Category: NEWS
Where has love gone?
Love can mean various things to different people: sex, partnership, thoughtful gestures. But on all these fronts, it seems to me that love is declining in the United States, which is why I wrote a column for Valentine’s Day on the issue.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/19/health/romance-love-decline-wellness/index.html
Major drug trafficker, 12 others arrested in citywide drug bust
Cruz and 12 others were arrested in Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx on charges contained in two indictments and two criminal court complaints that were filed on Saturday. …read more
Expatriates in South Korea accuse bars and nightclubs of racism and exclusion
Expatriates and immigrants in South Korea have taken to TikTok to share videos they say reveal xenophobia and discrimination at nightclubs around the country. Our Observers told us that some clubs and venues systematically ban foreigners from entering, a policy which particularly impacts people of colour. …read more
Opinion: Doubting Biden, fearing Trump
In the summer of 1979, with inflation surging at double-digit rates and an energy crisis raging, then-President Jimmy Carter invited leaders from all walks of life to meet with him at Camp David. On July 15, he spoke to the nation from the Oval Office.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/19/opinions/biden-trump-history-column-galant/index.html
Op-Ed: ‘They’ said they had my son. ‘They’ demanded money. So began the days of waiting and crying.
It was all so plausible: My unhoused, mentally ill son, and a fracas on the streets of L.A. My husband said to call 911.
‘The best of us’: Hundreds gather to honor slain El Monte officers
Hundreds gathered Saturday evening to remember and honor Cpl. Michael Paredes and Officer Joseph Santana, the El Monte police officers killed in a shootout Tuesday.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-06-19/community-remembers-el-monte-police-officers
Opinion: Emma Thompson’s new film captures the truth about sex
If you wrote up a list of buzzwords to infuriate the cult of online misogyny, you’d likely find all of them in the delightful “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande.” The new Hulu film stars Emma Thompson as Nancy, a retired schoolteacher and widow who hires a much-younger sex worker (Daryl McCormack) for a series of encounters in a hotel room. She’s looking to sleep with someone other than her husband, who was her only partner; more crucially, she’s interested in enjoying sex for the first time in her life.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/19/opinions/emma-thompson-leo-grande-sex-stewart/index.html
Germany to fire up coal plants as Russia turns down the gas
The German economy minister says Germany must curb its gas use as Russia reduces its supply. Otherwise, things “could get tight in winter,” he said. …read more
Son stabs dad on Father’s Day in the Bronx, cops say
The 31-year-old son allegedly stabbed his dad with “an unknown object” around 8:30 a.m. at 1745 Dewey Avenue in Throggs Neck …read more
https://nypost.com/2022/06/19/son-stabs-dad-on-fathers-day-in-nyc-cops-say/
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge share Father’s Day photograph
A photo of Prince William smiling with his children on a family holiday in Jordan was released Sunday to celebrate Father’s Day.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/19/uk/prince-william-fathers-day-intl-gbr-scli/index.html