The Misspent Insights of Claudia Rankine’s “Just Us”
Claudia Rankine’s interest in the white part of “us” turns her into an anthropologist.Photograph by Ike Edeani / NYT / Redux In her book-length poem …
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Scientists believe they have found a system of briny underground lakes on Mars
Two years after planetary scientists claimed they had discovered a large saltwater lake on Mars — a finding that, if accurate, significantly increases the possibility …
Want to be a poll worker in the 2020 election? Read this before applying to become ‘a front line customer service face of our democracy’
Election Day is just weeks away and America could be short on poll workers, voting experts say — but they emphasize that there’s still time …
Lockdowns are fading, but GOP outrage isn’t in campaigns
AUSTIN, Texas — When the coronavirus pandemic slammed the U.S. economy this spring, Dallas salon owner Shelley Luther became an overnight symbol of rebellion against …
South African mobile recruitment platform Giraffe wants to get young people back to work
After months of being ignored by recruiters in her home country of South Africa, the economics graduate began using a recruitment website called Giraffe. Compared …
How Democrats Could Try To Delay And Derail Trump’s New Supreme Court Pick
President Donald Trump on Saturday announced Judge Amy Coney Barrett as his pick to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court. Now …
Amy Coney Barrett ‘to be picked by Trump for Supreme Court’
Image copyright Reuters US President Donald Trump will reportedly nominate Amy Coney Barrett, a favourite of social conservatives, to be the new Supreme Court justice. …
The EU’s new asylum plan is filled with promise and peril
The European Union has proposed an ambitious new plan to deal with the thousands of asylum seekers who continue to arrive on Europe’s shores. But …
The coronavirus pandemic pushes hundreds of millions of people toward starvation and poverty
Yet the worst pain is centered in the developing world. In recent weeks, a host of international organizations and agencies have sounded alarms over crises …
What happened on the night of her death?
Regular vigils have been held in Kentucky for Ms Taylor The killing of unarmed black woman Breonna Taylor – who was shot in her Louisville …
Undercutting Scientists, Trump Says Tightening Covid-19 Vaccine Guidelines ‘Sounds Like a Political Move’
And its vaccine has potentially big advantages over some competitors. It uses a technology that has a long safety record in vaccines against other diseases. …
Trump Allies Weigh Which Supreme Court Pick Helps Him Win
Speaking to a packed airplane hangar in Dayton, Ohio on Monday, President Trump amped up the historic significance of his Supreme Court pick expected this …