THIS is the terrifying moment a huge mushroom cloud of flames erupted just yards away from busy apartment blocks in Kenya. Horrified residents were forced…
Day: February 1, 2024
What to Make of Biden’s Historic Sanctions on Israeli Settlers
As much of the world’s attention has focused on the ongoing carnage in Gaza, where Israel’s war of retribution will soon enter its fourth month,…
Everything to Know About the 2024 Grammy Awards
The Grammys are taking place on Sunday, Feb. 4, and the competition is stacked this year. The coveted golden gramophones will be handed out at…
No, Texas Can’t Secede, and the Border Fight Is About Politics More Than Policy
This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. First up,…
The New COVID-19 Shot Is Surprisingly Effective Against the Latest Variant
The latest COVID-19 vaccine offers good protection against the currently dominant strain of the virus, according to a new report in the MMWR, a journal…
Genius: MLK/X Star Aaron Pierre on Playing Icon Malcolm X
Genius: MLK/X, a NatGeo docudrama premiering Feb. 1, tells the stories of two of the most influential American civil rights leaders: Malcolm X and Martin…
A Powerful Model to Strengthen U.S. Democracy
In a famous passage, the 19th-century French philosopher Alexis de Tocqueville proposed a link between the love of material gratification and the loss of political…
Graffiti gang tags 27 floors of $1bn US skyscraper left abandoned since 2019 after developers ran out of money
A GRAFFITI gang has tagged 27 floors of a $1 billion US skyscraper after it was abandoned by developers. The construction of the three towers…
Austin Says He Never Told Staff to Hide Hospitalization From White House
(WASHINGTON) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday he never told his staff to keep his cancer surgery and hospitalization secret from the White House,…
Why Choosing the Right Historical Approach to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Matters
In a recent podcast interview, Sally Abed, a Palestinian citizen of Israel and member of Standing Together, an organization working for peace between Israelis and…