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‘I am a scapegoat’: Nathan Cofnas says he got ‘death threats’ after exposing Jason Arday plagiarism

‘I am a scapegoat’: Nathan Cofnas says he got ‘death threats’ after exposing Jason Arday plagiarism

Nathan Cofnas (L), who exposed Cambridge professor Jason Arday’s plagiarism, suspended by Ghent University. A day after Ghent University suspended him, US academic Nathan Cofnas has said he was made a “scapegoat” after he brought plagiarism allegations against late former Cambridge professor Jason Arday into the spotlight.Writing in the Wall Street Journal, Cofnas said he…

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‘Who saw this coming’: Laura Loomer hounds Tulsi Gabbard as ex-DNI shares emotional update on husband’s cancer treatment

‘Who saw this coming’: Laura Loomer hounds Tulsi Gabbard as ex-DNI shares emotional update on husband’s cancer treatment

Tulsi Gabbard made a video update on her husband’s cancer battle. Laura Loomer took a dig at her. Tulsi Gabbard, the former director of National Intelligence, shared an update about her husband’s cancer battle on Thursday but Laura Loomer did not balk before throwing dirt at Gabbard, as Loomer said Gabbard resurfaced right at the…

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Meet Caden Pohlkamp, the Texas seventh-grader who built an underwater robot to test 12 neighbourhood ponds; fountains were linked to healthier water

Meet Caden Pohlkamp, the Texas seventh-grader who built an underwater robot to test 12 neighbourhood ponds; fountains were linked to healthier water

Caden Terence Pohlkamp (7th Grade, Brookside Intermediate School, Friendswood, TX) A Texas seventh-grader has built a remote-controlled underwater robot to test water quality in 12 suburban neighbourhood ponds, finding that artificial fountains can help create healthier aquatic ecosystems. Caden Terence Pohlkamp, a student at Trinity Valley School in Fort Worth, Texas, designed and used the…

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In 1987, Fort Peck tribes returned over 100 bison to 5,800 acres; decades later they stopped hunting their own herd to restore the original cultural purpose | World News

In 1987, Fort Peck tribes returned over 100 bison to 5,800 acres; decades later they stopped hunting their own herd to restore the original cultural purpose | World News

​Representative Image of the Fort Peck buffalo herd grazing across a vast 33,000-acre prairie (AI-generated image) In 1987, tribal leaders on the Fort Peck Reservation in northeastern Montana began working to restore buffalo to Assiniboine and Sioux lands, reviving an animal central to their culture, spirituality and way of life. Two years later, the tribes…

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In 1986, a ranching family sold California’s 53,000-acre Santa Rosa Island to the US for nearly  million; they retained about 7 acres and the right to stay for another 25 years

In 1986, a ranching family sold California’s 53,000-acre Santa Rosa Island to the US for nearly $30 million; they retained about 7 acres and the right to stay for another 25 years

In December 1986, the United States federal government completed a deal to buy Santa Rosa Island for $29.5 million. The 53,000-acre island, located 26.5 miles off the coast of Santa Barbara, California, was bought by the National Park Service from its longtime private owners, the Vail & Vickers ranching partnership. Under the deal, the ranching…

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Swiss tourist gets 1-year jail in Bali for mocking Hindu festival, calling tradition ‘crazy’

Swiss tourist gets 1-year jail in Bali for mocking Hindu festival, calling tradition ‘crazy’

Swiss tourist Luzian Andrin Zgraggen. (AP Photo) A Swiss tourist has been sentenced to one year in prison in Bali for mocking the Hindu festival Nyepi, also known as the Day of Silence, after posting videos on Instagram showing himself violating restrictions during the sacred observance.Luzian Andrin Zgraggen, 26, was found guilty by the Denpasar…

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Quote of the day by Theodore Roosevelt: “The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by…” | World News

Quote of the day by Theodore Roosevelt: “The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by…” | World News

Theodore Roosevelt’s famous “man in the arena” passage remains one of his most enduring reflections on courage, effort and failure. In his 1910 speech “Citizenship in a Republic”, delivered at the Sorbonne in Paris, Roosevelt said: “The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and…

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