Month: April 2021
India’s Government Is Telling Facebook, Twitter To Remove Critical Posts
Twitter and Facebook are removing posts in India that are critical of the government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, now a dire crisis.
Read MoreHere Is When the C.D.C. Says You Should Wear Masks Outdoors.
Vaccinated people can often skip masks outdoors when they won’t be in crowded situations with strangers, the new guidance says, but unvaccinated people should still wear them in many outdoor settings.
Read More‘I Pray for My Nani.’ The Survivor’s Guilt of Watching India’s COVID-19 Catastrophe Unfold From Afar
The Sunday before last, I awoke to find that my aunt in India had added me to a WhatsApp family chat, titled “Mama”—her mother-in-law, my 91-year-old-grandmother. I scrolled through dozens of messages from my extended family, trying to figure out
Read MoreBurning Man cancels 2021 festival in northern Nevada desert
The San Francisco-based group posted a video on its website that said there are too many uncertainties to resolve in time to hold the event as scheduled Aug. 26 to Sept. 3 in the Black Rock Desert 100 miles north
Read MoreUS updates Israel on Iran nuclear talks as national security advisers meet in DC
Mossad chief slated to meet Blinken in Washington as Jerusalem seeks to make case against US reentry into nuclear treaty
Read MoreThe US may still be helping Saudi Arabia in the Yemen war after all
Saudi Desert Hawks pilots perform during an air force cadet graduation ceremony at the Riyadh military airport in 2013. | Fayez Nureldine/AFP/Getty Images The US authorized contractors to service Saudi warplanes. Some of those warplanes fight in the Yemen war.
Read MoreNo designated survivor for Biden’s first joint address to Congress – POLITICO
No designated survivor for Biden’s first joint address to Congress POLITICO 100 days into presidency, Biden’s immigration executive actions triple Trump’s, analysis finds Fox News Washington Post ripped for ending Biden fact-checking database for rest of his term Fox News President Biden’s first
Read MoreAlbania’s Socialists win election, gain 3rd straight mandate
Albanian electoral officials say the left-wing Socialist Party has secured its third consecutive mandate in a parliamentary election, winning nearly one in two votes and enough seats in parliament to govern alone.
Read MoreAlbania’s Socialists win election, gain 3rd straight mandate
Albanian electoral officials say the left-wing Socialist Party has secured its third consecutive mandate in a parliamentary election, winning nearly one in two votes and enough seats in parliament to govern alone.
Read MoreWith Slow Progress On Federal Level, Police Reform Remains Patchwork Across U.S.
While some blue states and cities have succeeded in passing reforms, more muted action in other places has left activists calling out for federal legislation. (Image credit: Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images)
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