The catastrophic wildfires in Hawaii that have killed at least 36 people in Maui and reduced much of a historic seaside town to ash were fueled by severe drought conditions and fierce, hurricane-strength winds — a confluence of extremes amplified by climate change that experts say quickly turned a bad situation into a worst-case scenario.… Continue reading How Maui’s wildfires turned into a historic tragedy
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Trump Sealed Own Fate Like ‘Ultimate Greek Tragedy,’ Says Ari Melber
Ari Melber on Tuesday broke down how former President Donald Trump’s apparent efforts to swerve criminal investigations with his unprecedented early November 2022 declaration to again run for president actually backfired. The host of MSNBC’s “The Beat” likened the Republican 2024 front-runner’s situation to the mythological tale of Oedipus. Melber noted how Attorney General Merrick… Continue reading Trump Sealed Own Fate Like ‘Ultimate Greek Tragedy,’ Says Ari Melber
The tragedy of Rianna and baby Aisha: why a teenager gave birth all alone in a prison cell | Prisons and probation
The last thing Rianna Cleary remembers before she passed out in the early hours of 27 September 2019, alone and in the throes of labour pain, was a scene involving a chicken leg in the film Killer Joe, which was showing on the TV screen in her prison cell. Cleary was 18 at the time… Continue reading The tragedy of Rianna and baby Aisha: why a teenager gave birth all alone in a prison cell | Prisons and probation
Perhaps What I Fear Does Not Exist review – an intimate document of family tragedy | Movies
With its piles of white sheets and whirring machines, the inside of a hospital room can feel oddly impersonal under the cold fluorescent light. Giving a poignant warmth to this sterile environment, this compelling documentary from Lebanese director Corine Shawi intimately captures how her family comes together during a time of tragedy. Struck by sudden… Continue reading Perhaps What I Fear Does Not Exist review – an intimate document of family tragedy | Movies