Новости за 22.04.2016

Marjorie Romeyn-Sanabria

Society, Americas

If there is any person or group of people that should understand the difference between free speech and hate speech, it is Harvard Law student. Three years of legal classes at an elite institution along with basic human decency should be enough to not broadcast discriminatory views in public.

But that’s not the America we live in now. The false notion that everyone’s ideas are equally valuable—even if they’re chock-full of anti-Semitic... Читать дальше...

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It will be interesting to see how the new coach meshes with his young team.

ALL THE GOOD ONES ARE GONE!

This video of Prince, the King of Pop, and the King of Soul from 1983 is simply too much to handle:

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This clip starts with James Brown calling Michael up to the stage to do a little something.

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You better believe he does the best something. That voice!

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Thousands of Victorian nurses have voted to launch large-scale strikes and close hospital beds unless the government makes a "respectful" wage offer in the next 15 days.

Alan Coutts responded to a proposal recently promoted to the federal and Ontario governments for a 340-kilometre-long rail line that would be built and financed by Chinese investors

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A U.S. official on Thursday questioned China's intentions with its massive land reclamation projects in the South China Sea and urged it to follow international laws.

In an era when the concept of actual dialogue is an endangered species in American society, an African American comic with a deceptively cheerful disposition wanders through the American South chatting up members of the Ku Klux Klan. No one officially knows who has paid for the billboard, but many suspect Rev. Thomas Robb, who, in conversation with Bell, won’t say if he paid for the sign, but does say “diversity is a code word for white genocide.” Sitting across from Bell at a local diner, the... Читать дальше...

Some people discover their talents at a very unfortunate period of their lives; when they are in hardship. But the same cannot be said of Oluwatobi Akanbi, a 12-year-old rapper who boasts the courage of an adult. NAIJ.com’s correspondent were in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital for the ongoing National Drums Festival, when this young […]

Why you can’t sleep, and how your neighborhood is poisoning you.

He could sing a verse and dance around the stage, and then blam! – he would hit you with a crushing big guitar solo

The Arsenal manager questioned the decision to omit his German midfielder from the best XI considering he has provided 18 assists in the league this term

The regulations, expected in the coming weeks, would require employers to pay such caregivers more. But many won't be able to comply because they rely on Medicare reimbursements, which won't change.

The two sides are still far apart on reaching a deal on the firm’s request for $1-billion to support its new C Series passenger jet

• Groundbreaking musician Prince died today in Minnesota, at the age of 57. Rest in peace, Purple One.

Republican front-runner slams N.C.’s LGBT bill for creating issue where there wasn’t one

Prince, the wildly influential rock icon who died Thursday at the age of 57, had both incredible musical talent and an incredible knack for doing bizarre, attention-getting things. So it's no wonder that a lot of writers have been interested in profiling him over the years. Now, those profiles are a rich source of anecdotes and insight for grieving fans and people who just want to learn more about him.

Festival Iberoamericano de Cultura Musical… y nombres raros.

The music legend died today at the age of 57.

For the first time in its 33-year history, the MTV Video Music Awards will be held at New York's Madison Square Garden. "We are excited that...

The collection of sailboats at pier 61 in Seattle appeared to be just resting there while the crowds of Seattle goers milled about in the bright warm sun April 18. There were nine of them, with three more due to…