Jill Sobule, Singer of ‘Supermodel’ and ‘I Kissed a Girl,’ Dies in a House Fire
Ms. Sobule, 66, died Thursday morning in Woodbury, Minn., her publicist said. She had been scheduled to perform songs from her musical later in the week.
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These Contentious Issues Could Determine Who Becomes the Next Pope
As cardinals gather to elect Pope Francis’ successor, they are facing debates over whether the church most needs change or constancy.
KADEM’s ‘6th International Women and Justice Summit’ ended
ORGANISED by the Women and Democracy Foundation (KADEM), the 6th International Women and Justice Summit with the theme ‘Artificial Intelligence and Women’ continued on 9 November with the participation of expert guests.
Woman missing since 1962 found ‘alive and well’
A woman missing for nearly 63 years has been found alive and well after the case into her disappearance was reviewed, police in the US state of Wisconsin said. Audrey Backeberg was 20 years old when she disappeared from her home in the small city of …
What I Learned in China: Obedience Gets You Nowhere
In 2014, the Chinese writer known as Murong Xuecun announced in an essay in The New York Times that he was returning to China to turn himself in to the police. Two weeks earlier, the authorities had arrested three of Mr. Murong’s friends in Beijing …
Trump Officials Seek to Bring First White Afrikaner Refugees to U.S. Next Week
The rapid relocation of the Afrikaners, who President Trump says have been racially persecuted in South Africa, stands in stark contrast to the virtual shutdown of all other refugee admissions.
Today Harvard Is the Target. Tomorrow It Could Be Your Church.
Conservatives like me once instinctively understood that expanding government power — even briefly — invites harm. Yet recent attempts by President Trump’s administration to use the tax code as a weapon reveal how easily partisanship can override …
Top Liberian doctor struck off over qualification doubts
The head of Liberia’s doctors’ association has been banned from practising medicine after a regulatory body said it did not have evidence of his initial medical degree. As part of a qualifications audit, the Liberia Medical and Dental Council (LMDC …
Pope Leo XIV Echoes Francis in His First Mass, Aligning Himself With ‘Ordinary People’
In his advocacy of the poor, migrants and a more open church, many people see the new pope as a continuation of his predecessor.
Trump administration considers suspending habeas corpus
Donald Trump’s administration is “actively looking at” suspending habeas corpus – the right of a person to challenge their detention in court – one of the US president’s top aides has said. Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of …