14+ hour, 8+ min ago  (525+ words) On Thursday, former D. C. councilmember Kenyan Mc Duffie conceded to fellow member Janeese Lewis George, a democratic socialist, after she built a double-digit lead in Washington's Democratic mayoral primary. One of the defining issues of the race was so-called "teen takeovers…...

14+ hour, 6+ min ago  (801+ words) New Lines Magazine Allegations of Abuse Hit Egypt's Largest Maternity Hospital This week, Egyptian social media was consumed by the testimony of Omnia Sweidan, a former resident physician in obstetrics and gynecology at Alexandria's El-Shatby University Hospital, who described what…...

17+ hour, 28+ min ago  (1713+ words) New Lines Magazine What a Pocketful of Metal Reveals About Afghanistan's Forgotten Empires A coin collection in the British Museum is a testament to a period when the region was wealthy, cosmopolitan and culturally confident The coins are smaller than…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (429+ words) New Lines Magazine Dozens of Israelis Were Recruited via Telegram to Spy for Iran Over the past few months, Israeli authorities have arrested and jailed at least 70 citizens suspected of carrying out acts of espionage for Iran. According to a…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (1405+ words) When I finally returned, I expected to find a changed city. I expected destruction and grief. What I did not expect was how quickly my attention would shift to the details of daily life: finding water, charging a phone, cooking…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (789+ words) Exhausted from playing with his younger sister Khadeja and his cousin Mozdalafa under the shadows of tall trees on the forested hillside, he spread the blanket over the veranda. They lay side by side, staring at the stars, counting them,…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago  (234+ words) So what does it mean that Donald J. Trump, whose political persona was profoundly shaped by Vince Mc Mahon's World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), chose to hold, instead of a professional wrestling match, a mixed martial arts event on the White House…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago  (849+ words) New Lines Magazine Sabry Nakhnoukh's Arrest in Egypt Exposes a Political Order Built on Outlaw Enforcers In Egypt, the script is familiar: Opposition leaders and human rights defenders end up in prison while the regime's men retreat to their seaside…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago  (188+ words) Hosted by Faisal Al Yafai Featuring Hannah Lucinda Smith Produced by Finbar Anderson Listen to and follow The Lede Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Youtube | Podbean That frustration led to Smith's new book, "Hinterlands: Journeys Through Europe's Unfinished Frontiers," an anthology of…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago  (844+ words) Blue and orange have become the colors of New York City. They belong to the Knicks, the city's basketball team, which has made it to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999. The team is now one game away…...