Harry Burleigh’s Eloquent Song of Freedom
Wall Street Journal The composer’s ‘Lovely Dark and Lonely One’ (1935), set to a poem by Langston Hughes, is one of the finest American art songs. https://www.wsj.com/articles/harry-burleighs-eloquent-song-of-freedom-d6d6e031
Read MoreIranians mark Jerusalem Day to support Palestinians
Fox News Tens of thousands of Iranians, some chanting “Death to America” and “Death to Israel,” marched in the capital of Tehran on Friday to mark Jerusalem Day, an annual show of support for the Palestinians. Senior Iranian officials attended the rally, including President Ebrahim Raisi. Since Iran’s Islamic Revolution in 1979, the rallies marking…
Read MoreAttack on Sloviansk: death toll rises to 9, search for 4 people continues
Pravda Ukraine The body of a dead woman has been recovered from the rubble of a house destroyed by a Russian attack on the city of Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast; the search for four more people is ongoing. Source: Suspilne public broadcaster, citing Ukraine’s State Emergency Service in Donetsk Oblast Details: According to Suspilne, as of…
Read MoreThe Stupid War Between Disney and DeSantis
Wall Street Journal Neither the company nor the Florida governor should want an extended brawl over sex ed for third-graders. https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-florida-disney-border-dispute-threatens-ww-iii-chapek-iger-desantis-reedy-creek-district-age-appropriate-322d4583
Read MoreSenegal gas deal drives locals to desperation, prostitution
Fox News When the gas rig arrived off the coast of Saint-Louis, residents of this seaside Senegalese town found reason to hope. Fishing has long been the community’s lifeblood, but the industry was struggling with climate change and COVID-19. Officials promised the drilling would soon bring thousands of jobs and diversification of the economy. Instead,…
Read MoreUlysses S. Grant and the Jews
Wall Street Journal He expelled them from three southern states during the Civil War, but made amends as president. https://www.wsj.com/articles/ulysses-s-grant-expelled-the-jews-and-apologized-tennesse-mississippi-president-lincoln-fa2d1c78
Read MoreWhat Exactly Did Justice Thomas Do Wrong?
Wall Street Journal He has responded to these perennial attacks with grace. https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-exactly-did-justice-thomas-do-wrong-clarence-harlan-crowe-billion-jet-money-court-462555b3
Read MoreSupreme Court temporarily allows access to abortion pill mifepristone amid judges’ contradicting orders
Fox News The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday temporarily allowed access to the abortion pill mifepristone after a Texas ruling last week set limits to the use of the drug. Justice Samuel Alito halted the lower court rulings that seek to limit access to mifepristone Friday, which in turn freezes the litigation being pursued by…
Read MoreSupreme Court allows challenges to federal agencies to go forward in court
Fox News The Supreme Court is allowing challenges to the structure of two federal agencies to go forward in federal court. The high court ruled unanimously Friday to allow challenges to the structures of the Federal Trade Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission to go forward in federal court. Lower courts had split on…
Read More5 Austrian officials stand trial for harboring Syrian war criminal at Mossad’s request
Fox News Five former Austrian officials went on trial in Vienna on Friday accused of granting asylum to a suspected Syrian war criminal in Austria at the request of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency. The five are accused of abusing their positions by bringing Khaled Halabi, a former Syrian general, to Austria in 2015 and arranging…
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