The Briefing 04-21-15

Podcast Transcript

1) Mediterranean boat disaster reveals desperation that drives quest for freedom and security

Hundreds of Migrants Are Feared Dead as Ship Capsizes Off Libyan Coast, New York Times (Jim Yardley)

Europe grapples with deadly flow of migrants, USA Today (Jane Onyanga-Omara)

2) ISIS video announcing specific targeting of Christians driven by theological motivations

ISIS Video Appears to Show Executions of Ethiopian Christians in Libya, New York Times (David D. Kirkpatrick)

3) Legislative support for right to die exposes velocity of moral shift in America

Half the states look at right-to-die legislation, USA Today (Malak Monir)

4) Oldest person in world dies, leaving only four people who’ve seen 19th Century

World’s oldest person Misao Okawa dies aged 117 in Japan, Financial Times (Robin Harding)