As agricultural runoff kills Florida's seagrass, the manatees are starving. Florida is hand-feeding the remaining manatees, but that solution won't work for wild manatees over the long term.

* Ancient shrines, oral folklore and hip-hop cyphers are all part of a rich artistic heritage being ‘hollowed out’ in Xinjiang say Uyghur exiles and scholars.*

China has done similar things to Tibetan culture for decades.

Verizon is collecting browsing records from customers even if they already said they wanted to "opt out" from such collection.

My understanding is that every ISP in the US keeps records of what network sites are contacted from each connection (mobile or fixed), for government surveillance. The only thing a subscriber can "opt out" of is Verizon's use of that same data for its own profit. The thing to do is not let Verizon see what site you talk to.

The Senate is blocking confirmation of Biden's nominee for combating antisemitism, because she criticizes a Republican senator for a racist remark. Many strong supporters of the Republican Party are antisemitic, and the wrecker said that American Nazis include "fine people", so perhaps his followers prefer to deactivate efforts against antisemitism.

*New York City’s noncitizens will soon be allowed to vote in local elections.*