Jannae SifontesOutrage over Saudi death sentence for poet on blasphemy chargesverified_publisherCNNCNN — Hundreds of writers around the world have joined human rights groups in urging Saudi Arabia to release a poet who faces a death sentence on charges of apostasy for his poetry. Palestinian poet and artist Ashraf Fayadh, 32, was sentenced to death by a court in the southwestern Saudi city of Abha …
Jannae SifontesThousands die as $2-billion in ‘fraudulent acts’ leave Nigeria unable to combat Boko Haram: presidentverified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - Geoffrey YorkThousands of Nigerians have died needlessly in terrorist attacks as officials looted more than $2-billion (U.S.) in funds intended for weapons to fight the insurgents, Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari says. In a statement late on Tuesday night, Mr. Buhari revealed details of "fictitious and …
Jannae SifontesThe last 58 days at the University of Missouriverified_publisherLos Angeles Times - Joy ResmovitsThe University of Missouri System President Tim Wolfe’s resignation has been all over the news on Monday. Hat tip to the Columbia Missourian for covering this issue closely and compiling a comprehensive timeline. Here are 10 key moments, incidents, posts, remarks and protests that led up to the …
Jannae SifontesThe Black Family in the Age of Mass Incarcerationverified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Ta-Nehisi CoatesAmerican politicians are now eager to disown a failed criminal-justice system that’s left the U.S. with the largest incarcerated population in the world. But they’ve failed to reckon with history. Fifty years after Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s report “The Negro Family” tragically helped create this …
Jannae SifontesMexican drug lord Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán escapes from prison againverified_publisherThe Guardian - Guardian staff reporterHead of Sinaloa cartel escapes from maximum-security jail after security cameras lost sight of him when he went to showers