Giorno: 16 Aprile 2024

Columbia President Takes Hot Seat at Antisemitism Hearing

Columbia President Nemat “Minouche” Shafik was out of the country in December when three of her colleagues in academia – two of them at Ivy League schools – appeared before Congress to talk about antisemitism on their campuses.[#item_full_content]

Ecuador rations electricity as drought persists in the northern Andes

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador on Tuesday began to ration electricity in the country’s main cities as a drought linked to the El Niño weather pattern depletes reservoirs and limits output at hydroelectric plants that produce about 75% of the nation’s power. The power cuts were announced on Monday night by the ministry of energy, […]

Algerian journalist claims country expelled him without explanation

An Algerian journalist was expelled from the country after flying in from France and not being allowed to leave the airport as journalists continue to face challenges reporting in Algeria. Farid Alilat, a writer for the French-language magazine Jeune Afrique, wrote on Facebook that he spent 11 hours in police custody on Saturday at the […]

Blue state Dem in hot water for racial slur sets new record in Senate primary

Rep. David Trone, D-Md., who was recently blasted for using a disparaging term for Black people during a House hearing, is officially the largest self-funded candidate of a Senate primary race in U.S. history. Trone contributed $18.5 million of his own money to his Maryland Senate campaign, Fox News confirmed. And he brought in a […]