Rowing Up That Hill

Suddenly, rowing was everywhere. Rowing videos were all over Instagram, fed to me by accounts I did and didn’t follow. Businesses seized on it in their advertising; bars invited customers to “come row with us” during the next game. I saw Ro for Norge! , apparently our new national slogan, written on the pavement in pastel chalk.

How a Man Once Ordered to Pay Libel Damages Helped Launch an Investigation Into Islamic Private Schools

A man was ordered to pay libel damages after calling the head of an Islamic TV channel a “convicted terrorist. ” Years later, he made similar claims against Islamic private schools applying for Texas’ voucher program, new legal filings say.

Trump again shrinks Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments

Two executive orders signed Monday afternoon slashed the size of the Utah national monuments revered by tribes and public lands advocates. Grazing, mining and drilling interests wanted them opened to extraction.

Trump Officials Want to Use Human Rights Aid to Advocate for White South Africans and Right-Wing Causes in Europe

Proposed grant recipients have included a free-speech organization that has fought against bans on “gay conversion therapy” and an Afrikaner group that promotes self-governance.

Thousands flee as First Nations bear the brunt of Canada’s wildfires

Residents of one First Nations community went door to door warning neighbors before fleeing by boat. More than 900 fires continue burning.