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Kevin Clash: Making Sense of a Tragedy

• November 24, 2012 • Comments Off

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Jamal Parris and Spencer LeGrande: The Money From Bishop Long Doesn’t Even Begin To Ease The Pain (w/Updates)

• August 26, 2011 • 1 Comment

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Schools Are Seeing Shortages of Bus Drivers, Cafeteria Workers and Other Essential Roles September 16, 2021
Just weeks into the new year, schools are struggling to fill jobs. Low pay, few benefits and erratic schedules are keeping workers away.
Alex Murdaugh to Surrender for Staging His Own Killing September 16, 2021
The police have opened a separate inquiry into the death of a housekeeper at Mr. Murdaugh’s home in 2018, the latest twist in the story of his powerful South Carolina family.
Former Georgetown Tennis Coach Agrees to Plead Guilty in Admissions Scandal September 15, 2021
Gordon Ernst was accused of taking bribes to designate at least 12 students as recruits, including some who did not play tennis competitively.
Democrats’ Stumble on Drug Prices Shows Power of Industry September 15, 2021
An attempt in the House to take a bite out of drug companies meets resistance.
Biden Administration Negotiating Buying 500 Million Pfizer Doses for Overseas September 17, 2021
The talks come just in time for a global Covid-19 summit that President Biden will host on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meeting next week.
Pandemic-Related Sickness at Guantánamo Forces Cancellation of Sept. 11 Hearing September 17, 2021
The judge scrapped the hearing “in an abundance of caution” on the last day of the first session of hearings for the Sept. 11, 2001 case during the pandemic.
Possible Moderna and Johnson & Johnson Boosters in U.S. Timing Is Murky September 17, 2021
The question of whether booster shots are necessary has become the subject of intense debate and multiple studies.
U.S. Officials Warn of Potential Violence at the Sept. 18 Rally in Washington September 17, 2021
An internal report by the Department of Homeland Security’s intelligence office cited concerning internet chatter ahead of the rally supporting the suspects in the Jan. 6 riot.

The Guardian, UK

US and EU pledge 30% cut in methane emissions to limit global heating September 17, 2021
Major commitment with deadline of 2030 is big advance towards reaching 1.5C goal set out in Paris agreementThe US and the EU made a joint pledge on Friday to cut global methane emissions by almost a third in the next decade, in what climate experts hailed as one of the most significant steps yet towards fulfilling the Paris climate agreement.The pledge came […]
Jair Bolsonaro plans to flout New York vaccine rules at UN meeting September 17, 2021
Brazil’s president claims he has not received a Covid-19 vaccine – but his immunization records have been locked away for 100 yearsThe Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, has signaled that he will snub New York City vaccination rules when he travels to next week’s UN general assembly claiming not to have received a Covid jab.Bolsonaro is the only G20 leader […]
China vows to resist ‘interference’ as Taiwan welcomes support from Aukus allies September 17, 2021
Australia and US pledge stronger ties, EU calls for trade deal and Johnson refuses to rule out getting involved in a conflict involving the islandChina’s president, Xi Jinping, has vowed to resist “interference from external forces” as Taiwan welcomed support from major allies after a US-Australia ministerial forum pledged stronger ties with the island and t […]
Apple and Google accused of ‘political censorship’ over Alexei Navalny app September 17, 2021
Navalny’s supporters say companies deleted tactical voting app from stores after pressure from KremlinSupporters of the jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny have accused Google and Apple of capitulating to Kremlin pressure after the two tech companies deleted his tactical voting app from their online stores.Both companies had come under significan […]
World’s largest tree wrapped in fire-resistant blanket as California blaze creeps closer September 17, 2021
Efforts underway to protect General Sherman and other giant trees from wildfires threatening Sequoia national parkFirefighters have wrapped the base of the world’s largest tree in a fire-resistant blanket as they tried to save a famous grove of gigantic old-growth sequoias from wildfires burning in California’s rugged Sierra Nevada.The colossal General Sherm […]
Boris Johnson flies to New York to tighten transatlantic ties after strained summer September 17, 2021
PM will hope signing of this week’s Aukus deal will help the allies move on from the chaos of KabulBoris Johnson will fly to New York this weekend for his first foreign trip since the Covid pandemic, hoping to cement his relationship with the US president, Joe Biden, after a rocky summer marred by the chaotic Kabul airlift.Two years ago, when Johnson made hi […]
Global coral cover has fallen by half since 1950s, analysis finds September 17, 2021
Overfishing, a heating planet, pollution and habitat destruction have devastated reefs, scientists warnThe world’s coral reef cover has halved since the 1950s, ravaged by global heating, overfishing, pollution and habitat destruction, according to an analysis of thousands of reef surveys.From the 1,430-mile (2,300km) Great Barrier Reef in Australia to the Sa […]
Peruvians split on how to handle Shining Path leader’s remains September 17, 2021
Absence of a firm decision by Peru’s new leftist government has sown doubts about the cabinet’s willingness to actNearly a week after the death of Abimael Guzmán, the messianic leader of Peru’s Shining Path insurgency which killed tens of thousands of people in the 1980s and 90s, the country remains gripped by the debate over what to do with his remains.At l […]

The BBC

Afghanistan: Taliban morality police replace women's ministry September 17, 2021
The Taliban appear to have shut the women's affairs ministry and brought back a feared morality unit.
World on course to heat up to dangerous levels September 17, 2021
Climate plans of more than 100 countries show we're heading in the wrong direction, the UN says.
US immigration: Thousands gather under bridge at US-Mexico border in growing crisis September 17, 2021
The mostly Haitian migrants are sleeping under the Del Rio bridge in squalid conditions.
California fires: General Sherman and other sequoias given blankets September 17, 2021
Fire-resistant blankets protect General Sherman and other sequoias as a California blaze closes in.
New Zealand men abandon Pakistan tour after 'government security alert' September 17, 2021
New Zealand men's team abandon their limited-overs tour of Pakistan following a New Zealand government "security alert".
French anger at viral bullying of 11-year-olds September 17, 2021
A trend known as Anti2010 spread on TikTok and has been condemned by the education minister.
Thailand Covid: Idle taxis used to grow food for out-of-work drivers September 17, 2021
With Thailand's capital under tight Covid restrictions, taxis are being repurposed to grow food.
Assam shorts: India teenager forced to cover legs with curtain at exam centre September 17, 2021
The Indian student was stopped from entering exam centre after a teacher objected to her clothes.