COP28 president denies using summit for oil deals
The report said the UAE planned to use its role as host of UN climate talks to strike oil and gas deals.
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Seeing My Japanese American Heritage Through Ansel Adams’s Lens
Culture / November 29, 2023 Seeing My Japanese American Heritage Through Ansel Adams’s Lens A photographer excavates personal history through reconstruction of Adams’s World War II photographs of Japanese Americans interned at the Manzanar Relocation Center. Joseph Maida Ad Policy My great aunt Katherine, a nisei Japanese American from Hawai‘i, and my great uncle Joe, a…
Protect the Planet
Andrea Arroyo COP28: Representatives from around the world unite to coordinate global climate action with an emphasis on clean energy. The post Protect the Planet appeared first on The Nation.
Paramedic pushed out of London ambulance by patient
A paramedic can be seen being pushed out of the back of an ambulance by a patient in a video released by London Ambulance Service (LAS). The paramedic can be seen crashing to the ground and holding his elbow in the footage. The patient had previously verbally abused members of the ambulance crew, and also…
Boy, 13, killed foster mother Marcia Grant with her own car
1 minute ago About sharing Marcia Grant was 60 when she died outside her home in Greenhill, Sheffield By Victoria Scheer BBC News A 13-year-old boy who killed his foster mother by running her over in her own car has been sentenced to two years in custody. Marcia Grant, 60, died outside her home in…
Brianna Ghey: Accused teenager tried to give girl overdose, jury told
Just now About sharing Brianna’s mum told the court about a time her daughter was sick, and screaming “in agony” By Julia Bryson & PA Media BBC News A girl accused of murdering Brianna Ghey had tried to kill her with an overdose weeks before she died, a jury has been told. Brianna, 16, who…
Aretha Franklin’s sons are awarded property thanks to a will found in a couch
21 minutes ago About sharing Aretha Franklin was one of the greatest soul voices of all time By Mark Savage BBC Music Correspondent Aretha Franklin’s sons have been awarded ownership of her former homes, thanks to a will that was discovered between couch cushions. The decision came four months after a jury said the document…
How Ohio Passed the Highest-Stakes Abortion Rights Law Since “Roe” Fell
Feature / November 29, 2023 How Ohio Passed the Highest-Stakes Abortion Rights Law Since Roe Fell How Ohio Passed the Highest-Stakes Abortion Rights Law Since “Roe” Fell The state is now firmly held by Republicans, but organizers found a way to reach voters who are appalled by the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Dani McClain…
Søren Kierkegaard Dared to Ask
Books & the Arts / November 29, 2023 A Cursed Blessing Søren Kierkegaard’s theory of despair. Søren Kierkegaard Dared to Ask In The Sickness unto Death, the Danish philosopher posed a difficult question: Is despair an essential feature of human life? Clare Carlisle Ad Policy Melancholy, Edvard Munch, 1895. This article appears in the December…
Ban the 24-Hour Workday!
Economy / November 29, 2023 Ban the 24-Hour Workday! In some states—New York is one of them—it is still legal to hire someone for a 24-hour shift, but to only pay them for a fraction of those hours. Dawn Kikel Ad Policy Home care workers, seniors, and people with disabilities holding a rally at the…