Central Asia Comes Out of the Russian Shadow
The region’s search for language, historic memory, cultural heritage and – above all – dignity received a new impetus from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Day: August 1, 2023
Afghan Taliban’s War On Music Intensifying
Hundreds of musicians have fled Afghanistan to escape the Taliban’s restrictions on music. Image: Afghanistan’s Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice/AFP
BBC: Afghanistan: Taliban burn ‘immoral’ musical instruments&nb…
Antarctica: Argentina-sized Sea Ice Chunk Missing
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Jury poised to deliberate death penalty or life sentence for gunman in Pittsburgh synagogue massacre
A jury is set to deliberate whether to impose the death penalty or a sentence of life in prison without parole on a man who spewed antisemitic hate before fatally shooting 11 worshippers at a synagogue in the heart of Pittsburgh’s Jewish community.
Federal judge declines to block new Indiana law barring teaching of sex in grades K-3
A federal judge has declined to block the enforcement of a new state law barring the teaching of human sexuality to students from pre-K through the third grade.
Intervention in Niger would mean ‘declaration of war’ – neighbors
Burkina Faso and Mali have said they will consider any move against the military junta in Niamey an act of war against themselves
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Don Coryell finally reaches the Hall of Fame decades after his Air Coryell changed the NFL
Nearly two weeks after Don Coryell died in 2010 at age 85, an impressive lineup of Hall of Famers gathered to remember the innovative coach whose “Air Coryell” offense produced some of the most dynamic passing attacks in NFL history.
Harrell proposes $27 million for Seattle addiction treatment, drug enforcement bill
Mayor Bruce Harrell is asking Seattle City Council members who voted against adopting the state’s new drug possession and public use law to reconsider, while offering a new plan on Monday.
‘We made a mistake with Russia’: EU chief in Asia trade mission
In her first visit to the Philippines, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pledged to restart negotiations on a trade deal as China’s actions in the South China Sea rattle the region.
US Gov Rolls Out National Cyber Workforce, Education Strategy
The Biden administration on Monday announced a series of “generational investments” to address immediate and long-term cyber workforce needs.
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