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House Democrats split over a resolution backing law enforcement as assaults on officers surged last year.
Just 29 House Democrats on Wednesday voted for a GOP-authored measure paying tribute to the «extraordinary sacrifice» law enforcement officers make and criticizing the defund the police movement for jeopardizing public safety.
Meanwhile, 173 Democrats voted with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., against the resolution, while every GOP lawmaker present supported it.
«We want to take that best practice of respecting law enforcement in Iowa to the nation’s capital, and I was thrilled that we got bipartisan support,» Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, who introduced the measure, said in an interview with Fox News Digital.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and House Minority Whip Katherine Clark, D-Mass., stand on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 12, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images)
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But the Iowa Republican said he expected his resolution to receive unanimous backing.
«I think it unfortunately puts a real spotlight on a chasm we have between those who support law and order and those who are supporting those who undermine it,» Nunn said.
The vote comes as assaults against law enforcement officers climbed to a 10-year high last year, according to an FBI report released Monday. The number of officers killed saw a slight decrease between 2024 and 2025.
Some Democrats likely objected to language in the resolution that criticized left-wing activists for supporting the defund the police movement and sanctuary city policies for putting officers’ safety at risk.
«Whereas rhetoric and policies from leftist activists and progressive politicians seek to defund or dismantle local police departments undermine public safety and place both officers and the communities they serve at greater risk,» the resolution states, in part.
Nunn’s measure also credited the Trump administration’s aggressive law and order policies for contributing to a historic reduction in violent crime, including the United States experiencing its lowest homicide rate in more than a century last year.
«We are at a 125-year low for murder rates, 10-year low for drug overdoses,» Nunn told Fox News Digital. «These are things that good community policing, that our law enforcement officers are doing every day, have had a really positive impact.»
Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 15, 2025. (Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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The majority of Democrats who supported the resolution are facing competitive re-election contests in November.
However, several vulnerable Democrats, including Rep. Gabe Vasquez, D-N.M., voted against the measure.
A spokesperson for Vasquez did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Reps. Maggie Goodlander, D-N.H., Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., and Johnny Olszewski, D-Md., voted present.
The vote came during National Police Week, which honors the service and sacrifice of fallen law enforcement officers across the country.
Law enforcement officers gather on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on May 13, 2026, for the 38th annual Candlelight Vigil hosted by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund to honor fallen officers, including 109 who died in the line of duty in 2025. (Heather Diehl/Getty Images)
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«To the families of those fallen heroes and those who continue to stand guard in our communities: we have your back,» House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said Tuesday at a candlelight vigil to commemorate fallen officers. «We’ll continue to advance policies here that support law enforcement and bring justice to those who seek to harm officers.»
House Republicans are also pitching a slate of anti-crime bills this week, including legislation that would require the attorney general to compile a list of state and local governments that have adopted cashless bail policies. GOP lawmakers have sharply criticized those policies for letting repeat offenders walk free from jail while awaiting trial.
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Durante las últimas tres décadas, la selva atlántica de Brasil ha sufrido un proceso continuo de deforestación que ha transformado de manera significativa su paisaje y su estructura ecológica. Aunque la cobertura de bosque nativo se ha mantenido relativamente constante, en torno a los 28 a 30 millones de hectáreas entre 1989 y 2018, este aparente equilibrio esconde una fuerte dinámica interna: la pérdida de los árboles más antiguos y biodiversos ha sido compensada en superficie por el aumento de ejemplares jóvenes, que no ofrecen los mismos servicios ambientales ni albergan la misma riqueza biológica.
Entre 2000 y 2015, la pérdida anual de bosques antiguos osciló entre 220.000 y 80.000 hectáreas, informó un estudio de Science Advances. En 2015, se detectó el mínimo de esta serie, con 76.200 hectáreas perdidas ese año. Sin embargo, el reemplazo por bosques más jóvenes ha resultado en una rejuvenecimiento progresivo de la cobertura forestal. Actualmente, cerca del 11% de la selva atlántica está compuesta por vegetación joven, y un tercio tiene menos de 10 años.
El avance de la agricultura y las plantaciones comerciales ha sido el principal motor de la deforestación, con el cultivo de soja, caña de azúcar y café expandiéndose de manera acelerada. En los últimos 40 años, la selva atlántica perdió 2,4 millones de hectáreas de vegetación nativa según datos de Agencia Brasil, lo que es equivalente a una reducción del 8,1% respecto a la superficie registrada en 1985. Actualmente, la región sólo conserva el 31% de su vegetación original, y aproximadamente la mitad de la deforestación reciente afecta áreas con más de 40 años de antigüedad, que son clave para la biodiversidad y el almacenamiento de carbono.
La selva atlántica de Brasil ha registrado un descenso histórico en los niveles de deforestación, alcanzando en 2025 su cifra más baja en cuatro décadas: 8.658 hectáreas deforestadas, según un informe de SOS Mata Atlântica. Es la primera vez desde 1985 que la pérdida de cobertura forestal cae por debajo de las 10.000 hectáreas anuales. Este bioma, el más poblado del país y hogar del 80% de la población brasileña, incluye grandes urbes como Río de Janeiro y São Paulo.
Los resultados positivos han sido recibidos con optimismo por organizaciones ambientalistas, que consideran posible alcanzar la “deforestación cero” en los próximos años si la tendencia se mantiene. Sin embargo, persisten riesgos significativos de retroceso. Entre las amenazas principales destaca la aprobación en el congreso del llamado “proyecto de ley de devastación”, que debilita la legislación ambiental, y la posibilidad de un cambio político hacia un gobierno menos comprometido con la protección ambiental en las elecciones presidenciales de octubre.
La disminución del 40% en la deforestación entre 2024 y 2025 fue confirmada por dos conjuntos de datos diferentes, ambos elaborados en colaboración con organizaciones no gubernamentales. Sin embargo, la ONG advierte que “la deforestación sigue siendo elevada” y señala que cada fragmento de bosque perdido tiene un impacto considerable en este bioma, que solo conserva un 24% de su cobertura forestal original.
Un elemento clave de la tendencia a la baja ha sido la presión pública, la movilización social y la aplicación de políticas ambientales y medidas de control. Pese a este escenario, la nueva ley ambiental, que elimina la necesidad de aprobación federal previa para autorizar la deforestación y transfiere esa potestad a autoridades locales, representa un retroceso sin precedentes desde la década de 1980. Aunque el presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva intentó vetar partes de la ley, el congreso anuló dichos vetos, dejando la constitucionalidad de la norma en manos del tribunal supremo.
Brasil ha puesto en marcha un ambicioso sistema de restauración forestal a gran escala en la Mata Atlántica, con el objetivo de recuperar 15.000 hectáreas de tierras degradadas en el norte del estado de Río de Janeiro, informó TV Brics. Esta iniciativa, considerada un hito en la sostenibilidad ambiental y la acción climática, integra la recuperación ecológica con el desarrollo económico regional.
La restauración se centra en áreas protegidas y sigue la normativa ambiental nacional orientada a la preservación de la biodiversidad. El programa, respaldado por el Banco Nacional de Desarrollo Económico y Social (BNDES), forma parte de la Estrategia Forestal, que combina herramientas financieras y técnicas para impulsar tanto la regeneración ecológica como la bioeconomía.
Entre 2023 y 2025, esta iniciativa movilizó alrededor de USD 1.400 millones, con el potencial de plantar 280 millones de árboles, generar 70.000 empleos y capturar 54 millones de toneladas de carbono. El proyecto, citado por TV Brics, contempla la creación de más de 800 puestos de trabajo directos en viveros, recolección de semillas y labores de mantenimiento forestal, contribuyendo así a fortalecer la resiliencia climática y a proteger los hábitats naturales.
Como muestra de los avances ecológicos, se ha registrado la reproducción del guacamayo escarlata en la Mata Atlántica por primera vez en casi 200 años. Autoridades ambientales destacan que el regreso de esta especie, clave para la dispersión de semillas y la regeneración del bosque, refleja una tendencia positiva en la restauración del ecosistema y el fortalecimiento de la biodiversidad.
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A non-Jewish Canadian professor says he was fired from his university for defending Israel in a social media post as antisemitism exploded across Canada following Hamas’ Oct. 7 terrorist attacks.
Paul Finlayson told Fox News Digital that he lost his job at Canada’s University of Guelph-Humber after taking a strong stance online about the massacre and kidnapping of Israelis and foreigners — including Americans and Canadians.
Finlayson responded in November of 2023 to a LinkedIn message from an overseas educator who he said was «calling for the eradication of Israel.» Though the author later deleted his post and all corresponding comments, the National Post quoted from Finlayson’s response in a December 2023 article.
«If you say ‘from the River to the Sea’, you’re a Nazi,» Finlayson wrote. «I’m not neutral. I stand with Israel. I stand against antisemites who want nothing but dead Jews: who take millions from their education and health care budgets and spend it on making war…You stand with Palestine means you stand with Hitler. You don’t want peace, you want dead Jews…They murdered 1,400 innocents and took 250 hostages and the people celebrated rapist monsters as heroes.»
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Paul Finlayson says he lost his job after taking a strong stance online against the Hamas terror attacks on Israel. (Paul Finlayson )
Since the post, Finlayson says he has faced a targeted campaign against him which has affected his professional standing and job prospects.
Finlayson said that students at the school found his LinkedIn reply before the post’s author erased the thread, leading to outcry. While meeting with a student in his office on Nov. 27, Finlayson said an administrator waited outside, eventually presenting him with a suspension letter.
A copy of the suspension letter, provided by Finlayson, cites «inappropriate online comments» and places the professor «on leave pending the outcome of the investigation.» It directed Finlayson not to contact «any of your departmental staff or students or broader members of the [university].»
Finlayson said he was «very well-liked» by students, who ranked him among the highest in the business department faculty. He said that rumors about the accusations against him destroyed his academic reputation, which included formulating courses and writing textbooks.
«My trial has been by defamation, and it continues by defamation,» Finlayson said of the «Kafkaesque» situation that ensued.
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Anti-Israel protesters hold antisemitic posters in Edmonton, Alberta, on April 13, 2025. (Artur Widak/NurPhoto)
He says that his union, OPSEU Local 562, refused to represent him. The union did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Finlayson was officially fired by the university in July 2025. He provided a copy of his termination letter, which stated that after a «formal complaint of discrimination and harassment,» an investigator found that his «conduct violated the Ontario Human Rights Code and Humber’s Human Rights and Harassment Policy, and that [he] engaged in reprisal under both of those instruments.»
The Humber harassment policy states that «anyone who attempts Reprisal or threatens Reprisal against a person who initiates a complaint or participates in proceedings under this Policy may be subject to disciplinary action.»
The same policy says that «Humber upholds and supports the right to equal treatment without Discrimination» based on prohibited grounds, which include antisemitism.
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Temple Emanu-El in Toronto was shot at on March 3, 2026. No injuries were reported. (Nick Lachance/Toronto Star via Getty Images)
The University of Guelph-Humber did not respond to Fox News Digital’s questions about Finlayson’s suspension, investigation and firing, and about whether anti-Israel posts shared by its students and a professor at the University violate the Humber Human Rights and Harassment Policy.
The University of Guelph’s «UofGforPalestine» Instagram page, which presents itself as the account of «students, staff, and faculty who stand in solidarity with Palestine,» has shared posts with the inverted red triangle that Hamas uses to mark targets. Like the U.S., Canada designates Hamas as a terror group.
In November 2024, the group shared photos on its Instagram account of a guillotine that «appeared on a walking path» in Guelph, which featured photos of the heads of Canadian, American and Israeli leaders coated in red paint. Though purported to be an «anonymous submission,» the post notes its «message» as «Death to empire, death to colonialism and imperialism, death to the war machine.»
The University of Guelph Humber in Ontario, Canada. (Google Maps)
A University of Guelph-Humber professor whom Finlayson believes brought the case against him has posted inflammatory rhetoric on his own LinkedIn account, calling Israel a «terrorist state,» and stating that the world «cannot have both» peace and Israel.
The professor did not respond to Fox News Digital’s requests for comment.
While Finlayson lost his position, elsewhere in Canada, activism led to starkly different circumstances for three staffers at York University, who were among 11 individuals charged with «hate-motivated mischief» in Nov 2023 for plastering a bookstore with photos accusing a Jewish CEO of genocide, and splashing the store with red paint, as reported by the National Post.
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Though they were initially suspended from the school, at least two staff members appear to have current profiles on the York University website. One, a professor, most recently taught courses at the school in the Winter 2026 semester. York University did not respond to requests for comment about its restoration of staff members’ roles.
Since the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks, antisemitism has exploded in Canada. In April, B’nai Brith Canada’s League for Human Rights released a report showing that 6,800 antisemitic incidents took place in the country in 2025, representing a 9.4% increase over 2024. On average, this represented 18.6 incidents a day and was the «highest volume» the group has recorded since it began tracking incidents.
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