Meet the 40 most influential people on race and politics — Recast Power List

Meet the 40 most influential people on race and politics — Recast Power List

[ad_1] Credits Concept: The Recast Team – Brakkton Booker, Rishika Dugyala, Teresa Wiltz Art Direction, Design and Development: Erin Aulov, Paula FriedrichIllustration: Natalia AgattePhotography: Mamadi Doumbouya; Assistant: Diriki RicePhoto Editing and Research: Katie Ellsworth and Chase SuttonWriting and Nominee Selection: Brakkton Booker, Ella Creamer, Darius Dixon, Rishika Dugyala, Gary Fineout, Tony Frangie Mawad, Anna Gronewold,…

NPR Cookie Consent and Choices

NPR Cookie Consent and Choices

[ad_1] NPR’s sites use cookies, similar tracking and storage technologies, and information about the device you use to access our sites (together, “cookies”) to enhance your viewing, listening and user experience, personalize content, personalize messages from NPR’s sponsors, provide social media features, and analyze NPR’s traffic. This information is shared with social media, sponsorship, analytics,…

L.A. County courts to lift mask mandate April 4

L.A. County courts to lift mask mandate April 4

[ad_1] Los Angeles County Superior Court will end its mask mandate for courthouses beginning April 4, following similar moves in recent weeks by county and state public health officials. “Since the winter COVID-19 surge peaked in L.A. County in mid-January, [the L.A. County Department of Public Health] indicates that ‘case and test positivity rates and…

Ukraine captures one of Russia’s most advanced electronic warfare systems, which could reveal military secrets, say reports

Ukraine captures one of Russia’s most advanced electronic warfare systems, which could reveal military secrets, say reports

[ad_1] A Russian Krasukha-4 electronic warfare system.Mil.ru/Wikimedia Commons/Attribution Ukraine has seized the command module of a Krasukha-4, one of Russia’s most advanced electronic warfare systems. The hi-tech unit was found abandoned on the outskirts of Kyiv. Western spy agencies will examine it, say reports. Ukrainian forces have seized part of one of Russia’s most advanced…

Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn Fast Facts

Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn Fast Facts

[ad_1] November 8, 2002 – The UN Security Council adopts Resolution 1441, giving Iraq a final chance to comply with its “disarmament obligations” and outlining strict new weapons inspections with the goal of completing the disarmament process. The resolution threatens “serious consequences” as a result of Iraq’s “continued violations of its obligations.” February 14, 2003…