Safety Europe Letter from Moscow: When war suddenly explodes over your roof | View caption Hide caption In Moscow, it can be easy to ignore the devastating but faraway war in Ukraine. But that changes quickly when drones and anti-aircraft missiles start exploding in the skies overhead one morning. Had this occurred a couple of…
Month: August 2023
“While We Watched” Documentary Spotlights Journalist Ravish Kumar’s Fight for Truth in Modi’s India
Greg Mitchell on “Oppenheimer” & Why Hollywood Is Still Afraid of the Truth About the Atomic Bomb
FBI & Colorado Springs Police Sued for Targeting & Spying on Racial Justice Protesters
Social media giants face lawsuits over teen mental health concerns
First Look Social media giants face lawsuits over teen mental health concerns The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments next month on whether federal law protects the harmful content the tech industry pushes out through social media. Public entities seek to hold them accountable for the mental health crisis among youth. | View caption…
Before we reform tax policy, we need to know what’s working
Before we reform tax policy, we need to know what’s working Congress and President Trump are embarking on what is likely to be a major rewrite of the federal income tax code. Yet no one knows whether the hundreds of tax preferences embedded in the law accomplish their purpose. | View caption Hide caption Congress…
Winner takes all? California Republicans modify electoral strategy.
First Look Winner takes all? California Republicans modify electoral strategy. An overwhelming majority in California’s Republican Party voted in favor of a winner-takes-all electoral strategy for the 2024 election. The new rule is expected to help former President Trump and could disincentivize other GOP candidates from campaigning. | View caption Hide caption Donald Trump has…
Summer storm leaves streets coated in a foot of hail
A city in Germany was forced to deploy snowploughs after it was hit by a freak summer storm. Reutlingen was coated in a foot of hail after being hit by extreme weather on Saturday. It comes just weeks after the continent was hit by sweltering weather that caused outbreaks of wildfires and families seeking shelter…
Florida roller coaster closed after boy falls and suffers ‘traumatic injuries’
A child was injured at an Orlando-area theme park after falling from a roller coaster, which has since been temporarily closed, officials said Friday. The child, described as a 6-year-old, was hospitalized after he apparently fell Thursday afternoon from the Galaxy Spin ride at Fun Spot America, near Kissimmee, fire officials said. “Units arrived to…
Influencer Andrew Tate released from house arrest while he awaits human trafficking and rape trial
BUCHAREST, Romania — Andrew Tate, the divisive internet influencer who is charged in Romania with rape, human trafficking, and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women, won an appeal on Friday to be released from house arrest and will instead be put under judicial control measures, his spokesperson said. Tate won’t be able to…