• 03/14/2025

Russia declares wanted prosecutor Khan from the Hague

Pravda Ukraine https://www.eurointegration.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/19/7162048/

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Political orientation impedes factchecking efficacy, report finds

Taipei, May 19 (CNA) People’s leanings toward certain political parties hamper efforts to debunk false information about politics, a report launched Friday by the Taiwan FactCheck Center (TFC) showed. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202305190022

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Children’s Books: A Zombie Fungus, Microbes on the Attack

Wall Street Journal Reviews of ‘Some of These Are Snails,’ ‘Unseen Jungle,’ ‘The Stars’ and ‘Who Ate What?’ https://www.wsj.com/articles/childrens-books-a-zombie-fungus-microbes-on-the-attack-9fb53d54

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Russian Prosecutor General’s Office designates Greenpeace as ‘undesirable’ — press service

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Greenpeace has been active in Russia for more than 30 years, since the late 1980 https://tass.com/society/1620143

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Kia and Hyundai to Pay $200 Million to Settle Viral Car-Theft Suit

Wall Street Journal Car owners sued the companies after a social-media challenge inspired thieves. https://www.wsj.com/articles/kia-and-hyundai-to-pay-200-million-to-settle-viral-car-theft-suit-7321e9fb

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‘Mott Street’ Review: Bringing Stones to America

Wall Street Journal At a Chinatown address, Ava Chin discovered a whole side of her family she’d never met. She set out to trace their collective history. https://www.wsj.com/articles/mott-street-review-bringing-stones-to-america-92f73933

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‘Brokeback Mountain,’ Onstage, Lacks Some Intensity

New York Times A new West End adaptation, starring Lucas Hedges and Mike Faist, recasts Annie Proulx’s 1997 short story as a memory play. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/19/theater/brokeback-mountain.html

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Putin accuses Russia’s opponents of being driven by neo-colonial mindset

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to the Russian president, they fail to understand that, “Russia’s multi-ethnic people are only becoming stronger” amid external aggression and external pressure https://tass.com/politics/1620133

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Fiction: ‘Shy’ by Max Porter

Wall Street Journal Plus reviews of ‘Good Men’ by Arnon Grunberg and ‘Close to Home’ by Michael Magee. https://www.wsj.com/articles/fiction-shy-by-max-porter-3bd04b36

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‘Natural Light’ Review: Adam Elsheimer’s Small Works of Wonder

Wall Street Journal The miniature paintings of a German artist in Rome became a quiet legacy of luminous beauty. https://www.wsj.com/articles/natural-light-review-adam-elsheimers-small-works-of-wonder-bf5d7617

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