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- New Podcast: Will Joe Biden Finally Fix America’s Crippling Student Debt Crisis?
Young people turned out in record numbers for the 2020 presidential election, and they overwhelmingly backed Joe Biden. Now, the hashtag #CancelStudentDebt has been trending on Twitter, as intense pressure mounts on the President-elect to finally tackle the $1.7 trillion student debt crisis holding millions of ... read more
- States With Few Coronavirus Restrictions Are Spreading the Virus Beyond Their BordersThis story was published originally by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for ProPublica’s Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox as soon as they are published. For months after Washington state imposed one of the earliest and strictest COVID-19 lockdowns in March, Jim Gilliard ... read more
- A More Extreme Gun Rights Movement Is Emerging in the NRA’s WakeOn a frigid Martin Luther King Jr. Day earlier this year, Philip Van Cleave brought out the big guns to Richmond. As he stood on the steps of the Virginia State Capitol, Van Cleave—a 68-year-old balding and mustachioed software programmer—delivered a stern warning to the Democrats who had recently ... read more
- “It’s All Gone Too Far”: A Georgia Election Official Is Fed Up With Violent ThreatsGabriel Sterling, a top official in the Georgia Secretary of State’s office and a self-proclaimed conservative, is fed up with President Donald Trump’s attempts to undermine the election results—and his refusal to condemn harassment toward election officials. “It’s all gone too far,” Sterling said at a Tuesday press conference at which ... read more
- Mother Jones’ Sinduja Rangarajan Wins a National Reporting Award From the Asian American Journalists AssociationA big shoutout to senior data journalist Sinduja Rangarajan for winning a national award from the Asian American Journalists Association. Her extensive reporting and wrangling of datasets in collaboration with Reveal at the Center for Investigative Reporting, where Sinduja worked before joining Mother Jones, shines a crucial light on challenges ... read more
- Attorney General Bill Barr Says There’s No Evidence of Widespread Voter FraudAttorney General Bill Barr told the Associated Press on Tuesday that the Justice Department had found no evidence of widespread voter fraud that would influence the outcome of the 2020 election, undercutting Donald Trump’s repeated claims that the election had somehow been rigged against him. Barr himself stoked fears ... read more
- The Trump Team’s Descent Into Madness ContinuesMore than three weeks after major media outlets declared Joe Biden the winner of the 2020 presidential election and a week after the General Services Administration allowed the transition to begin taking place, Donald Trump still hasn’t conceded. Instead, he and his allies have amped up their increasingly extreme rhetoric ... read more
- While Kelly Loeffler Opposed New COVID Aid, Her Husband’s Firm Sought to Profit Off the PandemicIn October, Atlanta magazine asked Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.), while she was running for re-election, what should be done for Georgians who, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, couldn’t pay rent and who might face eviction. Loeffler didn’t answer the question. And this month, she and the rest of the Republican ... read more
- Trump Lost. But Racism Will Probably Win Again.
When the major media outlets finally called the presidential election for Joe Biden, huge numbers of people around the country took to the streets to celebrate. But as they popped champagne, danced alongside their neighbors, and cried tears of joy, the question of what would come next loomed ominously. ... read more - Disgraced Pundit Mark Halperin Resurfaces on Super-Trumpy Newsmax TVWas anyone wondering what ever happened to Mark Halperin, the disgraced pundit who lost his MSNBC political analyst job, Showtime hosting gig, book deal, and miniseries deal when 14 women accused him of unwanted sexual advances and groping in October 2017? After a one-stop redemption tour earlier this year, ... read more
- She Witnessed the Aftermath of the Kyle Rittenhouse Shootings. Now She’s Scared for Herself.Katie Walker was reading in bed just before midnight on October 8 when she saw a strange text message on her phone. It was a student who lived in the apartment building that Walker (not her real name) had recently moved out of. He was alarmed, because two men he’d ... read more
- The OMB Is More Important Than You ThinkThe Office of Management and Budget is one of those agencies that’s little known to the public but surprisingly important in real life. In addition to managing the budget process, it’s also the agency that does things like regulatory review and cost-benefit analysis, which can make all the difference ... read more
- How Democrats Lost a Once-in-a-Decade Chance to Remake the Political MapHeading into the November election, Texas Democrats sounded more bullish than they had in decades, and it wasn’t because of Joe Biden. A burgeoning partisan realignment in the state’s sprawling suburbs over the last four years had brought them to the brink of flipping the state House of Representatives. ... read more
- Is NCAA Basketball Gambling With the Lives of Its Players?With college football season underway and upended by the pandemic, college basketball season has now also begun in a relative state of chaos. As players, coaches, and other personnel contract Covid-19, colleges and universities large and small have begun to suspend activities, reschedule or postpone games, and bail out ... read more
- Fauci Warns of Worsening Pandemic as Trump Peddles Election Delusions on Fox NewsLeading infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci warned on Sunday that the worst was yet to come with the coronavirus pandemic, with the U.S. potentially facing a “surge superimposed upon the surge that we’re already in” after the Thanksgiving holidays. Fauci’s bleak prediction comes at the end of a ... read more
- Israel elections loom as lawmakers back bill to dissolve parliament
Israel could face its fourth election in less than two years as its power-sharing government crumbles. ... read more - Climate change: 2020 set to be one of the three warmest years on recordProvisional figures indicate that 2020 will be one of the hottest in a record dating back to 1850. ... read more
- Trump inciting violence, warns Georgia election officialGabriel Sterling cites intimidation and death threats to election workers in the battleground state. ... read more
- Humans waging ‘suicidal war’ on nature – UN chief Antonio GuterresSecretary General Antonio Guterres says our "war" on the natural world will come back to haunt us. ... read more
- China #MeToo: Court to hear landmark case of intern versus TV starSix years after the alleged incident, one woman is taking a prominent TV star to court. ... read more
- ‘Volga maniac’ murder suspect arrested in RussiaInvestigators question a 38-year-old man over the murders of 26 elderly women along the Volga River. ... read more
- Kylie Moore-Gilbert: Academic thanks supporters after Iran ‘nightmare’British-Australian Kylie Moore-Gilbert says friends gave her "strength" while jailed on spy charges. ... read more
- Qualcomm: Android phones to get ‘lucky number’ Snapdragon 888 chipThe Californian firm is launching its chip at a time of trade tensions between the US and China. ... read more
- China’s sample-return Moon mission touches downThe robotic Chang'e-5 mission makes a soft landing on the lunar nearside. ... read more
- BTS: South Korea passes law allowing K-pop stars to postpone military serviceCertain K-pop stars will now have the chance to delay mandatory service until the age of 30. ... read more
- China refuses to apologise to Australia for fake soldier imageThe retort came after Canberra demanded an apology over a fake image of a soldier killing a child. ... read more
- Brazil siege: Armed men ‘raid banks’ in CriciúmaThe mayor of Criciúma warns the city is the "target of a major assault" amid reports of two injuries. ... read more
- China-US trade war: Beijing escalates tit-for-tat with WashingtonBeijing has introduced tough new laws which restrict the export of "controlled items". ... read more
- Climate change: Temperature analysis shows UN goals ‘within reach’Moves by China, along with the election of Joe Biden, make temperature targets more achievable. ... read more
- Mohsen Fakhrizadeh: Iran mulls its responses to an assassinationFrank Gardner looks at Iran's options were it to try to avenge Mohsen Fakhrizadeh's assassination. ... read more
- Ethiopia grants UN access to deliver humanitarian aid to Tigray region
Ethiopia has granted the United Nations full access to deliver aid to the northern region of Tigray, following weeks of lobbying amid military operations there, according to an agreement seen Wednesday by AFP. ... read more - Chief EU Brexit negotiator Barnier says talks nearing ‘make-or-break’ point
Chief EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier warned Wednesday he could not guarantee he would strike a trade deal with Britain, diplomats said, and the next few days will be crucial. ... read more - Some Iranian children are literally climbing mountains to access online school
Some Iranian children are finding virtual school harder than others. Photos have recently emerged on social media of children in rural areas who literally have to climb a mountain every day to find an internet connection strong enough so that they can attend their online classes. People have been especially ... read more - UK first to approve Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for rollout ‘next week’
Pfizer and BioNTech say they’ve won permission Wednesday for emergency use of their Covid-19 vaccine in Britain, the world’s first coronavirus shot that’s backed by rigorous science – and a major step toward eventually ending the pandemic. ... read more - Israel’s Gantz says will back initial vote to disband parliament
Israel's Alternate Prime Minister Benny Gantz said Tuesday his party will vote for an opposition bill to dissolve parliament, a move that could force a fourth election in under two years. ... read more - Afghan army kills mastermind of Taliban car bomb attack on military base
Afghan forces have killed the Taliban mastermind of a suicide car bomb attack that left at least 30 security personnel dead, officials said Monday. ... read more - UN warns food supply exhausted for nearly 100,000 Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia’s Tigray
The United Nations says food has now run out for the nearly 100,000 refugees from Eritrea who have been sheltering in camps in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, which has been cut off from the world for nearly a month amid fighting. ... read more - Is China provoking a diplomatic fight with Australia?
China has recently stepped up its aggression towards Australia, from introducing new customs taxes to trolling on Twitter. Relations between the two countries have rarely been so bad and, according to regional experts, the world should be paying attention to the way Beijing is treating Canberra. ... read more - Iranian official blames Paris-based opposition, Israel for death of nuclear scientist
As a top nuclear scientist was laid to rest in Tehran on Monday, a senior Iranian official said a Paris-based opposition group was suspected of involvement in his assassination alongside Israel and the United States. No one has claimed responsibility for the killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, who died when his ... read more - Hervé Le Tellier wins Goncourt Prize, France’s most prestigious literary award
French author Hervé Le Tellier has been awarded the Goncourt Prize for his novel "L'Anomalie" (The Anomaly). France's top literary honour was attributed by videolink owing to the coronavirus pandemic. ... read more - Australia demands China apologise after ‘repugnant’ fake image posted on Twitter
Australia demanded an apology after a senior Chinese official posted a fake image of an Australian soldier holding a knife with blood on it to the throat of an Afghan child, calling it "truly repugnant" and demanding it be taken down. ... read more - Locked-down French bookshops reopen in time for Goncourt Prize boost
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Bookshops in France were shuttered a month ago as the country withdrew into its second nationwide coronavirus lockdown. Deemed non-essential then – to the dismay of many – bookshops and other small stores have now reopened for business. Desperate for a boost after a trying month and a difficult year, ... read more - Fauci warns of post-Thanksgiving Covid-19 surge in US
America should prepare for a "surge upon a surge" in coronavirus cases as millions of travellers return home after the Thanksgiving holiday, top US scientist Anthony Fauci warned Sunday. ... read more - Rockets target Eritrea capital after Ethiopia declares victory in Tigray
Rockets launched from Ethiopia's northern Tigray region targeted the capital of Eritrea several hours after Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed declared military operations in the region were over, diplomats told AFP on Sunday. ... read more - Body of slain Iranian nuclear scientist taken to Muslim shrine
The body of Iran's assassinated top nuclear scientist has been taken to the first of several revered Shiite Muslim shrines ahead of his burial set for Monday, state media reported. ... read more
- The Latest: Biden: I won’t immediately lift China tariffs
... read more - Israeli lawmakers take a step toward new national elections
... read more - UN calls on humanity to end ‘war on nature,’ go carbon-free
... read more - EU looks forward to Biden resetting trans-Atlantic relations
... read more - Iran’s president rejects bill that would boost enrichment
... read more - China #MeToo case heard in court after more than 2 years
... read more - U.S. health experts warn ‘very dark’ weeks ahead as COVID-19 cases overwhelm morgues, hospitals
Health officials fear the crisis will be even worse in coming weeks, after many Americans ignored pleas to stay home over Thanksgiving and avoid people who don’t live with them. ... read more - Barr appoints special counsel in Russia probe investigation
... read more - China says probe sent to retrieve lunar rocks lands on moon
... read more - China #MeToo case heads to court after 2-year delay
... read more - New Zealand joins Australia in denouncing China’s tweet
... read more - Navy will decommission warship damaged in suspected arson
... read more - Holiday air travel surges despite dire health warnings
... read more - Jared Kushner to travel to Saudi Arabia, Qatar this week
... read more - Russia under renewed pressure to explain Navalny poisoning
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- Putin orders start of Russia’s mass COVID vaccination programme
Russian president says country will have produced two million doses of its Sputnik V vaccine within the next few days. ... read more - Nasrin Sotoudeh: Iran human rights lawyer ordered back to jailInternationally recognised lawyer returns to a women’s prison where her husband says health concerns persist. ... read more
- Biden: Iran nuclear deal best way to avoid Middle East arms raceBiden said he is committed to returning to, and expanding, the 2015 deal, as Trump reportedly tries to cripple chances. ... read more
- Kurd vs Kurd: Fears of full-scale war rise in northern IraqRecent skirmishes in Kurdistan region between PKK fighters and Peshmerga soldiers heighten fears of full-scale conflict. ... read more
- Israeli legislators pass draft proposal to dissolve ParliamentThe vote is a significant step towards plunging Israel into its fourth national election in less than two years. ... read more
- Displaced people in Iraq left with no refuge as police shut campsWhile camps have been described as 'open-air prisons' they also functioned as a refuge for families with nowhere to go. ... read more
- Afghan gov’t, Taliban announce breakthrough deal in peace talksDeal lays out way forward for negotiators to move on to more substantive issues, including talks on a ceasefire. ... read more
- Putin hails Armenian PM’s ‘courage’ in signing Karabakh dealRussian president calls Pashinyan's decisions surrounding the ending of the conflict 'necessary' but 'painful'. ... read more
- Israel releases over $1bn of withheld tax funds to PalestiniansTransfer of the money comes weeks after coordination was renewed between the two sides. ... read more
- India looks to resume Iran, Venezuela oil imports under BidenIndia was the key buyer of Iranian and Venezuelan oil before President Trump imposed sanctions on the two OPEC members. ... read more
- ‘Unwarranted’: India slams Canada PM’s remarks on farmer protestsIndia accuses Justin Trudeau of interfering in its internal affairs after Canadian PM commented on farmers' protests. ... read more
- Georgia election official urges Trump to rein in supportersRepublican Sterling criticises president over his antagonising language towards his backers after last month's election. ... read more
- Biden will not immediately end phase one China trade deal: NYTDeal signed in January requires China to increase purchases of US products, services by at least $200bn over 2020-21. ... read more
- UNSC unlikely to act on killing of Iranian scientist: DiplomatsNo member has so far requested to discuss Friday's killing nor has there been any call for a statement, diplomats say. ... read more
- S Korea passes law allowing BTS stars to defer military serviceAmendment to military service law provides exceptions for K-pop singers who improve country's profile and economy. ... read more
