Lynde Langdon
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Myanmar forces attack protesters in deadliest day since coup
The number of people killed at anti-military demonstrations across the country on Saturday reached 114, the news site Myanmar Now reported. A holiday military parade in the capital city sparked violent protests. A warning on state TV on Friday cautioned young people they could be shot in the head or back if they participated. The military uses live ammunition against → Read More
Texas utility directors resign
Gov. Greg Abbott largely blames the board leaders of Texas’ power grid operator for catastrophic utility failures during last week’s winter storm. Historic snowfall and single-digit temperatures left millions throughout the Deep South without power and water for days. More than 80 people died, roughly half of them in Texas. → Read More
Impeachment trial nears end
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump on Friday called the second impeachment case against him an “unjust and blatantly unconstitutional act of political vengeance.” They dismissed the prosecution’s arguments that Trump’s claims of election fraud and calls for his supporters to take action amounted to incitement of the insurrection that occurred Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol. → Read More
Inauguration puts poetry back in the spotlight
Amanda Gorman, a 22-year-old poet from Los Angeles, gained 2 million Instagram followers in one day after reading her poem “The Hill We Climb” at the presidential inauguration last week, according to BuzzFeed News. Two of her books, neither of which has been published yet, shot to the top of Amazon’s charts. → Read More
Trump pardons 15, commutes 5 sentences
Former Republican congressmen Duncan Hunter of California and Chris Collins of New York received presidential pardons for financial crimes on Tuesday. President Donald Trump pardoned 13 others, including four former government contractors convicted in the 2007 killings of Iraqi civilians and two people implicated in Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. Despite speculation, → Read More
U.S. panel OKs Pfizer’s coronavirus shot
A group of independent advisers voted 17-4, with one abstention, to endorse the first U.S. coronavirus vaccine on Thursday. The panel said the shot from Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech appears safe and effective for people age 16 and up. → Read More
Biden in the lead
As vote counting wrapped up in a few states on Friday morning, Joe Biden took a slight lead of about 7,000 votes in Pennsylvania. Barely 1,000 separated him from President Donald Trump in Georgia, where the secretary of state said a recount would occur. Some media outlets already declared Biden the winner, but recounts and lawsuits could throw that result in doubt. → Read More
Election 2020 still too close to call
The last votes seemed to take the longest to count as another day began without definitive results in key states. According to the Associated Press’ election map, Joe Biden lacked just six electoral votes to clinch the presidency. Early on Friday morning Biden took a slim lead in Georgia, a state with 16 electoral votes, as counting continued. But with lawsuits pending in → Read More
The wisdom of children
China has a longstanding tradition of demanding—and receiving—apologies from foreign businesses that offend the communist government. This week, the creators of the Comedy Central show South Park turned the tradition on its head while also skewering the NBA for bowing under Chinese pressure. → Read More
College football’s humblest fan now its most famous
The University of Tennessee showered an elementary school student in Altamonte Springs, Fla., with school swag after the story of his homemade spirit shirt went viral last week. The college even made his design into an official school T-shirt. → Read More
Self-sufficiency and the American dream
When Emma Lazarus wrote her iconic poem “The New Colossus” in the 19th century, no public welfare system existed in the United States to help needy immigrants. “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,” she wrote, with no expectation that the tired, poor, huddled masses would get a handout from the government. → Read More
NFL courts women’s soccer player
One of the stars of the World Cup–winning U.S. women’s soccer team might have a future in the NFL. Carli Lloyd, a two-time FIFA player of the year, passed on an offer to kick for an unnamed NFL team in a preseason game this week but is seriously considering pursuing a career as a pro placekicker, her manager said. → Read More
680 detained in immigration raids
Immigration officials have released dozens of the 680 people arrested Wednesday at Mississippi food plants. A large-scale raid targeted illegal immigrants at seven chicken processing facilities. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement said it would release detainees who met certain conditions such as pregnant women or those who hadn’t faced immigration proceedings previously. → Read More
Puerto Rico swears in another governor
Puerto Rico just got its third governor in a week. Justice Secretary Wanda Vázquez took the oath of office Wednesday, replacing Pedro Pierluisi, the handpicked successor of former Gov. Ricardo Rosselló. → Read More
Teen wins $3 million in gaming contest
All those hours in front of screens paid off Sunday for Kyle Giersdorf of Pottsgrove, Pa., when he won the Fortnite World Cup first-place prize of $3 million. Giersdorf, 16, faced 99 other competitors from 30 countries in the tournament finals over the weekend at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York. Gamers took home a total of $30 million in prize money. → Read More
Walmart gives video filtering a boost
Parents who want to protect their children from TV violence, sex, and crude language gained another ally this month. Walmart unveiled content filtering on its streaming platform, Vudu, which offers free and paid access to popular movies and TV. → Read More
‘Never would have made it’
Four years have passed since Justin Bieber put out a studio album, and it has been a decade since he skyrocketed to fame as a teen singing phenom. But a YouGov poll of more than 7,000 people from July 2018 to July 2019 found Bieber is still America’s No. 2 most recognizable pop musician, second only to the late Michael Jackson. → Read More
More than genes
The headlines about a groundbreaking study on genes and human sexuality differed last week depending on who wrote them. “Research finds genetic links to same-sex behavior,” The Wall Street Journal announced Aug. 29. The website Live Science put it differently, pronouncing, “The ‘gay gene’ is a total myth, massive study concludes.” → Read More
Economic fears push down stocks, bonds
The U.S. stock market had its worst day of the year Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial average dropping a whopping 800 points. The yield on Treasury bonds also fell, signaling that investors are buying up bonds because they think stocks will continue to decrease in value. → Read More
Puerto Ricans debate legitimacy of leader
Outgoing Puerto Rican Gov. Ricardo Rosselló swore in his replacement Friday, but not everyone on the island accepts Pedro Pierluisi as the new governor. Rosselló had to do some constitutional gymnastics to justify Pierluisi’s appointment, and the Puerto Rican Senate is already taking steps to undo it. → Read More