From online courtroom to information manipulation, social media has radically changed communication. Here are five books to help navigate itFrom Covid conspiracy theories to recent speculations about Catherine, Princess of Wales, social media is at the heart of how we share information, and misinformation, with one another in the 21st century. For those who want to have a better understanding of social media and how it affects us, here are a selection of titles that explore how we consume,...
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On February 2, 1949, 75 years ago, a train arrived in New York harbor. It was not on the rails serving some dock, but rather small boxcars tucked into the hold of the S.S. Magellan. The ship docked at Weehawken, N.J., amid great fanfare — scores of U.S. Air Force planes saluted in a flyover, []Read More
Hundreds of demonstrators wearing Batman masks and black capes gather in
An energetic pair of harlequin lambs made their debut at New York City’s Central Park Zoo on Friday. The two, named Bobbin and Sage, are seven and three weeks old, respectively.
"I get people who will clap and come up to me as I'm playing a tune," said Lt. Robert Walsh, a bagpiper and FDNY paramedic. "They always say there's some connection to their family or that the sound reminds them of something."
The email went out to members of Justice Clarence Thomas’s law clerk network late last month celebrating his newest addition to an exclusive club. The justice’s selection needed no introduction. “Crystal Clanton’s clerkship for OT ’24 was announced by Scalia Law today!” wrote an assistant to Virginia Thomas, the justice’s wife, who is known as Ginni. The email referred to the 2024 October term of the court, and the tone was jubilant: “Please take a look at these posts of congratulations and...
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VICTORVILLE, Calif. (VVNG.com) — Deputies arrested five documented street gang members after finding firearms in their possession in a room at the Green Tree Inn and Suites in Victorville. On Friday, March 15, 2024, at 10:27 p.m., Deputies J. Mora and D. Steuerwald contacted a 16-year-old male juvenile while exiting the hotel at 14173 Green
Hamas seeks scaled-back release it can portray as victory as Israeli government weighs conflicting pressures over hostagesIn a cafe on a dusty roundabout in the small West Bank town of Silwad, men sit and play cards, one eye on the large TV screen showing the latest news from Gaza. When there is any mention of a possible ceasefire deal – and so the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails – there is silence.“Nobody tell us anything officially. We see on the news about a...
Three members of the infamous Lev Tahor cult – Yoel Weingarten, Yakov Weingarten, and Shmiel Weingarten – have been found guilty of kidnapping a 12-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl, and then spiriting the girl outside the United States to continue an illegal and forced marriage with her adult “husband.” The kidnapping occurred on a […]