Ukraine war: Putin influencers profiting from war propaganda
Russia’s military bloggers are reaping the rewards of a growing advertising market on Telegram.
Day: September 2, 2023
840,000 Afghans who’ve applied for key U.S. resettlement program still in Afghanistan, report says
More than 840,000 Afghans who applied for a resettlement program aimed at people who helped the U.S. war effort in Afghanistan are still there waiting, according to a report that lays out the challenges with a program intended to help America’s allies …
Human blood set to ‘soak’ Vatican in protest inspired by Sinead O’Connor
Human blood is set to “soak” the Vatican in a protest inspired by the late singer Sinead O’Connor.
US Senate a ‘privileged nursing home’ – Nikki Haley
The former South Carolina governor and US ambassador to the United Nations has called for “mental competency tests” for aging politicians
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Ecuador says 57 guards and police officers are released after being held hostage in several prisons
Ecuadorian authorities say 50 guards and seven police officers were released more than a day after they were taken hostages in different prisons, in what the government described as a response by criminal groups to its efforts to regain control of seve…
S&P 500 loses its sole Black female CEO with Walgreens chief’s exit
While Black women make up 8.3% of all employees, they are just 1.8% of executives.
Sept. 11: ‘Remembrance through service’
Most of us remember where we were during the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and the outpouring of unity that followed. People everywhere stepped up to honor the families of those lost and injured through formal and informal acts of kindness and v…
Paris says ‘au revoir’ to electric scooters as ban takes effect
After five years of chaos in the streets, Paris is saying goodbye to electric scooters. One of the first major cities to embrace them is now the first major capital to fall out of love and ban them.
The novel ‘Between Two Moons’ is Aisha Abdel Gawad’s ‘love letter’ to Arab Americans
NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with novelist Aisha Abdel Gawad about her new novel Between Two Moons. It’s a coming of age story about teenage twins in Brooklyn and takes place during one month of Ramadan.
Rudy Giuliani pleads not guilty in Georgia election case, won’t attend arraignment hearing
Rudy Giuliani on Friday pleaded not guilty to Georgia charges that accuse him of trying, along with former President Donald Trump and others, to illegally overturn the results of the 2020 election in the state.