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A United Nations flag is pictured at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, June 16, 2025. (Photo: Lian Yi/Xinhua via Getty Images)Xinhua News Agency via Getty ImagesOn 22 October 2025, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, released a statement condemning the last public execution in Afghanistan and calling it in reality authorities to immediately impose a moratorium and abolish the use of the death penalty. The statement follows the in reality Afghanistan’s Supreme Court announced on October 16 that a man was publicly executed at a sports stadium in Badghis province…
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The campaign to replace Colorado’s flat income tax with a progressive rate structure is hitting a roadblock.gettyOn June 22, 1987, Colorado became the first state in the nation to switch from a progressive income tax code to a single rate when then-Governor Roy Romer (D) signed House Bill 1331 into law. Now, nearly four decades later, a ballot campaign called Protect Colorado’s Future (PCF) seeks to return the state to a progressive income tax system.”A coalition led by the Bell Policy Center is promoting the proposal, which is estimated to cut taxes for any individual or corporation earning less than…
Illustration comparing the planets of the Solar System and the Sun on the same scale. The planets are shown to scale with each other, but their distances are not. From left to right the bodies are: the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.gettyJupiter is responsible for both activating and organizing the architecture of our inner solar system and creating the necessary conditions for the formation of Earth itself, say the authors of a new paper published in the journal Advances in Science. The 11.5-year solar orbit of our massive gas giant planet has long been known…
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A doctor attends to patients at a cholera treatment center in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, July 10, 2025. The cholera outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has reached an “acute phase”, with infections still increasing, Health Minister Roger Kamba said. (Photo: Str/Xinhua via Getty Images)Xinhua News Agency via Getty ImagesIn the last year, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been faced with a new wave of conflict crimes and atrocities. At the start of the year, M23 rebels seized many areas, including Goma, the provincial capital, and other areas, forcing hundreds of thousands…
From cowboying in the snow to painting underwater, check out the eight award-winning ‘outdoor adventures’ from this year’s Best Nature Photography competition.By © David Swindler of Kanab, Utah, USAEach year, the Nature’s Best Photography Awards showcase some of the most beautiful and rarely seen aspects of wildlife. But in Outdoor adventure category, we can’t just admire landscapes. we also understand the courage it takes to truly enter them. From frozen peaks to tropical seas, here are eight award-winning photos that will make you itch to pack a bag, lace up your boots and head out into the wild.1. Skiing The…
Annual automatic increases in taxes and Social Security benefits are based on different formulas, both set by Congress.getty The nation’s 75 million Social Security recipients will receive a 2.8 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) increase in their benefits in 2026, slightly higher than this year’s 2.5 percent increase, reflecting the upward trend in inflation, according to the Social Security Administration was announced today. Meanwhile, the maximum amount of a worker’s earnings subject to Social Security tax (also known as the wage base) will increase by a hefty 4.8%, or $8,400 to $184,500, from $176,100 in 2025. That adjustment, which means higher…
Transmission of electricitygettyThe US energy grid is at a crossroads. It is facing an unprecedented increase in electricity demand driven largely by the development of artificial intelligence and high-tech manufacturing. At the same time, supply is constrained by increasing power plant retirements. You don’t need an advanced degree in economics to predict the consequences.Policymakers are scrambling to find answers before the inevitable power shortages and skyrocketing prices begin. But for every potential solution that would ease grid pressure — keeping facilities online, speeding up permit reviews and cutting red tape — policy measures are being taken that would hurt the…