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Spike Lee Returns with a New Documentary About New Orleans (and the Oil-Soaked Gulf) Five Years After Katrina on HBO

• August 19, 2010 • Comments Off

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Phyllis Montana LeBlanc, Katrina Survivor in Spike Lee’s “When the Levees Broke” Has Published Her First Book; Now Appears in “Treme”

• April 16, 2010 • Comments Off

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The New York Times

Dear People of 2021: What Can We Learn From Hindsight? December 2, 2021
For the first series from the Headway initiative, we followed up on forecasts from decades past to ask what the passage of time has revealed.
Hundreds of Companies Promised to Help Save Forests. Did They? December 2, 2021
Cargill, Nestle, Carrefour and others pledged to reach net-zero deforestation in their supply chains by 2020.
After Michigan Killings, Students Praised Shooter Drills. But Do They Really Work? December 2, 2021
Oxford High School held repeated trainings on how to handle a gunman in school. But some critics are questioning their purpose.
Fentanyl in Bottle Kills Toddler, and Father Is Charged December 2, 2021
The death of 22-month-old Charles Rosa-Velloso was just one of several opioid-related fatalities of young children this year.
San Francisco Followed Covid Rules. Will Omicron Change the Playbook? December 3, 2021
San Francisco has endured mask mandates, vaccination requirements and lockdowns. Now with the first U.S. case of the Omicron variant, no one’s sure what comes next.
Another Omicron Case is Detected in the US, This Time in a Minnesota Resident December 3, 2021
Cases have been found in New York, Minnesota, California, Colorado and Hawaii.
Students Praised Shooter Drills at Oxford High. But Do They Really Work? December 2, 2021
Oxford High School held repeated trainings on how to handle a gunman in school. But some critics are questioning their purpose.
While Politics Consume School Board Meetings, a Very Different Crisis Festers December 1, 2021
In a wealthy suburban Philadelphia district, schools are struggling with shortages of all sorts. Behavioral problems have mushroomed. “We are in triage mode,” one teacher said.

The Guardian, UK

Covid news live: South Africa officials fear ‘widespread resurgence’ after Omicron fuels 35% rise in daily cases to 11,535 December 3, 2021
Cases of Covid-19 in South Africa have “risen dramatically”, health officials say after the Omicron variant was first detected in the nation last week The Omicron variant is now in five US states, including New YorkBiden announces plan to get booster shots to 100m AmericansEU must consider mandatory Covid jabs, says Von der LeyenGermany closer to mandatory C […]
Old Bexley and Sidcup byelection: Tories retain true-blue seat December 3, 2021
Louie French becomes MP for the suburban London seat, after a vote that saw the Tories’ majority of nearly 19,000 slashed to just 4,478The Conservatives have held the safe seat of Old Bexley and Sidcup in the first in a series of closely watched parliamentary byelections.Louie French was elected as the new MP, replacing the well-liked former cabinet minister […]
Ghislaine Maxwell warned Epstein’s house manager not to ‘look at his eyes’, court hears December 3, 2021
Juan Alessi was told he should speak to his boss only when spoken to and should look away when addressing himThis article contains depictions of sexual abuseThe former house manager of Jeffrey Epstein’s Palm Beach home said Thursday that Ghislaine Maxwell warned him that he should “never look” his boss in the eyes, describing a work environment where he face […]
Alec Baldwin questions how bullet got on Rust set in emotional ABC interview December 3, 2021
In first on-camera interview since accidental film-set shooting, actor says there is only one question: ‘where did the live round come from?’Alec Baldwin has questioned how the bullet that accidentally killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins ended up in a gun on the set of the film Rust, speaking out about the fatal shooting in a lengthy and emotional intervi […]
Rights groups urge EU to ban NSO over clients’ use of Pegasus spyware December 3, 2021
Letter signed by 86 organisations asks for sanctions against Israeli firm, alleging governments used its software to abuse rightsDozens of human rights organisations have called on the European Union to impose global sanctions on NSO Group and take “every action” to prohibit the sale, transfer, export and import of the Israeli company’s surveillance technolo […]
Xinjiang: Twitter closes thousands of China state-linked accounts spreading propaganda December 3, 2021
Content was often ‘embarrassingly’ produced and pumped out via repurposed accounts, analysts sayTwitter has shut down thousands of state-linked accounts in China that seek to counter evidence of human rights abuses in Xinjiang, as part of what experts called an “embarrassingly” produced propaganda operation.The operations used photos and images, shell and po […]
Tory peer Michelle Mone accused of sending racist and abusive message December 2, 2021
Exclusive: Mone is alleged to have called man of Indian heritage ‘a waste of a man’s white skin’ in WhatsApp exchangeThe Conservative peer Michelle Mone has been accused of sending a racist message to a man of Indian heritage who alleged in an official complaint that she told him he was “a waste of a man’s white skin”.The phrase was allegedly used in a Whats […]
Angela Merkel bows out to the sound of Beethoven and an East German pop hit December 2, 2021
Military band in Berlin honours departing chancellor of 16 years, who hands over to Olaf Scholz next weekThe end of Angela Merkel’s reign as German chancellor was marked with Beethoven, a romantic chanson and an East German pop hit, all played with clockwork precision by the Bundeswehr military band.After 16 years in office, Angela Merkel is handing over to […]

The BBC

US tightens travel rules amid new Omicron cases December 3, 2021
But the US president says his plan "doesn't include shutdowns" or expand vaccine mandates.
US government shutdown averted hours before deadline December 3, 2021
The US Congress passes a bill to fund federal agencies until 18 February, avoiding a costly shutdown.
The drought ravaging East African wildlife and livestock December 3, 2021
At least 26m people are struggling for food across northern Kenya, Somalia and southern Ethiopia.
Alec Baldwin admits career could be over after fatal shooting December 3, 2021
But the 63-year-old US actor says he did not pull the trigger on the set of the Rust film in October.
Omicron: India reports first cases of new Covid variant December 3, 2021
Health officials say the two patients with the new strain have shown mild symptoms.
Germany: Angela Merkel's military farewell features punk singer's hit December 2, 2021
A ceremony has been held for the German chancellor, who is due to step down after 16 years in office.
China app giant Didi plans US stock market exit in move to Hong Kong December 3, 2021
The move comes after the company came under intense scrutiny from regulators in the US and China.
Biden blasted for reviving Trump's Remain in Mexico policy December 3, 2021
Activists warn restoring 'Remain in Mexico' at the border will result in "torture, rape, and death".