Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Happening Now

Author Archives: Stonecom Interactive

A Crime Against Humanity, TED Talks, Hoop Dreams

Scott Pelley reports on the 2013 sarin gas attack in Syria; then, Charlie Rose reports on the popular lecture series TED Talks; and, Lesley Stahl is introduced to an imaginary world by a man with an extraordinary ability. Source

Share

Congressman Ro Khanna on immigration reform, border crisis

President Biden is facing growing pressure as thousands of unaccompanied migrant children are held at the U.S.-Mexico border. Some progressives are criticizing his administration’s handling of the crisis. Congressman Ro Khanna, a California Democrat, spoke with CBSN’s Tanya Rivero about immigration reform, progressive priorities, and the situation in the Middle East. Source

Share

Report: Big Ten leaders kept COVID-19 planning talks secret

Big Ten university leaders are under scrutiny after reports find they’ve been discussing COVID-19 plans in secret, using a private portal to keep school reopening and football communications confidential. Washington Post sports reporter Emily Giambalvo joined CBSN to discuss the latest. Source

Share

Moderna begins testing COVID-19 vaccine in young children

Vaccine maker Moderna has begun giving doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to children ranging in age from 6 months old to 11 years old as part of a new clinical trial. Dr. Dyan Hes, a pediatrician in New York City, spoke with Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers on CBSN about how the process will work and how it is different from testing the vaccine in adults. Source

Share

Syrian engineer invents an internet-free communication app

Abdul Rahman AlAshraf is a Syrian immigrant living in Germany. His experience in Syria during the civil war inspired him to create a solution for people in conflict zones to communicate easily, even when internet networks are down. Here he reflects on 10 years of ongoing conflict in Syria. Source

Share