Liberians return to the polls on Tuesday in a runoff election between President George Weah and former vice-president Joseph Boakai. It follows a fiercely fought first round in which neither candidate was able to secure 50% of the votes for an outright victory. So, what can we expect from the runoff?
Also British Somali author Nadifa Mohamed leads us into a world of cruelty and horror about human zoos. She tells the story of a stillborn baby, whose parents came from the Bambuti community from present day Democratic Republic of Congo to the UK.
And does the blockbuster Nigerian film, "Over the Bridge", take us beyond Nollywood and into movie magic?
New hope for Israeli hostages amid efforts to get more aid to Gaza. Targeting election workers. Will Joe Manchin run for President? CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.
Miscalculating the prowess of the People’s Liberation Army is dangerous. Overestimating it could cause unnecessary confrontation, but underestimating it is risky for Taiwan. We bring you some balance. Can descendants of slave traders be absolved of the sins of their ancestors (09:00)? And a tribute to a man who believed life is best lived dangerously (16:50).
CoinDesk's SBF Trial Newsletter team shares their unique insights from inside the court room and exclusive behind-the-scenes anecdotes from their coverage of Sam Bankman-Fried's criminal trial.
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In the year 330, the Roman Emperor Constantine decided that the capital of the entire Roman Empire should be moved.
The location he selected was a small Greek town by the name of Byzantium, located in the middle of the Bhosperous Straits, approximately 500 miles or 800 kilometers from Rome.
From there, it grew into one of the largest and wealthiest cities in the world and was the seat of more than one major empire.
Learn more about Constantinople, now known as Istanbul, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
Happy Friday, Hammer Heads! Today we're breaking down protests at Gal Gadot's Israel documentary screening, what happened on election night, Abortion at the GOP Debate, and much more. Tune in!
9:26 - Israel and Hamas updates
19:33 - Election Night 2023
26:34 - GOP Debate in Miami
35:42 - 2024 Updates
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From the 1930s to the 1970s, in New York and in Paris, daring publishers and writers were producing banned pornographic literature. The books were written by young, impecunious writers, poets, and artists, many anonymously. Most of these pornographers wrote to survive, but some also relished the freedom to experiment that anonymity provided - men writing as women, and women writing as men - and some (Anaïs Nin, Henry Miller) went on to become influential figures in modernist literature.
Barry Reay and Nina Attwood's Dirty Books: Erotic Fiction and the Avant-garde in Mid-century Paris and New York (Manchester UP, 2023) tells the stories of these authors and their remarkable publishers: Jack Kahane of Obelisk Press and his son Maurice Girodias of Olympia Press, whose catalogue and repertoire anticipated that of the more famous US publisher Grove Press. It offers a humorous and vivid snapshot of a fascinating moment in pornographic and literary history, uncovering a hidden, earlier history of the sexual revolution, when the profits made from erotica helped launch the careers of literary cult figures.
Nina Attwood is the author of The Prostitute's Body: Rewriting Prostitution in Victorian England (2011) and a co-author of Sex Addiction: A Critical History (2015)
Morteza Hajizadeh is a Ph.D. graduate in English from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. His research interests are Cultural Studies; Critical Theory; Environmental History; Medieval (Intellectual) History; Gothic Studies; 18th and 19th Century British Literature. YouTube channel. Twitter.
We're telling you about a new plan for daily pauses in fighting in Gaza and efforts to provide much-needed aid.
Also, a highly-anticipating meeting is bringing President Biden face-to-face with one of America's biggest adversaries.
And one U.S. Senator's decision not to run for reelection could shift the balance of power at the nation's capitol.
Plus, we're talking about a first for carbon-removal technology, which two holidays will be happening this weekend, and why a well-known sex therapist will be working for the state of New York.
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia announced Thursday that he will not seek re-election in 2024. Manchin’s decision to step down leaves Democrats in a bind and jeopardizes their narrow 51-49 Senate majority.
The White House said on Thursday that Israel agreed to daily, four-hour-long pauses in its military operation in Gaza to allow civilians to evacuate. These pauses will also make it easier for deliveries of humanitarian aid to get into Gaza safely, and hopefully facilitate the release of more of the 200 hostages still being held.
And in headlines: the U.S. is one week away from another potential government shutdown, federal officials are investigating a series of suspicious letters sent to local election offices, and the trailblazing feminist website Jezebel will shutter after 16 years.
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