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Irish Independent
2 weeks ago
France politics

World Cup winner Christian Karembeu reveals two relatives were killed by snipers in New Caledonia

Former Real Madrid midfielder Karembeu reveals his relatives were shot in New Caledonia; calls for inquiries into murders. [ more ]
PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news
3 weeks ago
Design

Remembering Harvey Milk, the gay pioneer who tragically became a martyr

Harvey Milk Day celebrated on 22 May in honor of LGBTQ+ pioneer and politician.
Harvey Milk, first openly gay man elected to public office in California, fought for LGBTQ+ rights.
Milk's legacy lives on through various forms of commemoration and he is hailed as a pioneering figure in LGBTQ+ history. [ more ]
euronews
4 weeks ago
Europe politics

Why is Slovakia among Europe's most politically polarised countries?

Slovakia experiences intense political polarization with a divide between pro-Western liberals and various radical movements, impacting the country's stability. [ more ]
#russian-plot
www.theguardian.com
1 month ago
Europe news

Ukraine war briefing: Rocket, drone, rocket' alleged plots to kill Zelenskiy, Budanov

Alleged Russian assassination plot against Ukrainian President Zelenskiy foiled by Ukrainian Security Service. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
1 month ago
Europe news

Zelenskiy assassination plot foiled by security service, says Ukraine

Russian plot to assassinate Ukrainian president Zelenskiy and officials was foiled by Ukraine's SBU state security service. [ more ]
euronews
1 month ago
Europe news

Two Ukrainian colonels arrested for aiding in plot to murder Zelenskyy

Ukrainian authorities thwarted a Russian plot to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelenskyy before Vladimir Putin's re-inauguration as Russian president. [ more ]
www.aljazeera.com
1 month ago
Europe news

Ukraine claims it foiled Russian plot to assassinate President Zelenskyy

Ukrainian Security Service thwarted alleged Russian plot to assassinate President Zelenskyy and officials. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
1 month ago
Europe news

Ukraine war briefing: Rocket, drone, rocket' alleged plots to kill Zelenskiy, Budanov

Alleged Russian assassination plot against Ukrainian President Zelenskiy foiled by Ukrainian Security Service. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
1 month ago
Europe news

Zelenskiy assassination plot foiled by security service, says Ukraine

Russian plot to assassinate Ukrainian president Zelenskiy and officials was foiled by Ukraine's SBU state security service. [ more ]
euronews
1 month ago
Europe news

Two Ukrainian colonels arrested for aiding in plot to murder Zelenskyy

Ukrainian authorities thwarted a Russian plot to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelenskyy before Vladimir Putin's re-inauguration as Russian president. [ more ]
www.aljazeera.com
1 month ago
Europe news

Ukraine claims it foiled Russian plot to assassinate President Zelenskyy

Ukrainian Security Service thwarted alleged Russian plot to assassinate President Zelenskyy and officials. [ more ]
morerussian-plot
www.theguardian.com
1 month ago
Canada news

Canadian police detain alleged assassins of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar

Canadian police detained alleged hit team members for assassinating Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, implicating India in the high-profile killing. [ more ]
#presidential-immunity
The Atlantic
1 month ago
Left-wing politics

What's Left to Restrain Donald Trump?

Trump's legal team argues for immunity for acts including assassination of political opponents. [ more ]
www.mediaite.com
1 month ago
JavaScript

CNN's Kaitlan Collins Laughs In Trump Lawyer's Face In Stunning Exchange Over Immunity For Killing People

Kaitlan Collins laughed in response to Trump attorney's argument on presidential immunity extending to killings and coups. [ more ]
The Atlantic
1 month ago
Left-wing politics

What's Left to Restrain Donald Trump?

Trump's legal team argues for immunity for acts including assassination of political opponents. [ more ]
www.mediaite.com
1 month ago
JavaScript

CNN's Kaitlan Collins Laughs In Trump Lawyer's Face In Stunning Exchange Over Immunity For Killing People

Kaitlan Collins laughed in response to Trump attorney's argument on presidential immunity extending to killings and coups. [ more ]
morepresidential-immunity
#iraq
www.nytimes.com
1 month ago
Marketing

TikTok Star Is Killed in Third Death of Social Media Influencer in Iraq

The killing of popular TikTok personality Um Fahad in Baghdad raises concerns about online fame versus traditional beliefs and safety. [ more ]
www.aljazeera.com
1 month ago
Marketing

Iraqi TikTok star Om Fahad shot dead in Baghdad night attack

The Iraqi TikTok star Om Fahad, with hundreds of thousands of followers, was shot dead, sparking concerns about free speech and safety for content creators. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
1 month ago
Marketing

TikTok Star Is Killed in Third Death of Social Media Influencer in Iraq

The killing of popular TikTok personality Um Fahad in Baghdad raises concerns about online fame versus traditional beliefs and safety. [ more ]
www.aljazeera.com
1 month ago
Marketing

Iraqi TikTok star Om Fahad shot dead in Baghdad night attack

The Iraqi TikTok star Om Fahad, with hundreds of thousands of followers, was shot dead, sparking concerns about free speech and safety for content creators. [ more ]
moreiraq
#investigation
www.nytimes.com
2 months ago
Europe news

A Russian Defector's Killing Raises Spectre of Hit Squads

The killers of Maksim Kuzminov left a clear message through their brutal act.
The killing raises concerns about the continued operation of Russian spy networks in Europe despite efforts to dismantle them. [ more ]
Miami Herald
11 months ago
Miami

Two years after Haiti president's death, the mystery yields more questions than answers

Haitian President Jovenel Moïse greets a group of Haitians living in South Florida who welcomed him and his wife, Martine Marie Etienne Joseph (far left), as he makes his first visit to Miami as president during a community meeting at the Little Haiti Cultural Center on Friday, June 16, 2017. Days before he was assassinated inside the second-floor bedroom of the home that served as his official residence, Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was warned of threats to his life, several sources have confirmed to the Miami Herald, including one of the individuals who told him foreign mercenaries were in the country.
Miami Herald
11 months ago
Miami

Haiti President Jovenel Moise was assassinated two years ago. Here's what is known so far

Two years into the investigation of the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, there is still no smoking gun - only questions. However, details have emerged from the questioning of suspects in both Haiti, where the case is being presided over by its fifth investigative judge, and in the United States, where there are 11 suspects in custody, most of them facing life in prison on federal conspiracy charges.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
US news

Alito Says He Has Pretty Good Idea' Who Leaked Abortion Ruling

WASHINGTON Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., the author of the majority opinion that overruled Roe v. Wade last June, told The Wall Street Journal's opinion pages that he had a pretty good idea who is responsible for leaking a draft of his opinion to Politico.Justice Alito added that he did not have the level of proof that is needed to name somebody.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US politics

Justice Alito says he has pretty good idea' who was behind leak of draft abortion opinion

Justice Samuel Alito said that he has a pretty good idea who was responsible for the unprecedented disclosure of a draft opinion of a Supreme Court ruling last year, suggesting it was someone who opposed reversing the Roe v. Wade precedent that protected abortion rights nationwide.In an interview published Friday by The Wall Street Journal in its opinion section, Alito dismissed the idea that the draft was leaked by one of the five conservative justices who were in the majority of the ruling.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US news

New York returns 'extraordinarily rare' gold coin to Greece after it set auction record for $3.5 million

Written by Jacqui Palumbo, CNN New York officials have returned more than $20 million worth of ancient artifacts to Greece, including an "extraordinarily rare" gold coin commemorating the assassination of Julius Caesar which set auction records in 2020 as the most expensive coin ever sold.
www.nytimes.com
2 months ago
Europe news

A Russian Defector's Killing Raises Spectre of Hit Squads

The killers of Maksim Kuzminov left a clear message through their brutal act.
The killing raises concerns about the continued operation of Russian spy networks in Europe despite efforts to dismantle them. [ more ]
Miami Herald
11 months ago
Miami

Two years after Haiti president's death, the mystery yields more questions than answers

Haitian President Jovenel Moïse greets a group of Haitians living in South Florida who welcomed him and his wife, Martine Marie Etienne Joseph (far left), as he makes his first visit to Miami as president during a community meeting at the Little Haiti Cultural Center on Friday, June 16, 2017. Days before he was assassinated inside the second-floor bedroom of the home that served as his official residence, Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was warned of threats to his life, several sources have confirmed to the Miami Herald, including one of the individuals who told him foreign mercenaries were in the country.
Miami Herald
11 months ago
Miami

Haiti President Jovenel Moise was assassinated two years ago. Here's what is known so far

Two years into the investigation of the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, there is still no smoking gun - only questions. However, details have emerged from the questioning of suspects in both Haiti, where the case is being presided over by its fifth investigative judge, and in the United States, where there are 11 suspects in custody, most of them facing life in prison on federal conspiracy charges.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
US news

Alito Says He Has Pretty Good Idea' Who Leaked Abortion Ruling

WASHINGTON Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., the author of the majority opinion that overruled Roe v. Wade last June, told The Wall Street Journal's opinion pages that he had a pretty good idea who is responsible for leaking a draft of his opinion to Politico.Justice Alito added that he did not have the level of proof that is needed to name somebody.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US politics

Justice Alito says he has pretty good idea' who was behind leak of draft abortion opinion

Justice Samuel Alito said that he has a pretty good idea who was responsible for the unprecedented disclosure of a draft opinion of a Supreme Court ruling last year, suggesting it was someone who opposed reversing the Roe v. Wade precedent that protected abortion rights nationwide.In an interview published Friday by The Wall Street Journal in its opinion section, Alito dismissed the idea that the draft was leaked by one of the five conservative justices who were in the majority of the ruling.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US news

New York returns 'extraordinarily rare' gold coin to Greece after it set auction record for $3.5 million

Written by Jacqui Palumbo, CNN New York officials have returned more than $20 million worth of ancient artifacts to Greece, including an "extraordinarily rare" gold coin commemorating the assassination of Julius Caesar which set auction records in 2020 as the most expensive coin ever sold.
moreinvestigation
#ukraine
www.theguardian.com
3 months ago
Europe news

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Zelenskiy faces challenges in maintaining international support and managing internal approval ratings.
Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine was killed in Spain. [ more ]
www.npr.org
3 months ago
Europe news

A man shot dead in Spain may be a Russian army defector

Russian defector shot dead in Spain believed to be pilot who fled to Ukraine.
Defection involved careful planning by Ukrainian intelligence leading to casualties. [ more ]
New York Post
6 months ago
Europe news

Ukraine releases chilling images of turncoat ex-pol's assassination near Moscow: 'A signal to all traitors and war criminals'

Ukraine releases video and photos of the assassination of a pro-Russian former local politician who defected to Moscow.
The assassination serves as a warning to traitors and war criminals who side with the enemy, according to the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU). [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
3 months ago
Europe news

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Zelenskiy faces challenges in maintaining international support and managing internal approval ratings.
Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine was killed in Spain. [ more ]
www.npr.org
3 months ago
Europe news

A man shot dead in Spain may be a Russian army defector

Russian defector shot dead in Spain believed to be pilot who fled to Ukraine.
Defection involved careful planning by Ukrainian intelligence leading to casualties. [ more ]
New York Post
6 months ago
Europe news

Ukraine releases chilling images of turncoat ex-pol's assassination near Moscow: 'A signal to all traitors and war criminals'

Ukraine releases video and photos of the assassination of a pro-Russian former local politician who defected to Moscow.
The assassination serves as a warning to traitors and war criminals who side with the enemy, according to the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU). [ more ]
moreukraine
#putin
London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
3 months ago
Europe news

Putin went 'mad with hatred for Navalny' and had him killed as he was due to be released from prison

Putin accused of having Navalny killed near Arctic Circle at Polar Wolf penal colony.
Roman Abramovich was close to brokering a deal for Navalny's release through a prisoner exchange. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
3 months ago
Europe news

On the run from Russia: the defector to Ukraine shot dead on the Costa Blanca

Maksim Kuzminov sought refuge in a picturesque town to blend in with the Russian and Ukrainian communities.
His attempt to escape Putin's wrath by assuming a new identity failed, leading to a fatal end. [ more ]
London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
3 months ago
Europe news

Putin went 'mad with hatred for Navalny' and had him killed as he was due to be released from prison

Putin accused of having Navalny killed near Arctic Circle at Polar Wolf penal colony.
Roman Abramovich was close to brokering a deal for Navalny's release through a prisoner exchange. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
3 months ago
Europe news

On the run from Russia: the defector to Ukraine shot dead on the Costa Blanca

Maksim Kuzminov sought refuge in a picturesque town to blend in with the Russian and Ukrainian communities.
His attempt to escape Putin's wrath by assuming a new identity failed, leading to a fatal end. [ more ]
moreputin
#alexei-navalny
www.theguardian.com
3 months ago
Europe news

Putin had Navalny killed to thwart prisoner swap, allies claim

Navalny was allegedly killed to sabotage a prisoner swap with a convicted hitman.
Pevchikh claimed Putin had Navalny killed to prevent his imminent release in a prisoner exchange. [ more ]
www.mediaite.com
3 months ago
Europe news

FLASHBACK: Navalny Told CNN's Amanpour Why He Had to Go Back to Resist Putin, Despite Knowing He's Killing People'

Navalny risked his life to return to Russia and speak out against Putin
Navalny believes Putin is responsible for the degradation and assassination system in Russia [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
3 months ago
Europe news

Putin had Navalny killed to thwart prisoner swap, allies claim

Navalny was allegedly killed to sabotage a prisoner swap with a convicted hitman.
Pevchikh claimed Putin had Navalny killed to prevent his imminent release in a prisoner exchange. [ more ]
www.mediaite.com
3 months ago
Europe news

FLASHBACK: Navalny Told CNN's Amanpour Why He Had to Go Back to Resist Putin, Despite Knowing He's Killing People'

Navalny risked his life to return to Russia and speak out against Putin
Navalny believes Putin is responsible for the degradation and assassination system in Russia [ more ]
morealexei-navalny
english.elpais.com
3 months ago
Europe news

Gunmen sent by Moscow killed defector sheltering in Alicante, Spanish intelligence services say

The Spanish government suspects Kremlin involvement in the assassination.
Moscow publicly acknowledged satisfaction over the victim's death. [ more ]
Washington Post
3 months ago
Europe news

A killing in Spain points to Russia and Putin's sense of impunity

Defecting from Russia does not ensure safety
Those who oppose Putin's regime are at risk globally [ more ]
The Atlantic
3 months ago
Europe news

Alexei Navalny's Last Laugh

Defying Putin with humor is a key trait in his opponents.
Satirical sensibility is necessary in Russian opposition leaders. [ more ]
Truthout
4 months ago
Left-wing politics

Roger Stone Recordings Prompt Capitol Police Investigation Into Him

Roger Stone is being investigated by the Capitol Police for allegedly demanding his security team to assassinate Democratic members of Congress.
Stone denied the allegations and claimed the audio recording was AI manipulation. [ more ]
Truthout
4 months ago
US politics

Roger Stone Recordings Prompt Capitol Police Investigation Into Him

Roger Stone is being investigated by the Capitol Police for allegedly demanding his security team to assassinate Democratic members of Congress.
Stone denied the allegations and claimed the audio recording was AI manipulation. [ more ]
www.mediaite.com
4 months ago
US politics

NEW: Capitol Police Investigating Roger Stone Remarks About Assassinating Members of Congress

Capitol Police and the FBI are investigating remarks made by Roger Stone about the assassination of two House Democrats.
Stone's comments were made in an audio recording released by Mediaite and were directed towards Representatives Jerry Nadler and Eric Swalwell. [ more ]
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
5 months ago
Artificial intelligence

AI in war: Can advanced military technologies be tamed before it's too late?

Israeli intelligence officials assassinated Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh using a remote-operated machine gun.
Nations are rapidly developing advanced autonomous weapons with little oversight or restriction. [ more ]
#Assassination
www.france24.com
6 months ago
Europe news

Pro-Russia Ukrainian politician shot dead near Moscow

A former Ukrainian lawmaker, Illia Kyva, was shot dead near Moscow, with the Ukrainian source claiming that the country's security service was responsible.
Kyva had been sentenced to 14 years in prison for charges including treason and incitement to violence. [ more ]
www.aljazeera.com
6 months ago
Europe news

Pro-Russian former Ukrainian parliamentarian shot dead near Moscow

Former pro-Russian member of Ukraine's parliament, Illia Kyva, was shot dead near Moscow in an assassination claimed by Kyiv.
Russian investigators have opened an investigation and hunt for the suspect. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
6 months ago
Europe news

Pro-Russia Ukrainian MP Illia Kyva shot dead in Moscow suburb

Former Ukrainian MP, Illia Kyva, regarded as a traitor by Kyiv, has been shot dead in a park in Moscow.
Ukrainian security service, the SBU, is believed to be responsible for the killing according to Ukrainian sources. [ more ]
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
6 months ago
Dallas Cowboys

Days after JFK shot, the Dallas Cowboys still played Sunday football. It wasn't good.

The Dallas Cowboys played a game on the same day Lee Harvey Oswald was shot.
The Cowboys faced backlash and a stigma for being from Dallas during this time. [ more ]
www.france24.com
6 months ago
Europe news

Pro-Russia Ukrainian politician shot dead near Moscow

A former Ukrainian lawmaker, Illia Kyva, was shot dead near Moscow, with the Ukrainian source claiming that the country's security service was responsible.
Kyva had been sentenced to 14 years in prison for charges including treason and incitement to violence. [ more ]
www.aljazeera.com
6 months ago
Europe news

Pro-Russian former Ukrainian parliamentarian shot dead near Moscow

Former pro-Russian member of Ukraine's parliament, Illia Kyva, was shot dead near Moscow in an assassination claimed by Kyiv.
Russian investigators have opened an investigation and hunt for the suspect. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
6 months ago
Europe news

Pro-Russia Ukrainian MP Illia Kyva shot dead in Moscow suburb

Former Ukrainian MP, Illia Kyva, regarded as a traitor by Kyiv, has been shot dead in a park in Moscow.
Ukrainian security service, the SBU, is believed to be responsible for the killing according to Ukrainian sources. [ more ]
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
6 months ago
Dallas Cowboys

Days after JFK shot, the Dallas Cowboys still played Sunday football. It wasn't good.

The Dallas Cowboys played a game on the same day Lee Harvey Oswald was shot.
The Cowboys faced backlash and a stigma for being from Dallas during this time. [ more ]
moreAssassination
time.com
6 months ago
Social justice

The Civil Rights Promises That JFK's Assassination Interrupted

Speculation and conspiracy theories about JFK's assassination continue to overshadow his efforts to address racial injustice.
Kennedy's actions and message on racial injustice in 1963 were significant and continue to resonate today. [ more ]
#people
time.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Why Putin Is Right to Fear for His Life

Roman Emperor Domitian is remembered for only one joke.It's a terrible thing to be an emperor, Domitian said, because everything thinks your paranoia about being assassinated is groundlessuntil you're actually murdered!Soon after Domitian was assassinated.Extreme vigilance is the essential mood of tyranny, which must inhabit that condition not just first because it is indeed in danger of overthrow and surrounded by enemies but also because it requires its people to be fearful and isolated, therefore conditioned for extreme solutions.
Bustle
1 year ago
Marketing

These "Strange Timeline" TikTok Videos Might Blow Your Mind

Did you know that woolly mammoths were still roaming the Earth as the pyramids were being built?Or that civil rights activist Rosa Parks could have seen the first two Shrek movies in theaters before she died in 2005?Yup, it's true.Pretty wild to think about, right?Believe it or not, there are many more strange timeline overlaps like this going viral on TikTok, and each one is more mind-blowing than the last.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
US news

Pamela Timmins, Press Secretary to Jacqueline Kennedy, Dies at 85

The president was concerned about what a windblown ride in a motorcade would do to his wife's hair.He asked her press secretary, Pamela Turnure Timmins, for advice.She proposed that the couple not ride in a convertible.We did discuss it, and I suggested the bubble top, Ms. Timmins said in a 1964 oral history, and just immediately he said, No, that's semi-satisfactory; if you're going out to see the people, then they should be able to see you.'
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
France news

8,400 eggs and a 3.5-metre frying pan: New Caledonia bonds over giant omelette

Using 8,400 eggs, 25kg of venison sausage and 14 bottles of salt and pepper, New Caledonia's giant omelette festival aims to bring people together in a region that is often divided.It is important to have festivals like this.The giant omelette is a symbol of sharing, says veteran chef Reine Chenot.She wears a crisp-white uniform, a tall hat and a bright red ribbon which denotes her as the master.
https://www.rogerebert.com/
1 year ago
Film

Netflix Taps into Old-Fashioned Spy Drama with Confidence in Fun The Night Agent | TV/Streaming | Roger Ebert

TV/Streaming


"The Night Agent" opens with a bombing.FBI Agent Peter Sutherland (an effectively square-jawed Gabriel Basso) is on a train when he sees someone leave a bag behind as they deboard.He checks the bag, finds a bomb, and pulls the emergency brake, saving lives by getting passengers off the train before the bomb goes off.
Washington Post
1 year ago
DC food

Bringing Japan and its traditions to Signature's 'Pacific Overtures'

Jonny Lee Jr., left, and Daniel May in "Pacific Overtures" at Signature Theatre.(Daniel Rader) The Stephen Sondheim musical "Pacific Overtures" harbors moments that are not so pacific, not least a samurai battle.Fight director Yoshi Amao was supervising a run-through of this sequence at Signature Theatre one afternoon before the company's current production opened.
time.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Why Putin Is Right to Fear for His Life

Roman Emperor Domitian is remembered for only one joke.It's a terrible thing to be an emperor, Domitian said, because everything thinks your paranoia about being assassinated is groundlessuntil you're actually murdered!Soon after Domitian was assassinated.Extreme vigilance is the essential mood of tyranny, which must inhabit that condition not just first because it is indeed in danger of overthrow and surrounded by enemies but also because it requires its people to be fearful and isolated, therefore conditioned for extreme solutions.
Bustle
1 year ago
Marketing

These "Strange Timeline" TikTok Videos Might Blow Your Mind

Did you know that woolly mammoths were still roaming the Earth as the pyramids were being built?Or that civil rights activist Rosa Parks could have seen the first two Shrek movies in theaters before she died in 2005?Yup, it's true.Pretty wild to think about, right?Believe it or not, there are many more strange timeline overlaps like this going viral on TikTok, and each one is more mind-blowing than the last.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
US news

Pamela Timmins, Press Secretary to Jacqueline Kennedy, Dies at 85

The president was concerned about what a windblown ride in a motorcade would do to his wife's hair.He asked her press secretary, Pamela Turnure Timmins, for advice.She proposed that the couple not ride in a convertible.We did discuss it, and I suggested the bubble top, Ms. Timmins said in a 1964 oral history, and just immediately he said, No, that's semi-satisfactory; if you're going out to see the people, then they should be able to see you.'
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
France news

8,400 eggs and a 3.5-metre frying pan: New Caledonia bonds over giant omelette

Using 8,400 eggs, 25kg of venison sausage and 14 bottles of salt and pepper, New Caledonia's giant omelette festival aims to bring people together in a region that is often divided.It is important to have festivals like this.The giant omelette is a symbol of sharing, says veteran chef Reine Chenot.She wears a crisp-white uniform, a tall hat and a bright red ribbon which denotes her as the master.
https://www.rogerebert.com/
1 year ago
Film

Netflix Taps into Old-Fashioned Spy Drama with Confidence in Fun The Night Agent | TV/Streaming | Roger Ebert

TV/Streaming


"The Night Agent" opens with a bombing.FBI Agent Peter Sutherland (an effectively square-jawed Gabriel Basso) is on a train when he sees someone leave a bag behind as they deboard.He checks the bag, finds a bomb, and pulls the emergency brake, saving lives by getting passengers off the train before the bomb goes off.
Washington Post
1 year ago
DC food

Bringing Japan and its traditions to Signature's 'Pacific Overtures'

Jonny Lee Jr., left, and Daniel May in "Pacific Overtures" at Signature Theatre.(Daniel Rader) The Stephen Sondheim musical "Pacific Overtures" harbors moments that are not so pacific, not least a samurai battle.Fight director Yoshi Amao was supervising a run-through of this sequence at Signature Theatre one afternoon before the company's current production opened.
morepeople
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Europe news

The Kremlin made an intentional choice to publicize the drone episode. The question is why.

Whatever the provenance of the two drones that approached the Kremlin early Wednesday morning, one thing was clear: The Russian government wanted the world to know about them.The Kremlin made a deliberate choice to quickly make public what it claimed was a drone attack aimed at assassinating President Vladimir V. Putin.
#opportunity
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
Education

Opinion: Marcus Foster's legacy continues shaping Oakland schools

Friday will mark the 100th birthday of the late Marcus Foster, Oakland's superintendent of schools from 1970-73.Few residents today have heard of him unless they have read about his senseless assassination by members of the radical Symbionese Liberation Army after a board meeting in 1973.I never met him, but I still feel his impact on me as an educator, parent and student.
McCovey Chronicles
1 year ago
San Francisco Giants

Friday BP: Darren Criss to sing anthem for Giants home opener

Good morning, baseball fans!I was over the moon yesterday when the San Francisco Giants announced that Emmy and Golden Globe award winner Darren Criss will be appearing to sing the national anthem for the home opener on April 7th against the Kansas City Royals.Criss is perhaps best known for his roles on "Glee" and "American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace" (for which he won Emmy and Golden Globe awards in 2018).
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
Education

Opinion: Marcus Foster's legacy continues shaping Oakland schools

Friday will mark the 100th birthday of the late Marcus Foster, Oakland's superintendent of schools from 1970-73.Few residents today have heard of him unless they have read about his senseless assassination by members of the radical Symbionese Liberation Army after a board meeting in 1973.I never met him, but I still feel his impact on me as an educator, parent and student.
McCovey Chronicles
1 year ago
San Francisco Giants

Friday BP: Darren Criss to sing anthem for Giants home opener

Good morning, baseball fans!I was over the moon yesterday when the San Francisco Giants announced that Emmy and Golden Globe award winner Darren Criss will be appearing to sing the national anthem for the home opener on April 7th against the Kansas City Royals.Criss is perhaps best known for his roles on "Glee" and "American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace" (for which he won Emmy and Golden Globe awards in 2018).
moreopportunity
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
US politics

Man Pleads Guilty in Case Related to Assassination of Haiti's President

A businessman and former drug trafficker with dual Haitian and Chilean citizenship pleaded guilty in Florida on Friday to three charges related to his role in the assassination of former President Jovenel Moise of Haiti, who was killed in a nighttime raid on his residence in Port-au-Prince, the capital, in July 2021.
Miami Herald
1 year ago
Miami

Federal judge issues gag order silencing lawyers for defendants in Haiti assassination

A photo of late Haitian President Jovenel Moïse is held aloft during his memorial ceremony at the National Pantheon Museum in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, July 20, 2021.AP
A Miami federal judge has issued a gag order in the assassination case of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, barring defense attorneys from disclosing any evidence to outside parties based on "safety concerns" about witnesses involved in the high-profile case as well as law enforcement personnel, U.S. citizens stationed abroad and their relatives.
#years
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Books

Ned Beauman: After reading Terry Pratchett, it feels like something is missing from most fiction'

My earliest reading memory Unfortunately my memory for this kind of thing is a complete blank, so I've decided to manufacture an incident where my copy of Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow had to be confiscated from me at preschool because I was having too many insights about it.My favourite book growing up I devoured The Colour of Magic and at least 20 other Terry Pratchett novels as a child and consequently have never got over the feeling that there's something pretty fundamental missing from nearly all grown-up fiction (ie jokes).
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
World politics

Pakistan Strengthens Already Harsh Laws Against Blasphemy

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan Pakistan's blasphemy laws, which can already mean death for those deemed to have insulted Islam or the Prophet Muhammad, can now also be used to punish anyone convicted of insulting people who were connected to him.The move this week by Parliament to further strengthen the nation's strict blasphemy laws, which are often used to settle personal scores or persecute minorities, has raised concerns among rights activists about the prospect of an increase in such persecution, particularly of religious minorities, including Christians.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Dining

A Celebratory Afghan Dish Dripping With Sunshine

It is not a beauty, this fruit, and yet it's coveted.The skin is rough to the touch, bumpy and thick.Beneath it, the flesh is flooded with juice, but too tart to eat straight.In English, it is called sour orange or bitter orange the first species of orange brought to Europe by the 11th century, a gift of the Arabs.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
World politics

Apartheid-Era Assassin in South Africa Is Stabbed Days Before Release Date

JOHANNESBURG  A widely reviled apartheid-era assassin in South Africa was stabbed by a fellow inmate on Tuesday, just days before he was scheduled to be released on parole, prison authorities said.The assassin, Janusz Walus, is often regarded as having brought South Africa to the brink of civil war during the tumultuous twilight era of apartheid in the 1990s for his killing of the charismatic anti-apartheid leader Chris Hani.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Law

The men exonerated in the Malcolm X killing will receive $36 million

This combination photo shows Muhammad Aziz, a suspect in the slaying of Malcolm X, after his arrest, in New York, on Feb. 26, 1965, left, and Aziz outside court after his conviction in the killing of Malcolm X was vacated on Nov. 18, 2021, in New York.AP NEW YORK  The city of New York is settling lawsuits filed on behalf of two men who were exonerated last year for the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X, agreeing to pay $26 million for the wrongful convictions which led to both men spending decades behind bars.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Books

Ned Beauman: After reading Terry Pratchett, it feels like something is missing from most fiction'

My earliest reading memory Unfortunately my memory for this kind of thing is a complete blank, so I've decided to manufacture an incident where my copy of Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow had to be confiscated from me at preschool because I was having too many insights about it.My favourite book growing up I devoured The Colour of Magic and at least 20 other Terry Pratchett novels as a child and consequently have never got over the feeling that there's something pretty fundamental missing from nearly all grown-up fiction (ie jokes).
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1 year ago
World politics

Pakistan Strengthens Already Harsh Laws Against Blasphemy

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan Pakistan's blasphemy laws, which can already mean death for those deemed to have insulted Islam or the Prophet Muhammad, can now also be used to punish anyone convicted of insulting people who were connected to him.The move this week by Parliament to further strengthen the nation's strict blasphemy laws, which are often used to settle personal scores or persecute minorities, has raised concerns among rights activists about the prospect of an increase in such persecution, particularly of religious minorities, including Christians.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Dining

A Celebratory Afghan Dish Dripping With Sunshine

It is not a beauty, this fruit, and yet it's coveted.The skin is rough to the touch, bumpy and thick.Beneath it, the flesh is flooded with juice, but too tart to eat straight.In English, it is called sour orange or bitter orange the first species of orange brought to Europe by the 11th century, a gift of the Arabs.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
World politics

Apartheid-Era Assassin in South Africa Is Stabbed Days Before Release Date

JOHANNESBURG  A widely reviled apartheid-era assassin in South Africa was stabbed by a fellow inmate on Tuesday, just days before he was scheduled to be released on parole, prison authorities said.The assassin, Janusz Walus, is often regarded as having brought South Africa to the brink of civil war during the tumultuous twilight era of apartheid in the 1990s for his killing of the charismatic anti-apartheid leader Chris Hani.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Law

The men exonerated in the Malcolm X killing will receive $36 million

This combination photo shows Muhammad Aziz, a suspect in the slaying of Malcolm X, after his arrest, in New York, on Feb. 26, 1965, left, and Aziz outside court after his conviction in the killing of Malcolm X was vacated on Nov. 18, 2021, in New York.AP NEW YORK  The city of New York is settling lawsuits filed on behalf of two men who were exonerated last year for the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X, agreeing to pay $26 million for the wrongful convictions which led to both men spending decades behind bars.
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www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Soccer (FIFA)

Breath of fresh air': Haiti qualify for first Women's World Cup

Haiti beat Chile to qualify for first FIFA World Cup tournament, which will be hosted by New Zealand and Australia.Haiti's national football team has beaten Chile 2-1 to secure the country's first-ever appearance at a FIFA Women's World Cup.Melchie Dumornay scored twice during Wednesday's match to ensure 55th-ranked Haiti will now play in Group D of the 2023 Women's World Cup alongside England, China and Denmark.
euronews
1 year ago
Education

Killing of French schoolteacher: 'A sad day for education system'

The French Minister of Education, Pap Ndiaye, has offered his condolences at Saint-Thomas d'Aquin Catholic secondary school in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, southwest France after a teacher was killed by a student while teaching a class on Wednesday morning."It is a sad day for our education system.It is a sad day, of course, for this school.
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1 year ago
Media industry

The number of journalist deaths worldwide rose nearly 50% in 2022 from previous year

Yellow tape marks bullet holes on a tree and a portrait and flowers create a makeshift memorial, at the site where Palestinian-American Al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was shot and killed in the West Bank city of Jenin, May 19, 2022.Majdi Mohammed/AP Sixty-seven members of the press were killed in 2022, the highest number since 2018, according to the annual report from the Committee to Protect Journalists.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Germany news

Don't be fooled: Germany's U-turn on sending tanks to Ukraine is a reluctant one | Jan-Philipp Hein

If the German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, chose to upgrade Germany's military assistance to Ukraine this week, it was only as a result of the extreme amount of pressure that had been building up in recent days.Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has thrust upon Germany the necessity of some serious self-analysis.
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www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
World politics

Alvaro Colom, Guatemalan President Who Fought for the Indigenous, Dies at 71

MEXICO CITY Alvaro Colom, who as president of Guatemala from 2008 to 2012 put the country's forgotten Indigenous communities at the center of his government but faced fierce opposition from the elites, died on Monday at his home in Guatemala City.He was 71.His death was confirmed by his niece Alejandra Colom, who said he had been treated for esophageal cancer.
The Berlin Spectator
1 year ago
Women in technology

Berlin to Offer More Support to Women Affected by Violence

Far too many women become victims of violent partners or ex-partners at least once in her lives.In Berlin, more than 10,000 victims of domestic abuse were registered last year alone.The city state is working on a plan of action in order to protect women.Berlin, November 25th, 2022 (The Berlin Spectator) - On this International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Berlin's Governing Mayor Franziska Giffey was going to hoist "an anti-violence flag" at Red City Hall and make a statement later today.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
World politics

Alvaro Colom, Guatemalan President Who Fought for the Indigenous, Dies at 71

MEXICO CITY Alvaro Colom, who as president of Guatemala from 2008 to 2012 put the country's forgotten Indigenous communities at the center of his government but faced fierce opposition from the elites, died on Monday at his home in Guatemala City.He was 71.His death was confirmed by his niece Alejandra Colom, who said he had been treated for esophageal cancer.
The Berlin Spectator
1 year ago
Women in technology

Berlin to Offer More Support to Women Affected by Violence

Far too many women become victims of violent partners or ex-partners at least once in her lives.In Berlin, more than 10,000 victims of domestic abuse were registered last year alone.The city state is working on a plan of action in order to protect women.Berlin, November 25th, 2022 (The Berlin Spectator) - On this International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Berlin's Governing Mayor Franziska Giffey was going to hoist "an anti-violence flag" at Red City Hall and make a statement later today.
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www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

British-Iranian man appears in heavily edited confession' shown on Iranian TV

A British-Iranian man sentenced to death for allegedly spying against Iran, gave information to MI6 agents on Iran's nuclear programme, according to a heavily-edited confession aired on Iranian state television.During the video, Alireza Akbari is also asked about the assassination of Iran's top nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, who was shot dead in 2020.
Miami Herald
1 year ago
Miami

Did the CIA use Cuban exiles in plot involving Oswald? Questions remain as Biden withholds JFK records

President John F. Kennedy speaks in his final visit to Miami on Nov. 18, 1963, days before his assassination in Dallas.Miami Herald Archives.Almost six decades after President John F. Kennedy's assassination while he was riding in a motorcade in downtown Dallas, questions linger about who else, besides Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused gunman, might have been involved in what a 1979 congressional investigation report called a "conspiracy" to kill the American president.
Axios
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

The secret JFK assassination files are finally here

The National Archives on Thursday released thousands of secret documents related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.Driving the news: In a memo, President Biden authorized more than 70% of the roughly 16,000 remaining files on JFK's death to "now be released in full."The decision came after a "comprehensive effort to review" the files over the last year, Biden stated.
Miami Herald
1 year ago
Miami

Made in Miami: How a South Florida plot to oust Haiti's Jovenel Moise led to his murder

Editor's note: Viewing this story in our app?Click here for a better experience on our website.There is a saying: "In the heart of every Haitian, there's a sleeping president."Haitian authorities say that was certainly true of Christian Emmanuel Sanon, the man some already called "President."
KQED
1 year ago
California

San Francisco's LGBTQ Community Holds Vigil For Victims of Colorado Nightclub Shooting | KQED

Last night, the Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club hosted a vigil to honor the victims of the shooting in a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs.The vigil took place at Harvey Milk Plaza, one week before the 44th anniversary of the assassination of Supervisor Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone.Members Of Congress Demand Answers From U.S. Forest Service
A recent investigation from CapRadio and the California Newsroom revealed the U.S. Forest Service predicted that a wildfire could wipe out the town of Grizzly Flats.
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www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Sunak steers clear of journalist's murder in talks with Saudi prince

Rishi Sunak did not raise the case of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi when he met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the G20 summit today.Instead, the meeting in Indonesia focused on UK pleas for the oil-rich desert kingdom to help bring down energy prices by stepping up production in response to the disruption of supplies from Russia.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Sunak did not raise journalist's murder in meeting with Saudi crown prince

Rishi Sunak did not raise the murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi when he met Saudi Arabia's crown prince and prime minister Mohammed bin Salman, Downing Street said.No 10 said the two leaders had a fairly lengthy discussion on social reforms, women's rights and civil liberties during their talks on the margins of the G20 summit in Bali.
www.dw.com
1 year ago
London politics

Pakistan: Imran Khan speaks out after assassination attempt DW 11/04/2022

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's party also called for nationwide protests after the politician was shot and injured at an anti-government rally.Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan gave his first public statements to reporters on Friday following an assassination attempt on his life a day prior.
www.dw.com
1 year ago
London politics

Pakistan: Imran Khan's party calls for protests DW 11/04/2022

31 minutes ago31 minutes ago Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's party called nationwide protests after the politician was shot and injured at an anti-government rally.The party of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was shot and injured in an alleged assassination attempt, called for nationwide protests on Friday.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Sunak steers clear of journalist's murder in talks with Saudi prince

Rishi Sunak did not raise the case of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi when he met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the G20 summit today.Instead, the meeting in Indonesia focused on UK pleas for the oil-rich desert kingdom to help bring down energy prices by stepping up production in response to the disruption of supplies from Russia.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Sunak did not raise journalist's murder in meeting with Saudi crown prince

Rishi Sunak did not raise the murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi when he met Saudi Arabia's crown prince and prime minister Mohammed bin Salman, Downing Street said.No 10 said the two leaders had a fairly lengthy discussion on social reforms, women's rights and civil liberties during their talks on the margins of the G20 summit in Bali.
www.dw.com
1 year ago
London politics

Pakistan: Imran Khan speaks out after assassination attempt DW 11/04/2022

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's party also called for nationwide protests after the politician was shot and injured at an anti-government rally.Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan gave his first public statements to reporters on Friday following an assassination attempt on his life a day prior.
www.dw.com
1 year ago
London politics

Pakistan: Imran Khan's party calls for protests DW 11/04/2022

31 minutes ago31 minutes ago Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's party called nationwide protests after the politician was shot and injured at an anti-government rally.The party of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was shot and injured in an alleged assassination attempt, called for nationwide protests on Friday.
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www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Sunak meets Saudi Arabia's controversial crown prince at G20

Rishi Sunak spoke of his wish to work together to the benefit of the UK and Saudi Arabia as he met the kingdom's crown prince and prime minister Mohammed bin Salman on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali.The men held talks, their first interaction since Prime Minister Mr Sunak took office, at a luxury resort hotel on the tropical island on the first day of the gathering of leaders of the world's major economies.
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