The Takeaways From the FBI’s Investigation Into Hillary Clinton’s Emails
The FBI announced its findings Tuesday in the investigation of Democratic presumptive nominee Hillary Clinton’s use of private email servers during her time as secretary of state. PBS gives a rundown of those findings and what they mean for the presidential hopeful. [PBS]
The Observer Published an Open Letter to Their Owner, Trump’s Son-in-Law, from a Jewish Employee
When Observer writer Dana Schwartz criticized on Twitter presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump’s tweet showing Clinton with a six-sided star, she received a ton of anti-Semitic tweets in response. Those responses are embedded in a slideshow in this open letter, in which she asks her employer, Jared Kushner, how he can stay silent in the face of his father-in-law’s supporters’ anti-Semitism. [Observer]
At Least 187 People Died in Baghdad From an ISIS Terror Attack, But You Probably Won't Hear About It
When Paris was attacked in November last year, social media was filled with profile pictures overlaid with the country’s red, white and blue flag. #JeSuisParis trended worldwide. But the Washington Post writes that “we have become almost numb to the violence in Baghdad: Deadly car bombings there conjure up no hashtags, no Facebook profile pictures with the Iraqi flag, and no Western newspaper front pages of the victims' names and life stories, and they attract only muted global sympathy.” [Washington Post]
7-Year Iraq Inquiry Slams Tony Blair for Leading Britain Into Iraq War
A long-awaited report concluded that former British Prime Minister Tony Blair underestimated the consequences of the Iraq war and joined the invasion despite flawed intelligence that went unchallenged. Blair also overestimated his influence over President George W. Bush, according to the 2.6-million-word inquiry which took 7 years to complete. [New York Times]
The Shadow Doctors
In the past five years, the Syrian government has killed almost seven hundred medical personnel — but despite the attack on doctors, an underground medical network persists, trying to get medical attention to the scores in need of help in the war-torn country. [New Yorker]
Trump Praised Saddam Hussein for Being ‘So Good’ at Killing Terrorists
When talking about the former dictator of Iraq at a rally in North Carolina, Trump called Saddam Hussein a “really bad guy” before going on to praise his terrorist-killing prowess. “He killed terrorists. He did that so good,” said Trump. “They didn’t read them the rights. They didn’t talk. They were terrorists. It was over.” [New York Times]
Meet the Women Who Served in Vietnam
Claire Brisebois Starnes, Ruth Dewton and Jeanne Moran Gourley, are among more than 1,000 women who enlisted and served as line and staff officers in the US Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps — yet were forgotten following their return home. The women, BBC reports, learned to keep silent about being in the war, after being “heckled and spat at the airport” upon their return. Although all the women sought help for Vietnam veterans, it was difficult and eventually the three decided to seek out other female war veterans like them and form the non-profit Vietnam Women Veterans (VWV) Inc. in 1999. [BBC]
Pillars of Black Media, Once Vibrant, Now Fighting for Survival
As mainstream news organizations fight for clicks to drive revenue and reach a widespread audience, legacy black media publications are finding it hard to hold on to their core audience in the crowded news landscape. [New York Times]
Who Killed a Chilean Diplomat in DC with a Car Bomb in the 1970s?
Spend your a little time reading this long, fascinating look into the saga of Orlando Letelier, the dissident Chilean diplomat killed by a car bomb in a brazen 1973 assassination in Washington D.C. Come for the gripping murder mystery, stay for the oddball cast of spies and saboteurs. [The Atavist Magazine]
Spice Girls “Wannabe” Remade to Push for Women’s Rights
Project Everyone, a campaign against poverty, injustice and climate change, put out a music video, recreating the Spice Girls’ “Wannabe,” a song promoting girl power that took the world by storm in the 1990s. The video pushes a series of UN Global Goals like gender equality, equal pay for equal work, and an end to child marriage and violence against women. [The Guardian]
This column was compiled by DNAinfo reporters Danielle Tcholakian, Nikhita Venugopal, Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska, Jeanmarie Evelly, Shaye Weaver, Irene Plagianos, Dartunorro Clark, Carolina Pichardo, Noah Hurowitz and Allegra Hobbs.
