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Why a forgotten black female artist is getting her own US postage stamp
New York Post - 22 Jan 2022 15:04
Lewis, who was part African American, part Native American, was a briefly celebrated artist in America and then seemed to vanish from history.
2 N.Y.P.D. Officers Killed in Shooting in Harlem, Officials Say
The New York Times - 22 Jan 2022 03:53
They were the third and fourth officers to be shot in the line of duty in New York City this week, according to the police. No information was immediately provided about what had precipitated the shooting of the officers...
Trump Lies Again That Nancy Pelosi Refused National Guard Help For Jan. 6
The Huffington Post - 22 Jan 2022 05:14
Otherwise, it could have been "absolutely a lovely day," Trump told Sean Hannity.
Virginia mom 'threatened school board with 'loaded' gun over COVID masking
New York Post - 22 Jan 2022 16:27
Amelia King, 42, was charged Friday by the Luray Police Department with making an oral threat on school property.
Pols go soft on crime, and cops pay with their lives
New York Post - 22 Jan 2022 16:23
Friday, in the blink of an eye, one young life came to a profoundly unjust end and another is in grave danger.
McConnell Responds Defensively To Criticism Of His 'African American' Comment
The Huffington Post - 22 Jan 2022 05:05
The Senate Minority leader said she should have worded his statement differently but also said the criticism is "nonsense."
Tonga Tsunami Brought Catastrophe to 3 Tiny Islands
The New York Times - 22 Jan 2022 05:41
The sparsely populated islets of Nomuka, Mango and Fonoifua were hit by waves almost 50 feet high, a Red Cross official said.
NYPD officer killed, another wounded responding to domestic incident in Harlem, official says
CNN - 22 Jan 2022 05:20
One New York Police Officer is dead and another is in critical condition and in surgery after a shooting incident in Harlem, a law enforcement official tells CNN.
Downstate judge considering bid to halt COVID-19 mandates for Illinois schools
Chicago Tribune - 22 Jan 2022 03:17
Fresh off a round of school closures driven by the omicron variant, Illinois school districts could soon be facing more upheaval as litigation challenging Gov. J.B. Pritkzer's mask mandate and other COVID-19 protocol lan...
A view from inside Ukraine -- tense but people are ready to resist Russia
New York Post - 22 Jan 2022 03:47
During World War II, a single human lifetime ago, Ukraine was one of the deadliest battlefields of the deadliest war in human history. No one should think that another war like that is impossible, or that the events of o...
As F.B.I. Breached Texas Synagogue, Hostages Were Dashing for Exit
The New York Times - 22 Jan 2022 02:16
The federal agency said it was unaware that three hostages were already escaping the temple as an elite rescue team entered from different sides, killing the attacker.
5 merciless cartoons about Biden's rough 1st year
The Week - 22 Jan 2022 12:52
Artists take on his stalled agenda, partisan anger, and more
Police: Truck with 100 monkeys crashes, some of them missing
ABC News - 22 Jan 2022 06:02
State police say a truck carrying about 100 monkeys has been involved in a crash in Pennsylvania and authorities are searching for at least three of the monkeys that appeared to have escaped the vehicle
The Systemic Realities Created by Legal Abortion
The New York Times - 22 Jan 2022 18:15
Thoughts on the 49th anniversary of Roe v. Wade.
Stray bullet kills English astrophysicist visiting Atlanta
ABC News - 22 Jan 2022 16:32
Police in the Atlanta area say a stray bullet struck and killed an English astrophysicist while he was inside an apartment
Thich Nhat Hanh, influential Zen Buddhist monk, dead at 95
New York Post - 22 Jan 2022 05:43
The death was confirmed by a monk at Tu Hieu Pagoda in Hue, Vietnam who said that Nhat Hanh, known as Thay to his followers, died at midnight on Saturday. The monk declined to be named because he is not authorized to spe...
Alex Murdaugh now faces 71 charges, stole $8.5M from clients: prosecutor
New York Post - 22 Jan 2022 05:37
Former South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh now faces 71 charges that he stole nearly $8.5 million in wrongful death settlements from more than a dozen people after more indictments were issued Friday.
Tony Podesta made $1M lobbying Biden White House for China's Huawei
New York Post - 22 Jan 2022 03:29
Well-connected Democrat Tony Podesta raked in $1 million last year lobbying the Biden White House on behalf of Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei.
Beijing 2022 says no foreign athletes have tested positive yet for Covid-19 after arrival
CNN - 22 Jan 2022 12:30
No foreign athletes who have arrived in Beijing for the Winter Olympic Games have tested positive for Covid-19 as of Wednesday, according to Beijing 2022's media team.
How China's Xi Jinping Is Staging the Beijing Olympics on His Terms
The New York Times - 22 Jan 2022 12:00
From Beijing's unexpected bid through the coronavirus pandemic, China has managed to fulfill its promises and cow its critics.
Saudi-led coalition denies targeting Yemeni detention center after airstrikes kill 70
CNN - 22 Jan 2022 11:41
The coalition led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates fighting in Yemen denied that it deliberately targeted a detention center in airstrikes on Friday that killed dozens and caused a nationwide internet blackou...
Man facing murder charge in fatal stabbing of UCLA student Brianna Kupfer
New York Post - 22 Jan 2022 02:46
A man was charged Friday in the murder of Brianna Kupfer, the UCLA student who was stabbed to death last week working at a high-end Los Angeles furniture store.