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China’s Answer to Anthony Weiner: A New Wave of Digital Political Sex Scandals
“This post is in partnership with Worldcrunch, a new global-news site that translates stories of note in foreign languages into English. The article below was originally published in” the Economic Observer
The Battle Over a New Skyscraper for St. Petersburg
Imagine if the Empire State Building were to be placed smack in the middle of Venice or Jerusalem. Jutting out from the ancient streets, a skyscraper of that size would seem absurdly out of sync with the iconic beauty of the cities.
Conan O’Brien squabbles with New Jersey mayor
As with many jokes, it started with a small jab at the expense of New Jersey. The gags continued Monday night when “Tonight Show” host Conan O’Brien ventured into “the biggest scandal in the country that’s now involving a late-night host.” O’Brien was, of course, referring to his continuing comical conflict with the city of Newark, New Jersey, and its mayor, Cory Booker.