Month: February 2023
Crime becomes top issue for many voters in Chicago’s mayoral race
It was another deadly weekend in Chicago with at least 14 people wounded and three of them killed by gun violence. More than 70 people have been murdered in Chicago already in 2023. As John Yang reports, crime has become
Read MoreTo Heal Brexit Wound, U.K. and E.U. Strike a Northern Ireland Trade Deal
A dispute left over from the Britain-European Union split has chilled relations, paralyzed Northern Ireland’s government, risked a trade war and even caused friction between London and Washington.
Read MoreBiden Dispatches Yellen and Blinken to Bolster Support for Ukraine
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen traveled to Kyiv the day before Secretary of State Antony Blinken was to visit Central Asia in a show of American solidarity with Ukraine in its battle with Russia.
Read MoreMichelle Yeoh’s moment is long overdue
Michelle Yeoh has been kicking ass on and off screen for decades, and is now sweeping the awards season for her starring role in Everything Everywhere All at Once. (Image credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Read MoreWhy a Grocery Chain Is Pulling Water Bottled 25 Miles From the East Palestine Derailment
Three weeks after the Norfolk Southern train derailment and subsequent toxic chemical spill and fire in East Palestine, Ohio, a major grocery chain is pulling water that was bottled 25 miles from the crash site off of store shelves. Giant
Read MoreNigeria’s general election saw disorganization and violence
Results from the Nigeria’s general election are gradually trickling in, in a weekend vote that was delayed by poor organization and sporadic violence at polling stations.
Read MoreWhy Brexit’s back in the news: Britain and the EU struck a Northern Ireland trade deal
Britain and the European Union signed a new agreement to solve one of Brexit’s thorniest challenges: the trading status of Northern Ireland. (Image credit: Dan Kitwood/AP)
Read MoreWhy Brexit’s back in the news: Britain and the EU struck a Northern Ireland trade deal – NPR
Why Brexit’s back in the news: Britain and the EU struck a Northern Ireland trade deal NPR Gravitas: U.K, E.U agree to new trade rules between Northern Ireland, Ireland WION Rishi Sunak hails new NI Brexit deal but DUP concerns remain BBC Northern
Read MoreDeSantis appoints political backers to new Disney oversight board – POLITICO
DeSantis appoints political backers to new Disney oversight board POLITICO DeSantis signs bill that gives him more control of Disney’s special district CNN ‘Corporate kingdom finally comes to an end’: Disney’s Reedy Creek Improvement District dissolved … WPBF 25 News DeSantis signs bill
Read MoreAfter a violent weekend, officials say they aim to deescalate tensions in West Bank
As three Israelis are fatally shot and a Palestinian is killed during riots by Jewish settlers, the U.S. is pushing diplomacy to keep violence in the occupied West Bank from escalating more.
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