zphysician Editor’s Note: Richard Lapchick is a human rights activist, racial equality pioneer, sports expert, scholar and author. I became a university professor 52 years ago. One of the reasons I got my doctorate and decided to teach was my belief that the ideals I hold, including social justice and equal opportunity, would be part of … Read more
Uman, Ukraine CNN — As air raid sirens sounded in the small Ukrainian town of Uman, about 200km south of the capital Kiev, families crammed into a makeshift bomb shelter under a central synagogue. Before Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine last week, the temple’s basement served as a public bathhouse for Jewish worshipers to … Read more
It’s been two years since the Outsider Art Fair last met, with over 60 galleries strong, at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Manhattan. But now it’s back and the atmosphere is, unsurprisingly, festive. The dealers are happy to see each other again. Many participants present new material, little-known or totally unknown works. Ask them. And the … Read more
The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Kentucky’s attorney general, a Republican, could step in to defend a state abortion law overturned by a federal appeals court after the governor, a Democrat, declined to prosecute. other calls. The issue in the case was procedural and the court did not address the constitutionality of the abortion … Read more
‘Lupin’, the hit French drama, was itself at the center of a heist last week when around 20 young men wearing balaclavas stole equipment worth over $300,000 from the set while filming in a Paris suburb, a Netflix spokeswoman said. The theft, which was reported by international news agency Agence France-Presse and French newspaper Le … Read more
Novak Djokovic’s bet that countries would start easing their vaccination requirements in time for him to compete in major tennis tournaments has started to pay off. French authorities announced on Thursday that the country would no longer require visitors to present proof of a Covid-19 vaccine to enter indoor establishments after March 14, most likely … Read more
Flag makers in the United States are cutting and sewing blue and yellow fabrics as fast as possible to meet the surge in demand for Ukraine’s flag since the country was invaded by Russia last week. Artie Schaller III, president of the National Flag Company, which manufactures flags and installs flagpoles, said he woke up … Read more
NAIROBI, Kenya — Since the days of Nelson Mandela, South African leaders have dismissed American criticism of their friendships with autocrats like Cuba’s Fidel Castro and Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi, whose countries have stood by them during their most difficult times. desperate for the anti-apartheid fight. Today, South Africans are defending their loyalty to another autocrat … Read more
Governor Doug Ducey of Arizona on Thursday reaffirmed his decision not to run for the Senate this year, dealing a blow to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell while delighting former President Donald J. Trump , which for months had warned Mr. Ducey to stay out of the race. Mr. Ducey, whose term is limited as … Read more
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday halted a Guantánamo Bay detainee’s efforts to obtain information from two former CIA contractors involved in his torture, ruling that the investigation would inadmissibly expose state secrets . Judge Stephen G. Breyer, writing for a deeply fractured court, said the main question was whether the information sought by … Read more