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Liberia: Le pays supprime les frais d'inscription pour l'école primaire
communiqué de presse Cette mesure devrait améliorer l'accès à l'éducation Le gouvernement libérien a annoncé le 5 août la suppression de tous les frais d'inscription scolaire de la maternelle au CM2, à compter de la rentrée scolaire du 7 septembre. Cette décision supprime l'un des principaux obstacles à la scolarisation de centaines de milliers d'enfants.
“Without Education, There Will Be Nothing”
Peter lives near Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, with his mother and three younger sisters. He attended school through the ninth grade, but after his father died, his mother could no longer pay his school fees, forcing him to drop out at age 15. Now 17, Peter helps his mother sell goods and occasionally works at a carpentry shop. “I had no choice but to help her so that my little sisters could attend school,” he said.
California Promised Insurance Relief, But Delivered Loopholes Original
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You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Even before the devastating wildfires that ravaged Los Angeles this year, companies that insure the ever-growing number of homes perched in California’s fire-prone foothills were threatening to abandon the state, declaring that the risks were becoming unsupportable. The prospect of uninsurable homes was an existential threat for the state.
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Mientras Tiffany Trump iba en el yate de un magnate del petróleo, su suegro hacía tratos petroleros
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. El viaje, que ocurría a la par de negociaciones diplomáticas sobre la expansión de la industria petrolera, refleja lo difícil que es distinguir dónde terminan los intereses del gobierno de EE. UU. y dónde empiezan los de la familia Trump. El Phoenix 2 en Zadar, Croacia, en 2023.
Tiffany Trump Cruised on an Oil Mogul’s Yacht as Her Father-in-Law Talked Oil Deals Original
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. The vacation, amid diplomatic talks on oil industry expansion, is a measure of how hard it is to tell where the interests of government end and those of the Trump family begin. Listen to this article · 14:26 min Learn more The Phoenix 2 in Zadar, Croatia, in 2023. The craft is said to belong to the petrochemical magnates Ercument and Ruya Bayegan.
Tiffany Trump’s Family Cruised the Mediterranean on an Oil Mogul's Yacht
Massad Boulos traveled to Libya in July as the State Department’s senior Africa adviser. But as he talked to energy executives and government leaders, his other position was no less important. He was also the father-in-law of President Trump’s daughter Tiffany.
He Asked Tiffany Trump to Marry Him. Then the Deals Started Coming.
ATHENS, Greece -- Michael Boulos was an aspiring businessperson, just a few years out of college, when he knelt in the White House Rose Garden in January 2021 and asked President Donald Trump's daughter Tiffany Trump to marry him. Almost immediately after she said yes, Boulos, his family and their associates were benefiting financially from his proximity to his soon-to-be in-laws. The first deal was a family affair.
He asked Tiffany Trump to marry him. Then the deals started coming
ATHENS, Greece — Michael Boulos was an aspiring businessperson, just a few years out of college, when he knelt in the White House Rose Garden in January 2021 and asked President Donald Trump’s daughter Tiffany Trump to marry him. Almost immediately after she said yes, Boulos, his family and their associates were benefiting financially from his proximity to his soon-to-be in-laws. The first deal was a family affair.
Le pidió matrimonio a Tiffany Trump, y los negocios empezaron a fluir
Michael Boulos era un aspirante a empresario con pocos años de haberse graduado de la universidad cuando en enero de 2021 se arrodilló en el Jardín de Rosas de la Casa Blanca y le pidió matrimonio a Tiffany Trump, la hija del presidente Donald Trump. Ella dijo “sí” y, casi inmediatamente, Boulos, su familia y sus asociados ya estaban cosechando los beneficios económicos de su proximidad a su futura familia política. El primer negocio fue un asunto familiar.
He asked Tiffany Trump to marry him. Then the deals started coming.
ATHENS, Greece — Michael Boulos was an aspiring businessperson, just a few years out of college, when he knelt in the White House Rose Garden in January 2021 and asked President Donald Trump’s daughter Tiffany Trump to marry him. Almost immediately after she said yes, Boulos, his family and their associates were benefiting financially from his proximity to his soon-to-be in-laws. The first deal was a family affair.
How Tiffany Trump’s Husband Benefited From Proximity to Power Original
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Michael Boulos was an aspiring businessman, just a few years out of college, when he knelt in the White House Rose Garden in January 2021 and asked President Trump’s daughter Tiffany Trump to marry him. Almost immediately after she said yes, Mr. Boulos, his family and their associates were benefiting financially from his proximity to his soon-to-be in-laws.
Building Uganda’s prosperity through free pre-primary education
Three recent independent reports have made a compelling case for Uganda to invest in pre-primary education. In June 2024, the Initiative for Economic and Social Rights (ISER) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) published a study on access to pre-primary education (or nursery) in Uganda, based on interviews with more than 100 parents, teachers, children, and education officials around the country.
Will Lewis says he helped hacking investigation. Scotland Yard had doubts.
LONDON — Will Lewis, now the publisher of The Washington Post, was in full crisis mode in 2011. Then an executive at a subsidiary of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, he was an intermediary to the police detectives investigating a British phone-hacking scandal that had placed the company’s journalists and top leaders in legal peril.
Washington Post publisher and incoming editor are said to have used stolen records in Britain
The publisher and the incoming editor of The Washington Post, when they worked as journalists in London two decades ago, used fraudulently obtained phone and company records in newspaper articles, according to a former colleague, a published account of a private investigator and an analysis of newspaper archives. Will Lewis, the Post’s publisher, assigned one of the articles in 2004 as business editor of The Sunday Times.
Washington Post publisher and incoming editor are said to have used stolen records in Britain
LONDON — The publisher and the incoming editor of The Washington Post, when they worked as journalists in London two decades ago, used fraudulently obtained phone and company records in newspaper articles, according to a former colleague, a published account of a private investigator and an analysis of newspaper archives. Will Lewis, the Post’s publisher, assigned one of the articles in 2004 as business editor of The Sunday Times.
“Lay a Strong Foundation for All Children”
Everything in this world has a foundation. Without a foundation, it is weak, and it will collapse. It is important to have a foundation for education and that is nursery. It will therefore be good for the government to lay a strong foundation for education for all children. — a parent from Kawempe, Kampala James Muhindo (not his real name) is a “boda boda” motorcycle driver in Tokora, Nakapiripirit.
“Lay a Strong Foundation for All Children”
Everything in this world has a foundation. Without a foundation, it is weak, and it will collapse. It is important to have a foundation for education and that is nursery. It will therefore be good for the government to lay a strong foundation for education for all children. — a parent from Kawempe, Kampala James Muhindo (not his real name) is a “boda boda” motorcycle driver in Tokora, Nakapiripirit.
The Hamas Chief and the Israeli Who Saved His Life
TEL AVIV, Israel — This is how Dr. Yuval Bitton remembers the morning of Oct. 7. Being jolted awake just after sunrise by the insistent ringing of his phone. The frantic voice of his daughter, who was traveling abroad, asking, “Dad, what’s happened in Israel?
The Hamas Chief and the Israeli Who Saved His Life (Published 2024) Original
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. The Hamas Chief and the Israeli Who Saved His Life In an Israeli prison infirmary, a Jewish dentist came to the aid of a desperately ill Hamas inmate. Years later, the prisoner became a mastermind of the Oct. 7 attack.
The Hamas Chief and the Israeli Who Saved His Life
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Human Rights Watch Issues Commentary: 10 Good News Stories for Kids in 2023 December 21, 2023 NEW YORK, Dec. 21 (TNSres) -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary on Dec. 19, 2023: 10 Good News Stories for Kids in 2023 By Jo Becker, Advocacy Director, Children's Rights Division Grim stories of conflict, abuse, and deprivation seem to confront us every day. That's why at year's end we like to highlight the progress made for children. Here are 10 good news stories for kids in 2023: 1.
Israel found the Hamas money machine years ago. Nobody turned it off.
Tel Aviv, Israel * Israeli security officials scored a major intelligence coup in 2018: secret documents that laid out, in intricate detail, what amounted to a private equity fund that Hamas used to finance its operations. The ledgers, pilfered from the computer of a senior Hamas official, listed assets worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
Israel Found the Hamas Money Machine Years Ago. Nobody Turned It Off.
Israeli security officials scored a major intelligence coup in 2018: secret documents that laid out, in intricate detail, what amounted to a private equity fund that Hamas used to finance its operations. The ledgers, pilfered from the computer of a senior Hamas official, listed assets worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
Israel Knew Hamas’s Money Source Years Before Oct. 7 Attacks
Agents worried as millions poured in. Hamas bought weapons and plotted an attack. The authorities now say the money helped lay the groundwork for the Oct. 7 assault on Israel.
Israel Found the Hamas Money Machine Years Ago. Nobody Turned It Off.
Israeli security officials scored a major intelligence coup in 2018: secret documents that laid out, in intricate detail, what amounted to a private equity fund that Hamas used to finance its operations. The ledgers, pilfered from the computer of a senior Hamas official, listed assets worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
Justice Thomas’s R.V. Loan Was Forgiven, Senate Inquiry Finds
Politics|Justice Thomas’s R.V. Loan Was Forgiven, Senate Inquiry Finds https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/25/us/politics/clarence-thomas-rv-loan-senate-inquiry.html The justice failed to repay much, perhaps all, of the $267,230 loan. His benefactor wiped the slate clean, with ethical and potential tax consequences. Oct.
Justice Thomas's R.V. Loan Was Forgiven, Senate Inquiry Finds
The justice failed to repay much, perhaps all, of the $267,230 loan. His benefactor wiped the slate clean, with ethical and potential tax consequences. The terms of the private loan were as generous as they were clear: With no money down, Justice Clarence Thomas could borrow more than a quarter of a million dollars from a wealthy friend to buy a 40-foot luxury motor coach, making annual interest-only payments for five years. Only then would the principal come due.
Justice Clarence Thomas’s $267,230 RV and the Friend Who Financed It
Justice Clarence Thomas met the recreational vehicle of his dreams in Phoenix, on a November Friday in 1999. With some time to kill before an event that night, he headed to a dealership just west of the airport. There sat a used Prevost Le Mirage XL Marathon, eight years old and 40 feet long, with orange flames licking down the sides. In the words of one of his biographers, “he kicked the tires and climbed aboard,” then quickly negotiated a handshake deal.
Justice Clarence Thomas’s $267,230 RV and the Friend Who Financed It Original
Justice Clarence Thomas met the recreational vehicle of his dreams in Phoenix, on a November Friday in 1999. With some time to kill before an event that night, he headed to a dealership just west of the airport. There sat a used Prevost Le Mirage XL Marathon, eight years old and 40 feet long, with orange flames licking down the sides. In the words of one of his biographers, “he kicked the tires and climbed aboard,” then quickly negotiated a handshake deal.
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Africa: Legal Right to Free Education Grows Globally
Expanded International Law Could Accelerate Progress In today's rapidly changing world, access to free education is essential for sustainable development and for children to thrive. Although current international treaties only prioritize a right to free education at the primary level, more and more countries are recognizing that this is insufficient, and are enacting national laws to expand children's right to free education at the pre-primary and secondary levels.
How Scalia Law School Became a Key Friend of the Supreme Court
The school cultivated ties to justices, with generous pay and unusual perks. In turn, it gained prestige, donations and influence. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share.
A Charity Tied to the Supreme Court Offers Donors Access to the Justices
“I’ll warn you: There’s cash concerned,” he emailed one ally. “Societies like this start from one place to begin: Donor. It’s not as costly as you assume, although.” In return, Mr. Satisfaction, the longtime govt director of the society, did favors for Mr. Schenck and different donors, getting them coveted seats at oral arguments and arranging for face time with justices at society capabilities.
A charity tied to Supreme Court offers donors access to justices
In some years, Chief Justice John Roberts does the honors. In others, it might be Justice Sonia Sotomayor or Justice Clarence Thomas presenting the squared-off hunks of marble affixed with the Supreme Court’s gilded seal. Hewed from slabs left over from the 1930s construction of the nation’s high court and handed out in its magnificent Great Hall, they are a unique status symbol in a town that craves them.
Former Anti-Abortion Leader Alleges Another Supreme Court Breach (Published 2022) Original
As the Supreme Court investigates the extraordinary leak this spring of a draft opinion of the decision overturning Roe v. Wade, a former anti-abortion leader has come forward claiming that another breach occurred in a 2014 landmark case involving contraception and religious rights. In a letter to Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and in interviews with The New York Times, the Rev. Rob Schenck said he was told the outcome of the 2014 case weeks before it was announced.
Ginni Thomas Urged Arizona Lawmakers to Overturn Election (Published 2022)
In the weeks after the 2020 presidential election, Virginia Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, twice lobbied the speaker of the Arizona House and another lawmaker to effectively reverse Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s popular-vote victory and deliver the crucial swing state to Donald J. Trump.
Texts Show Ginni Thomas's Embrace of Conspiracy Theories (Published 2022)
Two days after the 2020 election, Virginia Thomas, the wife of Justice Clarence Thomas, texted an old friend, Mark Meadows, the chief of staff to President Donald J. Trump.
Ginni Thomas Texts Expose Rift in House Jan. 6 Panel (Published 2022) Original
U.S.|Ginni Thomas Texts Expose Rift in House Jan. 6 Panel https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/25/us/ginni-thomas-january-6-committee.html There is debate within the committee investigating the assault on the Capitol over whether to seek testimony from the wife of Justice Clarence Thomas about her efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share.
Ginni Thomas Pressed Trump’s Chief of Staff to Overturn 2020 Vote, Texts Show
Politics|Ginni Thomas Pressed Trump’s Chief of Staff to Overturn 2020 Vote, Texts Show https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/24/us/politics/ginni-thomas-trump-mark-meadows.html Messages between Justice Clarence Thomas’s wife and Mark Meadows are the first evidence that she directly advised the White House to reverse the election results. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. The congressional committee investigating the Jan.
Ginni Thomas Says She Attended Jan. 6 Rally
The disclosure by the wife of Justice Clarence Thomas is likely to raise new questions about her support of efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. Ginni Thomas said in an interview published Monday that she was at the rally the morning of Jan. 6, 2021, and left before President Donald J.
The Long Crusade of Clarence and Ginni Thomas (Published 2022)
Listen to This Article Audio Recording by Audm To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android. The call to action was titled “Election Results and Legal Battles: What Now?” Shared in the days after the 2020 presidential election, it urged the members of an influential if secretive right-wing group to contact legislators in three of the swing states that tipped the balance for Joe Biden — Arizona, Georgia and Pennsylvania.
Tap Dancing With Trump: Lindsey Graham’s Quest for Relevance
Lindsey Graham’s moment, it seemed, came on the evening of Jan. 6. With crews still cleaning up the blood and broken glass left by the mob that just hours before had stormed the Capitol, he took the Senate floor to declare, “Count me out” and “Enough is enough.” Half a year later, a relaxed Mr. Graham, sitting in his Senate office behind a desk strewn with balled napkins and empty Coke Zero bottles, says he did not mean what almost everybody else thought he meant.
“I Must Work to Eat”
Before the Covid-19 pandemic, countries around the globe had made remarkable progress in reducing child labor.
Inside the Lincoln Project’s Secrets, Side Deals and Scandals
© Mark Harris A few days before the presidential election, the leadership of the anti-Trump Lincoln Project gathered at the Utah home of Steve Schmidt, one of the group’s co-founders, and listened as he plotted out the organization’s future.
George Conway, a Lincoln Project founder, backs shuttering the group amid a harassment crisis.
Feb. 16, 2021, 3:31 p.m. ET Feb. 16, 2021, 3:31 p.m. ET By Danny Hakim and Jo Becker George T. Conway III appearing on MSNBC.Credit...MSNBC George T. Conway III, one of the founders of the anti-Trump group the Lincoln Project, said on Tuesday that it should close down in the wake of revelations that some of its leadership ignored warnings that another founder was harassing young men, including interns.
77 days: Trump’s campaign to subvert the election
By Thursday the 12th of November, President Donald Trump’s election lawyers were concluding that the reality he faced was the inverse of the narrative he was promoting in his comments and on Twitter. There was no substantial evidence of election fraud and there were nowhere near enough “irregularities” to reverse the outcome in the courts. Trump did not, could not, win the election, not by “a lot” or even a little. His presidency would soon be over.
Trump's Campaign to Subvert the Election (Published 2021)
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By Thursday the 12th of November, President Donald J. Trump's election lawyers were concluding that the reality he faced was the inverse of the narrative he was promoting in his comments and on Twitter. There was no substantial evidence of election fraud, and there were nowhere near enough "irregularities" to reverse the outcome in the courts. Mr. Trump did not, could not, win the election, not by "a lot" or even a little. His presidency would soon be over.
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In a Pandemic Year, Some Good News for Children
22.12.2020 - Human Rights Watch Sierra Leonean School Girl (Image by Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.) By Jo Becker This year has been devastating for children. The Covid-19 pandemic disrupted the education of 1.5 billion students, pushed an estimated 150 million additional children into poverty, left many without caregivers, and increased child labor, child marriage, and violence in the home.
Kelly Loeffler, a Wall Street Senator With a Hardscrabble Pitch
The hard right turn of Ms. Loeffler, one of two Republican candidates in Georgia’s pivotal Senate runoff elections, reflects the ideological gymnastics embraced by her party in the Trump era. Senator Kelly Loeffler addressing supporters last month at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry. She has become a fierce defender of President Trump, but her support for him is relatively recent.Credit...Audra Melton for The New York Times By Danny Hakim, Jo Becker and Astead W. Herndon Dec.
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