Follow RT on Americans may want to think twice before that next summer swim. Many of the country’s idyllic beaches conceal a filthy secret below the sand and waves: dangerous levels of bacteria that put thousands of bathers at risk every year. In a recently published study conducted by the Environment America Research and Policy…

Follow RT on The $437,500 paid for the Nike “moon shoes” at an auction this week demonstrates that our society values them as cultural artifacts to be preserved for future generations. Should the West be proud or ashamed of itself? In order to see what they are – and why Canadian investor Miles Spencer Nadal…

Follow RT on Cristiano Ronaldo is sport’s undisputed social media king and it’s now been estimated he has the potential to command a staggering $975,000 for a single sponsored Instagram post. Juventus and Portugal ace Ronaldo has amassed 176 million Instagram followers – the largest in the world, and even ahead of celebrity megastars such…

Follow RT on The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has launched a huge solar farm near the controversial North Dakota Access pipeline they opposed in vain. Democrat Tulsi Gabbard arrived on horseback to show her support for the project. The tribe, which spent years fighting against the pipeline, partnered with non-profit GivePower to create a 300-kilowatt…

Follow RT on Medical professionals in the US and UK are sounding the alarm about the growing use of “hormonal and surgical interventions” for children who are confused about their gender identity, saying that more studies are required. Members of the conservative childrens’ advocacy group the American College of Pediatricians (ACP) wrote a letter on…

Follow RT on It’s a crowded field but, by any objective standard, outgoing British Prime Minister Theresa May must rate as one of the worst – if not the worst – occupants of the office of all time. Spare us the Uriah Heep-style hypocrisy and gushing ‘tributes.’ The truth is an Op-Ed on the achievements…

Follow RT on ​Volodymyr Zelensky’s party defeated the old nationalist elite in Sunday’s vote, but there are reasons to question whether Ukraine’s new president will push for reform and make peace in Donbass, a top political analyst told RT. ​Zelensky’s Servant of the People party won more than 42 percent of the vote in last…

Follow RT on Queen Elizabeth has accepted Prime Minister Theresa May’s resignation, Buckingham Palace said on Wednesday. British lawmakers earlier in the day gave the outgoing PM a standing ovation as they applauded her out of the House of Commons chamber after her final appearance as leader, Reuters reported. During her last duty in the…

Follow RT on The Federal Trade Commission announced on Wednesday that Facebook agreed to pay a record-breaking $5 billion fine over privacy violations. The penalty follows an investigation into the Cambridge Analytica data-sharing scandal. “The $5 billion penalty against Facebook is the largest ever imposed on any company for violating consumers’ privacy and almost 20…

Follow RT on The US Department of Justice is investigating whether Silicon Valley tech giants unlawfully stifled competition in their rise to power, adding to the legal headaches of companies like Google, already under the microscope. In probing how Big Tech players grew and solidified their grip on their respective markets under the nose of…