This summer on Code Switch, we’re talking to some of our favorite authors about books that taught us about the different dimensions of freedom. Earlier this week, we talked to Sandra Cisneros about her dream home. Today, we’re featuring, a conversation with the romance writer Helen Hoang. When Helen Hoang was writing her first book, […]
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This summer on Code Switch, we’re talking to some of our favorite authors about books that taught us about the different dimensions of freedom. Earlier this week, we talked to Sandra Cisneros about her dream home. Today, we’re featuring, a conversation with the romance writer Helen Hoang. When Helen Hoang was writing her first book, […]
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This summer on Code Switch, we’re talking to some of our favorite authors about books that taught us about the different dimensions of freedom. Earlier this week, we talked to Sandra Cisneros about her dream home. Today, we’re featuring, a conversation with the romance writer Helen Hoang. When Helen Hoang was writing her first book, […]
Sweet And Hot, ‘The Kiss Quotient’ Really Adds Up
This summer on Code Switch, we’re talking to some of our favorite authors about books that taught us about the different dimensions of freedom. Earlier this week, we talked to Sandra Cisneros about her dream home. Today, we’re featuring, a conversation with the romance writer Helen Hoang. When Helen Hoang was writing her first book, […]
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Disinformation about COVID-19 vaccines abounds on social media, but there’s more to it than meets the eye. Sam talks to Max Fisher, international reporter for the New York Times, about “disinformation for hire” and what social media platforms are doing to combat it. Plus, Sam talks to actress Hannah Waddingham, one of the stars of […]
Photos appear to show DC mayor celebrating birthday maskless hours before mandate went into effect
Photos on social media appear to show Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser celebrating her upcoming birthday and posing for photos maskless with comedian Dave Chappelle hours before the city’s mask mandate was put into effect. “When your asked to Dj for the Mayor!!! Happy Birthday @mayor_bowser,” a caption on an Instagram post published by user […]
Biden names Indian-American to head religious freedom office
Rashad Hussain, an Indian-American has been nominated as the ambassador-at-large for International Religious Freedom, in Washington DC. (ANI) If confirmed by the Senate, Hussain will be the first Indian-American to head the body, created in 1998 to promote respect for religious freedom as part of US foreign policy. [[WATCH]] Jungle cruise full movie 123movies [[WATCH]] […]
CDC boss Walensky, after Fox TV appearance, walks back vaccine mandate remarks
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, issued a clarification statement Friday night after claiming on Fox News’ “Special Report” that the U.S. was “looking into” a possible nationwide vaccine mandate. It was the latest reversal for the health agency, which has drawn criticism for murky communications regarding the […]
‘President Biden absolutely declared a victory too soon,’ Leana Wen says
“I am hopeful as I look to the future,” Dr. Leana Wen writes in her new book, “Lifelines: A Doctor’s Journey in the Fight for Public Health.” On the day she spoke to Yahoo News, however, case counts were spiking across the United States, due almost entirely to the increased transmissibility of the Delta variant. […]
The pandemic turning point the White House didn’t want
Stepping into the East Room on Thursday, his face covered in black surgical fabric for the first time in weeks, the President made no attempt to disguise his disappointment at returning to the most charged symbol of the pandemic era. “In a significant part of the country, you wouldn’t have to take one of these […]