Month: May 2022
Huge North Avenue Beach Party Broken Up By Police Was Unauthorized — And Organizers Should Be Sued, Lincoln Park Alderman Says – Block Club Chicago
Huge North Avenue Beach Party Broken Up By Police Was Unauthorized — And Organizers Should Be Sued, Lincoln Park Alderman Says Block Club Chicago CPD detective says officers have can’t do much but stand and watch with large crowds CBS Chicago 1
Read MoreTwitter to Freeze Hiring, Rescind Offers Ahead of Musk Deal
Twitter Inc. Chief Executive Officer Parag Agrawal announced a hiring freeze and other cost-cutting efforts on Thursday, a reflection of the company’s state of uncertainty while it awaits Elon Musk’s $44 billion takeover. Twitter won’t hire new employees and may
Read MoreA young Ukrainian boy watched his own father get killed by a Russian soldier. Now his family is searching for justice.
14-year-old Yura Nechyporenko recounts the tragic killing of his father on a lonely street in Bucha, the community on the outskirts of Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, where bodies of civilians are still being discovered weeks after Russian soldiers withdrew.
Read MoreWhat We Know So Far About the Killing of Al Jazeera Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
News broadcaster Al Jazeera accused Israel of “blatent murder” following the killing of one of its veteran journalists in the West Bank on Wednesday. Shireen Abu Akleh, a 51-year-old Palestinian-American correspondent for Al Jazeera Arabic, was shot dead while covering
Read MoreMcCarthy and four other GOP leaders issued subpoenas by Jan. 6 Congressional panel
House investigators said Thursday that they have issued subpoenas to House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy and four other GOP lawmakers as part of their probe into the violent Jan. 6 insurrection, an extraordinary step that has little precedent and is
Read MoreWATCH LIVE: House committee holds hearing on Indian Boarding School Act
The Indigenous House subcommittee holds a hearing on Thursday on the Indian Boarding School Act.
Read MoreGerman industrial giant Siemens is leaving Russia after nearly 170 years
The company first arrived in Russia in 1851 to deliver devices for a major telegraph line. It primarily does maintenance work on high-speed trains these days — though it’s now winding down operations. (Image credit: Christof Stache /AFP via Getty
Read MoreOne man stands between Europe and a ban on Russian oil: Hungary’s Viktor Orban
The move has to be adopted unanimously, and Hungary — with a state oil company dependent on Russian imports and a populist leader friendlier toward Putin than most — has refused to go along. (Image credit: Attila Kisbenedek/AFP via Getty
Read MoreVideo shows Russian soldiers shooting Ukrainian civilians in the back
Footage aired by CNN shows group of Russian soldiers killing two men as they walk away outside a car dealership on the outskirts of Kyiv in March
Read MoreIsrael not trying to drag US into military conflict with Iran, PM adviser says
With negotiations stalled for months, Hulata says Israel doesn’t see confrontation with Tehran as a solution, suggests a new agreement could have a positive outcome
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