| Greetings, TicToc readers! We're connecting today's bits and pieces so you can see the bigger picture. Read on... Remembering Jamal Khashoggi Wednesday marked one year since Saudi journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi walked into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. He was never seen again. In Nov. 2018, the CIA concluded that Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman ordered the killing and dismemberment of Khashoggi. A year later, with so much unresolved, the wounds are still raw and the search for justice continues. What you may have missed: - "Trump is effectively abandoning those fighting for democracy and freedom within the Middle East," Khashoggi's fiancee, Hatice Cengiz, wrote in a Washington Post op-ed, panning the president's "disappointing" response.
- "You are not alone," Amazon CEO and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos told Cengiz at a memorial service outside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
- "We demand the whole truth and commitments to press freedom in Saudi Arabia," Reporters Without Borders activists said as they piled dismembered mannequins in front of the Saudi consulate in Paris.
News from around the world In Rome, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo acknowledged for the first time publicly that he listened in on Trump's call with Ukraine President Zelenskiy. In Mexico City, students and survivors marched to mark 51 years since the Tlatelolco massacre when armed forces opened fire on unarmed civilians, killing hundreds of people, days before the city hosted the 1968 Summer Olympics. In California, opera star Placido Domingo resigned as general director of the Los Angeles Opera following multiple allegations of sexual assault. Highly quotable "Until further notice." Bernie Sanders halted his grueling campaign schedule after receiving medical care for a blocked artery. "Don't shoot our kids." Hong Kong protesters rallied peacefully in a show of solidarity with the 18-year-old man who was shot in the chest by police. "Greta is a kind girl." Russian President Vladimir Putin said 16-year-old Thunberg is "very sincere," but adults need to shield teens "from extreme emotions that could destroy a personality." $ignificant figures 10 years. A jury sentenced former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger to a decade in prison for the murder of her neighbor Botham Jean in his own apartment. Emotional reaction followed. $7.5 billion. The Trump administration plans to impose tariffs on that amount of European imports, from gouda cheese to large aircraft, later this month in response to illegal Airbus subsidies. Viral alert Bradley Airport. A World War II-era B-17 bomber plane crashed and burned in an aborted takeoff attempt in Connecticut killing several people and injuring more. The future is now The rise of bionic labor? Assembly line workers are testing this $6,995 vest that works like an exoskeleton and can help extend the career of technicians by reducing fatigue and preventing injury. What's good "Simply talk about it." Australian athlete Dylan Alcott has won three Paralympic gold medals and 14 wheelchair tennis Grand Slam titles, but his proudest feat is helping to change the perception of people with disabilities "so they can get out there and live the lives they want to live." You made it this far... Now tell your friends to sign up here. Watch your inbox for our next newsletter tomorrow. -Andrew Mach |
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