How Uri Berliner went about his complaint made it clear he was not interested in constructive criticism, but a viral momentGet Margaret Sullivan’s latest columns delivered straight to your inboxIt took only days from Uri Berliner’s publishing his fiery essay about his employer, NPR, to his suspension, to his resignation in a blaze of bad-faith glory.“You knew the martyrdom was coming,” was how journalist Issac Bailey put it.Margaret Sullivan is a Guardian US columnist Continue reading
Despite parading through the halls of the Capitol as a handsome group to deliver their articles of impeachment for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, they appear to have fallen short again of producing the kind of political stunt that can boost Donald Trump's presidential campaign. Rep. Jamie Raskin discusses the Republican disarray as they try to find issues they can rally around that don't also push away voters.
The Delhi High Court has said there is no bar under the Constitution on political parties, which are granted recognition by the State Election Commission (SEC), from contesting municipal polls.The court has also said the allocation of poll symbols to political parties by the SEC for municipal elections is reasonable and not arbitrary.The court passed an order to this effect while dismissing a petition that had sought a direction to the SEC here to stop putting the reserved symbols for political...
The West needs a “Plan B” in case Israel presses ahead with an invasion of Rafah, the Foreign Secretary has said.]]>
The hype about the totality of the eclipse has passed. While only catching a few glimpses of the event, I thought the most amazing part was the few minutes when []
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill. In today’s edition, we examine how Arizona is now at the center of the political universe. Plus, chief political analyst Chuck Todd explains why it's getting more difficult for politicians to find the middle. Sign up to receive this newsletter in your inbox every weekday here. 2024’s...
Children with additional needs wait an average of 11 months longer in care than their peers and voluntary adoption agencies (VAAs) are urgently looking for people who can offer them a permanent and loving home. Local adoption charity and voluntary adoption agency, Adoption Matters, is among 21 VAAs from all over the UK who have together created a guide for people considering adoption containing helpful information and advice from parents who have already adopted children with additional needs....
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Roxanne Perez says she sank The BOAT. Roxanne Perez has had a remarkable past few days. At NXT Stand & Deliver, Perez defeated Lyra Valkyria to win the NXT Women's Championship for the second time. Perez then made her Raw debut on April 8 and defeated Indi Hartwell. On the April 9 episode of WWE NXT, Perez defeated Natalya to retain her title after Lola Vice interfered. In an NXT Digital Exclusive, Roxanne Perez commented on her win. “Nine years ago, a young, naive Roxanne Perez made an...
Now at Lost Nation Theater, the one-person show I Am My Own Wife presents the life of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf (1928-2002), a Berliner who turned her home into a museum of cultural artifacts and her life into a beacon. She opens the play speaking directly to the audience, sure of her taste, herself and our interest. That exemplary certainty also gave her the courage to dress as a woman under the repressive Nazi and East German Communist regimes. Her power is knowing who she is. Born...
Phoenix broke several heat records last year. Now Grant Park, which has inequitable tree cover, is seeing a tree-planting drive that promises some respite from 100F temperaturesIt was a relatively cool spring day in Phoenix, Arizona, as a tree-planting crew dug large holes in one of the desert city’s hottest and least shaded neighborhoods.Still, it was sweaty backbreaking work as they carefully positioned, watered and staked a 10ft tall Blue palo verde and Chilean mesquite in opposite corners of...
The M.E.N's Nicole Wootton-Cane speaks to GMP's Online Child Abuse Investigation Team, who work to bring some of the region's most sickening predators to justice