Month: August 2021
Fourth Suicide at the Vessel Leads to Calls for Higher Barriers
A teenager killed himself Thursday afternoon at the tourist attraction, located in Manhattan’s Hudson Yards.
Read More‘The Jetpack Guy Is Back’: Los Angeles Sighting Draws an Inquiry, Again
Federal aviation officials said they, along with the F.B.I., were investigating the report of a person in a jetpack flying over Los Angeles.
Read MoreChina’s #MeToo Advocates Laud Police Detention of Celebrity
Women’s-rights activists see the detention of pop star Kris Wu, one of China’s best-known celebrities, on suspected rape as a breakthrough after years of resistance from authorities.
Read MoreMexico Votes In First National Referendum Today, But The Question At Stake Is Murky
Mexicans go to the polls today to vote in a referendum on whether former presidents can be investigated and tried for corruption.
Read MoreMinisters okay granting 15,000 more work permits to Palestinians
Defense Minister Gantz hails ‘important step,’ which he says will boost the economies of both Israel and the Palestinian Authority
Read MoreA Look At The Gaza Strip, 2 Months After A Devastating 11-Day War With Israel
More than two months after a fierce 11-day war between Hamas and Israel, reconstruction on the devastated Gaza Strip is mostly on hold. Negotiations continue over what supplies can be allowed in.
Read MoreAntisemitism increasingly politicized in 2020 US media coverage – study
Tel Aviv think tank finds that press investigated hatred of Jews expressed around COVID, Black Lives Matter protests, elections
Read MoreHong Kong Cuts Ties With Teachers Union, Saying It Incited Protests
The city’s education bureau said it would no longer meet with representatives or hear its concerns after two of China’s state-media outlets called for an investigation into the group.
Read MoreSunisa Lee Takes Bronze In The Olympic Uneven Bars Final
Lee flipped and twisted from bar to bar in a sparkly blue leotard. She smiled and looked confident as she walked off the mat, and seemed a little surprised at her score. (Image credit: Maja Hitij/Getty Images)
Read MoreTrump political groups continue to spend money at his properties – The Washington Post
Trump political groups continue to spend money at his properties The Washington Post Trump lashes out after release of election overturning bid docs Business Insider Judge gives Trump time to challenge tax return disclosure to Congress CNBC Opinion | How Strong Is Trump’s
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