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Pakistan floods hit 33 million people in worst disaster in a decade, minister says CNN Pakistan floods have affected more than 30 million people Al Jazeera English Floods have caused major problems in the U.S. too. But there are some ominous indications not as well publicized. For example the...

Turks applying for visas to the 26 Schengen countries are increasingly being rejected, data shows, and tours are being cancelled. Ankara said this week it was a deliberate effort to put President Tayyip Erdogan in a difficult position ahead of tight elections next year, a charge the European...

Texas judge overturns state ban on young adults carrying guns The Guardian US U.S. judge throws out Texas gun ban for young adults after Supreme Court ruling Yahoo News Is this a simple matter of where to draw the line between childhood and adulthood? There are already a variety of thresholds...

Russia holds war games in Venezuela, sending alarming signals throughout Latin America Snipers from Russia and other countries hostile to the United States are competing in war games being held this week in Venezuela in events described as Olympic games for soldiers that were organized not only...

After Roe, teens are teaching themselves sex ed, because the adults won’t Post-Roe, the teens in the park had decided, this lack of education was no longer acceptable. They are part of a burgeoning movement of high-schoolers nationwide who, after Roe’s fall, are stepping up to demand more...

Ukraine narrowly escapes nuclear catastrophe as plant loses power, Zelenskiy says Reuters Fears of a potential nuclear disaster in Ukraine are intensifying 6abc Philadelphia Russia / Putin's notion of a quick victory in conquest of Ukraine are exposed as fantasy. Some reports accuse Russia of...

Musk's SpaceX and T-Mobile plan to connect mobile phones to satellites, boost cell coverage The new plans, which would exist alongside T-mobile's existing cellular services, would cut out the need for cell towers and offer service for sending texts and images where cell coverage does not...

Biden to Cancel $10,000 in Student Debt; Low-Income Students Are Eligible for More The debt forgiveness comes after months of deliberations in the White House over fairness and fears that the plan could make inflation worse ahead of the midterm elections...

China obviously didn't like it. At the time China's military maneuvers sounded alarms. But for now it seems to have calmed down. Problem is mainland China wants Taiwan. I see no indication China's resolve is diminishing.

Hello Oran, thanks for joining us. When I opened this topic I was trying to decide whether the title cruise-missile event was a viability test of their own inventory, or if it was intended to draw attention. Part of the problem is news displacement. Even though we haven't heard news about North...

North Korea Resumes Weapons Activity With Two Cruise-Missile Launches Pyongyang had largely refrained from weapons tests since June as it battled a Covid-19 outbreak. https://www.wsj.com/ North Korea has already demonstrated ruthless determination, with deadly results. Will this threat to the...

Sarah Palin Advances in Alaska House Race Trump-backed former governor will face off with Democrat Mary Peltola, Republican Nick Begich and a fourth candidate Midterms 2022: Control of Congress is up for grabs and candidates are eager to sway voters heading into November. WSJ’s Joshua Jamerson...

Arizona loses one-fifth of its Colorado River allocation under new federal drought plan Debra Utacia Krol Arizona Republic The federal government will impose deeper cuts on the drought-stricken Colorado River, officials said on Tuesday, reducing water deliveries to Arizona by one-fifth...

"Whatever makes men good Christians, makes them good citizens." Daniel Webster 1782 - 1852 True? Atheists (different from apathetic agnostics), arrive at their beliefs not by dictum and blind-folded fear, but through the homage of reason. That commitment to truth distinguishes atheists not...

Record heat in Europe, record drought out West, Western Europe preparing to adjust if Russia's fuel supply is interrupted. Humanity is at risk. Favorable outcome seems to growing increasingly unlikely.

There's already enough evidence for legal proceedings. More evidence is still coming in. (CNN)The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection could make multiple criminal referrals, including of former President Donald Trump, the panel's vice chair, Rep. Liz Cheney...

New York didn't waste much time. After this ruling struck down New York's restrictive gun licensing, now New York is restricting locations where firearms can be carried. New York isn't restricting licenses, it's restricting locations.

In the months after the 2020 US presidential election, rightwing TV news in America was a wild west, an apparently lawless free-for-all where conspiracy theories about voting machines, ballot-stuffed suitcases and dead Venezuelan leaders were repeated to viewers around the clock. There seemed to...

January 6 committee unexpectedly adds new hearing for Tuesday June 28 By Annie Grayer, CNN Updated 10:05 PM ET, Mon June 27, 2022 The January 6 committee has announced a surprise extra hearing that will contain new evidence of Donald Trump’s “dereliction of duty,” California...