The Berlin Wall: a divide that once shaped German women’s lives apart still echoes today
Like many other young women living in communist East Germany, Solveig Leo thought nothing about juggling work and motherhood.
Trump mulls Ukraine peace plan: British troops patrolling an 800-mile buffer zone
First suggestions by president-elect to freeze war with Russia, as Putin says he is ready to talk with ‘courageous’ leader ...
Smithsonian Magazine5d
How the Berlin Wall Became a 100-Mile Bike and Pedestrian Trail
Once one of the world’s most dangerous border crossings, Berlin's symbol of death and division has been turned into a ...
Russia suspected of sending incendiary devices on U.S.- and Canada-bound planes, Wall Street Journal reports
Western security officials suspect Russian intelligence was behind a plot to put incendiary devices in packages on cargo ...
Variety14d
CNN Extends John King’s ‘Magic Wall’ Election Map to App Users, So Now You Can Obsess Over Live Results Like a Pro
CNN’s iconic Magic Wall election map, which debuted back in 2008, is now available on its native iOS and Android apps for phone and tablet devices. As polls close on Election Day, starting at 6 ...
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Larry’s World: Best acronyms in the Western Hemisphere
The Wall Street Journal reports the French government is cracking down on acronyms. They’re everywhere – from nursery school to nursing homes and the French have had enough. But they don’t ...
Public Radio International15d
‘Love you, then, well’: London’s National COVID Memorial Wall pays tribute to the country’s 240K lives lost to COVID-19
COVID Memorial Wall volunteer Lorelei King says the emotional impact of the wall has to be experienced in person. Leo Hornak/The World In 2021, volunteers and activists set out to paint a heart on the ...
WRAL15d
Map shows parts of western NC open for tourism
A new map shows which portions of western North Carolina are open for tourists. The map by Felt assigns the following categories to counties: Green: Welcoming visitors Yellow: Check website/call ...
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Stock market today: Wall Street closes mostly lower and ends a 6-week winning streak
FILE - Commuters leave a Wall St. subway station in New York’s Financial District ... Technology companies L3Harris Technologies rose 3.5% and Western Digital rose 4.7%. More than a third of the ...
Daily Express19d
Vladimir Putin claims chilling 'new world order' dreamed by Russia 'already underway'
One of Putin's key foreign policy goals has been to undermine Western political, military and economic influence by creating what he calls a "multipolar world". At the BRICS summit on Wednesday ...
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Map Shows 'Landmark' NATO Spy Flight Along Russia's Western Border
A United Kingdom spy plane carried out a landmark flight along the western border of Russia earlier this month, which saw it complete a full transit of NATO's eastern flank. The aircraft was "the ...