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• Jazz Under Siege: How KC Sen Built Kolkata’s Modern Music Scene Amidst War and Chaos

  Published: Apr 18, 2026

  Section: Culture & History

  Kumar Chunder "KC" Sen, a multitalented war correspondent and jazz bandleader, became the primary architect of Kolkata’s nightlife through his pioneering talent agency, Band Wagon....

• Supreme Court Shields Chevron from $745 Million Environmental Judgment in Unanimous Louisiana Wetlands Ruling

  Published: Apr 18, 2026

  Section: Companies & Industry

  The U.S. Supreme Court issued an 8-0 decision on Friday vacating a major state court ruling that held Chevron liable for World War II-era environmental damage. The high court deter...

• Holocaust survivor Rachel Zini's legacy of defiance culminates in grandson's leadership of Shin Bet

  Published: Apr 18, 2026

  Section: Israel

  The survival of Rachel Zini, who endured Auschwitz and a 650-kilometer death march, serves as a foundational narrative for her grandson David Zini, current head of Israel's Shin Be...

• Swiss Postal History Reveals How Wartime Censors Systematically Violated Private Correspondence to Protect National Security

  Published: Apr 17, 2026

  Section: Europe

  Despite constitutional guarantees of mail secrecy, Switzerland’s historical record reveals extensive state and foreign interference with private letters during the two world wars....

• New English Translation Breathes Immediate Life Into Vladka Meed’s Definitive Warsaw Ghetto Resistance Memoir

  Published: Apr 14, 2026

  Section: Europe

  The 1948 Yiddish memoir by Holocaust resistance fighter Vladka Meed has been released in a contemporary English translation to preserve its historical urgency. Written by her son,...