Month: January 2023
A golden age for nonalcoholic beers, wines and spirits
There are many more drinking options this Dry January if you like the taste of alcoholic drinks but don’t like the effects of alcohol. (Image credit: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
Read MoreWhat you need to know about the House Speaker election – The Hill
What you need to know about the House Speaker election The Hill McCarthy House speakership battle could cause long-standing rift in GOP Fox Business Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy Struggles To Win Bid For House Speaker 9NEWS House Republicans’ real choice: Kevin McCarthy for
Read MoreMcCarthy reaches moment of truth in Speakership election – The Hill
McCarthy reaches moment of truth in Speakership election The Hill Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy Struggles To Win Bid For House Speaker 9NEWS House Republicans spar over Speaker decision as McCarthy fights to secure votes PBS NewsHour House Republicans’ real choice: Kevin McCarthy for
Read MoreUkraine Has Digitized Its Fighting Forces on a Shoestring
Ukraine has achieved a cut-price version of what the Pentagon has spent decades and billions of dollars striving to accomplish: digitally networked fighters, intelligence and weapons.
Read MoreMourners Bid a Quiet Farewell to Pope Benedict
Thousands have filed past Benedict’s body lying in state in St. Peter’s Basilica, though nothing like the enormous lines that formed for St. John Paul II in 2005.
Read MoreJapan’s Royal Family Emerges for In-Person New Year’s Address After Pandemic Hiatus
Japan’s Emperor Naruhito delivered on Monday a New Year’s message to the public at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. It was the first time the annual tradition was held in person since 2020, after the event was put on hold
Read MoreChina decries ‘unacceptable’ COVID restrictions on nation’s travelers
Official warns of ‘countermeasures’ to restrictions as country faces huge wave of infections after ending strict quarantine measures
Read MoreNew immigrants will need to prove they’ve settled in Israel before getting passports
Shas leader Deri instructs Population Authority to prepare for new rule aimed at dissuading people from obtaining citizenship only to promptly leave
Read MoreJanuary is often a big month for layoffs. Here’s what to do in a worst case scenario
From calling creditors to announcing your job loss on social media, a solid game plan can make a layoff sting a lot less. (Image credit: Anchalee Phanmaha/Getty Images)
Read MoreThe Top 10 Global Risks of 2023
Threats to the future of democracy look overrated these days, given the glaring leadership weaknesses now evident in Russia, China, and Iran. Add relief that the U.S. midterm election came off with few of the stresses we saw in 2020.
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