San Quentin begins prison reform – but not for those on death row
The execution chamber would emit a green light that turned red as a person was being executed, a sight visible to Californians driving by on the highway, she said. This…
US announces charter flight from Haiti amid unrest
Violence grips the streets of Port-au-Prince as police try to arrest gang leader “Barbecue”.
Niger’s junta revokes military agreement with US
And finally, he suggested that the US had raised objections about the allies that Niger had chosen. “The government of Niger therefore strongly denounces the condescending attitude combined with the…
Links 3/17/2024 | naked capitalism
St. Patrick Opened a Portal to Purgatory on This Little-Known Irish Island Smithsonian Mag Columbia Engineers Develop Light-Controlled Molecular Devices SciTech Daily Climate/Environment Researchers connect declining atmospheric sulfur dioxide levels…
Collapse on the EU Home Front | naked capitalism
The German military’s recklessness has been getting a lot of attention recently due to the leaked audio of German military officers casually discussing attacks on Russia. You can draw a…
Opinion | Elephants and Rihanna and Billionaires, Oh My!
Rihanna, Mark Zuckerberg, bejeweled elephants and 5,500 drones. Those were some of the highlights of what is likely the most ostentatious “pre-wedding” ceremony the modern world has ever seen. On…
Iceland Volcano Erupts in Plumes of Fire With Little Notice
A volcano erupted with little notice in southern Iceland on Saturday night, the latest in a string of eruptions in the area, threatening local infrastructure and leading the authorities to…
Biden’s $53 Million February Haul Fuels Money Edge Over Trump
President Biden’s re-election campaign said on Sunday that it had raised more than $53 million in February together with the Democratic Party, an influx of cash that is expected to…
Haiti’s Hospitals Survived Cholera and Covid. Gangs Are Closing Them.
Taïna Cenatus, a 29-year-old culinary student in Haiti, lost her balance at school one day this month and toppled over, but it was not until she hit the ground that…
Phoebe Philo Breaks Her Silence
The last time Phoebe Philo, who has been called “the Chanel of her generation,” gave a formal interview was a decade ago. The designer, whose work offered women respite from…