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Wife of Princeton graduate student calls for his release from Iranian prison
On the third anniversary of a Princeton graduate student's imprisonment in Iran on Aug. 8, his wife, Hua Qu, called for action toward his release at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker event. Xiyue Wang is being held in the infamous Evin Prison on charges of espionage. There, he shares cramped quarters with 25 other people. As a Ph.D. candidate at Princeton, Wang went to Iran on a scholastic mission to study the ancient Eurasian culture, and learn the many languages of this part of the world. The university has been tremendously supportive in seeking Wang’s release, Qua said, and…
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Club member writes first novel about Picasso’s Blue Period
Luke Jerod Kummer’s curiosity for what makes a good story led to his discovering a vital part of Pablo Picasso’s life that dramatically influenced the artist’s work but was barely explored elsewhere, the author of "The Blue Period" told a National Press Club Book Rap on Tuesday, Aug. 20, in Cosgrove Lounge. Picasso blamed himself for the death of sister and his friend Carles Casagemas, Kummer said. This resulted in “a radical flow of empathy” which influenced the artist’s vision of humanity and the suffering of people who lived in his hometown of Malaga, Spain, and in Montmartre, France,…
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Booker calls unity through diverse coalitions key to Democratic election success
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Corey Booker of New Jersey, tells National Press Club Headliners Newsmakers event how the election is more than a referendum on President Donald Trump on Oct. 23. Photos: Alan Kotok Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., said he is the unifying Democratic presidential candidate who can unite the party and defeat Donald Trump at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker Wednesday. “At this moral moment in America, I am the best leader to unite the entire party,” he said. “I can and have united progressives and moderates,” he said, adding that he would not engage…
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Yang outlines problems, solutions to deal with 'Fourth Industrial Revolution'
Democratic Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang lays out his plan for economic development and discusses how machines are replacing truck drivers and cashiers at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmakers event on Monday, Oct. 21, 2019. Photos: Victoria Gaither Contending that the United States is in the midst of the “greatest economic transformation” in its history, Andrew Yang, an entrepreneur and Democratic presidential candidate on Monday outlined the problems caused by the “Fourth Industrial Revolution” and his proposed solutions. Addressing a National Press Club Newsmakers event, Yang…
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National Press Club honors Voice of America's Amanda Bennett with Fourth Estate Award
The National Press Club honored Amanda Bennett, who is capping an illustrious career in journalism as director of Voice of America (VOA), at an elegant dinner Thursday as the recipient of its 2019 Fourth Estate Award. Sandy Rowe, former editor of the Portland Oregonian, introducing Bennett, said she had ”a profound sense of story … (commitment to) demands of excellence … and of herself, not at all.” Bennett, she said, “elevates everything she touches” and “sees you as better than you are.” Bennett’s husband, Donald Graham, former publisher of the Washington Post, praised her “high amount of…
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Gerry Adams says Brexit deal would challenge Irish peace
Former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams outlines implications of Brexit on the 1998 Good Friday peace accords at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker on Oct. 16. Photo: Alan Kotok Irish politician Gerry Adams told a National Press Club Newsmaker audience Wednesday that Brexit would challenge many of the positives changes that have occurred since the 1998 Good Friday Agreement brought a measure of peace between Northern Ireland and Britain. Northern Ireland, where Adams was associated with the Irish Republican Army in years past, is part of the United Kingdom but shares a border with…
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National Press Club Headliners Book Rap explores tapping Soviet secrets in 1950s Berlin
Steve Vogel raps about his book, "Betrayal in Berlin: The True Story of the Cold War’s Most Audacious Espionage Operation," at an Oct. 10 National Press Club event. Photos: Joseph Luchok The tunnel project in Berlin was hellishly hot, dirty and claustrophobic — and, most importantly, top secret. Three teams, each with 20 men, began digging in November 1954 to tap into buried Soviet landlines, one of the most dramatic and daring American intelligence operations in history. Steve Vogel, too, had to dig deep for nearly five years to unearth the tale and piece together the cast of characters…
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TVA looks toward sustainable energy, but coal still key, TVA president Lyash says
Jeff Lyash, president of the Tennessee Valley Authority, said the TVA is moving toward more wind and solar power. Photo: Victoria Gaither The Tennessee Valley Authority is moving toward use of more wind and solar power, which means a decline in use of coal, Jeff Lyash, new president of the TVA said at a National Press Club Newsmaker on Wednesday. Lyash, who has spent his entire career in electrical and energy matters, became president and CEO last April after election by the TVA's Board of Directors. He most recently was president and CEO of Ontario Power Generation Inc., one of Canada's…
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Corteva AgriSciences chief highlights climate in luncheon talk
Corteva CEO Jim Collins. Photo: Marshall Cohen A difficult planting season due to extreme weather this year is an early sign that U.S. farmers and agribusinesses will have to adjust to changing climate patterns, Jim Collins, chief executive officer of Corteva AgriSciences, said Wednesday at a National Press Club Headliners luncheon. Collins, who leads one of the nation's biggest agribusinesses, said U.S. farmers still don't know whether they can recover from the worst planting seasons on record. The coming harvest season will tell how big a dent last spring’s flooding rains put in the nation’…
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