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Why arent white people interested in racial discussions?   April 9, 2021 I would like to respond to AP’s Deepti Hajela’s article “White People Seem Uninterested in Racial Talk” in the Daytona Beach News Journal’s Sunday, March 28, edition. I have no problem discussing racial questions in a country that has been literally torn apart racially through years of unrest. Names that contributed to this ongoing unrest mostly involved police interaction with Blacks, mostly males but the death...

Holocaust survivor recounts leaving her family when she was a teen Holocaust Remembrance Day Anita Weisbord was 16 when her mother sent her to England via the kindertransport to escape the Nazis. Now 98, Anita tells her story to show where hate can lead to. GLEN COVE, N.Y. - On this Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day, 98-year-old survivor Anita Weisbord recounted the painful decision her mother made to send Anita at age 16 by herself to England.  "My aunt called my mother a rotten mothe...

Which ones make the list? Heres What You Need to Know: The Soviet Union probably produced more battle-tested tanks than any other country. Russia inherited a formidable and highly varied inventory of tanks after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The arc of Soviet tank design has prized simplicity of manufacture, to help mass production, and ease of operation, to partially negate tank crew’s lack of training. Compact design and lightweight are also staples of Soviet/Russian tank engineering. ...

  [This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press.] Graviter just launched on Nintendo Switch and Steam! Manipulate gravitational forces in this minimalistic puzzle game featuring real-life physics, relaxing music, and... a kitten. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 8th, Warsaw, Poland Have you ever wondered what it would be like to take control of Newtonian mechanics and finagle your way through the galaxy as...

Are you familiar with how and when our township was formed? I am taking the opportunity to brief my township readers on some facts on how Wilkes-Barre Twp. got its name and when it was formed. The township was one of the original townships, named in honor of John Wilkes and Isaac Barré, two British Parliament members who supported colonial America and fought for our freedom while they served in the British Parliament. The township was formed in 1774 when it stretched from the Susquehanna Riv...

The Latest: Australia mourns Prince Philip The Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 51 1of51Flags fly at half-staff on the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Sydney as a tribute to Prince Philip, Saturday, April 10, 2021. Buckingham Palace officials say Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has died. He was 99. Philip spent a month in hospital earlier this year before being released on March 16 to return to Windsor Castle. )Mark Baker/APShow MoreShow Less 2of51FILE - In this Nov...

Despite vaccination efforts, COVID-19 cases and deaths surge around the world By Vanessa Gera One-on-one with Dr. Fauci, nation’s top infectious disease specialist FOX TV Digital Reporter interviews infectious disease specialist Dr. Fauci on the latest coronavirus news including booster shots, the MLB All-Star game, vaccine distribution and more. WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Hospitals in Turkey and Poland are filling up. Pakistan is restricting domestic travel. The U.S. government will send more hel...

Antiwar.com Original The Cold War, Rebooted and Rebranded Why 2021 Looks So Much Like 1981 – And Why That Should Scare Usby William J. Astore and Tom Engelhardt Posted on Originally posted at TomDispatch. When it comes to future conflicts or present-day war games, they have all the advantages and we have none! Or as Eric Edelman, a former undersecretary of defense for policy, told CNN recently, “Russia and China are playing a home game, we are playing an away game.” And mind ...

Holocaust Survivors Use #ItStartedWithWords Campaign to Fight Anti-Semitism There has been a rise in online anti-Semitism during the pandemic along with studies indicating that younger generations lack even basic knowledge of the Nazi genocide By David Rising • Ronald Zak/AP Alarmed by a rise in online anti-Semitism during the pandemic, coupled with studies indicating younger generations lack even basic knowledge of the Nazi genocide, Holocaust survivors are taking to socia...

UPDATE 2-This is war: Polish medics just taking naps between COVID shifts Reuters 4 hrs ago (Adds link to coronavirus infections story) WARSAW, April 9 (Reuters) - Some Polish doctors and nurses are just taking naps between shifts as they fight a third wave of the coronavirus, the health minister said on Friday, amid reports of medical staff using oxygen and intravenous drips to boost their energy. The country of 38 million, the largest in the European Unions eastern wing, reported 768 corona...