Senior news editor of publishers weekly, editor of pws online coverage of comics and graphic, and im also a cohost on more to come, pws weekly podcast, and aim also placed to welcome you to the 2020 brooklyn book festival online, a little different platform this year but still exciting and still doing what he brooklyn book fair does so well, to bring artists together to talk about their work. Were here today with a great trio of artists and start with dave chisolm, and emei butell and joe sacco. Theres a blinky you, purchase the books so please indulge. I want to tell you but the panel. Its called makers of the road, writing Hidden History and were league to book at three authors skillfully use the graphics medium to investigate the culture of different personalities, creative graphic nonfiction at it best. Lets tart with dave chisolm, chasing the bird, Charlie Parker in california, groundbreaking book that looks into the life and music of really one of the most revered and influencal
Have a spraks will protect us. Cases. Across the country there are more than 550,000 reported cases. They now admit the government nearly 22,000 people have lost their lives because of the virus waited too long to order protective measures. Which remains more than any if we had right from the very other country. On this very unusual easter beginning shut everything down, it may have been a little different. But there was a lot of pushback sunday, faithbased groups have about shutting things down back moved services online. Then. Meanwhile the Treasury Department said tens of millions gatherings are not allowed in an of people will receive their attempt on limit the spread of coronavirus stimulus payment through direct deposit this the virus. Week. How is all this received . Some hope for so many suffering reporter some churches are Live Streaming mass. Americans. Ruse offering a service. This could cost more money. Most said yes, it is different but theyre grateful they are able to sta
The Central African republic where aid agencies are warning of a humanitarian crisis that will only get worse. We begin with breaking news out of the iraqi capital baghdad where rockets have struck an area near the citys International Airport a Senior Member of iraqs Paramilitary Group the Popular Mobilization forces has been killed the rockets landed near the air cargo terminal destroying 2 vehicles belonging to the iranian backed group lets get the update now from al jazeera correspondent in baghdad osama bin. What happened here. More details in the last hour or so about what appears to be a good cry to be a good thing. Is not pork according to the broker mobilization pork with. High profile. And theyre being courted by the bond had prior mobilization for the creation protocol office. Along with. More names being made by the t. N. F. A. Few minutes and we are also hearing. Mike being a trike and c. N. N. Saying that this could be a strike again that it is worth noting that the pope.
Competition for gas in greece cyprus and israel sign a pipeline deal in the Eastern Mediterranean but turkey is also expanding its influence there so well still feel the rivalry and how is it shaping politics in the region this is inside story. Of their very warm welcome to the program im Julie Mcdonald worldwide demand for natural gas is growing and discoveries in the Eastern Mediterranean are changing that use policies on its Energy Supplies for decades its relied on russia for gas but israel greece and cyprus have signed off on a project for a pipeline that would lessen europes dependence on most school well the supply will connect israels offshore fields with europe and is expected to meet about 10 percent of the e. U. s demand for natural gas but that unites the 3 signatories in all positions at sarky and libya last month on korea and aaa agreed a new maritime boundary that they call their exclusive economic so they say this gives them full rights to exploit actual resorts in the
A cancer of hatred in america after 5 or stabbed at a jewish celebration. Get now tens of thousands of a stray and still to leave their homes as bush fires flare in another state. Their warm welcome to this hour of news well the u. S. Is calling them precision defensive strikes they are iraq the Prime Minister has labeled them quote im acceptable an american attack on the bases of a shia armed group close to the Syrian Border is causing new friction 3 camps of cuts a of hezbollah our hits in iraq one of them near all kind and 2 more inside syria at least 19 people have been killed well the pentagon says its in response to repeated rocket attacks on iraq he bases the most recent one killed an american civilian contract to just a few days ago well Simona Fulton explains why these targeted airstrikes appear to be an important shift in u. S. Action in iraq. Well there are quite significant because this is actually the 1st time that the u. S. Actually strikes a target on iraq his soil lets