In Jerusalem, people walk between posters of hostages abducted by Hamas militants. Few who saw gruesome video footage of Shani Louk’s near-naked body being paraded through the streets of Gaza more than three weeks ago would have imagined the young German-Israeli woman might still be alive. It took many Israelis some days to grasp the full ferocity of the Hamas-led …
On a hot Friday morning this summer, Marliss Myers pushed her grocery cart past the cluster of self-checkout kiosks and directly toward check stand No. The often fussy machines are so firmly in the zeitgeist today that they’ve inspired memes, viral tweets and a satire news article headlined, “Unexpected Item in Bagging Area Finally Tips Man Over The Edge.” The …
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Several days after the November election, two Californians in political limbo chatted on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. “She knew that it would be good for her as she was starting in Congress and good for the district.” One of Bass’ main issues in Sacramento was increasing funding for foster youth programs. And given the incredibly thin …
