Ethiopia’s 5.1 million internal displacements in 2021 | NPR

Conflict and violence triggered over 5.1 million displacements within Ethiopia in 2021 — triple the number reported there in 2020 and the highest figure recorded for any country in a given year, according to a new report from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre. An internal "displacement" is defined as being forced to leave a place …

US gov’t intentional burns caused New Mexico fire that’s scorched 500 square miles – CBS

Two fires that merged to create the largest wildfire in New Mexico history have both been traced to prescribed burns set by U.S. forest managers as preventative measures, federal investigators announced Friday. The findings shift responsibility more squarely toward the U.S. Forest Service for initiating a natural disaster that has destroyed at least 330 homes as flames …

Uvalde shooter threatened rapes, school shootings on Yubo app in April – CNN

Hannah, an 18-year-old Yubo user from Ontario, Canada, said she reported Ramos to Yubo in early April after he threatened to shoot up her school and rape and kill her and her mother during one livestream session. Hannah said Ramos was allowed back on the platform after a temporary ban. Salvador Ramos threatened rapes, school …

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