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Small Businesses Need Help Again. But More Stimulus Could Be Risky
An unexpected jump in new jobless claims the week of Jan. 15 dredged up the kind of bad news that economists fretted had been lurking under the surface of an improving economic picture: The speedy spread of the omicron variant hobbled businesses small and large alike, as mom-and-pop restaurants have been relegated to shutting their…
Paris Buried a River 100 Years Ago. Now The City Needs To Resurface It to Combat Climate Change
In 1899, a writer for French newspaper Le Figaro surveyed the damage Parisians had done to the Bièvre, a river that for hundreds of years had snaked up through southern Paris, joining the Seine near the Jardin des Plantes. “It flows slowly, oily and black, streaked with acids, dotted with soapy and putrid pustules,” the…
Assange Wins First Stage in Effort to Appeal U.S. Extradition
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday won the first stage of his effort to overturn a U.K. ruling that opened the door for his extradition to U.S. to stand trial on espionage charges. The High Court in London gave Assange permission to appeal the case to the U.K. Supreme Court. But the Supreme Court must…
Prosecuting Domestic Terrorism Is Notoriously Difficult. This New Team of Lawyers Has A Mounting Caseload
A year after thousands of pro-Trump rioters invaded the U.S. Capitol by brute force, the Biden Administration has a new tool to battle the growing problem of violent extremism inside America. A new unit is taking shape within the Justice Department: a team of attorneys exclusively dedicated to investigating domestic terrorism, tightening the focus of…
The Olympics Will be the Ultimate Test for China’s Zero-COVID Policy
Chinese officials are betting on draconian measures to save the Games. But experts have doubts
How the Pandemic and Anti-Asian Violence Spurred 2 States to Change History Lessons
New Jersey and Illinois are the first states to require teaching of Asian American history in schools
‘Abducted by Luxurious Pirates.’ Cruise Diverts Passengers to Bahamas After U.S. Orders Seizure of Ship
A federal judge in Miami issued an arrest warrant for the ship as part of a lawsuit over millions of dollars in unpaid fuel
UAE Says It Intercepted 2 Ballistic Missiles Targeting Abu Dhabi
The attack on Abu Dhabi, after another last week killed three people and wounded six, further escalates tensions across the Persian Gulf as Yemen's years-long civil war grinds on
U.S. Orders Families of Embassy Staff to Leave Ukraine Over of Fears of Russian Invasion
The State Department also upgraded its warning against travel to Ukraine: "Do not travel to Ukraine due to the increased threats of Russian military action and COVID-19."
Dr. Fauci Says U.S. Omicron Outbreak ‘Going in the Right Direction’
“Things are looking good,” Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said
Driver Fatally Shoots Houston-Area Deputy Before Fleeing
Harris County Precinct 5 Constable Ted Heap identified the slain deputy as Cpl. Charles Galloway, 47
Water Cannon and Tear Gas Used at COVID-19 Protests in Brussels
The march followed demonstrations in other European capitals on Saturday that