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Village Walks: Saint Paul De Vence, France (2023)
The village has also hosted world cinema stars, including Greta Garbo, Sophia Loren, and Catherine Deneuve. The artists usually spent the night in a hotel and restaurant called the Colombe d’Or, which is located in front of the walls of the old town. Apparently, the most famous of them paid for their stay in kind, leaving their works for the owner.
Front Page: The New York Times – January 10, 2023
House Narrowly Approves Rules Amid Concerns About McCarthy’s Concessions
After initially balking at a package of changes to House rules that enshrine concessions the speaker made to ultraconservative members, Republicans united to push them through.
Without Hesitation, Ukraine Goes Toe to Toe With Russia in Bakhmut
Earlier in the war, Ukraine’s leadership was more equivocal about pitched battles with high casualties. There’s no second-guessing this time. Some analysts say it makes sense strategically.
6-Year-Old Brought Gun From Home in Newport News School Shooting, Police Say
The wounded teacher went to the school office and said “call 911” before collapsing, a witness said.
Buffalo’s Unrelenting Tragedy: ‘We Haven’t Really Got a Chance to Heal’
As western New York prepares to bury more than 40 victims of a catastrophic storm, Black residents are reeling from a year of grief.
Cinematic Travel: A Road Trip Through Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur, capital of Malaysia. The city is located in west-central Peninsular (West) Malaysia, midway along the west coast tin and rubber belt and about 25 miles (40 km) east of its ocean port, Port Kelang, on the Strait of Malacca. It is the country’s largest urban area and its cultural, commercial, and transportation centre. In 1972 Kuala Lumpur was designated a municipality, and in 1974 this entity and adjacent portions of surrounding Selangor state became a federal territory.
Kuala Lumpur lies in hilly country astride the confluence of the Kelang and Gombak rivers; its name in Malay means “muddy estuary.” Malaysia’s Main Range rises nearby to the north, east, and southeast. The climate is equatorial, with high temperatures and humidity that vary little throughout the year. The area receives about 95 inches (2,400 mm) of rain annually; June and July are the driest months. Area federal territory, 94 square miles (243 square km). Pop. (2009 est.) city, 1,493,000; (2020) federal territory, 1,982,112.
Walking Tour: Glasgow In Southwestern Scotland
The city occupies much of the lower Clyde valley, and its suburbs extend into surrounding districts. Most important commercial and administrative buildings lie north of the Clyde. Area council area, 68 square miles (177 square km).
Front Page: The New York Times – January 9, 2023
Bolsonaro Supporters Lay Siege to Brazil’s Capital
Backers of former President Jair Bolsonaro ransacked government offices, denouncing what they falsely claim was a rigged election. Hundreds were arrested.
Biden Visits Southern Border Amid Fresh Crackdown on Migrants
A surge of migration has made El Paso one of the most vivid symbols of the decades-long breakdown in America’s immigration system.
Republicans Prepare New Rules, but Fixing Congress Isn’t So Easy
History suggests that the procedural plans of the new House Republican majority are likely to lead to more gridlock and legislative instability, not less.
Now Fighting for Ukraine: Volunteers Seeking Revenge Against Russia
Chechens, Crimean Tatars and people from the former Soviet republics, all with deep historical grievances against Moscow, are eagerly taking up arms for Kyiv.
Views: Whale Sharks Off Coast Of Cancun, Mexico
As the largest fish in the sea, reaching lengths of 40 feet or more, whale sharks have an enormous menu from which to choose. Fortunately for most sea-dwellers—and us!—their favorite meal is plankton. They scoop these tiny plants and animals up, along with any small fish that happen to be around, with their colossal gaping mouths while swimming close to the water’s surface.
Filter Feeding
The whale shark, like the world’s second largest fish, the basking shark, is a filter feeder. In order to eat, the beast juts out its formidably sized jaws and passively filters everything in its path. The mechanism is theorized to be a technique called “cross-flow filtration,” similar to some bony fish and baleen whales.
Cinematic Travel: ‘Turkey’
Turkey, also called Türkiye, country that occupies a unique geographic position, lying partly in Asia and partly in Europe. Throughout its history it has acted as both a barrier and a bridge between the two continents.
Turkey is situated at the crossroads of the Balkans, Caucasus, Middle East, and eastern Mediterranean. It is among the larger countries of the region in terms of territory and population, and its land area is greater than that of any European state. Nearly all of the country is in Asia, comprising the oblong peninsula of Asia Minor—also known as Anatolia (Anadolu)—and, in the east, part of a mountainous region sometimes known as the Armenian Highland. The remainder—Turkish Thrace (Trakya)—lies in the extreme southeastern part of Europe, a tiny remnant of an empire that once extended over much of the Balkans.
Filmed and Edited by: Sarwar Ali
Cinematic Travel: ‘Iceland’
Front Page: The New York Times – January 8, 2023
Speaker Drama Raises New Fears on Debt Limit
An emboldened conservative flank and concessions made to win votes could lead to a protracted standoff on critical fiscal issues, risking economic pain.
In Speaker Fight’s Final Hours, Arm-Twisting, Flaring Tempers and Calls From Trump
Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s slog to his post ended with a remarkably public show of intraparty strife that played out in a history-making overnight session.
From Gingrich to McCarthy, the Roots of Governance by Chaos
Mr. Gingrich began the zero-sum politics that mutated into the brand of the Tea Party and Trump M.A.G.A. Republicans and that presaged the raucous speaker battle in the House.
A Lecturer Showed a Painting of the Prophet Muhammad. She Lost Her Job.
After an outcry over the art history class by Muslim students, Hamline University officials said the incident was Islamophobic. But many scholars say the work is a masterpiece.
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