Israel’s goal of annexing parts of the occupied West Bank is clearly “illegal,” the United Nations chief of human rights said Monday, warning that the consequences could be “disastrous.” Just a few days before Israel intends to launch plans to annex its settlements in the West Bank and parts of …
Read More »The Last of Us Part 2: Neil Druckmann on the sequel’s ambitious story
At the end of the original The Last of Us, developer Naughty Dog asks players, like Joel, to commit morally challenging acts that, if you agree they are the right thing, at least you understand where the character comes from. For The Last of Us Part 2, Naughty Dog aimed …
Read More »The finalized “safe list” of travel to the EU will likely exclude the US.
The US is expected to be excluded from a final list of countries whose citizens will be able to enter the European Union (EU) nations again starting in July, according to The Associated Press. Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha González Laya said on Monday that the list could include some 15 …
Read More »Supreme Court overturns Louisiana abortion restrictions
The Supreme Court reaffirmed protections against abortion on Monday, tearing down a Louisiana abortion restriction that, if its implementation were allowed, could have made the state the first to be without a legal abortion provider since Roe v. Wade. The decision, with Chief Justice John Roberts coinciding with the four-member …
Read More »Four former presidents start celebrating the centennial of the black leagues
Former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Jimmy Carter are lending their voices to a major milestone in baseball: the 100th anniversary of the formation of the black leagues. The four former presidents kicked off the “Tip Your Cap” campaign on Monday, which asks baseball fans to …
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