October 28, 2023 A Shower of Sparks The year Europe revolted. The Year Europe Revolted Why did the 1848 revolutions fail when their 18th-century predecessors succeeded? David A. Bell Ad Policy Barricade fight in Berlin, March 1848. (Getty) This article appears in the November 13/20, 2023 issue. In the final pages of Revolutionary Spring, the…
Q&A / October 28, 2023 Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Sits Down With The Nation Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Sits Down With “The Nation” For the first time in history, the president of Cuba sits down with a US outlet to share his thoughts on the future of Cuban socialism, the US blockade, and the economic…
38 minutes ago About sharing CCTV footage released by authorities shows a girl being pulled unconscious from the metro train By Ruth Comerford BBC News A teenage Iranian girl who fell into a coma after an alleged altercation with morality police earlier this month has died, state media and activists say. Armita Geravand, 16, collapsed…
Amanda Serrano retained her featherweight titles against Danila Ramos by unanimous decision in a historic contest for women’s boxing. It was the first time since 2007 that women have been in the ring for a title fight for as long as their male counterparts, with Serrano coming out on top after 12 three-minute rounds. Women’s…
Police say the suspect in a Lewiston, Maine shooting, where 18 people were killed, has been found dead.
44 minutes ago About sharing The Coast Guard shared an image of the sailors rescuing the missing fisherman By Max Matza BBC News, Seattle A fisherman who had been missing for nearly two weeks has been found alive floating in a life raft about 70 miles (110km) off the west coast of the US. Good…
28 minutes ago About sharing About 90 “complex and delicate” clocks at the Clockmakers’ Museum need to be changed manually By Simran Sohal BBC News The clocks going back on Sunday happens while most us are enjoying an extra hour in bed – all neatly taken care of by our smartphones and devices. But at…
31 minutes ago About sharing The female beetles give off an eerie glow in summer By Helen Briggs Environment correspondent “The fascination of glow worms for me is that they are in effect magic,” says ecologist Pete Cooper, as he tramples through thistles and nettles. “The glow worm has been the symbol of the other…
49 minutes ago About sharing Migrants from Pakistan and other countries have been crossing into Europe via Turkey By Reha Kansara, Samrah Fatima & Jasmin Dyer BBC Trending, BBC Urdu & BBC Newsnight “There is nothing to be worried about. Whether they’re 12 or 18 years old, we take guys of these ages too.” A…
19 minutes ago About sharing Watch: Authorities name all 18 victims of Maine shooting By Holly Honderich & Eloise Alanna reporting from Lewiston Shelter in place orders will be rescinded on Saturday for a number of Maine communities after the deadliest US mass shooting this year. A manhunt for the suspected gunman, who killed 18…