Month: June 2022
Inside Biden’s successful six-month bid to expand NATO – CNN
Inside Biden’s successful six-month bid to expand NATO CNN Live updates | NATO leaders guarded by 10000 Spanish police The Washington Post At NATO summit, Biden announces permanent U.S. troop presence in Poland, increased support for Europe USA TODAY 9 AM ET: Biden’s
Read MoreRice Is Saving Asia as Ukraine War Drives Up Food Prices
Unlike wheat and corn, rice has generally been cheaper this year than it was last year—a boon for many Asian countries where it is integral to diets.
Read MoreTrump wanted to join Capitol riot, tried to grab limo steering wheel, aide says – Reuters
Trump wanted to join Capitol riot, tried to grab limo steering wheel, aide says Reuters 7 takeaways from Tuesday’s shocking January 6 hearing CNN Cassidy Hutchinson’s path from trusted insider to explosive witness The Washington Post Opinion | Bombshell hearing raises a question:
Read MoreA journalist says the Philippines is shutting down her critical news site
Maria Ressa, the first Filipino Nobel Peace Prize recipient, says the government is closing Rappler, which gained notoriety for its reporting of President Duterte’s bloody crackdown on illegal drugs. (Image credit: Hakon Mosvold Larsen/AP)
Read MoreThe end of Roe has implications for abortion rights around the globe
International rights groups have long warned that overturning Roe v. Wade could weaken abortion rights in other countries, potentially leading some nations to adopt new restrictive laws. (Image credit: Fernando Vergara/AP)
Read MoreThe Vanishing Moderate Democrat
Their positions are popular. So why are they going extinct?
Read MoreWar in Ukraine is driving demand for Africa’s natural gas. That’s controversial
The African natural gas industry is booming as Europe looks to replace Russian supplies. But some worry new African gas projects don’t make financial sense in a warming world. (Image credit: Simon Wohlfahrt/AFP via Getty Images)
Read MoreHow Elizabeth Cotten’s music fueled the folk revival
Although inducted into the 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, her contributions haven’t always been properly acknowledged. (Image credit: John Cohen, courtesy Deborah Bell, New York/National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution)
Read MoreHow the opioid crisis is driving deaths and abuse in prisons
The alcohol and drug overdose death rate increased fivefold in prisons from 2009 through 2019, according to a recent study from the Pew Research Center — a surge that outpaced the national drug overdose rate, which tripled in the same
Read MoreSouth Korea Approves First Domestically Developed COVID-19 Vaccine
SEOUL, South Korea — Health officials in South Korea on Wednesday approved the country’s first domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine for people 18 years or older, adding another public health tool in the fight against a prolonged pandemic. In clinical trials
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