Trump indicted in Georgia election probe
Former President Donald Trump has been indicted by a state grand jury in Georgia for his alleged efforts to overturn the presidential election in that state. (Aug. 14)
Ukraine’s Unseen Army: The Mechanics Who Keep the Tanks Rolling
A battered worker’s van whizzed back and forth along a village road near the front line in southern Ukraine, searching. It screeched to a halt, and three men unloaded heavy…
She Was Brazil’s Barbie. Now She’s Saying Sorry.
Millions of Brazilians grew up watching her on television. Her shows sold out Latin America’s biggest stadiums. She had hit movies and songs, her own dolls and her own amusement…
Experts Scrutinize Hawaiian Electric as They Search for the Maui Wildfire Cause
In the hunt to determine what caused the fire that consumed Lahaina, the focus has increasingly turned to Hawaii’s biggest power utility — and whether the company did enough to…
Roaring Back From Pandemic, Japan’s Economy Grows at 6% Rate
Japan’s economy recorded impressive growth in the second quarter of 2023, government data showed on Tuesday, evidence that the country is finally recovering from the Covid doldrums, even as signs…
CDC’s HICPAC Prepares to Violate the Letter and Spirit of the Federal Advisory Committee Act at Its August 22 Anti-Mask Teleconference | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. In our continuing focus on CDC’s HICPAC (Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee), we’ve looked at their upcoming August 22 teleconference, where it seems likely…
Raid of Small Kansas Newspaper Raises Free Press Concerns
A small town in Kansas has become a battleground over the First Amendment, after the local police force and county sheriff’s deputies raided the office of The Marion County Record.…
When Tragedy Strikes in China, the Government Cracks Down on Grief
Many innocent lives were lost to tragic events in China in the past month. So far we haven’t learned a single name of any of them from China’s government or…
In Opera, Clocks Take the Spotlight
“At times I get up in the middle of the night and stop all the clocks. All of them,” an aging princess sings in “Der Rosenkavalier,” Richard Strauss’s sprawling opera…
Banned in Kuwait, ‘Barbie’ Sparks Delight, and Anger, in Saudi Arabia
On Friday night, Mohammed al-Sayed donned a pale pink shirt and denim overalls to join a friend at a movie theater in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, where the…