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Beijing Attempts To Remake Hong Kong In Its Image As National Security Law Takes Hold

Educators, journalists, political figures and ordinary citizens have been intimidated and even arrested as China moves to stifle protest and civil society with its new law.

This view of the rising Earth greeted the Apollo 8 astronauts as they came from behind the moon after the lunar orbit insertion burn. The photo is displayed here in its original orientation, though it is more commonly viewed with the lunar surface at the bottom of the photo. Earth is about five degrees left of the horizon in the photo. The unnamed surface features on the left are near the eastern limb of the Moon as viewed from Earth. The lunar horizon is approximately 780 kilometers from the spacecraft.

POV Shorts: Earthrise

Airs Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

Elena Nikolaenko re-created Raphael's Sistine Madonna with her husband, mother and three children.

Russian Speakers Imitate Art In A Time Of Coronavirus Confinement On Facebook

An art project to shake the lockdown blues has become an online sensation as pent-up Russian speakers from across the globe reenact classic artwork to pass the time amid the pandemic.

France will levy a 3% tax on digital companies that make large profits in the country. French Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, who championed the measure, is seen here on Wednesday in Paris.

France Approves Tax On Big Tech, And U.S. Threatens To Retaliate

French officials have been frustrated that digital companies have been able to avoid taxes by establishing their European headquarters in countries that offer corporations low tax rates.

Amazon said it will invest $700 million to train 100,000 employees for higher-skilled jobs by 2025. Training programs will be offered to workers throughout all levels of the company.

From The Warehouse To IT: Amazon Offering 100,000 Workers Tech Training

Amazon plans to invest $700 million to train a third of its U.S. workforce for higher-skilled jobs. The company acknowledged that workers could use their new skills to seek jobs outside Amazon.

President Trump is an avid social media user, but he has also come down hard on Big Tech. He's hosting a social media summit on Thursday, and some of his biggest supporters on social media will attend.

Far-Right Social Media Personalities Headed To The White House

The Trump administration has invited high-profile, conservative activists and bloggers to the White House for a social media summit. But they did not invite Facebook and Twitter.

When The 'Whisper Network' Goes Public: The 'S****y Media Men' List, 2 Years On

In 2017, a crowdsourced spreadsheet gave women the opportunity to anonymously share allegations against prominent figures in journalism and publishing. One writer has filed a defamation lawsuit.

Laundry Between Emails: Working From Home Goes Viral In The Time Of Coronavirus

Love it or hate it, millions of workers are figuring out a new work-life balance as more employers try to curb the spread of the coronavirus by ordering them to stay away from the office.

A Stonewall Jackson statue is loaded on a truck after being removed from Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va., on Wednesday.

Revisiting Sacred Cows: Which Figures From History Do We Honor, And How?

Statues have been taken down; names scrubbed from institutions. The national reckoning over race has reenergized debates over historical figures and the scrutiny goes beyond Confederate monuments.

A man panhandles along a sidewalk in downtown San Francisco, California on Tuesday, June, 28, 2016.

Voters May Tax Tech Companies To Fight Homelessness

Some big tech companies in the Bay Area have embraced the idea that tax hikes on big business are necessary to tackle problems like homelessness in the region.

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