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Sunday Times of London has fired the writer of an op-ed article denouncing the campaign by women of the British Broadcasting Corporation for equal pay after the column sparked widespread accusations that it was anti-Semitic and misogynistic.
The move came after the article, by Kevin Myers, an Irish journalist with a record of provocative right-wing statements, was pulled from its website and the editor of The Sunday Times and the editor of the paper’s Irish edition apologized for the column.
Framing his piece as an attack on the push to close the pay gap at the BBC, Mr. Myers wrote:
F. Roger Devlin has an article called
The Zebra Killings, American Renaissance, January 8, 2020, about some well known (at the time) interracial murders in the 70s. The editor s note says This 9,000-word account is the best summary you will find anywhere of a largely forgotten series of grisly black-on-white murders. and it starts with this:
They will never be as celebrated as Emmett Till, but 15 white San Franciscans were killed because of their race over a terrifying six-month period in the early 1970s. The killings, which became known as the Zebra murders, were carried out by a group of at least four black men associated with the Nation of Islam.
Christmas Eve Quotes: 18 Inspirational Sayings To Share During The Holidays
12/24/20 AT 7:01 AM
Christmas Eve. and Christmas Day represent a special time of year that some consider a religious celebration, while others see the holiday as an opportunity to spending time with friends and family.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic restrictions, most celebrations will be smaller and very different this year. However, it doesn’t mean the holiday should be considered just another day.
The 18 quotes below from Wise Sayings, Quote Fancy, and Quote Garden will inspire you and others to cherish the importance of Christmas.
“I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.” Charles Dickens
On the day the U remembered Borlaug s Nobel Peace Prize, another food innovator won it for 2020 December 21, 2020 11:07am Text size Copy shortlink:
It has been 50 years since Norman Borlaug received the Nobel Peace Prize for developing a high-yield, disease-resistant wheat that saved an estimated billion human lives from starvation.
His alma mater, the University of Minnesota, honored his achievements and its incalculable impact on global agriculture at a symposium earlier this month, while also shining a light on the new challenges facing humanity and the younger generation of students who will try to solve them.
Borlaug is credited as the Father of the Green Revolution, a series of scientific advancements that created far more reliable harvests and booming outputs in the 1960s. The world was facing severe food shortages in many developing nations as populations ballooned after World War II.