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04 Mar 2021, 09:55am Karim Ennarah, who is recently-married to a British national, was on holiday when security forces took his belongings and arrested him. Mohamed Basheer’s home was raided and he was arrested, blindfolded and questioned without a lawyer present. Father of two, Gasser Abdel-Razek, has been questioned twice in five days, forcibly had his head shaved, and is being held in solitary confinement in a cold cell without any warm clothes. All three men work for the Egyptian Initiat...

2021 Volkswagen ID.4 Review: A Promising but Flawed Start to VWs EV Revolution By Patrick George, The Drive © Provided by The Drive The thing you have to understand about Volkswagen is that its always been after world domination. The 2021 Volkswagen ID.4 isnt just a new electric car--its simply the latest example of those plans in action. Previous incarnations of Volkswagen, and the Volkswagen Group writ large, meant brand-buying sprees until Bugatti, Lamborghini and Ducati we...

WQXR Announces 2021 STAR (Salutes The ARts) Initiative STAR (Salutes The ARts) is a multi-pronged effort to support New York Citys cultural landscape.by BWW News Desk As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to keep New York Citys performance stages dark, WQXR, New York Citys classical music station, has announced STAR (Salutes The ARts), a multi-pronged effort to support New York Citys cultural landscape. STAR kicks off with four projects aimed at helping individual artists and organizations: grant...

VALDOSTA – Valdosta Mayor Scott James Matheson is facing an ethics complaint calling for his ouster.

Popular Science’s favorite stories of 2020 PopSci Staff In a given year, the Popular Science staff produces hundreds of stories, from news articles and series to lean-back-and-read-it-through narratives. From the origin of our favorite companion species (read: dogs) to an in-depth look at the camera in your pocket, the tales that stick on our heads have one thing in common: These yarns reveal little-known truths about our world. Below are some of our favorite reads, including...

Solvang community works to keep Christmas spirit alive during pandemic SOLVANG, Calif. - 2020 has been quite a year. In spite of all of it, some people havent forgotten the Christmas spirit. "Im all about the Christmas spirit, I love this time of year. I happen to know the Grinch really well so I see him walking around randomly. We have a snow machine, I dress up. Its my favorite time of year, I love it," said Matt Morgantini with Wheel Fun Rentals in Solvang. "Love the Christmas decorations al...

Urgent Action Outcome: Human Rights Defenders Released On 3 December 2020, Gasser Abdel Razek, Karim Ennarah and Mohamed Basheer, directors at the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), were released and are now safely home with their families and loved ones.     On 3 December 2020, Gasser Abdel Razek, Karim Ennarah and Mohamed Basheer were released pending investigations into terrorism-related and other unfounded charges. Three days later, a court decided to freeze their personal a...