Summer walkers’ plight – to make pedestrians safer | Letters
On 2 June 2018, a car hit a group of women on the westbound sidewalk of Newborough Avenue at the intersection of Glencoe Close in Riverside. Every single woman was either walking on the…
Skylab mathematician Jessica Watkins to become first black woman to visit space station
Skylab mathematician Jessica Watkins will become the first black woman to visit the International Space Station, a program astronaut Mae Jemison first joined in 1992 Skylab mathematician Jessica Watkins is the first black woman…
What happens when a plastic bag becomes sheep’s hair?
Written by Staff Writer by Shana Lebowitz, CNN At first glance, it doesn’t seem much different from any other plastic bag: Thick, plastic looking bag intended to hold toiletries and toilet paper. But there…
Dutch Police Once Again Use Lethal Gunfire to Stop Protesters From Attacking WWII Monument
WATCH: Agents stand between police and protesters on the Covid stand off at Tallinn Bridge. Photo: @david_jake_BENBS Dutch police fired rubber bullets and sound grenades on Saturday after holding off protests over changes to…
NOAA: Hurricane season to be ‘above average’
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued its outlook for the upcoming hurricane season, warning that the five years since Hurricane Sandy made landfall have been particularly active. “Looking ahead to the upcoming…
Top diplomat of UAE makes highest-profile trip to Syria since conflict began
United Arab Emirates Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash, second from left, and Syrian counterpart Walid al-Muallem, right, make their way down the red carpet on arrival at the Foreign Ministry in…
Trans-Siberian railway: 1870-1970, as seen from Bulgaria
Abu Jinzu 1846 This Passot near Savonarola, a few miles from capital Sofia, was named in honour of two local heroes. Stallions made it from the nearby forest on to the land that would…
#CDOTW, 2001: British director Sally Potter shines in ‘Trouble in Mind’
“Trouble in Mind” (1998) (6 stars)Directed by Sally Potter. Running time: 120 minutes. Critic’s rating: 3/4Star Emma Thompson stars as a deeply lonely woman working for the English Broadcasting Authority who, supported by no…
This historic part of Italy is in need of a cultural revival
Written by Lilli St. George; CNN Standing on the pier at the 19th-century Renaissance-era Monte Cataldo harborside park, a small group of students in swimsuits form a large beach party. They start to move,…
‘It’s more than just love’: What your family means to you
When I married, I expected my husband to be supportive. My parents had separated when I was a teenager, and I was uncomfortable with the idea of yet another split. They were very close…