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Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo main NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo told CNN Tuesday she intends to sue Fox News in the wake of the channel’s coverage of supposed “no go” zones for non-Muslims. She said the channel “insulted” her city. “When we’re insulted, and when we’ve had an image, then I think we’ll…
Illustration by Susie Cagle.Illustrations by Susie CagleIf you can brave the cold to walk over to the Southern District of New York courthouse in downtown Manhattan, where U.S. v. Ulbricht, the trial of the man accused of being the operator of a online drugs marketplace, is currently in session, the first thing you’ll see are…
[if lt IE 9]>< ![endif] http://media.blubrry.com/itsalljournalism/content.blubrry.com/itsalljournalism/IAJ-2015-01-15-150.mp3“It is every cartoonist’s worse nightmare and it’s absolutely chilling. Sadness, shock and horror.” That’s how political cartoonist Jen Sorensen described her reaction on hearing of the Jan. 7, 2015, attack on the Paris headquarters of the Charlie Hebdo magazine by two Islamist gunman. The shootings killed 12, including cartoonists…
Lassana Bathily, a Muslim born in Mali, will become a citizen of France. Bathily saved Jewish shoppers at the Parisian kosher market where he works from an Islamist gunman by hiding them in a basement walk-in refrigerator. Francois Guillot/AFP/Getty Images hide caption itoggle caption Francois Guillot/AFP/Getty Images Lassana Bathily, a Muslim born in Mali, will…
The artist is honoring the 12 people killed in the attack on the French magazine. A Charlie Hebdo supporter is drawing Muhammad every day until 2016.
Dear friends, a horrid assault was perpetrated against the French weekly Charlie Hebdo, who had published caricatures of Mohamed, by men who screamed that they had “avenged the prophet”. A wave of compassion followed but apparently died shortly afterward and all sorts of criticism started pouring down the web against Charlie Hebdo, who was described…
You may know, after the attack on the kosher supermarket during the Charlie Hebdo assault, that French Jews have faced discrimination and attacks for years. What you may not know is the scale of France’s anti-Semitism problem. This statistics, in Natasha Lehrer’s big Guardianfeature on anti-Semitism in France, puts it in context: Half of all…
Entry Text On the 13th anniversary of the United States’ military prison on the island of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the facility creates “a psychological scar” on the nation and must be closed.”I’ve been in the group that believes it’s in our national interest to…
A Maryland couple is reportedly under investigation for allowing their 6- and 10-year-old children to walk around the neighborhood together without an adult. Danielle and Alexander Meitiv, of Silver Spring, say the investigation is an invasion of their privacy and infringes on their rights as parents, a local CBS affiliate reported. “I grew up…
Target to close all 133 Canadian stores; 17,600 employees will lose jobs Target says it will close its stores in Canada, a market that it entered only two years ago. Image: AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Ryan Remiorz/Associated Press By Anita Li2015-01-15 17:18:19 UTC TORONTO — Target is closing all of its stores in Canada, less…