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Manhattan: In a May 16 New York Times article ("How Israeli extremists won," by David Leonhardt) the writer helps to vilify the Jewish settlers like Itamar Ben-Gvir due to their sporadic hostility toward the Palestinians who openly abhor them, and who, on occasion, slaughter dozens or even hundreds of Jews whenever feasible.
Bronx: The U.S. and its allies were upset with former Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych for accepting a deal with Russia for discounted gas prices and a $15 billion loan, so Yanukovych was pressured to agree to a European-brokered deal that included him removing his police. That resulted in government buildings being occupied by his opponents and him being forced to flee.
Seaside Heights, N.J.: Bullet holes from strafing still scar the buildings at Hickam Air Force Base on Oahu, a haunting testimony of the events that occurred 80 years ago today, a grim reminder of the “Day of Infamy” and the horrors of global war.