Month: August 2020
Foreign threats loom ahead of US presidential election
National Counterintelligence and Security Center says Russia, China, look for ways to affect policy, while Iran involved in circulating disinformation, anti-American content online
Read MoreForeign threats loom ahead of US presidential election
National Counterintelligence and Security Center says Russia, China, look for ways to affect policy, while Iran involved in circulating disinformation, anti-American content online
Read MoreProsecutors ask for Depardieu rape case to be reopened
Paris prosecutors said Saturday they had asked for an investigation into rape allegations against French actor Gerard Depardieu to be reopened after an earlier probe was dropped last year. An actress in her 20s accuses Depardieu of assaulting and raping
Read MorePHOTOS: Living Tree Bridges In A Land Of Clouds
In the Indian state of Meghalaya, one of the wettest places on Earth, villagers are separated by rivers and valleys. To stay connected, they coax tree roots to grow together into living bridges. (Image credit: Prasenjeet Yadav)
Read MoreThe (renewable) power and politics fueling the UAE’s new nuclear plant
The emirates have an energy-hungry population, but there are concerns over the safety of the facility combined with worries over vulnerability of energy infrastructure in region
Read MoreThe (renewable) power and politics fueling the UAE’s new nuclear plant
The emirates have an energy-hungry population, but there are concerns over the safety of the facility combined with worries over vulnerability of energy infrastructure in region
Read MoreBiden Wants The Fed To Help Close Racial Economic Gaps. How Would That Work?
The central bank has blunt instruments at its disposal, which are not tailored to economics of different racial groups. Biden wants the Fed to more explicitly factor in Black and Hispanic outcomes. (Image credit: Andrew Harnik/AP)
Read MoreSmaller Nuclear Plants May Come With Less Stringent Safety Rules
Proposed new emergency preparedness rules would allow nuclear plants closer to where people live. Companies say the plants are safer, but they need the rule changes for a viable business model. (Image credit: Oklo)
Read MoreSen. Tammy Duckworth: America’s Moms Are Running on Empty. We Need to do More to Support Them.
American moms are running on empty. Every morning, we wake up feeling guilty that we’re not doing enough. Every night, we go to sleep terrified that we’re failing. I may be a trained helicopter pilot and a United States Senator,
Read MoreHow the Mossad hunted the ‘Butcher of Riga,’ who murdered up to 30,000 Jews
A true-life psychological thriller reports on ‘Mio’ Meidad’s undercover mission, without backup, to exact justice — and foil a German plan to give Nazis amnesty
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