Impeachment hearings highlight immigrants’ stories
Impeachment hearings highlight immigrants’ stories
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Parents of late US hostage chasing North Korean assets
Parents of late US hostage chasing North Korean assets
Police to guard polls for vote in protest-wracked Hong Kong
Police to guard polls for vote in protest-wracked Hong Kong
Asian shares up from three-week lows, but trade worries linger
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – A broad gauge of Asian equities made a slight recovery on Friday from three-week lows hit the previous day, with gains limited by investors’ uncertainty over chances of China and the United States striking a preliminary deal soon to end t…
Analysis: Mountain of impeachment evidence beyond dispute
Analysis: Mountain of impeachment evidence beyond dispute
Hong Kong hospitals find themselves on protest frontlines
HONG KONG(Reuters) – Hong Kong’s public hospitals, long known for professionalism, have become a new front in the anti-government protests that have engulfed the city for more than five months. An incident in which riot police armed with shields and batons …
Dispute between Japan and South Korea overshadows G20 meetings
NAGOYA, Japan (Reuters) – Japan seized the last event of its G20 presidency on Friday to push back at South Korean claims about radiation from its ruined Fukushima nuclear plant as a deep dispute between Tokyo and Seoul threatened to overshadow the meetings. …
Tesla unveils electric pickup truck, futuristic design ignites controversy
(Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) on Thursday unveiled its first electric pickup truck that looked like a futuristic angular armored vehicle in gunmetal gray, as the California company took aim at the heart of Detroit automakers’ profits. At a launch event in …
The Jim Crow South? No, Long Island Today
In a country where homeownership has long been the way to build wealth, discrimination in housing is uniquely harmful. It is the chief reason behind the deep segregation in New Yorks public schools, which is among the worst in the country. It also helps expla…
The Revolt Against Populism
The second thing the populists have brought is corruption. Trumps quid pro quo attempt with Ukraine is of a piece with the corrupt practices ushered in by populists all around the world. They vowed to smash the rules, but it turns out it was mostly for self-e…
Journalists Allegedly ‘Tracked’ and ‘Interrogated’ by DHS While Reporting on Border Sue Trump Administration ‘To Defend Free Speech’
The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the Trump administration on behalf of journalists who say they were “tracked, detained and interrogated” by the Department of Homeland Security in what the ACLU has branded “an unprecedented, coordinated attack on t…
Tweety McTreason Says He Has ‘Great’ Hearing But Has Never Been Able To Overhear a Phone Call He Wasn’t Part Of
President Tweety McTreason has called into question the assertions made by an aide to acting U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor, tweeting that his hearing is great and he’s never managed to overhear a telephone conversation he was not a part of. His comments…
