Morning News Brief
Children in Yemen were killed when a Saudi-led coalition airstrike hit their school bus. Prosecutors in the Manafort trial may rest their case Friday. White supremacists converge on Washington, D.C.
Deadly Airstrike By Saudi-Led Coalition Hits School Bus In Yemen
Rachel Martin talks to Mirella Hodeib of the International Committee of the Red Cross, about what happened after airstrikes by a Saudi-led coalition hit a market and school bus in Yemen.
Why Trading Venezuelan Bolivar For U.S. Dollars Is Dangerous
Venezuela’s currency is losing value so quickly, residents are trying to trade it for anything else, like sacks of sugar. We meet a woman who helped citizens access U.S. dollars. Now she’s on the run.
For Abortion Activists In Argentina, A Campaign Waged Online Faces A Disconnect
This week, Argentina’s Senate rejected a bill to legalize abortion. The decision came as a letdown for feminist organizations that conducted their battle largely on social media.
Saudi-led Coalition Strikes School Bus In Yemen, Killing At Least 29 Children
The children were on a field trip when the airstrike hit their bus in Saada province, aid groups say. The coalition, which is backed by the U.S., says the strike was a “legitimate military action.”
Zimbabwe Cracks Down On Opposition After Disputed Presidential Election
Tendai Biti, a leading opposition member, sought asylum in the neighboring Zambia, but his request was denied and he was detained by police. Now, he’s out on bail.
Lebanon’s hashish equation: If farmers gain, does Hezbollah lose?
For generations, residents of the impoverished flat plain of the northern Bekaa Valley have been cultivating cannabis. The illegal enterprise has earned modest incomes for farmers but immense fortunes for the dealers who buy the cannabis in bulk and e…
Argentina rejects legalizing abortion, but flings open once-taboo topic
Noelia Rodriguez sat at a table in front of Argentina’s Congress this week, decorating and selling the green scarves that have become synonymous with the movement to decriminalize abortion in Argentina. Early Thursday morning, after 16 hours of debate…
Are you what you post? Social media and the accountability debate
A number of young professional athletes, too, have had to answer for racial slurs and anti-gay comments posted when they were teens. Online trolls and political rabble-rousers comb through the social media archives of the famous and politically active…
Jason Kessler and the alt-right implosion after Charlottesville
This weekend is in many ways a test for Jason Kessler. Mr. Kessler, the organizer of last year’s Unite the Right protest in Charlottesville, is staging an anniversary rally in Washington. After a year of being pilloried not only by the left but also …
Death Toll For Indonesian Quake Rises Into The Hundreds
Damaging aftershocks continue to shake the island of Lombak, which suffered a deadly earthquake on Sunday. Rescue workers are struggling to reach the injured in some remote areas.
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