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    Lives On The Line: Ukraine Mental-Health Call Center Seeks To Lower The Human Cost Of War
    Nov30

    Lives On The Line: Ukraine Mental-Health Call Center Seeks To Lower The Human Cost Of War

    As the war against separatists in eastern Ukraine simmers on, efforts to address its psychological effects are under way, with critics saying the state’s response has been slow. At a mental-health hotline in Kyiv, operators handle harrowing calls from veterans struggling with life after combat. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe /...

    Republican senator suddenly worries about ethics after ignoring them for 4 years
    Nov30

    Republican senator suddenly worries about ethics after ignoring them for 4 years

    In a shocking news development, Senator John Cornyn of Texas has received a revelation: Transparency and ethics suddenly matter in government, after all.Cornyn, blissfully unfamiliar with this topic for the past four years, has rediscovered his indignation hot button with the help of a New York Times (erstwhile “fake news”) story...

    ‘I Have Never Seen so Many Toadstools.’ A Bumper Crop of Mushrooms in Ukraine
    Nov29

    ‘I Have Never Seen so Many Toadstools.’ A Bumper Crop of Mushrooms in Ukraine

    Hunting for mushrooms deep in the forest is the ideal socially distanced pastime. …read more Source:: The New York...

    Over 180 detained in Belarus during anti-government protests
    Nov29

    Over 180 detained in Belarus during anti-government protests

    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A human rights group in Belarus says over 180 people have been detained during Sunday protests against the country’s authoritarian president, who won his sixth term in office in a vote widely seen as rigged. The protests took place in Minsk, the capital, and other cities and attracted thousands of people. In Minsk,...

    Belarus president plans to leave job under new constitution
    Nov27

    Belarus president plans to leave job under new constitution

    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The president of Belarus said Friday that he would not remain in the post he has held for more than 26 years if his country adopts a new constitution. However, President Alexander Lukashenko did not describe the amendments he is seeking or give a timeline for when a new constitution might be adopted. Lukashenko has repeatedly...

    Photos of the Week: Turkey Pardon, Deer Hoof, Seattle Owl
    Nov27

    Photos of the Week: Turkey Pardon, Deer Hoof, Seattle Owl

    A foggy sunrise in Germany, a fiery protest in Guatemala, a resort in the Andaman Sea, a strongman contest in Crimea, the ongoing pandemic worldwide, mourning in Argentina for Diego Maradona, figure skating in Russia, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, and much more. …read more Source:: The...

    If Voters Had Known About 8 Stories Media Ignored, Trump Would Have Won, Says Media Watchdog
    Nov26

    If Voters Had Known About 8 Stories Media Ignored, Trump Would Have Won, Says Media Watchdog

    The head of a media watchdog organization says the media’s failure to cover eight stories may be the reason President Donald Trump lost the election. “The media can talk all day long about Donald Trump and all day long about things that he’s doing wrong,” Brent Bozell, founder and president of the Media Research Center, said on a call...

    Rights Groups: Kazakh Authorities Use Coronavirus to Smother Political Dissent
    Nov26

    Rights Groups: Kazakh Authorities Use Coronavirus to Smother Political Dissent

    The government of Kazakhstan, which has been widely criticized in the past for using an “extremism” label to target political dissent, is now increasing pressure on peaceful assembly under the coronavirus pandemic lockdown, say rights groups and observers of the Central Asian country.Kazakhstan has registered 127,580 infections and 1,945 deaths...

    Will Rudy Giuliani be disbarred? Probably not for Trump’s election lawsuits, experts say.
    Nov26

    Will Rudy Giuliani be disbarred? Probably not for Trump’s election lawsuits, experts say.

    Former Mayor of New York Rudy Giuliani, a lawyer for President Donald Trump, speaks during a news conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters, Thursday Nov. 19, 2020, in Washington. AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin Rudy Giuliani has been criticized for frivolous, dishonest litigation and is on the receiving end of calls to take away his...

    The Democrats’ Maddening Cowardice Is Carrying Over into the Biden Era
    Nov25

    The Democrats’ Maddening Cowardice Is Carrying Over into the Biden Era

    The debate over how to characterize what the country’s been put through over the past three weeks will carry on for the rest of our lives. And Donald Trump’s waddle through the stages of grief is sure to last through January. But his election gambit is functionally over. Results have been certified in Georgia, Michigan, and...