Jewish Family Loses Legal Battle To Recover Painting Stolen By Nazis
The Spanish museum that purchased the artwork didn’t know it was stolen. Under Spanish law, it now belongs to them, the judge said.
Toronto Restaurant Fights Waste By Chopping Menu Prices Till Food Is Gone
Every Sunday, Farmhouse Tavern plans how to sell out of perishable food and open bottles of wine so it can shut up shop with an empty refrigerator for the next three days, when it is closed.
Venezuelans Show Up In The Thousands To Protest Against Maduro
Thousands of protesters rallied in Venezuela after the country’s opposition leader Juan Guaido called on his supporters to return to the streets to oust President Nicolas Maduro.
A different lens on people facing homelessness
It’s a sprightly 41-degree morning in Ithaca, and Mark Horvath gets his camera rolling. Carmen Guidi, a local advocate for people facing homelessness in this picturesque corner of upstate New York, is upset about a coming reality for residents of the …
News Brief: Barr Refuses To Testify, Venezuela, Julian Assange
Attorney General Barr is refusing to appear before a hearing scheduled on Thursday before the House Judiciary Committee. Also, an update on unrest in Venezuela and Julian Assange’s extradition case.
Assange Extradition Case Begins
The controversial founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, faces extradition to the U.S. NPR’s David Greene talks with European Union law expert Anna Bradshaw of Peters & Peters.
Gauging U.S. Options In Venezuela
Rachel Martin speaks with retired Adm. James Stavridis about American options in Venezuela. Stavridis served as commander of U.S. Southern Command, which covers Latin America.
Deadline For Iranian Oil Waivers
The Trump administration says today marks a new chapter in efforts to drive Iran’s oil sales down to zero. It wants China and India to stop importing Iranian crude or face sanctions.
Trump Administration Calls On Russia To Stop Supporting Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro
The Trump administration is calling on Russia to support Venezuela instead of President Nicolás Maduro. Russia says the U.S. is meddling in Venezuela and violating international law.
With economy humming, Democrats split over how to beat Trump
“The 2020 election isn’t going to be close.” That was conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt, writing in the Washington Post last weekend. Last year, many economic analysts were nervously predicting a recession on the horizon. Mr. Trump is uniquely unpo…
Why Europe is again a battlefield for Iran’s internal wars
The attack in southwestern Iran last September was the most lethal assault the country had seen in nearly a decade. Twenty-five soldiers and civilians were killed, among them 12 members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The desire f…
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