Daily News Roundup: Eyeglasses Could Improve a Billion Lives
May 8, 2018 | Read Time: 1 minute
Top News
A Simple Way to Improve a Billion Lives: Eyeglasses (New York Times). Also, see a Chronicle article about a Hong Kong philanthropist working to end vision impairment in the developing world.
The Man Who Bought N.Y.: Money Hasn’t Made Stephen Schwarzman Universally Beloved. Who Cares? (New York Times)
About Sexual Harassment and Misconduct
‘We Are Shocked’: Thousands of Southern Baptist Women Denounce Leader’s ‘Objectifying’ Comments and Advice to Abused Women (Washington Post)
U.N. Sexual-Misconduct Chief Was Promoted While Facing Harassment Claims (Guardian)
Kennedy Center Rescinds Bill Cosby’s Honors, a First for the Institution (New York Times)
More News
N.J. Man Completes His ‘One America’ Bicycle Ride Across USA (Northjersey.com)
New Nordic Museum Opens in Seattle (Kings News)
Nonprofit Plans to Build Tiny Homes for Ex-Offenders in Utah County (Daily Herald)
Latest Opinion
Academic Freedom, Intellectual Diversity, and the Charles Koch Foundation (Forbes)
One of America’s Most Influential Religious Figures Has Died. He Deserves More Notice. (Washington Post)
George Soros and the Caravan: Left-Wing Nonprofits Circle the Wagons Around a Rogue U.N. Commission (Wall Street Journal — subscription)
