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Dark hallways of Jerusalem’s Sepulchre church eerily empty Jerusalem Controversy

Dark hallways of Jerusalem’s Sepulchre church eerily empty

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Religious chants echoed on Sunday through almost empty prayer chambers and passageways in Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre, with coronavirus precautions limiting attendance at the place revered as the site of Jesus's crucifixion and burial.The small congregation contrasted starkly with the crowds of Christian pilgrims who…
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March 22, 2020
Why Holocaust Fiction? Auschwitz-Birkenau

Why Holocaust Fiction?

As a biographer I envy novelists, who can craft a captivating tale without needing to carefully document sources of information. Though they face definite challenges, fiction writers can, with whatever degree of knowledge and understanding they possess, invent composite characters and telling dialogue. As a reader of Holocaust literature, I…
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March 22, 2020
Construction of US-Mexico border wall proceeds despite coronavirus pandemic (Nina Lakhani/The Guardian) Mexico Border Wall

Construction of US-Mexico border wall proceeds despite coronavirus pandemic (Nina Lakhani/The Guardian)

New York Times: How the Virus Got Out  —  The most extensive travel restrictions to stop an outbreak in human history haven't been enough.  We analyzed the movements of hundreds of millions of people to show why.  —  It seems simple: Stop travel, stop the virus from spreading around the…
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March 22, 2020
North Korea says Trump wrote Kim Jong Un a letter offering to help out with the coronavirus North Korea Nuclear Talks

North Korea says Trump wrote Kim Jong Un a letter offering to help out with the coronavirus

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March 22, 2020