“Legally exported U.S. firearms have been used in massacres, disappearances, and by security forces that collude with criminal groups in Mexico on a broad scale.” (By Parker Asmann, InSight Crime) U.S. firearms have flowed into ...
It serves Indian interests at this point not to identify too closely with the Russian regional and global policies, which are increasingly in a confrontational mode vis-a-vis the U.S. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit ...
“Every single meeting of Julian Assange seems to be ‘suspicious’ for CNN.” A former staff member at the Ecuadorian embassy in London where Julian Assange lived for almost seven years dropped a bombshell in late ...
An airstrike Sunday night targeted pro-Iran factions in Syria, while the party responsible is unknown, the strike fits a pattern of recent Israeli strikes on Iranian targets in Syria. The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human ...
“In October, 2014, the Media Lab received a two-million-dollar donation from Bill Gates; Ito wrote in an internal e-mail, ‘This is a $2M gift from Bill Gates directed by Jeffrey Epstein.'” MIT Media Lab director ...
“You just feel like your ideas are not welcome, that everybody is moving in a lock-step.” Hollywood is notoriously liberal, but what is it like to be a Conservative in the entertainment world during these ...
“The effects from exposure to complex organic and inorganic contaminant mixtures at low concentrations are poorly understood.” (Beyond Pesticides) Heavy rains in urban areas bring together a toxic mixture of man-made chemicals which make their ...
Field drug tests are unable to distinguish between marijuana and hemp, and that has thrown a wrench in marijuana prosecutions in states that have legalized hemp only. (By P. Smith, Stop the Drug War) After ...
“The personality of Conte is seen as one of a person who is moderate, who tries to reach compromise.” Italy’s new left-leaning coalition government took office on Thursday in a setback for far-right populist leader ...
Is Hollywood sexist or are audiences creating this disparity with their own wallets? A female Asian writer has quit as co-writer for two upcoming sequels to the blockbuster film Crazy Rich Asians, citing that her ...
“Every single separated kid has been terrified. We’re [seen as] the enemy.” Migrant children seperated from their parents during the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy last year suffered intense trauma, as detention facilities proved inadequately ...
Carnival Corp, the world’s largest cruise company, has spent $400,000 on lobbying this year. Royal Caribbean Cruises ranks second at $357,000. (By Yue Stella Yu, Center for Responsive Politics) For families whose loved ones suffer an accident ...
While many challenges lie ahead for Sudan’s new government, 18 cabinet members have already been named to serve out the coming three-year transitional period. The beginnings of a new Sudanese cabinet – the first since ...
“Throughout his time at Interior, Joe Balash spearheaded efforts to suppress science, ignore indigenous rights and sell off the Arctic Refuge for drilling at all costs.” Top Interior Department official Joe Balash is leaving his ...
Given Silicon Valley’s reputation (and penchant) for breaking things rather than stopping to think them through, brainwave reading devices will need close regulation and ethical reviews before testing begins. (By Garfield Benjamin, The Conversation) Not ...
In something of an ironic twist, the Pentagon, which has a long history of creating fake news, is developing software to detect “falsified media assets.” Concern over the widespread use of “fake or false news” ...
Hemp never ceases to amaze us with its versatility and ability to solve many of the earth’s problems. One such problem has affected many farmers in a region of Italy. Let’s take a journey to ...
“Voters should choose their representatives, not the other way around. This win is proof that change is always within our reach, on gerrymandering, voting rights, and much more.” A North Carolina court ruled the state’s ...
Will the evolution of drones in warfare make peace more attractive to warring factions or will it lead to an unending world of armaments and missile shields? Saudi Arabia, which started the Yemen war with ...
HBO’s hit Chernobyl series spawned a stir of dialogue about the evils of the Soviet system and nuclear energy production. After watching this drama and being from a family that survived the tragedy, I thought ...
“I will send you to Paris. You’ll live there, you’ll chat a little, we’ll get you cleaned up. We’ll make you a portfolio, I’ll show your pictures to a rich man.” One of the lesser-known ...
“Our primary opponent is the Fake News Media. In the history of our Country, they have never been so bad!” Some of President Trump’s political allies are raising money to find dirt on journalists and ...
It is not enough to be moved by the tragedy in Yemen. Action is necessary. On September 1, bombers struck Dhamar Community College in Dhamar City, which is in Yemen’s southwest. The college has not ...
Los Angeles made headlines when it became the largest US city to ban the production and sale of furs. Activists are now trying to do the same statewide citing animal welfare as the chief driver. ...
Amid a trade war with China, the U.S. has conducted its first joint military exercise with ASEAN nations in the coveted South China Sea. On Monday, Sept. 2, the U.S. and 10 ASEAN member countries ...
An update to Telegram, planned for release over the next few days, will allow protesters to prevent mainland Chinese and Hong Kong authorities from discovering their identities in the app’s large group chats. “Telegram, a ...
#WeAreAllIsraa trended on social media as activists mourned and expressed outrage over the murder and alleged honor killing of a 21-year-old Palestinian woman. Israa Ghrayeb, a 21-year-old Palestinian woman from the West Bank town of ...
“His views are dangerously out of the mainstream.” After President Trump officially nominated corporate lawyer Eugene Scalia to serve as secretary of Labor last week, AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka said his federation of labor unions ...
Last week, tension on the Lebanese-Israeli border escalated when Hezbollah fired rockets at Israeli military targets after accusations that Israel attacked Beirut with drones. A weekend exchange of fire has not helped de-escalation efforts. The ...
“As a former CPS teacher, I know how hard our dedicated educators work to ensure the children of Chicago can live up their vast potential.” On Monday, August 26, the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) announced ...
“Look, our members are still waiting for the supposed greatness of this economy to reach their kitchen tables.” The president of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), the largest federation ...
Previously, the Saudi-led coalition has come under sharp criticism by rights groups for killing hundreds of civilians during raids and attacks in Yemen. In a new fresh attack by the Saudi-led Arab military coalition in ...
“I’m thinking tonight of those who lost their lives in Odessa and Midland and the loved ones they left behind.” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is facing intense criticism for stalling gun control legislation in ...
“It’s difficult at this stage to see how there can be a deal or at least a good deal.” New tariffs on more than $110 billion in Chinese imports took effect Sunday, a sharp escalation ...
Drawing on harsh experiences in their home countries, Central Americans immigrants in the U.S. have played key roles in organizing labor movements. (Elizabeth Oglesby, The Conversation) In the United States’ heated national debate about immigration, ...
Millions of Kashmiris continue to suffer under the military lock-down imposed by the Indian government. The situation is particularly critical for patients, women and school-going children. (By Umer Beigh, Peoples Dispatch) The curfew-like restrictions in ...
Note to Nancy Pelosi: President Donald Trump will avoid the consequences of 100% of the impeachment proceedings not brought against him.
“The choice facing the Senate could not be clearer: Carry water for the NRA, or stand up for the majority of Americans demanding action to address our gun violence crisis.” (By Karl Evers-Hillstrom, Center for ...
“According to the 2015 guidelines that are currently in force, poor diet and lack of exercise are likely related to preventable chronic disease in nearly 120 million American adults, including Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, ...
A wave of anti-Russian protests have taken over Georgia's summer, but are they are the result of foreign actors interfering in the country's affairs?
Turkey is insisting on plowing ahead with a planned safe zone in northeastern Syria, despite accusing the U.S. of dragging its heels. On Thursday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan insisted on going ahead and rapidly ...
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and his criminal gang of 300 are violating the freedom of the people he is meant to serve. The entire world knows the story of the 300 Spartans who fought ...
The Trump administration is pulling $271 million in funding from the Department of Homeland Security, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Disaster Relief Fund, to pay for immigration detention space and temporary hearing locations for ...
“If EPA moves forward with this reckless and sinister proposal, we will see them in court.” The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Thursday that it plans to soften Obama-era restrictions on methane, a potent greenhouse ...
“Defendants made substantial payments of money to a variety of different pain advocacy groups and organizations that influence prescribing physicians and other health care professionals.” “In a landmark decision, an Oklahoma judge on Monday ordered ...
A spokesman for the Islamist Hamas party pointed fingers at the Palestinian Authority in the wake of two suicide bombings in Gaza. On Tuesday, the ruling Hamas party in Gaza declared a state of emergency ...
“It should never have been applied to our state, and it is harming our ability to develop a sustainable, year-round economy for the Southeast region, where less than one percent of the land is privately ...
If you’re going to try CBD dabbing, be sure to start with a small dose. Those unfamiliar with dabbing are likely to associate it with stereotypical stoner culture or a millennial dance move. But in ...
Across the Islamic World, one in seven girls marry before the age of 18. But what if this status quo was to hide under layers of disingenuous religiosity and a tradition that still views women, ...
“Deutsche Bank has been unique in loaning money to Trump and often for reasons that are difficult to fathom.” The latest chapter in an ongoing legal battle to unearth President Trump’s tax returns found German ...
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