Monthly Archives: February 2017

An old bridge, rusted and overgrown with weeds. A dark, cramped basement. A lonely country road. These are a few of the sites that photographer Amani Willett has brilliantly captured in his Underground Railroad: Hiding in Place photo series.Willett, who is gearing up to publish a historical book project this fall, decided to document forgotten […]

Donald Trumps Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee confirmed it received Puzders certificate on Wednesday, but is waiting on his committee questionnaire. Thompson said that questionnaire should be received by Thursday. The announcement came on the same day that Senate Democrats sent a letter to Puzder demanding that he detail his relationship with the private-equity […]

It comes after German authorities carried out multiple raids on flats. businesses and mosques in raids on jihadist suspects on 1 Feb, arresting 16 people suspected of helping a foreign terrorist group or planning an attack. Suicide bombings They are accused of working for Jabhat Fateh al-Sham – or the Front for the Conquest of […]

(CNN)Five teens were given a sentence similar to a lengthy homework assignment for defacing an old school building in Ashburn, Virginia, by painting it with swastikas, obscenities and the phrase “white power.” They must read books and watch films to expand their worldviews. Judge Avelina Jacob, of the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court, handed […]

World wide web war.Image: SHUTTERSTOCK In his 2007 address to the Annual Security Conference in Munich, Vladimir Putin threw down a gauntlet to the West. Attacking what he called “illegal” unilateral military action by the US, he hinted that Russia would build its capability in information warfare to counter American and NATO expansion. In the […]

Patent pools bundle together related patents covering the building-block components of complex products. By how much, exactly, do patent pools reduce transaction and litigation costs? Until now, hard data was unavailable. But Robert P. Merges, professor of law and co-director of the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology at the University of California at Berkeley, […]

Another day, another politically charged book claiming the top spot on Amazons hourly updated best-seller list. Margaret Atwood’s modern classic has nudged Milo Yiannopoulos’s Dangerous out of No. 1 on Amazon. In April, a series adaptation of the book starring Elisabeth Moss as Offred will premiere on Hulu. The show has stirred up ample anticipation, boasting […]

The bill was supported by Benjamin Netanyahu, but opponents said the law makes theft an official Israeli policy Israels parliament has approved a controversial bill to retroactively legalise illegal Jewish outposts built on privately owned Palestinian land, setting up an inevitable confrontation with the international community. The so-called regulation bill paves the way for Israel […]

Mr Javid set out the details of the housing White Paper in a statement to MPs, with measures including: Forcing councils to produce an up-to-date plan for housing demand Expecting developers to avoid “low-density” housing where land availability is short Encouraging the extension of buildings upwards in urban areas Reducing the time allowed between planning […]

Mr Mills, a surveyor, had agreed to give Mrs Mills, a former Notting Hill estate agent, almost all their “liquid capital” when they divorced, while he kept his business. ‘Unwise’ investments His barrister, Philip Cayford, told the court Mr Mills, who now lives in Guildford, had since remarried and wanted to “move on” with his […]