Month: April 2021
Truck owner who caused deadly Taiwan train crash apologises through tears
The owner of a construction truck that caused Taiwan’s worst rail accident in decades broke down in tears as he publicly apologised while being taken away from his home by police.
Read MoreSon of Likud MK Osnat Mark charged with threatening police during altercation
Lidor Mark indicted for allegedly refusing to move his vehicle, which was blocking a security road near West Bank settlement of Ma’ale Adumin
Read MoreSome Democrats Cool to Biden’s Plan to Boost Corporate Tax Rate – The Wall Street Journal
Some Democrats Cool to Biden’s Plan to Boost Corporate Tax Rate The Wall Street Journal Column: Biden hustles to make his mark in more ways than one Los Angeles Times White House: GOP has ‘struggled’ to explain opposition to infrastructure plan |
Read More2 killed, 9 injured in Jerusalem pileup of seven vehicles
Accident occurred on capital’s Hebron Road; one victim, a young woman, became trapped beneath a vehicle, police say
Read More‘So Deep And So Rich’ Seniors Talk About Their New Life On Zoom
When their memoir writing class transitioned to Zoom, these seniors found a closer connection than ever. “There’s an intimacy to Zoom that we never would have anticipated,” says Adellar Greenhill. (Image credit: Gwynne Hogan)
Read More‘We Will Never Break’: In Iraq, A Yazidi Women’s Choir Keeps Ancient Music Alive
Women from Iraq’s Yazidi minority get together to perform centuries-old sacred songs. They’ve survived captivity by ISIS and loved ones’ deaths. “They are trying to heal,” says a Yazidi politician. (Image credit: Emily Garthwaite/INSTITUTE for NPR)
Read MoreNavalny Announces Hunger Strike To Protest Prison Conditions
NPR’s Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with GQ’s Julia Ioffe about Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and what his imprisonment it means for those who wanted a change in leadership in the country.
Read More‘We Will Never Break’: In Iraq, A Yazidi Women’s Choir Keeps Ancient Music Alive
Women from Iraq’s Yazidi minority get together to perform centuries-old sacred songs. They’ve survived captivity by ISIS and loved ones’ deaths. “They are trying to heal,” says a Yazidi politician. (Image credit: Emily Garthwaite/INSTITUTE for NPR)
Read MoreChile Sees New Wave Of COVID-19 Infections Despite Rapid Vaccine Distribution
NPR’s Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with an infectious disease expert in Chile, Dr. Claudia Cortes, about a new wave of COVID-19 infections, despite the country’s rapid vaccination pace.
Read MoreCorporate America is wading into the voting rights brawl. Here’s why. – NBC News
Corporate America is wading into the voting rights brawl. Here’s why. NBC News Georgia’s Election Law, and Why Turnout Isn’t Easy to Turn Off The New York Times All eyes are on Georgia. Again. – POLITICO POLITICO Trump might have ‘found’ the votes
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