Year: 2021
7 Video Interviews With the People Who Defined 2021
As 2021 wraps, TIME looks back at some of this year’s most fascinating video interviews. From actor Steve Buscemi to climate activist Vanessa Nakate, these individuals are defining the present moment. Here are seven of the most thought-provoking conversations of
Read MoreAfter 375 years, scientists discover eighth continent
Key Points Geologists made headlines in 2017 after their announcement of the discovery of Zealandia. It is a vast continent of 1.89 million sq miles (4.9 million sq km) and is around six times the size of Madagascar. Zealandia is
Read MoreChina Scholar Jonathan Spence Dies at Age 85
The Yale University historian brought China and its past alive to a broad audience through widely read books and popular lectures.
Read MoreJan. 6 committee agrees to defer request for Trump administration records
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol has agreed to defer its request for hundreds of pages of records from the Trump administration.
Read MoreU.S., Russia Set Schedule for Ukraine Talks in January
The nations agreed to meet on Jan. 10, amid tensions over Russian forces deployed near Ukraine and Moscow’s demands that NATO renounce any expansion eastward into the former Soviet bloc.
Read MoreWhite House, Jan. 6 committee agree to shield some documents – cbs4local.com
White House, Jan. 6 committee agree to shield some documents cbs4local.com Jan. 6 committee agrees to White House request, will not pursue certain documents 10TV House panel asks Supreme Court to say by mid-January whether it’s taking Trump’s January 6 records case CNN
Read MoreRussian Court Orders Shutdown of One of the Country’s Oldest Human Rights Groups
MOSCOW (AP)—Russia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that one of the country’s oldest and most prominent human rights organizations should be shut down, a move that stirred up public outrage and is the latest step in a months-long crackdown on
Read MoreHow a luxury hotel orgy ended with the murder of a Florida tycoon
It began when José Rosado returned to his Madrid hotel room with “two or three” men at the end of October, surveillance videos show. When hotel workers opened the door to his luxury room, he was dead. The Daily Beast
Read MoreRussian court orders shutdown of renowned rights group
Russia’s Supreme Court has ruled that one of the country’s oldest and most prominent human rights organizations should be shut down.
Read MoreNew York City Schools Will Reopen Jan. 3, With Increased COVID-19 Testing
New York City will double COVID-19 PCR testing in schools when students return in January, Mayor Bill de Blasio said. De Blasio, Mayor-elect Eric Adams and Governor Kathy Hochul all spoke on Tuesday at a virus briefing of the importance
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