Ask Amy: Complaints about erratic behavior have book club member ready to quit
Dear Amy: I have been a journalist and author since my early 20s — now retired and living in a gated community. After our last book group meeting, I got a call from our coordinator. I was bereft when my husband died, so that meant a lot to me.”Of course, I don’t plan to return! I have sons who visit, two good friends here, and several remote friends with whom I have great conversations. You can email Amy Dickinson at askamy@amydickinson.com or send a letter to Ask Amy, P.O.
mlive.comNew Zealand announces plan to reopen to the world after nearly two years of coronavirus travel restrictions
The reopening will begin with fully vaccinated New Zealanders coming from Australia and is expected to gradually expand until all pandemic travel restrictions are lifted by October, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said.
washingtonpost.com'Consequences' for Nord Stream 2 if Russia invades Ukraine: Baerbock
Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock vows serious consequences for Russia if it invades Ukraine, with sanctions expected to hit the disputed Nord Stream 2 pipeline built to bring Russian gas to Europe and bypass Ukraine.
news.yahoo.comU.S. rejects Russia's demands amid growing tension with Ukraine
The U.S. and NATO have formally rejected Russia's demands that NATO ban Ukraine and other former Soviet states from joining the alliance, but offered compromises on arms control and missile placement. Tensions with Moscow are at levels not seen since the Cold War. Former Defense Department official Evelyn Farkas joined CBS News with more.
news.yahoo.comPelosi, Dems pitch HUGE spending bill amid Russia-Ukraine tensions. Are Americans game for MORE war?
Gallup's Mohamed Younis, Drinkin' Bros' Dan Hollaway, Batya Ungar-Sargon, and Robby Soave discuss the popularity of U.S. intervention in Ukraine amongst Americans of all political ideologies.
news.yahoo.comWhat does Putin want from Russia-Ukraine crisis?
Despite warnings from other world leaders about his questionable tactics in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin remains unfazed. A prominent Putin critic said he believes the Russian leader wants to distract ordinary Russians from their economic hardship. Holly Williams reports from Kyiv, Ukraine.
news.yahoo.comSupreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to retire
Justice Stephen Breyer will retire from the Supreme Court at the end of the term in June. Breyer faced a lot of pressure from liberals to retire while a Democratic president is in office. CBS News Senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe and congressional correspondent Nikole Killion join CBS News with more.
news.yahoo.comNorway's PM: Russia build-up is 'a sign of weakness'
Norway's prime minister, whose country borders Russia and is a founding member of NATO, said Wednesday it's "a sign of weakness" that President Vladimir Putin has to express Moscow's political views by an "extraordinary" military buildup. (Jan. 26)
news.yahoo.comThe Lost Summer : Code Switch
Twenty years ago, during the dog days of summer , a fledgling journalist named Shereen Marisol Meraji — maybe you've heard of her? — headed to Durban, South Africa. Her mission: to report on a meeting of thousands of organizers and ambassadors gathered at a global conference on racism. The conference filled Shereen with hope and optimism — all of which would soon be wiped away.
npr.orgTexas Gov. Greg Abbott calls for Trump-style immigration measures
Republican leaders who want a future in the party, such as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, see support for aggressive border measures as a political winner, buoyed by 2020 results suggesting that Donald Trump did not drive away Latino voters as some Democrats had predicted.
news.yahoo.com‘You feel that you are targeted every day,’ says journalist living in Gaza City
In the heaviest round of fighting since 2014, Israel and Hamas engaged in 11 days of deadly conflict in early May. In Israel, 12 people were killed, two of them children. In Gaza, more than 200 Palestinians were killed, including 65 children. Ameera Harouda, freelance journalist and producer in Gaza City, talks to Yahoo News about the vast destruction and damage done as a result of the latest violence.
news.yahoo.comIowa jury acquits journalist who was arrested while covering protest
Iowa jury acquits journalist who was arrested while covering protest Hundreds of Americans were arrested during the civil unrest after George Floyd's killing in 2020, including journalists covering the protests. Breaking news reporter for the Des Moines Register Andrea Sahouri, who was found not guilty this week of charges of failing to disperse and interfering with official acts, described her experience and the impact of her arrest to CBSN's Nikki Battiste.
cbsnews.comIowa jury acquits journalist who was arrested while covering protest
Iowa jury acquits journalist who was arrested while covering protest Hundreds of Americans were arrested during the civil unrest after George Floyd's killing in 2020, including journalists covering the protests. Breaking news reporter for the Des Moines Register Andrea Sahouri, who was found not guilty this week of charges of failing to disperse and interfering with official acts, described her experience and the impact of her arrest to CBSN's Nikki Battiste.
cbsnews.comTurkish court convicts former editor on terror charges
Can Dundar the former chief editor of the Turkish newspaper Cumhuriyet poses for a photo prior to an interview with the Associated Press in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. A court in Istanbul convicted exiled journalist Can Dundar on espionage and terror-related charges for a news report and sentencing him to a total of 27 1/2 years in prison. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)A Turkish court on Wednesday convicted the former editor-in-chief of opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet on espionage and terror-related charges over a 2015 news story, a verdict the exiled journalist said exemplified the pressures on Turkish media. The news report claimed that Turkish intelligence service and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan did not allow a prosecutor to pursue an investigation into arms smuggling. After Dundar appealed the conviction, the Supreme Court of Appeals overturned the sentence in 2018 and ordered a retrial with harsher sentences.
Blake Bacho: Dad's retirement a big adjustment
But that does not mean a person can’t pour their heart and soul into their job. Trying to sum up an entire person with a title is naturally going to diminish who they are and what they have accomplished. A facilities director for a school district is mainly concerned with things that go unnoticed, so long as they’re working. This is a big change - the closing of a decades-long chapter for not only Dad, but the entire family. Director of Facilities was a mouthful anyway, and it’s no secret he prefers the job titles of Husband, Dad and Grandpa.
monroenews.comFreed journalist speaks out after returning home from Syria
Freed journalist speaks out after returning home from Syria Peter Theo Curtis gave a short statement outside his mother's home near Boston. It was his first public comment since he was released by Syrian insurgents over the weekend. Curtis had been held captive for nearly two years. Gayle King reports.
cbsnews.comInside the world of fraternities: Journalist discusses Greek system's influence on campus
Inside the world of fraternities: Journalist discusses Greek system's influence on campus Caitlin Flanagan spent a year researching the campus power wielded by fraternities, and this month, her article, "The Dark Power of Fraternities" is the cover story of The Atlantic magazine. She joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to discuss fraternities' influence, including her reporting in which she claims frats are, in many ways, mightier than the universities that host them.
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