Month: February 2023
Earthquake recovery hampered by sheer scale of destruction in Turkey and Syria
In the two weeks since deadly earthquakes hit southern Turkey and northern Syria, the focus has shifted from rescue to rehabilitation. The task ahead is not only to reconstruct homes, but also to rebuild lives, especially for the youngest victims.
Read MoreMcCarthy drawing criticism for giving Carlson exclusive access to video of Jan. 6 attack
Republicans began relitigating what happened at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy delivered 44,000 hours of video footage to a Fox anchor. Tucker Carlson has been a megaphone for baseless conspiracy theories that deflect blame
Read MoreChinese fighter jet confronts US Navy plane with CNN crew aboard as tensions simmer in the South China Sea – CNN
Chinese fighter jet confronts US Navy plane with CNN crew aboard as tensions simmer in the South China Sea CNN Chinese fighter jet flies within 500 feet of U.S. patrol over South China Sea Yahoo News Hot Pursuit! Armed With 4 Air-To-Air
Read MoreParents of twin boys rescued from Ukraine reflect on a year of trauma and joy
NPR’s Ari Shapiro checks in with parents Alex Spektor and Irma Nuñez on the first birthday of their twin boys who were evacuated as newborns from Ukraine in the early days of the war.
Read MoreBrooks and Capehart on Tucker Carlson’s access to Jan. 6 video, war in Ukraine
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the larger implications of Tucker Carlson’s access to the Jan. 6 footage and what the year of
Read MoreUkrainian ballet dancers in exile serve as cultural ambassadors as war rages on at home
During the past twelve months of war, Ukrainians have demonstrated their courage and resilience in countless ways. One group of artists is responding in the best way they know how. Through dance, they are bringing their work and stories to
Read MoreOne year later, a photographer reflects on his time in Mariupol as Russia invaded
Timothy Wolfer, a freelance journalist who spent the first days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine reporting on the ground in Mariupol for NPR, reflects on his time there one year later. (Image credit: Tim Wolfer )
Read MoreClassified Trump schedules were moved to Mar-a-Lago after FBI search – sources – The Guardian US
Classified Trump schedules were moved to Mar-a-Lago after FBI search – sources The Guardian US
Read MoreImages of ‘Black life, Black joy,’ are immortalized in historic Charlottesville portraits
A portrait exhibit at the University of Virginia aims to show a side of the Black community that gives a more complete view of the people going through Jim Crow segregation in the South – and to do so from
Read MoreRussia, Ukraine and the West Vow to Fight On, in a War With No End in Sight
Moscow and Kyiv face daunting challenges in moving forward, with no clear sense of what an attainable victory might look like.
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