories.He directed the national intelligence director and attorney general to develop a plan to release the records. The order also aimed to declassify the remaining federal records related to the 1968 assassinations of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.After signing the order, Trump handed the pen to an aide and directed that it be given to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Trump administrations top health official. Hes the nephew of John F. Kennedy and son of Robert F. Kennedy. The younger Kennedy, whose anti-vaccine activism has alienated him from much of his family, has said he isnt convinced that a lone gunman was solely responsible for his uncles the assassination. Nov. 22, 1963When Air Force One carrying JFK and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy touched down in Dallas, they were greeted by a clear sky and enthusiastic crowds. With a reelection campaign on the horizon the next year, they went to Texas for a political fence-mending trip.But as the motorcade was finishing its parade route downtown, shots rang out from the Texas School Book Depository building. Police arrested 24-year-old Lee Harvey Oswald, who had positioned himself from a snipers perch on the sixth floor. Two days later, nightclub owner Jack Ruby fatally shot Oswald during a jail transfer.A year after the assassination, the Warren Commission, which President Lyndon B. Johnson established to investigate, concluded that Oswald acted alone and that there was no evidence of a conspiracy. But that didnt quell a web of alternative theories over the decades.The JFK files In the early 1990s, the federal government mandated that all assassination-related documents be housed in a single collection in the National Archives and Records Administration. The collection of over 5 million pages of records was required to be opened by 2017, barring any exemptions designated by the president. Trump, who took office for his first term in 2017, had said that he would allow the release of all of the remaining records but ended up holding some back because of what he called the potential harm to national security. And while files continued to be released during President Joe Bidens administration, some remain unseen.Researchers have estimated that 3,000 files or so havent been released, either in whole or in part. And last month, the FBI said that it had discovered about 2,400 new records related to the assassination. The agency said then that it was working to transfer the records to the National Archives to be included in the declassification process.There are still some documents in the JFK collection that researchers dont believe the president will be able to release. Around 500 documents, including tax returns, werent subject to the 2017 disclosure requirement. Whats been learnedSome of the documents already released have offered details on the way intelligence services operated at the time, including CIA cables and memos discussing visits by Oswald to the Soviet and Cuban embassies during a trip to Mexico City just weeks before the assassination. The former Marine had previously defected to the Soviet Union before returning home to Texas.One CIA memo describes how Oswald phoned the Soviet embassy while in Mexico City to ask for a visa to visit the Soviet Union. He also visited the Cuban embassy, apparently interested in a travel visa that would permit him to visit Cuba and wait there for a Soviet visa. On Oct. 3, more than a month before the assassination, he drove back into the United States through a crossing point at the Texas border.Another memo, dated the day after Kennedys assassination, says that according to an intercepted phone call in Mexico City, Oswald communicated with a KGB officer while at the Soviet embassy that September.The releases have also contributed to the understanding of that time period during the Cold War, researchers said. RSShttps://feedx.net https://feedx.site

Nature, Published online: 18 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00790-0National agencies too often use spurious reasons to deny researchers unfettered access to resources that are key to understanding past and future climate change.

Nature, Published online: 18 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00792-ySpaceX and other companies plan to launch tens of thousands of satellites, which could mar astronomical observations and pollute the atmosphere.

A French bulldog plays with a toy during breed group judging at the 148th Westminster Kennel Club Dog show, Monday, May 13, 2024, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, file)2025-03-18T11:51:09Z NEW YORK (AP) The U.S. still has a major case of French bulldog fever, but a very different breed is staunchly chasing dog lovers hearts, according to American Kennel Club statistics released Wednesday. For the third year in a row, the comical, controversial Frenchie tops the clubs annual rundown of the nations most prevalent purebred dogs. Frenchies are followed by Labrador retrievers, golden retrievers, German shepherds, poodles and some other longtime faves. (Rounding out the top 10: dachshunds, beagles, Rottweilers, bulldogs and German shorthaired pointers.)Yet keep an eye on the cane corso. The powerful, protective breed vaulted from nearly 50th to 14th in the rankings in just a decade.Popularity is seen as a mixed blessing among dog breeders and as an outright scourge by their critics. Some animal welfare activists say the AKC rankings drive fads that fuel puppy mills. The AKC says the list documents, not promotes, dog-ownership trends, and the nonprofit club notes that it conducts thousands of breeder and pet store inspections per year. Amid the arguments, theres no disputing that there are plenty of lovable dogs in the nations animal shelters. Heres a look at the trends and what they mean. The Frenchie phenomenonThe AKC ranking reflects purebreds, mostly puppies, that were added last year to the nations oldest dog registry. Nearly 74,500 were Frenchies. Thats down from 98,500 in 2023 and 108,000 in 2022, but the AKC isnt saying that the wave has crested. Registration is voluntary, and spokesperson Brandi Hunter Munden notes that the numbers can fluctuate year-to-year. The small, pointy-eared bulldog breed with a big personality is still way ahead of the once-dominant Lab, which logged 58,500 new registrations last year. French bulldogs have existed in the U.S. since at least the 19th century, but theyve been on a tear in the 21st, fueled partly by celebrity owners and social media. They are fabulous companions, the AKCs Gina DiNardo said. Frenchie folk praise the dogs modest grooming and exercise needs, generally confident and friendly demeanor and, of course, those smushy mugs that fans find irresistible but critics call irresponsible. There can be health problems associated with squished faces and other features, and both detractors and devotees lament that the breed has become too hyped for its own good, attracting unprincipled breeders, unprepared owners and sometimes violent thieves.The can-do cane corsoIf a Frenchie is sometimes described as a clown in the cloak of a philosopher, a cane corso is a protector with no use for a cloak. Big, strong and athletic, the cane corso (pronounced KAH'-neh KOHR'-so) served as a Roman war dog and later a farmers helper, boar hunter and household guardian.Todays cane corsi (the proper plural) are prized as loyal, rather august companions and adept dog-sports competitors. But breeders worry that social media is spreading misconceptions about the dogs, which they say are not suitable for everyone.Breeder Vickie Venzen insists that would-be puppy buyers visit her Maryland home, where she introduces them first to an outgoing, easygoing corso and explains that such a temperament isnt standard for the breed. Then she will bring out a corso with a classic and desirable demeanor: likely to greet an invited visitor peacefully, but without tail-wagging effusiveness. After its greeting, the dog may walk off and watch with cool vigilance.Next comes one of her hard dogs: one thats a bit too quick to display its protective instincts.The point is to show the spectrum of corsi temperaments and make clear that theyre neither lapdogs that just look tough nor rough-and-tumble creatures that can be left outside to guard. Theyre very sensitive to their families, Venzen said.Theyre very good dogs, and theyre very versatile, and they can be taught a lot, said Venzen, who was delighted to learn recently that a dog she bred mastered paddleboarding. But you cant be so foolish as to think you can put it in any situation and the dog will understand. New dogs The newest breed to be counted, the Lancashire heeler, came in at 189th out of AKCs 201 recognized breeds last year. The next-newest, the bracco Italiano, sprang last year from 152nd to 132nd, and some longtime aficionados already are concerned about its trajectory, said owner Deb Pereira of North Stonington, Connecticut. She stresses that the substantial, handsome and sociable hunting dogs need a good deal of physical and mental exercise. Quite a few still hunt; Pereiras bracco, Elvira, is an agility champion, and her daily walks cover about four miles (6.5 kilometers). Few dogsThe five rarest AKC-recognized breeds are the sloughi, the Norwegian lundehund, the grand basset griffon Venden, the Bergamasco sheepdog and, at 201st, the English foxhound. Doodle doingsTo date, the AKC hasnt recognized any sheepadoodles, Havapoos, borgis or other designer hybrids. The club said it has gotten some inquiries, but no doodle or other designer breed fanciers have formally begun the often yearslong process of seeking recognition. And about the everydogs ...Theres no census of everyday mixed-breed dogs in the U.S., but the American Veterinary Medical Association estimates the country has about 90 million dogs purebreds, designer mixes and others.After animal shelters cleared out during COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns and then filled to overflowing, last years data from advocacy groups Shelter Animals Count and Best Friends Animal Society differ as to whether dog arrivals and adoptions rose or fell and by how much. Thats not inexplicable, as the two groups count different sets of organizations. But both emphasize that purebreds and mixed-breeds come up for adoption. Really, if you find it in your heart to rescue or adopt a pet, thats the way to go, Best Friends Animal Society CEO Julie Castle said.

A mallard spreads his wings in the sun at the Capitol Reflecting Pool in Washington, Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)2025-03-18T13:17:42Z WASHINGTON (AP) Bird flu has devastated poultry and dairy farms, and sent the price of eggs soaring in the United States since it was first detected in North America in late 2021. But what has been the toll on wild birds? More than 170 species of North American wild birds including ducks, geese, gulls, owls, eagles and others have been infected with bird flu. Take precautions around sick or dead wild birds, experts recommend. But you can keep your bird feeder up. Despite the spread in birds and other wild animals, scientists say the threat to the general population is currently low. Which wild birds can get bird flu?More than 12,000 individual birds have tested positive since the virus began spreading, according to the U.S. Agriculture Department. The count is a gross underestimate because most dead birds are never taken to a lab for testing, said Bryan Richards at the U.S. Geological Surveys National Wildlife Health Center in in Madison, Wisconsin. Dabbling ducks, such as mallards and blue-winged teal, can carry the virus with few symptoms because these viruses co-evolved in waterfowl, said Richards. But ducks can also shed the virus in their feces or saliva, sometimes infecting other birds or mammals like foxes. Birds without natural immunity that migrate or roost together in large flocks, such as geese, are most likely to die in large numbers. A recent bird flu outbreak among migratory eared grebes in Utah killed between 15,000 and 25,000 birds near Great Salt Lake, state wildlife officials said in early February. Seabirds, which tend to roost in large numbers, are also highly impacted.Songbirds such as Northern cardinals, blue jays or chickadees the kind of birds that might visit bird feeders can also become infected and die, but their populations appear to fare better since they dont gather closely in large groups where the virus could spread, said Michael J. Parr, president of the American Bird Conservancy. What are bird flu symptoms in wild birds?Symptoms vary, but may include lack of coordination, inability to fly and respiratory distress. If people see a wild bird acting weird, the best thing they can do is call their local wildlife rehabilitator and avoid handling it directly, said Dr. Dana Franzen-Klein, a veterinarian and medical director at the University of Minnesotas Raptor Center. If you must handle an infected bird, its best to wear gloves and a mask as a precaution.Is it safe to have a backyard bird feeder?Experts say bird feeders are generally safe and arent a notable source of spreading bird flu. But if you also keep backyard chickens, Parr of the American Bird Conservancy recommends taking the bird feeder down to prevent possible transmission to poultry. Birdfeeders and nesting boxes should also be cleaned regularly. The risk of spread to people from bird feeders is very, very low, he said. How is the bird flu outbreak affecting endangered bird species? In the case of critically endangered California condors, scientists organized a vaccination program after some birds became infected. But thats not a realistic option for most wild bird species. Instead, experts recommend giving wild birds the best chance by taking other steps to protect habitats and reduce various risks that species face, such as exposure to pesticides or lead ammo.Bald eagles, which are federally protected but no longer endangered, are scavengers that will eat dead animals. That first year, we lost a lot of eagles likely from bald eagles eating infected ducks or bringing them to their nests, said Richards. Scientists also documented an unusually high number of eagle chicks that didnt survive into adulthood during the first breeding season after the virus appeared in North America, likely because the chicks got the virus or sick parents werent able to adequately feed and care for them.But over time, the number of confirmed infections in eagles nationwide has declined from 427 in 2022 to 48 last year. That may mean that eagles that survived the first year now have some acquired immunity, said Franzen-Klein. This past migration season, researchers counted a record number of bald eagles migrating through northern Minnesota. There are good signs of hope that eagles in the region are rebounding, she said. ___The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institutes Science and Educational Media Group and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The AP is solely responsible for all content. CHRISTINA LARSON Larson is a science writer on The Associated Press Global Health & Science team. She has reported on the environment from five continents. mailto RSShttps://feedx.net https://feedx.site

This article was primarily reported using public records requests. We are making it available to all readers as a public service. FOIA reporting can be expensive, please consider subscribing to 404 Media to support this work. Or send us a one time donation via our tip jar here.Using the Freedom of Information Act, 404 Media has obtained several memos that government agencies were required to create by President Trump in order to comply with his Defending Women executive order. The memos explain exactly how different agencies are seeking to purge the notion that trans people exist.Many of the changes laid out in the memos had been previously reported by 404 Media and other news outlets. But the fact that we got anything back from FOIA at all indicates that it will likely be possible to get information about what the administration is doing by using public records requests. FOIA may indeed be a way to bring transparency and some semblance of accountability to an administration that has gutted the federal workforce and has attempted to evade public records laws, especially when those FOIAs are filed with non-DOGE agencies. In the first month of Trumps administration, we have filed dozens of requests across many different agencies, including DOGE. We also led a training about how to do this yourself, which you can watch here. We will continue to report on the documents that we get as we get them.The Office of Personnel Management required all federal agencies to submit a memo to the email address defendingwomen@opm.gov on February 7 that included a.) a complete list of actions taken in response to this guidance and Defending Women; and b.) any agency plans to fully comply with this guidance and Defending Women. 404 Media has obtained these memos from both the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Labor. Muckrock user Russel Neiss obtained memos from the American Battle Monuments Commission and the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. 404 Media has pending requests with 24 other agencies.The EPAs memo was sent to the defendingwomen@opm.gov inbox but was also sent directly to Amanda Scales, a former HR executive for Elon Musks xAI company who is now chief of staff for the Office of Personnel Management, which functions more or less as the HR department for the federal government.Both the EPA and Department of Labor memos have a series of bullet points that explain what the agencies did to comply with the executive order.For the EPA, these included, for example: Ensure that intimate spaces designated for women, girls, or females (or for men, boys, or males) are designated by biological sex and not gender identity, and Cancel any trainings that inculcate or promote gender ideology or have done so in the past.The Department of Labor, meanwhile, Removed requests for gender and substitute requests for sex in agency forms, and Reviewed all agency programs, contracts, and grants, and identified for possible termination those that promote or inculcate gender ideology. Additionally, all references to the word gender were modified sex; to men or women; males or females; or boys or girls as appropriate.The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights removed the universal bathroom signs at headquarters, and the American Battle Monuments Commission revised its internal policies, documents, and forms to replace gender with sex.DOL memoEPA MemoWe also obtained a mass email that the EPA sent to its employees instructing them to remove pronouns from their email signatures and informing them that the agency prohibits Employee Resource Groups that promote unlawful DEIA initiatives.The full memos are available here:Department of LaborEnvironmental Protection AgencyU.S. Commission on Civil RightsAmerican Battle Monuments CommissionA federal judge has ruled that DOGE itself must release records under federal records laws, but the case is still being litigated.

Nature, Published online: 18 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00771-3Memorable tripartite phrases in titles make studies more likely to be read and cited.

Nature, Published online: 18 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00788-8Satellites connect people around the world but they also interfere with astronomers views of the cosmos. There are ways to reduce these tensions.

Palestinians Ali Marouf and his mother Aisha cook on fire on the roof of their destroyed house by the Israeli army's air and ground offensive in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip, on Monday, March 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)2025-03-18T14:26:52Z The wave of Israeli strikes that killed hundreds of Palestinians across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday was the culmination of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus efforts to get out of the ceasefire with Hamas that he agreed to in January.Since the start of the war, Netanyahu has faced dueling, possibly incompatible pressures: Families of the hostages want him to cut a deal with Hamas to free them, while his far-right coalition partners want to continue the war with the aim of annihilating the militant group. On Tuesday, he appeared to cast his lot with the latter and U.S. President Donald Trumps administration has backed Netanyahus decision to unilaterally walk away from the ceasefire it took credit for brokering.Both Israel and the United States blame the renewed hostilities on Hamas refusal to release more hostages before negotiations on ending the war proceed which was not part of the ceasefire agreement. Israel has accused Hamas of preparing for new attacks, without providing evidence. The militant group has denied those allegations. Hamas which has yet to respond militarily to the Israeli strikes has spent weeks calling for serious talks on the ceasefire agreements second phase, which calls for the release of the remaining living hostages in exchange for more Palestinian prisoners, a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and a lasting ceasefire.Those talks were supposed to begin in early February. Now they may never happen. What did the ceasefire agreement say?The agreement reached in January, under pressure from the outgoing Biden administration and the incoming Trump one, called for a phased ceasefire aimed at freeing all the hostages abducted in Hamas Oct 7, 2023, attack and ending the war it caused.Under the first phase, which ran from Jan. 19 to March 1, Hamas released 25 Israeli hostages and the bodies of eight others in return for nearly 1,800 Palestinian prisoners, including senior militants serving life sentences for deadly attacks. Israeli forces pulled back to a buffer zone, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians returned to what remained of their homes, and there was a surge of humanitarian aid. Each side accused the other of violations, and Israeli strikes killed dozens of Palestinians the military accused of engaging in militant activities or entering no-go zones. But the truce held.Still, the second phase was always seen as far more difficult. Through months of negotiations, Netanyahu had repeatedly cast doubt on it, insisting Israel was committed to returning all the hostages and destroying Hamas military and governing capabilities two war goals that many believe are irreconcilable.In a TV interview last June, Netanyahu cast doubt on the possibility of a lasting ceasefire before Hamas is destroyed. We are committed to continuing the war after a pause, in order to complete the goal of eliminating Hamas. Im not willing to give up on that, he said.On Jan. 18, the eve of the ceasefire, he said we reserve the right to return to war if necessary with the backing of the United States. Why did Netanyahu back out of the ceasefire?Agreeing to a permanent ceasefire would almost certainly plunge Netanyahu into a political crisis that could end his nearly uninterrupted 15-year rule.Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich had threatened to leave the coalition if Netanyahu progressed to Phase 2 instead of restarting the offensive. Opposition parties have promised to support him in any agreement that brings back hostages, but his coalition would still be severely weakened, making early elections likely.By resuming the fighting, Netanyahu ensured Smotrichs continued support. After the strikes, the Israeli leader regained another far-right partner, Itamar Ben-Gvir, whose party had bolted in January over the ceasefire but returned to the coalition Tuesday.Beyond the political jockeying, Netanyahus stated goal of annihilating Hamas would have almost certainly eluded him had he stuck with the ceasefire agreement.Hamas survived 15 months of Israeli bombardment and ground operations that killed over 48,000 Palestinians, according to local health officials, and destroyed much of Gaza. When the truce took hold, the militant group immediately reasserted its rule. Theres no agreement on who should govern Gaza after the war, and even if the Western-backed Palestinian Authority were granted nominal control, Hamas would have strong influence on the ground and could rebuild its military capabilities.For many Israelis, especially Netanyahus hawkish base and far-right allies, that would look like defeat. It would add to the criticism he already faces over security failures surrounding the Oct. 7 attack, in which Hamas-led militants killed some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducted 251. How did Netanyahu end the truce? After the first phase ended, Netanyahu said Israel had agreed to what he described as a new U.S. proposal in which Hamas would release half the remaining hostages in return for a seven-week extension of the truce and a vague promise to launch negotiations over a lasting ceasefire.Hamas refused, pointing out that the new proposal was different from the one they had agreed to in January and again called for the immediate launch of talks on Phase 2. It even offered to return an America-Israeli and the bodies of four other hostages to get the talks back on track, an offer dismissed as psychological warfare by Israel. Trumps Mideast envoy, Steve Witkoff, said Hamas was claiming flexibility in public while making entirely impractical demands.In an attempt to impose the new arrangement on Hamas, Israel halted the import of all food, fuel and other humanitarian aid to Gaza. It later cut off electricity, affecting a vital desalination plant. Israel also said it would not withdraw from a strategic corridor on Gazas border with Egypt, as stipulated in the agreement.In recent days, Israel stepped up strikes across Gaza, targeting people it said were planting explosives or engaging in other militant activities. On Tuesday, at around 2 a.m., it launched one of the deadliest waves of strikes since the start of the war.What has Trump said about the ceasefire?Trump took credit for brokering the ceasefire in January, but since then has appeared to sour on it. He has warned that all hell will break loose if Hamas does not immediately release the hostages, while saying thats a decision for Israel to make.Trump has also proposed that Gazas roughly 2 million Palestinians be permanently relocated so the U.S. can take ownership of Gaza and develop it as a tourist destination. Netanyahu has embraced the plan, which has been universally condemned by Palestinians, Arab countries and human rights experts, who say it would violate international law.The White House said it was consulted ahead of Tuesdays strikes and supported Israels decision. ___Follow APs war coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/israel-hamas-war

Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani waits on a pitch in the sixth inning of an MLB Japan Series baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)2025-03-18T14:31:51Z TOKYO (AP) Yoshinobu Yamamoto had a little extra zip on his fastball. Shohei Ohtani even admitted to some nerves.There was little doubt this was no ordinary baseball game.But the Japanese players who were playing in front of their home country at the Tokyo Dome on Tuesday night handled any jitters they had quite well, delivering in clutch moments as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1 in Major League Baseballs season opener.I was actually pretty nervous, Ohtani said through an interpreter. Its been a while since I was nervous, but today, definitely felt it.Ohtani finished with two hits in the Dodgers win, including a single in the fifth and a double in the ninth. Both hard-hit balls brought roars from the roughly 42,000 fans at a packed Tokyo Dome and were instrumental in helping the Dodgers get off to a good start this season. I dont think Ive ever seen Shohei nervous, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. One thing I did notice is how emotional he got during the Japanese national anthem. That was something very telling.Yamamoto pitched five quality innings to earn the win, giving up just one run on three hits and a walk while striking out four. The right-handers fastball touched 98 mph and consistently sat in the 96-97 range, which is a few ticks higher than last year. It was the first time Yamamoto had been on the mound in a regular season game since his fantastic performance in Game 2 of the World Series, and the results carried over to the Tokyo Dome What I experienced in October, I learned a lot of things, Yamamoto said through a translator. What I should and what I shouldnt do in certain situations. Based on that, I feel more confident.Yamamoto said he wasnt trying to overthrow on his fastball. Instead, he said better mechanics have allowed him to throw a little harder. Roberts said theres no reason the 26-year-old cant compete for the NL Cy Young award if he pitches like he did against the Cubs and stays healthy. Great outing, I thought he commanded the baseball really well tonight, Roberts said. The fastball was as good as weve seen. Competed really well. There was some soft contact in there and he just navigated the game really well.Even in a losing effort, Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga was fantastic through four scoreless innings, giving up no hits while walking four. The Imanaga vs. Yamamoto matchup was the first all-Japanese starting pitching duel on opening day in MLB history.Imanaga and Yamamoto did a really good job handling the nerves of the start of the game, Cubs manager Craig Counsell said. Imanaga said he was pleased with his outing, even if the final result wasnt what he wanted. The lefty retired Ohtani twice, once on a groundout and another time on a lineout. He said the experience from Tuesdays game should serve him well throughout the season.One of the lessons regarding the fastball was it felt really good, Imanaga said through an interpreter. Once I go back to the US obviously theres differences in humidity, environment and how far the ball goes but bottom line if I can throw the fastball I did today all the time and have confidence in it, Ill be good. The only Japanese player who had a quiet night was Cubs slugger Seiya Suzuki, who finished 0 for 4 at the plate. With a runner on second in the eighth inning, he hit the ball fairly hard, but Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy was there to snag the line drive.Japanese rookie Roki Sasaki will make his MLB debut on Wednesday night when the teams meet against at the Tokyo Dome for the finale of the two-game set. ___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB DAVID BRANDT Brandt is an Associated Press sports writer based in Phoenix. He covers a wide variety of sports including the NBA, NFL and MLB. twitter mailto

Whoever is running the Disney TikTok account just made an epic mistake!Someone on Disneys social media team tried to do something but ended up completely misunderstanding a classic meme to hilarious effect when they posted a series of stills from Disney shows and movies with the caption, omg they were roommates.The problem? In its original form, the meme refers to how historians will say that people who were clearly in a gay relationship were just roommates, but Disneys social media team picked images of siblings.The pictures were of brothers Phineas and Fern, Gravity Falls siblings Mabel and Dipper, the siblings from Big City Green, brothers Oscar and Milo from Fish Hooks, and Lilo and her pet alien Stitch. (@) None of them are in gay relationships clearly. Someone on Disneys social media didnt understand the normally funny meme, and it was removed from the companys TikTok account after the blunder had already gone viral on X (formerly Twitter). People on social media were quick to point out that the original meme was a reference to an old Vine that went viral where a woman walks by while speaking loudly on her cell phone and says and they were roommates before a man swings the camera back around to him and says, On my god, they were roomates.This attempt to advertise the upcoming Lilo & Stitch live-action remake went hilariously wrong. The upcoming movie is also going viral right now because of Disneys decision to erase Pleakleys love of cross-dressing as a disguise, prompting criticism by vocal fans.While many people blamed the unintentionally hilarious TikTok on an out-of-touch social media team, some people accused Disney of doing it intentionally to erase gay culture since the corporation has recently rolled back its DEI initiatives and removed a trans character from one of its animated series. (@) "begging them to consult younger people before posting ANYTHING at this point" (@) "it takes ONE Google search to find out what it means" (@) But other people were happy to laugh at the error and jokingly call out Disney for publicizing Pinecest the name fans gave to shipping the Gravity Falls siblings together. Wed love to see Disney embrace inclusivity and add more gay characters to their shows and movies, just not these ones! (@) "OH MY GOD NOOOO NOT PINECEST" (@) "Didn't expect Disney to be a proshipper" (@) "They REALLY need to get some people in Gen z in there if they actually want their production to continue well cuz what is this" (@) "ngl if i was about to career crash out this is exactly what i would post as a bit" (@) "Incest attack"

Nature, Published online: 18 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00823-8AI demands a different approach to education

Nature, Published online: 18 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00822-9Global cooperation is crucial for DeepSeek and broader AI research