Month: August 2023
What Happens When New York’s Shelters Run Out of Room?
As migrants sleep on sidewalks outside a Midtown hotel, the city is struggling to avoid a homelessness crisis that resembles those in Los Angeles or San Francisco.
Read MoreUp First briefing: Trump’s arraignment; Lizzo sued; Republicans on climate change
Donald Trump is expected to be arraigned on charges in connected to the Jan. 6 riot today. Three of Lizzo’s former dancers sue her for harassment. The GOP prioritizes the economy over climate change. (Image credit: Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)
Read MoreWhy Candace Bushnell Regrets Thinking So Much About Relationships
Candace Bushnell is the real Carrie Bradshaw. Her life became the column that became the book that became the hit series, Sex and the City—and inspired all the spinoffs that followed, including And Just Like That, which is now in
Read MoreWhy Millions of Girls Are Doing Unpaid Care Work This Summer
With summer in full swing, kids across the country are enjoying dawn to dusk free time, heading to myriad summer camps or enrichment programs, and traveling to far flung family vacations. But girls like Maya (all names in this piece
Read MoreThe U.S. Wants Kenya to Lead a Multinational Force in Haiti. But Watchdogs Worry That Could Fuel Rights Abuses
NAIROBI, Kenya — As the U.S. government was considering Kenya to lead a multinational force in Haiti, it was also openly warning Kenyan police officers against violent abuses. Now 1,000 of those officers might head to Haiti to take on
Read MoreAn Indian Academic Said He Found Evidence of ‘Electoral Manipulation.’ Then Came a Backlash
Academics condemned India for the lack of freedom to publish research, after an economist was trolled on social media for a paper that posited electoral manipulation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party. The landslide election win for Modi’s Hindu nationalist
Read MoreBody found in Rio Grande anti-migrant buoys, Mexico says
The Mexican government said Wednesday that a dead body had been found caught in the controversial floating barriers installed by Texas authorities to stop migrants crossing into the United States. US authorities informed Mexico that “they found the body of
Read MoreChina Wants to Limit Children’s Smartphone Use to Combat Addiction. Here’s What to Know
Millions in China were shocked earlier this year when video of a 13-year-old boy in Guangxi threatening to hack his father with a cleaver went viral on social media. The reason for the son’s rage: his father had taken his
Read MoreCanada wildfire smoke smashes emission record: monitor
Massive wildfires in Canada have already spewed out twice the smoke emissions than the previous whole-year record, the EU’s climate monitor said Thursday, with the blazes expected to continue to scorch their way through forests for weeks or even months.
Read MoreTrump set to return to Washington for monumental court date – but a national catharsis is unlikely – CNN
Trump set to return to Washington for monumental court date – but a national catharsis is unlikely CNN Trump indicted for efforts to overturn 2020 election and block transfer of power 6abc Philadelphia ‘Desperate’ Trump is exposed and in ‘fear’ amid massive
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