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Commentary: Putin is testing America’s commitment to Ukraine, and our allies are watching

Seven years after Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea and the United States’ reaffirmation to support Ukraine’s territorial integrity, more than 127,000 Russian troops are positioned on Ukraine’s eastern border. Russia could double that number “in relatively short order” according to Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Warnings of imminent invasion, including…

Chicago Tribune · Feb 4, 2022

In new North American trade deal, autos create biggest flashpoints

A year and a half since the United States' revamped trade agreement with Canada and Mexico went into effect, changes in the North American auto industry have created some of the greatest tests of the new deal.

Tribune News Service · Feb 4, 2022

No 10 implicitly rebukes Bank of England chief over wage restraint call, amid unions anger – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2022

Your friendly neighbourhood spot

With the Thai affinity for Italian food, the lack of Italian-American in the country is tad mind-boggling. Filling the gap in the "Italian" restaurant market is Tony's (Italians don't @ me), which focuses on chef-patron Anthony Burd's heritage.

Bangkok Post · Feb 3, 2022

What America's voting rights activists can learn from past movements for civil rights

With Congress failing to pass new voting rights legislation, it’s worth remembering that throughout U.S. history, new civil rights laws designed to end racial inequities across American life have been met by stubborn resistance.

The Conversation · Feb 3, 2022

Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 8

On Jan. 24, three Republican state Senate candidates in Texas rejected a joint endorsement from LIBRE Action—the political action committee affiliated with the LIBRE Initiative—and Americans for Prosperity (AFP) Action. Pete Flores (SD-24), Mayes Middleton (SD-11), and state Rep. Tan Parker (SD-12) cited disagreement with the LIBRE Initiative’s positions on…

Ballotpedia · Feb 3, 2022

Bomb threats on US campuses: Historically Black universities on high alert

Bomb threats have been disrupting classes at close to 20 predominantly Black universities in the United States. After a handful of threats on Monday, the first day of Black History Month in the US, more than a dozen campuses went into lockdown over new threats the next day. Tensions are…

France 24 · Feb 3, 2022

'Ulysses' at 100: The key role played by Paris in the birth of a masterpiece

It shocked, it stunned, it was even burned and banned in America and Britain. Now the epic novel "Ulysses" by literature's original bad boy James Joyce is considered one of the greatest novels of the 20th century. A hundred years ago this week, it was published in Paris on his…

France 24 · Feb 3, 2022

Scientists reveal where and who in America will be most at risk of floods by 2050

In a new study, scientists reveal a 26 percent increase in U.S. flood risk by 2050 due to climate change as well as a growing population.

Inverse · Feb 3, 2022

Poll: Americans united in worry over political divisions, but not much else

Civility has gone downhill since Biden took office, voters say in a new Georgetown University’s Institute of Politics and Public Service poll.

Roll Call · Feb 3, 2022