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Memoirs of Late Prime Minister Saeb Salam (Part 2): The Americans Secured Arafat’s Protection as He Left Beirut

The second episode of the memoirs of late Lebanese Prime Minister Saeb Salam talks about the Israeli invasion in the summer of 1982, where Salam says that under the bombardment and raids, he felt as if “the gates of hell were wide open.” Salam reviewed the contacts he made with…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 28, 2022

Michael Hiltzik: America is in the grip of a right-wing minority

Republicans and conservatives are fond of the shibboleth that "America is a republic, not a democracy." Boiled down to its essence, the phrase is a justification for awarding a strong voice in government to minority political views.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 28, 2022

Commentary: How to move forward after the destruction of Roe v. Wade

There are virtually no precedents in American law in which a right — declared fundamental by the Supreme Court — was erased. While the court has overhauled constitutional protections before, the complete retraction of the right to abortion sets the nation on a course it has never seen.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 28, 2022

We're asking all immigrants — what does the 4th of July mean to you?

This Fourth of July, we want to hear from people who immigrated to the U.S. about what the day means to you. How do you celebrate? Did America live up to the promise it held when you moved here?

WEKU · Jun 27, 2022

MKBHD Explains Why Ford's F-150 Lightning Is The iPhone Of Pickups

The F-150 Lightning has enormous potential to convert a huge demographic—the F-150 is America's best-selling vehicle overall year after year—into EV adopters.

InsideEVs · Jun 27, 2022

‘How can you ban abortion when you don’t have healthcare, maternity leave or formula?’: America’s betrayal of women

Pro-choice protesters at the US Supreme Court tell Rachel Sharp that they feel the Supreme Court justices lied to the American people and they now fear abortion rights are just the first domino to fall

The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2022

First Thing: supreme court abortion ruling sure to inflame America’s divisions

Only 25% of Americans now have confidence in the institution. Plus, shipwreck of US destroyer ‘Sammy B’ discovered

The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2022

Horse throws away certain victory after crashing into rail and dumping jockey head-first

Moro Flyboy hit the rail during a race at Lone Star Park, America and apprentice Simon Camacho-Benitez was thrown from the saddle. Thankfully both horse and jockey escaped serious injury

Daily Mirror · Jun 27, 2022

Editorial: Smoke and mirrors: On the FDA’s nicotine and vaping rulings

Count us fans of the Food and Drug Administration’s historic push to reduce nicotine levels in cigarettes, which, in concert with a proposed ban on menthol-flavored cancer sticks, promises to liberate millions of Americans from deadly addiction. Cigarette smoking is responsible for nearly a half-million deaths in America per year,…

Tribune News Service · Jun 27, 2022

Editorial: The market won't fix obscene insulin prices. It's time for congressional action

Few issues within America’s dysfunctional health care system are more pressing than the astronomical price of insulin — access to which is, for millions of Americans, literally a matter of life or death. Congress is finally moving toward approving legislation that would partially address the problem. But passage will rely…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jun 27, 2022