Новости за 12.04.2021

The financial crisis facing local papers threatens a building block of democracy. Publishers are looking for ways to save reporting in news deserts.

These food shows entertain, educate, and inspire. Between talking puppets and a culinary tour of Italy, they’ll whet your appetite.

Ramadan – a time for fasting, worship, and gatherings – begins this week. Although regulations vary, there is concern that Ramadan celebrations could spark a surge in COVID-19 cases.

Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict has dragged on for six months, displacing more than 2 million people and leaving millions in need of assistance.

One vision from a U.S. government think tank imagines how innovation and scientific progress could pave the way.

Hybrid cars, a popular choice for the climate conscious driver, may not be as green as they seem. Amid research into their CO2 emissions, new and tougher European regulations could see the cars phased out faster than previously envisioned.

When interstate highways were built they often sliced through Black neighborhoods, disrupting and devastating thriving communities. Now, there is increasingly political will – and, potentially, congressional funding – to reroute those expressways.

A young Black man was shot by police and died in a Minneapolis suburb, heightening tensions midway through the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd. Protests across the city lasted late into the night on Sunday.

Good morning! Welcome to your Monday, April 12, 2021, sunrise briefing.Here are three news events - a blackout in Iran, GOP disunity, and British film awards - this past weekend (while you may have been planting arborvitae trees, grilling shrimp, and enjoying an offline life). Also, what to look for in the news this week.

“Nomadland” filmmaker Chloe Zhao became only the second woman, and the first woman of color, to win the BAFTA for best director.

At GOP donor meeting, Donald Trump veered from prepared remarks Saturday and slammed Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and other Republicans.

Iran on Sunday described a blackout at its underground Natanz atomic facility an act of “nuclear terrorism.” Suspicion fell immediately on Israel.