Decades after the last plume of lead-laced smoke rose from a smelting plant in Omaha, Nebraska, the Flatwater Free Press and ProPublica found lead in concentrations that pose a threat to people’s health in soil throughout east Omaha. Our investigation began more than two years ago, when Leah Keinama, who previously worked for a food…
(RNS) — Religion is continuing to be a major influence in an increasingly secular Europe — not so much through church attendance and worship but because it is embedded in its values, especially those to do with the economy, according to a Berlin-based think tank, the Rockwool Foundation. According to the foundation’s research review, religion…
Sixty years ago, Mao Zedong launched the Cultural Revolution – a decade of fanaticism that consumed China. Perhaps 2 million people, from top leaders to impoverished farmers, were killed or driven to suicide for political “crimes” or their family background. Tens of millions more, including the father of China’s leader, Xi Jinping, were hounded. The…
Shorouk Express “Thank you for being part of the adventure… Long live Georgia!” were the words that Bushmala posted on social media to bid farewell to their customers. After winning a culinary show, the brother and sister decided to open a fast-food café on Simon Chikovani Street in Tbilisi. The name and concept were inspired…
