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British cruise ship damages Indonesian coral reef

British cruise ship damages Indonesian coral reef

A British cruise ship ran aground and damaged a coral reef near the Raja Ampat island in western Indonesia on 4 March. The 4,290-tonne Caledonian Sky, owned by Noble Caledonia, caused more than 17,000 square feet of damage. The reef is one of the world’s most diverse marine environments. Mar 15, 2017
Time-lapse video shows snowstorm hitting New York

Time-lapse video shows snowstorm hitting New York

Time-lapse footage from New Yorks famous Times Square captured the late season snowstorm roll into New York on 14 March. Snow ploughs from the citys department of sanitation worked throughout the night to keep the streets clear, as a blizzard swept through the heavily-populated north-eastern United States. Mar 15, 2017
Donald Trump tax release revealed as supporters say it’s proved the ‘haters’ wrong

Donald Trump tax release revealed as supporters say it’s proved the ‘haters’ wrong

MSNBCs Rachel Maddow, along with investigative reporter David Cay Johnston, have presented two pages of what they say are a 2005 US federal tax document filed by Donald Trump, in what appears to be the first release of the Presidents past tax documents, which have long been sought-after by journalists. Previous presidents dating back to President Richard Nixon had voluntarily released past tax documents, while Trump, citing an ongoing federal audit, has refused to release the documents. Mar 15, 2017
Border Wars: The view from both sides of the fight over US immigration

Border Wars: The view from both sides of the fight over US immigration

On one side, 30-year-old Ammi Arevalo, an undocumented immigrant from El Salvador, requests Trump to not deport her because of her illegal immigration status, and on the other side, Sam Herrera, an Outreach Director at Stop the Magnet, an anti-illegal immigration organization based in Houston, focuses on deporting undocumented immigrants from the United States. He calls illegal immigration a cancer that needs to be cured. Mar 15, 2017
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