TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT: The latest issue features ‘Who won the war?’ We did, say the Americans, the British and the Russians. Each nation has a long history of claiming a unique role in defeating the Axis powers and diminishing the contribution of its allies. By Martin Ivens
SCIENCE MAGAZINE: The latest issue features the last male northern white rhino socializes with a southern white rhino. Since his death in 2018, the northern subspecies is functionally extinct after decades of illegal killing for their horns. A study from the Greater Kruger region of South Africa offers some hope for remaining rhino species, proving that dehorning operations can achieve poaching reductions under certain circumstances and in conjunction with other interventions.
Scenes of unrest in Southern California, stoked by President Trump as he tries to deport more immigrants, have left Democratic leaders worried the confrontation elevates a losing issue for the party.
The conviction, on a charge of first-degree criminal sexual act, was handed down in a mixed verdict that acquitted Harvey Weinstein of a second count of the same crime.
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