2023
Posted inObituaries

Kuwait’s ruling emir, Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, dies at age 86

by JON GAMBRELL Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, Kuwait’s ruling emir, died on Saturday after a three-year, low-key reign focused on trying to resolve the tiny, oil-rich nation’s internal political disputes. He was 86. Kuwait state television broke into programming with Quranic verses just before a somber official made the announcement. “With […]

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Cari Beauchamp, who chronicled the powerful women of early Hollywood, dies at 74

by Brian Murphy The Washington Post

Cari Beauchamp, a Hollywood historian whose books chronicled the powerful women who shaped the film industry’s early decades before being largely squeezed out by studio moguls in the 1940s, died Dec. 12 at a hospital in Los Angeles. She was 74. Her son, Jake Flynn, confirmed the death but did not provide a cause. Beauchamp […]

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The Conversation: War in Gaza: An ethicist explains why you shouldn’t turn to social media for information about the conflict or to do something about it

by Nir Eisikovits UMass Boston

THE CONVERSATION — As the war between Israel and Hamas drags on, many on both sides have taken to social media to gather information and air their outrage. The impulse to do so is understandable: Political activism on social media provides people with an emotional outlet and gives them a sense that they can do […]

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