Fur
Should selfies be allowed on the pilgrimage to Mecca?
Muslims typically make the hajj just once in a lifetime — and it’s a signature moment in their lives. So it’s understandable that they would want to document the trip. But that has some religious leaders upset. Meanwhile in Russia, the government is mounting a full-court press to convince Western journalists that Russia is a good guy. Sadly, that campaign has not affected its treatment of LGBT individuals. We have those stories and more in today’s Global Scan.
Chompin’ Invasives
Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay is under assault by an animal that shouldn’t even be there. Nutria are eating away at the wetlands there. The beaver-like animals were brought to the U.S. from South America decades ago to bolster the fur trade. But their population exploded and now government researchers are trying to come up with a […]