The words we use to refer to wildlife and wild areas divest them of any emotional resonance.

North Korea seems to have nuclear missile capability. The troll threatened massive retaliation—with ambiguous words that could mean real retaliation for a nuclear attack, or could mean real retaliation for threatening an attack.

The latter would be a threat of pre-emptive war.

The former would be nothing new, in terms of policy, and not very shocking either. However, emphasizing it just now might be counterproductive for the negotiations that are needed.

Here are comments from some experts.

I disagree with the one who says that sanctions have proved ineffective. The new sanctions will not make North Korea collapse, but they can affect the outcome of negotiations.

Negotiations are the only way to convert the new sanctions into some of the changes that the rest of the world wants.

Many women in the UK that live in poverty can't afford tampons. Or they can't afford tampons as well as food for their children.

Unstated, but clearly part of the root of the problem, is a feeling of shame about being poor. It makes no sense for poor people to feel ashamed because other people (Tories) did something wrong to them.

Monsanto Continued Selling PCBs for Years Despite Knowing Health Risks.

The official (US- and Salafi-supported) government of Yemen says that the semi-closure of the airport of Sana'a due to war has killed 10,000 Yemenis.