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Riot Declared in Portland After Protesters Smash Windows and Burglarize Businesses – SARA CLINE and GILLIAN FLACCUS / AP
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police in Portland, Oregon, said Saturday they arrested four people after declaring a riot Friday night when protesters smashed windows, burglarized businesses and set multiple fires during demonstrations that started after […]
Four Sikhs Among Victims of Indianapolis FedEx Mass Shooting – CASEY SMITH and RICK CALLAHAN / AP
INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis’ tight knit Sikh community mourned Saturday as members learned that four Sikhs were among the eight people killed in the mass shooting at a FedEx warehouse. The Marion County Coroner’s office identified […]
Queen Sits Alone at Funeral for Prince Philip to Set Example – DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS / AP
WINDSOR, England — Queen Elizabeth II is sitting alone in the quire of St. George’s Chapel during the funeral of Prince Philip, the man who had been by her side for 73 years. Philip, who […]
Angelina Jolie Talks to Elif Shafak About Why Men Need to Be Engaged in the Fight for Women’s Rights – Angelina Jolie
Turkish citizens have taken to the streets to protest their government’s decision to withdraw from the European treaty on violence against women and domestic violence, the Istanbul Convention. As its name suggests, this human rights […]
New Report On Art and Technology Finds Collectors Crave Personal Communication – Helen Holmes
78% of respondents to an ART+TECH survey had bought art without seeing it in person, but they still mostly craved a personal touch.Read More
‘Promising Young Woman’ Doesn’t Commit to its Most Challenging Ideas – Siddhant Adlakha
A handful of strengths, including Carey Mulligan, aren’t enough to overcome the film’s failings, writes critic Siddhant Adlakha.Read More
Climate Change Is the Biggest Story on Earth. So Why Can’t Hollywood Make Good TV Shows and Movies About It? – Jo Nesbø
Last summer, I wrote a short story entitled Rat Island, set in a post-pandemic United States. In it, the rule of law and social order have broken down, with mobs roaming the streets of Los […]
We Need More ‘Good Conflict’ in the U.S. Here’s How It Works – Amanda Ripley
A dozen liberal, Jewish New Yorkers traveled to rural Michigan to stay in the homes of a dozen conservative corrections officers, whom they’d never met, to try to understand each other. It sounds like the […]
Being Single Was Just a Part of Their Lives Before the Pandemic. Then It Became the Defining One – Belinda Luscombe
“I’m a toucher and flirter, and I don’t care who you are,” says Maggie Duckworth. “I will talk to a log.” Before the arrival of COVID-19, Duckworth had a pretty sweet life. An events coordinator […]