Homeless man shot by LAPD: Who was ‘Africa’?
On the harsh streets of Skid Row that became his home, he was known as Africaa name as vague and complex as he was. Surveillance footage, police and homeless community…
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Jonathan Lethem On ‘Lucky Alan,’ Sea World And Sci-Fi
The protagonist of a story from Jonathan Lethem’s new collection, “Pending Vegan,” describes himself to readers as a pending vegan. In fact, he’s privately renamed himself Pending Vegan. He’s at…
Canadian Al-Jazeera Journalist Mohamed Fahmy Released From Egyptian Prison
Canadian Al-Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy has been released from an Egyptian prison, pending a retrial. – Australian Peter Greste, who was tried with his two colleagues, was deported home to…
Court in Egypt Orders Release of Mubarak’s Sons Pending Corruption Retrial
CAIRO — An Egyptian court has ordered the release of the imprisoned sons of Hosni Mubarak, Egypt’s deposed president, pending their retrial on corruption charges, according to Al-Ahram, a state…