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Yifat Aran Contributor Share on Twitter Dr. Yifat Aran is a visiting scholar at the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, and an incoming Assistant Professor in Haifa University Faculty of Law. She earned her JSD from Stanford Law School where

BALTIMORE — Maryland officials said they will review all in-custody death reports during the tenure of the state’s former chief medical examiner after he testified that former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was not responsible for George Floyd’s death. Dr.

Biden Declares Mass Killings of Armenians a Genocide  The New York Times Biden formally recognizes killing of more than 1 million Armenians as genocide  Los Angeles Times Biden officially recognizes the massacre of Armenians in World War I as a genocide  CNN Biden

Biden Declares Mass Killings of Armenians a Genocide  The New York Times From the archives: Turkey denies Armenian genocide  60 Minutes Biden officially recognizes the massacre of Armenians in World War I as a genocide  CNN Biden recognizing the Armenian genocide shows how

Previous presidents have avoided using the term so as to not complicate ties with Turkey; Lapid hails move, says will push for Israeli recognition

With the acknowledgement, Biden followed through on a campaign promise he made a year ago Saturday — the annual commemoration of Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day — to recognize that the events of 1915 to 1923 were a deliberate effort to

Historic statement will likely exacerbate tensions with Turkey, whose relationship with the U.S. has deteriorated in recent years.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has formally recognized that the systematic killings and deportations of hundreds of thousands of Armenians by Ottoman Empire forces in the early 20th century were “genocide” — using a term for the atrocities that his

The designation, which came on Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, reflects an effort by Biden to set a new tone on human rights, yet adds friction to an already strained relationship with Ankara. (Image credit: Evan Vucci/AP)

It’s the third flight of the Crew Dragon capsule since last May, and the first time an American capsule has been reused in decades. There are now more astronauts than beds on the space station. (Image credit: NASA via AP)