President Trump condemns ‘wicked ideology’ behind Manchester attack
BETHLEHEM, West Bank — President Donald Trump on Tuesday condemned a deadly attack at a pop concert in Manchester, England as the act of “evil losers” and called on nations to band together to fight...
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Top official says U.S. hasn’t verified ISIS claim on Manchester attack
A man photographs a sign in Manchester, Britain. Photo by Stefan Wermuth/ReutersWASHINGTON — The United States’ top intelligence official says the U.S. government has not yet verified that the Islamic...
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Everything we know about the Manchester attack
People take part in a vigil for the victims of an attack on concert goers at Manchester Arena, in central Manchester, Britain. Photo by Peter Nicholls/ReutersA 22-year-old British man detonated a...
View ArticleVan strikes pedestrians on London Bridge
There should be an embedded item here. Please visit the original post to view it.A white van reportedly veered off a roadway and struck pedestrians on the famed London Bridge in England late Saturday,...
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Trump points to travel ban after reports of London attacks
Police officers and ambulance crews stand outside Borough Market after an attack left seven people dead and dozens injured in London, Britain, on June 4, 2017. Photo by Peter Nicholls/ReutersWASHINGTON...
View ArticleU.K. Weighs Counterterrorism Options in Wake of London Attack
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview. This past weekend presented another harrowing series of days for the United Kingdom.On Saturday night in London, three men drove a white van...
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Michael Longley — The Vitality of Ordinary Things
To reassert the liveliness of ordinary things, precisely in the face of what is hardest and most broken in life and society — this has been Michael Longley’s gift to Northern Ireland as one of its...
View ArticleCitizen Charlie Gard
Almost a year ago, Charlie Gard was born in a London hospital with a rare mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome that left him profoundly brain damaged. The hospital, mindful of the infant’s pain, wanted...
View ArticleNick Lowe Gets Better with Age
Nick Lowe made it big as a pioneer of what the English called “pub rock,” and Americans usually call power-pop. Lowe had his biggest successes in the New Wave era but continues to release records and...
View ArticleEnemies: A History Of Bad Blood [Full Episode]
Across generations, Americans have seen foes turn to friends and allies to enemies. So, as negotiations are in the works for a nuclear deal with Iran and to resume formal diplomatic relations with...
View ArticleTessa Hadley Reads “Funny Little Snake”
Tessa Hadley reads her story from the October 16, 2017, issue of the magazine. Hadley has published six novels and four short-story collections, including “Sunstroke and Other Stories” and “Married...
View ArticleEnemies: A History Of Bad Blood [Full Episode]
Across generations, Americans have seen foes turn to friends and allies to enemies. So, as negotiations are in the works for a nuclear deal with Iran and to resume formal diplomatic relations with...
View ArticleFiona Mozley's Debut Novel, A Dark Landscape of Rural England
Fiona Mozley discusses her novel Elmet, a finalist for the Man Booker Prize. It tells the story of a family living an isolated, self-sufficient life in Elmet, a corner of Yorkshire. But after a...
View ArticleA Rare Glimpse Behind of the Crown
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this segmentThe BBC spent 22 years negotiating with Buckingham Palace for an interview with Queen Elizabeth II. And they finally got it.As part of the...
View ArticleRussian Spy Poisoning: How the U.K. May Respond
Last week, former Russian spy Sergei V. Skripal and his daughter Yulia were found unconscious on a park bench in the small southern city of Salisbury in England. They appeared to be victims of a...
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