Ex-rebel frontrunner in Colombian vote, could shake US ties
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Last year, Fabian Espinel helped organize roadblocks where young people protested against police violence and government...
Month: May 2022
Roundup of fall 2022 books on the Cold War and COVID
Looking over the university press titles coming in the fall, I find two distinctive clusters of books standing out as...
Debt relief has public support, but will that be enough?
The political debate over whether President Biden should move to cancel some or all of the $1.7 trillion in student loan...
Widespread disbelief over N. Korea’s tiny COVID death rate
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — According to North Korea, its fight against COVID-19 has been impressive: About 3.3 million people...
China’s industrial profit falls sharply in April amid COVID curbs
Profits shrink 8.5 percent from a year earlier as lockdowns squeeze margins and disrupt factory activity.Profits at China’s industrial firms...
Cape Cod COVID cases rise as masking guidelines remain vague
When Rob Cushing of Marstons Mills experienced sinus issues and fatigue, his first thought was it was an attack of...
POLITICO Playbook: The spread — and limits — of Trump’s election denialism
This month's primaries are revealing how deeply Donald Trump and his movement have penetrated the GOP, or not. | Joe...
Japan to slowly resume accepting foreign tourists from June 10
Japan will begin accepting foreign tourists in stages starting June 10, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Thursday, as the country...
Chicago COVID update today: City now in CDC’s high risk level along with several local counties
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago has moved into the CDC's high COVID transmission risk, along with several Chicago area counties.In the...
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Hundreds of Hawaii’s frontline workers out sick as COVID surge continues
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A COVID surge and a rising number of flu cases are driving up sick calls among Hawaii’s...