Section: US & Canada
A Ukrainian Village Reels Amid COVID-19 Onslaught
Many residents of the village of Nekhaivka in northern Ukraine’s Chernihiv region show COVID-19 symptoms but some say they can’t get tested or treated. Their local doctor has died, apparently from the disease, leaving only a paramedic and two nurses in the local clinic. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The neoliberal roots of US bad behavior: Eisenhower’s ghost haunts Biden’s foreign policy team
In his first words as President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for Secretary of State, Antony Blinken said, “we have to proceed with equal measures of humility and confidence.” Many around the world will welcome this promise of humility from the new administration, and Americans should too.Biden’s foreign policy team will also...
These psychological mechanisms explain why facts won’t change anyone’s mind
Jay Maddock, Texas A&M University A rumor started circulating back in 2008 that Barack Obama was not born in the United States. At the time, I was serving as chair of the Hawaii Board of Health. The director and deputy director of health, both appointed by a Republican governor, inspected Obama’s birth certificate in the state records...
Trump reportedly discussed possibly pardoning his 3 eldest children, Jared Kushner, and personal attorney Rudy Giuliani with advisors
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani listens as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the Briefing Room of the White House on September 27, 2020 in Washington, DC. Joshua Roberts/Getty Images President Donald Trump discussed with advisors preemptive pardons for his three eldest children — Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, and...
Rudy Giuliani discussed a preemptive pardon with Trump: report
Rudy Giuliani, erstwhile spokesperson for LifeLock identity theft protection services and current top lawyer in President Donald Trump’s muddled efforts to overturn his electoral defeat, discussed a preemptive pardon with his boss, according to a new report.Two individuals told The New York Times that the pair of longtime friends had...
Rudy Giuliani discussed a preemptive pardon with Trump: report
Rudy Giuliani, erstwhile spokesperson for LifeLock identity theft protection services and current top lawyer in President Donald Trump’s muddled efforts to overturn his electoral defeat, discussed a preemptive pardon with his boss, according to a new report.Two individuals told The New York Times that the pair of longtime friends had...
What Rudy Giuliani Really Wants
Updated on December 1, 2020 at 5:32 p.m. ET.In his frenzied crusade to help President Donald Trump overturn the 2020 election result, Rudy Giuliani has displayed many of the characteristics that Trump has long demanded in his personal lawyers—albeit with more surreal and comedic elements.Giuliani has shown unswerving loyalty, gleefully obfuscated...
UN: Pandemic to fan surge in humanitarian needs in 2021
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. humanitarian office says needs for assistance have ballooned to unprecedented levels this year because of COVID-19, projecting that a staggering 235 million people will require help in 2021. This comes as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and global challenges including conflicts, forced migration and the impact of...
Belarus opposition to compile ‘book of crimes’
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarus’ opposition will compile a register of law enforcement officers accused of abuses against peaceful demonstrators protesting the reelection of the country’s authoritarian leader, an opposition leader said Tuesday. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the main opposition challenger in Belarus’ August presidential...
In Nagorno-Karabakh Peace Deal, Putin Applied a Deft New Touch
The iron-fisted tactics used against Georgia and Ukraine seem to have fallen out of favor, replaced by a more subtle blend of soft power and an implicit military threat. …read more Source:: The New York...
