“The New Zealand view then, and continues to be, that the release of her story now increased the risks to her life. If there was any acknowledgement of their media plan, it was not an endorsement of their approach.”
Daily Archives: April 15, 2019
India elections: Will women voters be a game changer?
Although women have held powerful government positions in India, their political participation in the country has largely been curtailed by a male-dominated system. Will the ongoing general election bring about a change?
Global Health: In African Villages, These Phones Become Ultrasound Scanners
A hand-held device brings medical imaging to remote communities, often for the first time.
Measles Outbreak: Yeshiva’s Preschool Program Is Closed by New York City Health Officials
The program is the first one to be closed as part of the city’s escalating effort to stem the country’s largest measles outbreak in decades.
Bernie Sanders Released His Tax Returns. He’s Part of the 1%.
Mr. Sanders’s income shot up after his last presidential bid, topping $1 million in 2016 and 2017 as proceeds from books drove up his earnings.
Natural History Museum Will Not Host Gala for Brazil’s President
The museum said that it was “deeply concerned” about renting the space for an event to honor someone whose environmental policies had been widely criticized.
Republicans Are the Real Extremists
Conspiracy theorists and enemies of democracy, oh my.
Hundreds Of Yemeni-American Deli Owners Join Boycott Of NY Post
Bodega owners across the city have dropped the NY Post from newsstands over an inflammatory cover it ran last week, one that the Yemeni American Merchants Association fears could incite actual violence against Muslims. [ more › ]
Controversial Anti-Vax YouTube Host Accused Of Preying On Ultra-Orthodox Community
First, signs went up around Williamsburg in synagogues and grocery stores and on street corners, advertising an international conference call with seven dial-in numbers on four different continents. [ more › ]