Antisemitic incidents hit a record high in 2021. What’s behind the rise in hate?
The Anti-Defamation League, which tracks anti-Semitic behavior nationwide, found 2,717 incidents in 2021. That’s a 34 percent rise from the year before and averages out to more than seven anti-Semitic incidents per day. Jonathan Greenblatt is the CEO of the…
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News Wrap: Wall Street rout ends month marked by its worst losses in decades
In our news wrap Friday, a Wall Street rout ended a month marked by its worst losses in decades as worries over inflation and interest rates drove a sell-off, U.S. consumers prices jumped 6.6 percent in March, China reaffirmed its…
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Heavy casualties and low morale hamper Russia’s war effort in Ukraine
With the war raging in eastern Ukraine, there is a divide between the war aims declared by the Russian high command in Moscow, and the reality of the war on the ground. Dmitri Alperovitch, co-founder of the Silverado Policy Accelerator,…
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As Ukrainian forces hold off Russian advances, the roar of artillery remains relentless
Desperate attempts to evacuate the besieged city of Mariupol continue Friday, with the United Nations trying to strike a deal with Russian forces that would allow more than 100,000 civilians to leave the port city. Fighting raged elsewhere in Ukraine’s…
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PBS NewsHour live episode, April 29, 2022
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WATCH LIVE: White House press secretary Jen Psaki holds news briefing
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WATCH LIVE: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi holds weekly news briefing
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PBS NewsHour full episode, April 28, 2022
Thursday on the NewsHour, President Biden’s request to Congress for $33 billion more in aid for Ukraine underscores the U.S. is bracing for a prolonged conflict. Then, with a new report showing the economy contracting, experts weigh whether this or…
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