Section: US & Canada
The Low-Tech Appeal of Little Free Libraries
When a 36-year-old bibliophile in Daegu, South Korea, sat down at his computer and googled the word “library,” he didn’t expect to find anything particularly noteworthy. But as DooSun You scrolled through the results, an appealingly anti-tech concept popped up. The Internet led him to Little Free Libraries—hand-built boxes...
US: Here’s Proof Russian Troops Are Shelling Ukrainians From Inside Russia
Someone has been firing grad rockets from Russian territory at Ukrainian troops, and the U.S. government says the culprits are Russian troops. On Sunday, the State Department released images showing what it says are Russian positions that are firing on Ukraine. Russia is already training separatists on Russian soil and sending them heavy weapons,...
EU, US seek Putin Achilles’ heel on Ukraine
Months after Russia annexed Crimea and stepped up support for separatists in eastern Ukraine, Europe and the United States are still searching for a way to persuade Russian President Vladimir Putin to change course. …read more Source: Miami...
Chairman Of The Joint Chiefs: My Fear Is That Putin Is Lighting A Fire He Cannot Control
In a sign of just how rapidly American and Russian tensions are rising in the wake of the downing of Malaysian Flight 17 over Ukraine, the Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army General Martin E. Dempsey, publicly expressed concern over the chain of events Russian President Vladimir Putin was unleashing in Eastern Europe “that many...
Fighting intensifies near MH17 disaster site
DONETSK, Ukraine — Ukrainian armed forces mounted a major onslaught against pro-Russian separatist fighters Sunday in an attempt to gain control over the area where a Malaysia Airlines plane was downed earlier this month.Reports of the intensifying unrest prompted a postponement of a trip to the site by a team of Dutch and Australian police...
U.S. releases images it says backs claims Russian rockets being fired into Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States released satellite images Sunday that it says back up its claims that rockets have been fired from Russia into eastern Ukraine and heavy artillery for separatists has also crossed the border. A four-page document released from the State Department seems to show blast marks from where rockets were launched...
US, Europe seek elusive pressure points on Putin over Ukraine
Months after Russia annexed Crimea and stepped up support for separatists in eastern Ukraine, Europe and the United States are still searching for an effective way to persuade Russian President Vladimir Putin to change course. …read more Source: FOX...
US, Europe Demand Harsher Russia Sanctions
A senior British official is calling for the 2018 World Cup to be moved from Russia as punishment for the country’s role in the Ukraine crisis, as calls intensify from both sides of the Atlantic for tougher sanctions on Moscow. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg demanded stricter sanctions and the removal of the tournament from Russia due to...
Deal to secure Malaysia Air crash site founders as fighting continues
An apparent agreement between the Malaysian government and pro-Russia separatists to secure the crash zone of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 has come to naught as fighting continued in the area of eastern Ukraine where the jet went down. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
BIG MAC INDEX: Kroners And Swiss Francs Are Still Overvalued
Our flame-grilled guide to currencies suggests the dollar is getting dearer COUNTRIES with McDonald’s fast-food restaurants may only rarely become embroiled in military conflict (Russia and Ukraine are obvious exceptions at the moment), but currency wars are another matter. In recent years central banks in many rich economies fired up big...
