Links to SEVEN reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (Scroll down for MEDIA 2-18-26. Scroll up for WEST BANK, IRAN, GAZA and UKRAINE.) — MCM
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FROM FEB. 18 Mark Zuckerberg quizzed on kids’ Instagram use in social media trial, by Kaitlyn Huamani and Barbar Ortutay | AP LOS ANGELES — Mark Zuckerberg and opposing lawyers dueled on Wednesday in a Los Angeles courtroom where the Meta CEO answered questions about young people’s use of Instagram, his congressional testimony, and internal advice he’s received. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others. Click HERE for report from Reuters. Click HERE to listen to today’s NPR report and, later, read it; and HERE for Feb. 18 NPR report.
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FROM FEB. 18 Two new children’s books capture the sights, sounds and community-building of Ramadan. Reported by Linah Mohammad, Ashley Brown and Ailsa Chang | NPR As millions of Muslims begin observing Ramadan, Chang speaks with Aya Khalil and Nadine Presley, authors of two new children’s books about this holy month. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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FROM FEB. 16 Trump administration ordered to restore George Washington slavery exhibit it removed in Philadelphia, by Hannah Schoenbaum | AP PHILADELPHIA — U.S. District Judge Cynthia Rufe ruled Monday that all materials must be restored in their original condition while a lawsuit challenging the removal’s legality plays out. She began her written order by quoting from George Orwell’s dystopian novel “1984” and compared the Trump administration to the book’s totalitarian regime whose Ministry of Truth revised historical records to align with its own narrative. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.
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FROM FEB. 18 In China, a meme is worth a thousand words. Reported by Ashish Valentine | NPR As China celebrates the lunar new year, the year of the horse has taken on an uncanny association with Draco Malfoy of the Harry Potter series. Click HERE to listen and read.
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