Month: August 2023
‘War for identity’: Kyiv pulls hammer, sickle from giant war WWII statue
Workers lowered a hammer and sickle from a towering sculpture overlooking Kyiv on Tuesday in a campaign to remove Soviet icons that ramped up after Russia invaded last year. The 62-metre-high steel figure of a woman holding a sword and
Read More‘War for identity’: Kyiv pulls hammer, sickle from giant war WWII statue
Workers lowered a hammer and sickle from a towering sculpture overlooking Kyiv on Tuesday in a campaign to remove Soviet icons that ramped up after Russia invaded last year. The 62-metre-high steel figure of a woman holding a sword and
Read MoreHow to Watch Tonight’s Supermoon—and Why It’s So Special
The sturgeon living in the Great Lakes don’t have a lot to do with the moon—or at least they didn’t until the Algonquin Native American tribe came along. The Algonquins discovered that sturgeon were most plentiful in the lakes in
Read MoreSheila Oliver, New Jersey’s Trailblazing Lieutenant Governor, Has Died – The New York Times
Sheila Oliver, New Jersey’s Trailblazing Lieutenant Governor, Has Died The New York Times New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver dead at 71, family says Fox News New Jersey Acting Gov. Nick Scutari addresses Sheila Oliver’s death CBS New York New Jersey Lt. Gov.
Read MoreWhy U.S. Citizens Will Soon Have to Pay a Small Fee to Travel to Europe
This year marks the last summer that U.S. passport holders can travel to European countries without a new travel document, known as the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS), which comes into effect in 2024. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] While there
Read MoreAs climate change leads to more and wetter storms, cholera cases are on the rise
Flash floods spread sewage into lakes and boreholes, washed away pipelines and sanitation infrastructure, and ruined roads integral to the delivery of supplies.
Read MoreCaught Between China and Russia, Mongolia Seeks Closer U.S. Ties
The landlocked country casts itself as a democratic outpost in Asia with resources to power clean-energy transition.
Read MoreScientists Question Superconductivity Claim From Physicist Accused of Plagiarism
Several scientists and labs have raised doubts about Ranga Dias’s discovery of a room-temperature superconductor.
Read MoreOur Samuel Alito Scoop Is No Scandal
Ruth Marcus thinks she smells a rat. The truth is that partisanship has dulled her nose for news.
Read MoreWhy Pakistan Fails to Stop Jihadi Attacks
Sunday’s suicide attack in Pakistan’s northwestern Bajaur district, which left at least 56 people dead and wounded nearly 200, is the latest reminder of the enduring terrorist threat that plagues the nuclear-armed country of 220 million people. Terror attacks have
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