Ann Curry
@AnnCurry
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Journalism is an act of faith in the future. TedTalk: https://t.co/DMe5PQ9Nji
New York, New York
Joined February 2009
“It is a famine openly promoted by some Israeli leaders as a weapon of war.” -@UnReliefChief.
"It is a famine. The Gaza Famine. It is a famine that we could have prevented, if we had been allowed. Yet food stacks up at borders because of systematic obstruction by Israel. Everyone owns this. The #GazaFamine is the world’s famine." . - @UNReliefChief
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“514,000 people - close to a quarter of Palestinians in Gaza - are experiencing famine, with the number due to rise to 641,000 by the end of September.” .
who.int
More than half a million people in Gaza are trapped in famine, marked by widespread starvation, destitution and preventable deaths. FAO, UNICEF, WFP and WHO reiterate call for immediate ceasefire and...
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“The IPC - an initiative involving 21 aid groups, U.N. agencies and regional organizations funded by the European Union, Germany, Britain and Canada - has only registered famines four times previously - in Somalia in 2011, South Sudan in 2017 and 2020 and in Sudan in 2024.”.
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As of today, famine in Gaza can no longer be denied.
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Gaza City and surrounding areas are officially suffering from famine, and it will likely spread, a global hunger monitor determined on Friday, an assessment that will escalate pressure on Israel to...
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GOD, if you are listening, have mercy on the people now starving to death in Gaza. Soften the hardened hearts of all those responsible. Lead them to show humanity. Please.
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A fear of being labelled antisemitic still deters American Jews and Jewish institutions from taking a position that is morally correct.
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She’s declared she’ll run for President of Russia and says she wants Vladimir Putin in jail, watching, as democracy rises in her country. Photographed with Leopoldo Lopez, who is fighting for freedoms in Venezuela and now, all over the world. Full interview:.
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Yulia Navalnaya, Alexei Navalny’s widow: “. after what happened to my family, in my personal life, I don’t afraid. And I ask all the people in Russia and all the people around the world not to be afraid of dictators. We give them the power when we show them we’re afraid of them.”
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A good laugh via @BeschlossDC and vintage @nbcsnl:.
Video: Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd as Walter Cronkite and Jimmy Carter (98th birthday today) in Oval Office, 1977, SNL. Includes Carter’s advice on someone's Orange Sunshine overdose and an ex-President calling from San Clemente in search of cash:.
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The misconception that there is no sound in space originates because most space is a ~vacuum, providing no way for sound waves to travel. A galaxy cluster has so much gas that we've picked up actual sound. Here it's amplified, and mixed with other data, to hear a black hole!
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With respect,.to one who boldly went where no one had gone before. #Uhura #nichellenichols @NASAJPL
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She was among the first Black women to have a leading role in a TV series. She later worked with NASA to recruit minorities for the space program.
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LOVE this!. “Jim Thorpe, one of the greatest athletes in history and the victim of what many considered a century-old Olympic injustice, has been restored as the sole winner of the decathlon and pentathlon at the 1912 Stockholm Games.”
nytimes.com
Thorpe, one of the greatest athletes in history, was stripped of his decathlon and pentathlon titles for violating rules against professionalism.
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🧵.Amazing time to be alive, in spite of everything, you know?.
The dawn of a new era in astronomy has begun as the world gets its first look at the full capabilities of the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope. The telescope’s first full-colour images & spectroscopic data were released today. Read more here or👇
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A star nursery. Crazy clarity in these photos, revealing things scientists can’t yet explain. Look up. Our #universe is lovely.
🌟 A star is born!. Behind the curtain of dust and gas in these “Cosmic Cliffs” are previously hidden baby stars, now uncovered by Webb. We know — this is a show-stopper. Just take a second to admire the Carina Nebula in all its glory: #UnfoldTheUniverse
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You’re in control. When you speed, you’re more likely to lose it. Learn more about the dangers of driving too fast.
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Make America Fentanyl Free supports President Trump’s efforts to end the fentanyl crisis.
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