Stop – the crazy world
There is a difference between peace and retreat. The Trump administration’s agreement with the Taliban represents a full retreat. It’s an agreement that most Republicans would deplore if a Democrat president made the deal, and they’d be right to be angry. Let’s begin with the elephant in the room. There is no meaningful argument that…
Dr. Mosoka Fallah remembers all too well what an epidemic can do to his country. Not just the disease itself, but the knock-on implications: hysteria, mob violence, international pariah status, economic ruin and, worst of all, the thousands of lives lost to treatable illnesses because of a collapsed medical system. As an infectious-disease expert at…
Setting boundaries for kids’ time playing video games in this day and age can be challenging for any parent, but here’s how one took a creative (if slightly illegal) approach this week. According to a tweet posted by the Lancashire Road Police, a parent who was fed up with their 11-year-old son’s obsession with playing…
ByThe Associated PressMarch 3, 2020, 10:42 AM1 min readTEHRAN, Iran — Iran says 77 dead amid 2,336 cases of the new coronavirus in the Islamic Republic.Top StoriesIran says 77 dead amid 2,336 cases of the new coronavirus in the Islamic Republic44 minutes agoNashville tornado live updates: 5 dead as twister rips through city and suburbs3…
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva says eight deputies allegedly took or shared graphic photos of the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash scene, but he ordered them deletedMarch 3, 2020, 10:30 AM3 min readLOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said eight deputies allegedly took or shared graphic photos of the Kobe Bryant helicopter…
Authorities say more than 700 police officers have searched 30 homes and businesses across Germany in a crackdown on human trafficking from VietnamMarch 3, 2020, 10:37 AM1 min readBERLIN — More than 700 police officers searched 30 homes and businesses across Germany on Tuesday in a crackdown on human trafficking from Vietnam, authorities said. The…
ByThe Associated PressMarch 3, 2020, 10:22 AM1 min readTEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s supreme leader orders armed forces to assist Health Ministry in combating the spread of the new coronavirus.Top StoriesIran’s supreme leader orders armed forces to assist Health Ministry in combating the spread of the new coronavirus1 hour agoNashville tornado live updates: 5 dead as…
China is denouncing a move by the Trump administration to cap the number of journalists from five Chinese state-run media outlets in the United States as “based on the Cold War mentality and ideological prejudice.”March 3, 2020, 10:27 AM3 min readBEIJING — China on Tuesday denounced a move by the Trump administration to cap the…
Fisherwomen in Moroccan coastal villages are breaking through boundaries into the male-dominated world of fishingBy AMIRA EL-MASAITI and MOSA’AB ELSHAMY Associated PressMarch 3, 2020, 10:04 AM3 min readBELYOUNECH, Morocco — Fatima Mekhnas’ boots sink into the golden sand as she surveys the last beach in Morocco’s north. Optimism glows from her eyes, a reflection of…
France’s education minister says the country has closed about 120 schools and may shut moreMarch 3, 2020, 11:10 AM4 min readBEIJING — The Latest on the virus outbreak (all times local): 6:30 p.m. France’s education minister says the country has closed about 120 schools and may shut more. For now, around 35,000 students are affected,…