Tag Archives: University of Chicago
Italy Mourns Quake Dead, No Safe Spaces
Saturday, August 27, 2016
Day of Mourning: Italy is holding a national day of mourning for victims of this week’s earthquake in which at least 290 people died. Several people are still missing. Hardest hit was the historic town of Amatrice, a picture-postcard mountain …
Zuckerberg Baby and Giving Billions
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Social Network: Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan announced the birth of their first child, a girl named Max. And to mark the occasion he announced that during the course of their lives he and his wife …
Kobe Bryant to Retire, Climate Talks Open
Monday, November 30, 2015
Top of the Key: Los Angeles Lakers basketball great Kobe Bryant announced that he’s retiring at the end of this season, his 20th in professional basketball. Bryant made his announcement in a 52-line poem he wrote and posted on Derek …