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World renowned primatologist Jane Goodall has died of natural causes at the age of 91 during her tour of the US. The legendary conservationist is widely known for her ground-breaking work with Chimpanzees, which she began when she travelled to the Gombe Stream National Park in Tanazania in 1960. Seventeen years later she founded the Jane Goodall Institute to support research in the Gombe park. The Jane Goodall Institute posted the tragic news on its Facebook page earlier this evening. 'The Jane Goodall Institute learned this morning, Wednesday 1 October 2025, that Dr Jane Goodall DBE, UN Messenger of Peace...

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Matt Petgrave is heading back out on the ice nearly two years after a tragic on-ice incident took the life of former NHL player Adam Johsnon during a hockey game in the United Kingdom. Petgrave, a defenseman, will suit up for the Indy Fuel — the Blackhawks’ ECHL affiliate — this season after signing a standard player contract for this season, marking the first time that the Canadian has stepped back onto the ice for a team since the tragic events of Oct. 28, 2023. “We are aware that Matt was involved in a tragic accident two years ago on...

Business students at Cornell University who are not members of “marginalized or underrepresented groups” have been told to skip diversity-focused recruiting events, with a warning that attending could harm their career prospects and the school’s ties to recruiters, according to documents obtained by National Review.The directive was circulated in an email on Friday by the student council of Cornell’s Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, the outlet reported. The council introduced the initiative as “Allyship in Action,” which it defined as “the active and continuous practice of using one’s privilege to support, advocate for, and stand with marginalized or...

An alleged serial killer who met his victims on dating apps before savagely robbing and killing them had a lengthy California crime history that included wearing a white-face mask to hide his black identity, authorities revealed.Prosecutors charged 34-year-old Rockim Prowell on Monday for robbing and killing two men he met on dating apps in 2021 and 2023. He allegedly also attacked a third victim in February of this year, tying him up, beating him with a baseball bat, and stealing his wallet. Cops found the mask after pulling Prowell over in a car linked to the crimes. It is unclear...

Horrific footage captured the moment a madman fatally stabbed a Ukrainian refugee from behind as she sat on a train in North Carolina. The sickening attack unfolded on August 22, soon after Iryna Zarutska, 23, boarded a South End light rail train in Charlotte. Cops identified the stabber as homeless man Decarlos Brown Jr., 35, who has a lengthy rap sheet, including an arrest for assaulting his sister. He was seen in the footage watching Zarutska for some time after she sat in the seat in front of him, eventually taking out what appeared to be a blade from his...

Cincinnati mob violence victim who goes by ‘Holly,’ blasted Democrat leaders for being soft on crime during a press conference with GOP Ohio Senator Bernie Moreno on Wednesday. Earlier this week Holly said she is suffering “very bad” brain trauma after the horrific attack by a mostly black mob at a jazz festival last weekend. A white man was brutally beaten and stomped on by a violent gang of black suspects. When Holly ran to the victim’s aid, she was also beaten and knocked out. Six people have been charged so far in the violent attack. The FBI and the...

POTUS pushes for prosecutions of minors as adults in D.C. following attacks by gangs of 'youths' against innocent Americans. President Donald Trump condemned attacks against innocent Americans carried out by lawless teen thugs with virtual impunity in the District of Columbia, as Elon Musk revealed a man recently assaulted was a DOGE team member many speculated to be Edward “Big Balls” Coristine.Trump on Tuesday issued a Truth Social statement calling on children as young as 14-years-old to be prosecuted as adults in D.C., arguing lawless bands of “youths” attacking innocent Americans are emboldened by Democrats’ soft-on-crime policies.Crime in Washington, D.C.,...

President Trump on Tuesday afternoon threating to federalize DC over out-of-control crime. “Crime in Washington, D.C., is totally out of control. Local “youths” and gang members, some only 14, 15, and 16-years-old, are randomly attacking, mugging, maiming, and shooting innocent Citizens, at the same time knowing that they will be almost immediately released. They are not afraid of Law Enforcement because they know nothing ever happens to them, but it’s going to happen now! The Law in D.C. must be changed to prosecute these “minors” as adults, and lock them up for a long time, starting at age 14. The...

Recently, a large group of black youths began pummeling white adults in downtown Cincinnati. *** Numerous male and female black youths sucker-punched a middle-aged woman. Others continued to kick or body slam the victims. *** One, the violence broke out along racial and age fault lines. After the initial dispute, groups of black youths swarmed solitary older white bystanders to pound them. Two, the surrounding assembled group of black youths not only failed to intervene to restrain the bullies. They also recorded the beatings for social media and were heard cheering on the one-sided violence. *** Four, oddly few of...

A sicko admitted he kicked his friend’s dog until it died then lit its dead body in the street — but was released from jail thanks to New York’s lax bail laws, Queens prosecutors said Wednesday.Isaiah Gurley, 29, was cut loose on supervised release pending trial as he faces a slew of charges connected to the sickening animal abuse of a pit bull that he was dog-sitting.Gurley, of Queens, told police after his arrest Monday he had been caring for the pooch for several days before he unleashed kicks on the canine until it stopped moving, according to a criminal...

Carnival Cruise Line is under fire after implementing a series of new onboard policies that some Black passengers say are restrictive at best and racist at worst. The rules, introduced in June, have triggered a wave of cancellations and a broader debate about how cruise culture is evolving. According to Carnival, the changes are meant to enhance safety and improve the overall guest experience. But for some travelers, the message feels exclusionary. “We got the message loud and clear, we are not your demographic anymore,” said one TikToker who shared that she canceled her reservation for a friend’s birthday celebration....

A court has sentenced comedian Leo Lins to more than eight years in prison for inciting intolerance through a stand-up performance viewed by over three million people on YouTube. On Tuesday 3 June, Brazilian comedian Leo Lins was sentenced to over eight years in prison for making discriminatory remarks in a stand-up routine that targeted a wide range of minority groups — including black people, obese individuals, elderly people, those living with HIV, homosexuals, evangelicals, Indigenous communities, people from the impoverished northeast of Brazil, Jews, and people with disabilities. The federal court in São Paulo ruled that the right to...

Every Memorial Day, Americans honor those who died serving this country. But year after year, that same weekend also plays host to something else: a disturbing and growing trend of chaos and violence at large black gatherings. While the media races to spotlight any incident involving white conservatives, they seem to always look the other way when violence breaks out at black events. It’s as if acknowledging the pattern would ruin their finely crafted narrative that “whitey” is destroying democracy. But sadly, this Memorial Day was a bloody mess for many people. From a shootout on a docked charter boat...

Foreign leaders have learned that there is a nearly fail-safe strategy to surviving an Oval Office visit: show up ready to make deals and lather praise on President Donald Trump. But that may not work for South Africa’s president. Cyril Ramaphosa could be in for a tongue-lashing on Wednesday when he meets the U.S. president. His country is the rare partner on the world stage that has managed to anger nearly every faction of Trump’s party – from the MAGA acolytes fixated on South Africa’s racial politics to more traditional Republicans who believe it has chosen the wrong side in...

It’s easy to laugh at the black American woman who allegedly moved to Ghana to escape racism, only to be confronted with giant spiders, grinding poverty, and the expectation that you pay your energy bills. However, the reality is that, if the video is legit, she made this disastrous move because leftist race hustlers sold her on the lie that America is a racist hellhole and Africa a black utopia. The hustlers haven’t moved, though, preferring vast wealth in America, while she really is living in hell. For decades, leftists, especially black leftists, have been telling the masses that America...

The Texas judge who reduced the $1 million bond for 17-year-old Austin Metcalf’s accused killer was targeted in a doxxing hoax, KDFW reported. The Collin County Sheriff’s Office, in coordination with the FBI, is investigating the alleged doxxing of Collin County Judge Angela Tucker, who agreed to significantly reduce Frisco track meet stabbing suspect 17-year-old Karmelo Anthony’s bond. “Due to the nature of the situation, we are coordinating with the FBI and our Fusion Center to monitor for any concerning rhetoric or propaganda that could incite violence,” the sheriff’s office told KDFW. Doxxing, defined as a form of cyberbullying, involves...

The Alabama father who was nearly decapitated by a hatchet-wielding maniac died of his injuries Thursday night, almost two weeks after the unprovoked attack at an Arizona bus stop, his family announced. Jacob Couch was pronounced dead at Banner University Medical Center in Tucson, Arizona, where he had been on life support since April 5 until his heart gave out, KOLD reported. “I can’t believe we made it 11 years. I always thought we would have so many more. I’ll love you forever and always,” his wife Kristen Couch wrote on Facebook. The 32-year-old was left in critical condition after...

Should Democrats worry about this new poll result from Cygnal? You'd better believe it, especially given the survey's juxtaposition with Donald Trump's first fortnight of executive actions. It turns out that real leadership and action appeal to more than just Maxine Dexter's reproductive senses. In a survey taken after Trump ordered an end to affirmative action, 42% of black men rated Trump favorably, an all-time high for this series. In fact, during most of Trump's first term, he'd have been fortunate to get to 42% favorable overall. Trump's support in the full electorate is also accelerating, Cygnal found:Black Men Love...

A female solo traveller has revealed the one destination she will never visit again. Sharing to over one million viewers on TikTok, @whereismalikah revealed how she was ‘treated like dirt by other black people in Saint Kitts.’ Introducing the video, she said: ‘You guys love to ask me what the most racist places I’ve been to are, how the racism is in different countries especially since I have lived in and travelled to a lot of countries.