What We Are Reading Today: ‘Original Sins' by Eve L. Ewing
By demonstrating that its in the DNA of American schools to serve as an effective and underacknowledged mechanism maintaining inequality, Ewing makes the case for a profound reevaluation of what schools are supposed to do, and for whom.
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04-06-2025
- Saudi Gazette
Cologne evacuates 20,000 so WW2 bombs can be defused
COLOGNE — The German city of Cologne is evacuating some 20,500 people from a large area in the city center so experts can defuse three unexploded bombs from World War Two. The American bombs were discovered on Monday in a shipyard in the Deutz neighborhood. Unexploded bombs can still pose a danger and the city has sealed off the zone within a 1,000m (3280ft) radius, in what it described as "the largest operation since the end of WW2". Homes, shops, hotels and schools have been told to evacuate, as well as a large hospital and major train station. "If you refuse, we will escort you from your home - if necessary by force - along with the police," the authorities said. Residents were told if they refused to leave their homes after the evacuation began they could face expensive intensive care patients were helped out in ambulances from the Eduardus country's bomb disposal service plans to diffuse the ten-tonne (10,000kg) and 20-tonne (20,000kg) bombs on Wednesday but it won't be possible to do so until all residents in the area leave for their own safety, the city evacuation in the Old Town and Deutz neighborhoods began with officials going door to door to tell people they must leave their of the city's usually bustling streets were eerily deserted as shops, restaurants and businesses were told to stop operating during the institutions including the Philharmonic Hall and many museums have been affected, as well as government buildings, 58 hotels, and nine was severely disrupted, with all roads are closed in the area, many trains canceled and the Messe/Deutz train station was closed from 08:00 local time (07:00BST).The authorities have set up two drop-in centres for people who don't have anywhere to go during the evacuation were told to "stay calm", bring their ID and any essential medications, and to take care of their Bonn Airport said flights would continue as usual but travelling to the airport by train or road may be some people, the evacuation was more than a little inconvenient. Fifteen couples were scheduled to get married at Cologne's historic town hall but the ceremonies were relocated to a location in another part of the city, local media reported. — BBC
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- Leaders
UN Chief Demands Immediate Release of Aid Workers Held by Houthis
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