Section: US & Canada
Chinese ambassador to Israel, 57, found dead in his home
China’s ambassador to Israel, Du Wei, has been found dead on Sunday at his home in a coastal suburb north of Tel Aviv, officials said. No cause of death was provided, and Israeli police said it was investigating.Israeli news organizations reported that there were no signs of violence or foul play. “As part of the regular procedure,...
100 Babies Stranded in Ukraine After Surrogate Births
Travel bans have prevented the babies’ parents from entering the country. One official says as many as 1,000 babies will be born before restrictions are lifted. …read more Source:: The New York...
Awarding of Pulitzer Prize to the Deeply Flawed ‘1619 Project’ Highlights What’s Wrong With Many of Our Institutions
The New York Times’ “1619 Project”—despite being riddled with historical inaccuracies–is now the winner of a Pulitzer Prize, an outcome that is unfortunate but utterly unsurprising. The award was given specifically to journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, the architect of the 1619 Project. But her lead essay in the project has been lambasted by...
Trump fires State Dept. watchdog critical of admin moves
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has fired the State Department’s inspector general, an Obama administration appointee whose office was critical of alleged political bias in the agency’s management. The ouster is the latest in a series of moves against independent executive branch watchdogs who have found fault with the Trump...
Return Of Crimea ‘Difficult And Slow Process,’ Says Ukraine’s Parliament Speaker
The speaker of Ukraine’s parliament says efforts to return control of Crimea to Kyiv are part of “a difficult and slow process,” that Ukraine is determined to resolve. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Trump Fires Another Watchdog: State Department IG Gets The Boot
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has fired the State Department’s inspector general, an Obama administration appointee whose office was critical of alleged political bias in the agency’s management. The ouster is the latest in a series of moves against independent executive branch watchdogs who have found fault with the Trump...
Nearly 100 Surrogate Babies Stranded in Ukraine Under Coronavirus Lockdown
(KYIV, Ukraine) — Ukraine’s human rights ombudswoman has appealed to authorities to find a solution for scores of infants born to surrogate mothers for foreign parents who are stranded because the country’s borders are closed under coronavirus restrictions. “About 100 children are already waiting for their parents in different centers...
Surrogate-Born Babies Wait In Ukraine Amid Coronavirus Travel Restrictions
The pandemic has hit the global business of surrogate birthing, leaving many infants and their new parents thousands of miles apart. (Image credit: Gleb Garanich/Reuters) …read more Source::...
When You Just Can’t Stop Cooperating
Remember Sam Patten? He’s the American political consultant who pleaded guilty in August 2018 to violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act, and who admitted in his plea to illegally helping a Ukrainian politician client of Paul Manafort’s secure tickets to Trump’s inauguration. Patten has since been sentenced, and, according...
Coronavirus: Ban on foreigners entering Ukraine leaves surrogate babies stranded
In a small hotel on the outskirts of Kiev, 51 babies born to surrogate mothers are stranded in Ukraine as the virus lockdown is preventing parents from collecting them. …read more Source:: Global...
