Jerusalem Sbarro pizza bombing victim dies after 22 years in coma
The Sbarro restaurant, at a busy intersection in the centre of west Jerusalem, was packed with customers when Tamimi and Masri, both Hamas members, entered on 9 August. Tamimi, who…
Tupac Shakur: Rapper 2Pac to get star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
The hip-hop star will be honoured with a ceremony on the prestigious Los Angeles walkway on 7 June.
Every Canadian cigarette will soon carry a health warning
Canada will be the first country to have warning labels on the tipping paper of individual cigarettes.
The House Passed the Bill. Who Won?
With the House passing a debt ceiling bill last night and the Senate likely to follow, I want to use today’s newsletter to assess President Biden’s handling of the issue.…
The Loss of Executive Function in the West | naked capitalism
It’s a stretch to use anecdata to build a theory…save when the evidence is overwhelming, as it is here, of the widespread erosion of executive ability. It’s not be controversial…
The Assisted Dying Debate Is Really About How We Treat the Living | naked capitalism
Yves here. This article points out that the perhaps undue eagerness of French pundits and pols to support assisted dying is coming at the expense of adequate funding and programs…
How the G.O.P. Picked Trans Kids as a Rallying Cry
Adam Nagourney contributed reporting. Fact-checking by Susan Lee. The Daily is made by Rachel Quester, Lynsea Garrison, Clare Toeniskoetter, Paige Cowett, Michael Simon Johnson, Brad Fisher, Chris Wood, Jessica Cheung,…
Our Disappearing Shoreline | naked capitalism
Yves here. Coming from a family that on one side was fishermen and sea cooks, reading about harm to ocean-dependent lifestyles, even if mainly of the tourist classes, is sad.…
‘We Have No Days Off’: The Nonstop Work of Ukrainian Air Defenses
Find it, target it, shoot it. The drill is the same for Ukraine’s air defense crews as they work round the clock to combat the relentless barrage of missiles the…
Talk of Racism Proves Thorny for G.O.P. Candidates of Color
Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina opened his presidential candidacy with a story of the nation’s bitter, racist past. It is one that he tells often, of a grandfather forced…