President Biden announced this week his administration will maintain Trump era investment bans on nearly five dozen Chinese companies who are involved in the manufacturing of military weapons or surveillance deemed to pose serious violations to human rights.
President Biden announced this week he is asking the Intelligence Committee to redouble the effort to determine the origins of the coronavirus, as the initial report has been inconclusive in that it has not produced a majority opinion.
The Belarusian crisis reveals in filigree all the limits of the European Union's diplomacy against Russia, an unwavering supporter of Alexander Lukashenko. It is up to the European Union to become a power and no longer a partner sometimes heard.
Millions of California's receiving unemployment are still left in shock at the catastrophic failure of state's Employment Development Department, which has been plagued by disastrous negligence which clearly shows the inability to manage in crisis.
The bloody clashes between Israel and Palestine as each decide to display a determined dominance highlight the inertia of international organizations in resolving deep opposition but also reveal the existence of diplomatic rivalries worthy of the Cold War.
A molar extracted from a skull found nearly four decades ago provided a DNA profile leading to the identity of remains which had been known only as Christy Crystal Creek since discovered in 1985 by a bear hunter.
The Center for Disease Control has bowed to the Biden Administration playbook announcing the abandonment of some coronavirus restrictions presenting an impression that the virus has somehow miraculously dissipated and everyone, now fully vaccinated, can drop the mask.
More than 300million drivers, from Texas to Pennsylvania, are facing the possibility of gasoline shortages, resulting in long lines and empty pumps, as the reality of a week-long shut down of one of the nation's largest pipeline looms.
By seizing on the security issue, French President Macron intends to reassure his citizens about his ability to confront the realities it imposes without blur. But wouldn't the operation be as much about electoralism as it is about opportunity?
A lone gunman opened fire in a school in the Russian city of Kazan during the mid-morning classes killing seven children and two adults and injuring twenty others, in what Moscow is calling a terrorist attack.
As regional elections approach, the definition of macrocosm is once again being raised. A political philosophy in its own right or how it works dedicated to the survival of a party and its leader, the question remains.
Co-founder of Microsoft Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda Gates, the power couple philanthropists announced they are ending their 27-year marriage and have a separation agreement in place as they move toward the division of assets.
Police in Houston, Texas, discovered a holdover home in a human trafficking ring when they arrived to investigate an emergency report of a possible kidnapping and discovered 90 immigrants, malnourished, and squeezed into two rooms.
Nearly twenty-five years since Kristin Smart vanished while walking home from an off-campus party at California Polytechnic Institute in San Luis Obispo, California, two men, a father and son, have been charged with her murder.
The Biden Administration by recognizing the Armenian Genocide expresses the determination of the world's strongest power to lead in international diplomacy. But will this be followed by other decisions that will strengthen or damage the credibility of the U.S.?
The video is brief but disturbing: Moments after two Seattle police officers kick down an apartment's front door, a shirtless man appears on camera, lumbering slowly toward them with a 4-inch switchblade in his hand.
The conviction of Derek Chauvin appears to have sent a message across society and while this verdict appears to be a victory it is doubtful that it will become a precursor to sweeping, epic changes in policing.
Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis Police Officer charged in the death of George Floyd has been found guilty on all charges after a trial that has captivated the nation and became a lightning rod for the lethal use of force.
The announced creation of a European football Super League competing with the Champions League is shaking up a UEFA hostage of the excessive professionalization of football which has become a part of the world economy.
The National School of Administration, replaced by the Institute of Public Service, has long focused on a set of criticisms aimed at denouncing laureates accused of forming an elitist system, a stigma producing anguish fueled by societal changes.
Accused of authoritarianism in his handling of the health crisis, French President Macron is facing a growing wave of irritation regarding the methods used. But doesn't the Constitution lend itself to a peremptory and solitary exercise of power?
One year into the global Coronavirus pandemic The United States State Department has released a report charging Communist China of systemically engaging in a campaign to subvert a transparent and thorough investigation into the deadly virus' origins and initial emission.
A recent Wall Street Journal article, "Reconsidering Times v. Sullivan," authored by Senior Judge Laurence Silberman of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, argues for the revision of the legal standard, stopping short of including opposed actual malice.
As Russia knocks on the door of the European Union by offering a precious COViD-19 vaccine, the serum offers the Russian President Vladimir Putin the opportunity to re-enter the European diplomatic game. Not without an ironic malice.
An afternoon trip to a local grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, turned deadly when an unidentified shooter opened fire inside the store killing at least ten, including veteran Boulder Police Officer Eric Talley.
French and Europeans are again subjected to an almost disturbing silence of constraints and restrictions imposed by the spread of the Covid-19 epidemic, the unseen enemy that strongarmed Europe with the fierceness of a seasoned warrior.
The Syrian crisis is entering its eleventh year. Without the shadow of a political or diplomatic solution, it reveals above all the culpable inertia and procrastination of Western nations for the benefit of the Syrian regime and Vladimir Putin.
The meeting between Iranian Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani and Pope Francis laid the groundwork for a new dialogue between the two religions, not to the displeasure of marginalized Islamist extremists, like Reda Kriket, by the interview of the two religious dignitaries.
The Intercept has published an exclusive investigation revealing how Erik Prince, the founder of the mercenary firm Blackwater, aided a plot to move U.S.-made gunships, weapons, and other military equipment from Jordan to a renegade commander fighting for control of war-torn Libya.
The Texas freeze again brought renewable energy into the national conversation. It is quite likely that your state or locality is making firm plans to hop on the "renewables" train, following the lead of Texas and California.
French President Emmanuel Macron, facing a tough reelection, is gambling on politicizing the coronavirus pandemic by exceeding the nation’s health status, integrating inflated vaccination numbers into its balance sheet could thus be a cornerstone of its programme.
Former U.S. Olympic gymnastics coach John Geddert, 63, was found dead, by Michigan State Troopers at a rest area, of an apparent self-inflicted gun shot hours after he had been charged with 20 counts of human trafficking.
French Minster for Higher Education Frédérique Vidal ignited a debate on Islamo-leftism, which alleges a political alliance between leftist and Islamists at the University, exposing President Emmanuel Macron to a controversy carrying high political risks. Explanations.
Operation Barkhane, initiated by former President François Hollande, with the goal of curbing radical Islamicmilitias in Northern Africa, has continue for eight years. The billion euro annual debt, coupled with the pandemic has made the operation expendable.
The strategy of mass vaccination undertaken by the European Union exposes Brussels to consequences which are as glorious as they are catastrophic as the European Commission knows that any failure could call into question the principle of common governance.
Supporters of Alexei Navalny, Russia’s opposition leader and Putin nemesis, who was immediately jailed after returning to Moscow after recuperating from poisoning, have taken to the streets in record number protesting the treatment and demanding his release.
Every four years, in the third week of January and usually very chilly mornings, America inaugurates the incoming administration. On some occasions it is the joy of a second term, a carry over, and in other times, the one-termer is replaced.
If new unearthed archival documents eventually confirm the role of France in the genocide of the Tutsis in Rwanda throughout 1994, the revelations will confirm the decline of France’s diplomatic influence on an international scale.
The invasion of the Capitol, temple of American democracy, reveals the divide that divides American society but also the fringe of the population distraught by fantasized threats that President Trump has organized out of conviction with cynicism and out of personal ambition.
The cascading health crisis throughout Europe has pushed French President Emmanuel Macron to opt for drastic measures contested by many local elected officials at the risk of cutting itself off from the territories is today very real.
Three law enforcement officers were injured when an intentional explosion rocked downtown Nashville, Tennessee, in the early morning hours of Christmas Day after a false report of shots fired alerted local police of a suspicious vehicle.
Michaela Garecht, 9, vanished from the parking lot of a local grocery store in 1988. Thirty-two years later Alameda District Attorney, Nancy E. O'Malley announced her office would be charging convicted killer David Misch with kidnapping and murder.
There are many avenues to invest in for the best return. In addition to profit, the draw of a specific clientele to the property is an essential part of choosing which properties to buy, rent, and flip.
The recent demonstrations organized in Paris were once again punctuated by police violence which illustrate the excesses of an institution overtaken by the evolutions of a society where freedom of expression and social unrest come together. Explanations
The second wave of the coronavirus has captured France, with confinements, weariness, anger, and the testing of everyone's capacity for resilience, as each day the awareness of new society norms inclusive of the unwelcomed guest become clearer.
If Joe Biden's victory seals Donald Trump's departure from the White House, it does not necessarily extinguish populist fever. As Americas remains divided, the resurgence of the populist movement, or the red fever, continues to grow.
French President Emmanuel Macron announced, in a televised address to the nation, on October 30, they would return to a second shutdown as the expected second wave of the coronavirus had spiked across the country.
After a small respite France, like other nations affected by COVID-19, confinements may once again become the norm as health security and economic imperatives, are faced with a difficult dilemma that remains unanswered. Explanations.
An anti-terror ground intelligence gathering microchip program created under former President George W. Bush and developed as a secondary weapons inspection device to supersede the "Olympic Games" project has surfaced outside of the Department of Defense.
President Trump has proven to be faithful to his voters by nominating Judge Amy Coney Barrett, an accomplished jurist, legal scholar, and author, as the new Supreme Court justice, replacing the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Judge Amy Coney Barret, an impressive and accomplished legal professional, a notable and distinguished academic, who once clerked for the much-respected Judge Antonio Scalia, on paper presents the credentials of a perfect, although left leaning, justice.
Two Los Angeles County Sheriff deputies were ambushed while sitting in their patrol car, in Compton, California, in a brazen Saturday evening ambush as a lone gunman fired repeatedly through an open passenger side window striking both officers.
President Trump's Middle East policy successes are by far the most progressive of any previous administration, defeating ISIS, moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem, and effectively handling Iran, and must be considered when looking at his overall record.
French President Emmanuel Macron, facing the identical economic and social consequences prompted by the coronavirus pandemic which every developed nation is currently experiencing, has proposed a $118 billion stimulus plan to relaunch the French economy.
Over the last two decades sexual violence has received greater attention, as victims demand justice and are willing to dedicate significant time to ensuring their voices are heard and the crime committed against them are not neatly covered.
The coronavirus has brought unrest to stock markets around the world, surging record high gold prices, and political unrest has many investors wondering about if the state of the economy is signaling a Bear or Bull future.
Alexei Navalny, leader of Russia of the Future Party and Vladimir Putin critic, arrived in Berlin for intensive medical treatment after the Russian government who had initially refused to allow him to leave yielded to pressure from world leaders.
Former Israel Mayor David Rubin suspects the massive factory explosion in Lebanon, Beirut is a cover story created by the state media to hide the fact that the detonation was really a large weapons cache, earmarked to terrorize Israel.
Twin explosions destroyed a portion of the sea port in Lebanon, Beirut, leveling buildings, sending massive concrete slabs hurling to the streets, smashing automobiles, killing pedestrians, and creating a widespread repercussion wave that shook the city.
As the new coronavirus epicenter targets the nation's south, the Wake County School System, encompassing virtually all of Raleigh, North Carolina, announced it will begin the Fall 2020 teaching schedule with remote learning from their homes.
Over the past two decades sexual assault cases perpetrated by industry Goliath's have screamed from the headlines. For the victim, the question is always the same, "Why did it take decades to bring these perpetrators to justice?"
Justice is elusive. For every Jeffrey Epstein, Harvey Weinstein, Bill Cosby, and Eric Schneiderman, millions of other perpetrators remain free to rape and sexually assault and those victims never get their day in court. I know I’m one of them.
Advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence and robotics are being implemented daily into the workforce. As a result, modernization of the workforce is imperative to meet global demands with some positions key in helping business meet new demands.
Injustice is an insidious cancer. It metastasizes without concern, infecting more than society, it kills the cells of humanity, dulling the mind erasing the boundaries of a healthy society. Injustice, like cancer, is color blind.
Coast to coast violent protests have rocked America as citizens continued demonstrating over police brutality with multiple governors imposing strict curfews to reduce the destruction of property and looting that many cities have not seen in decades.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in the middle of the coronavirus crisis and no foreign travel on his agenda, is scheduled to arrive in Israel on Wednesday for meetings with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Benny Gantz.
Images from Wuhan, China, have been pumped into global media as a sign of hope that "this too shall pass" when in fact life back to normal includes the very practices which introduced this disease, and in reality the last corona virus, SARS, into the global spotlight.
Harvey Weinstein, the Hollywood producer who propelled many to Oscar victory winning loyalty and devotion, has been found guilty by a Manhattan jury of sex crimes which could send the disgraced titan to prison for decades.
Bad actors, a term that is evolving into mainstream vernacular, the bad actor, those who wear the "good mask" while performing illegal, undermining and shady deals that act to undermine their industry or more widespread the system, itself.
In the spirit of fake news, Black History Month provides a forum for news pundits to lament that the Founding Fathers thought the relative worth of black persons was three fifths of a person.
Products marketed to women are often more expensive than similar products and services for males. From haircuts to medication, gender-based pricing is problematic for female and male consumers alike, and it's costing tens of thousands of dollars over a lifetime.
As we look ahead, many will remember the last ten years in prominent stories that secured the headlines as the past decade saw its share of wars, political firestorms, corruption, mass shootings, murders and tragedies. Few will remember the journalists.
Once again, Hamas and Islamic Jihad initiated rocket launches against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, forcing him off the podium, and into a bomb shelter to ride out the attack, during a campaign speech in Ashkelon, Israel.
A decorated Jersey City Police detective, the wife of a store owner, and two members of the Jewish community were gunned down yesterday in Jersey City, N.J., by two members of the Black Hebrew Israelite militant group.
As we march into the 2020 Election season, the high cost of medical care is on the lips of every politician and draining the pocketbooks of most Americans, and this hot button topic will see microscopic examination.
Greta Thunberg continues to upset the global ecological discourse by returning leaders and politicians to their responsibilities. But would not the teenager not the symbol of a lack of international voluntarism in environmental matters?
Days after the charred remains of University of Utah student Mackenzie Lueck were found in Logan Canyon, 85 miles from the alleged murder scene, internet trollers have slut shamed the El Segundo native over her social media postings.
New York's Catholic Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo had the World Trade Center in lights to celebrate its recently enacted abortion-on-demand-until-the-day-of-birth law. This law was framed, and sold to legislators, as empowering women through guaranteeing "Reproductive Health."
The Yellow Vests crisis reveals the existence of a two France nation that many oppose: Principles, history, beliefs, ambition. Neither will yield. And the outcome of the crisis may be in the disappearance of one of the two.
Tropical Storm Florence, who came ashore as a Category 1, left in its wake unprecedented rainfall, catastrophic flooding, extensive uprooted trees, widespread power outages, alarming toxic spillage, and the shocking deaths of millions of farm raised animals.
Today, the term 'Fake News' is firmly entrenched in our lexicon. It seems everyone from Trumpite retirees, to neo-political millennials, freely toss around the phrase. The term was even recognized as, "The Word of the Year" by UK-based Collins Dictionary.
And there it is. The look. The look I knew I would see. And I will get it again and again, and again, from this moment forward. I just didn't expect it to happen so quickly.
President Donald Trump recently declared, like his Republican predecessor, a crisis of drug use and addiction that has been decades in the making. Marianne Clyde, a noted mental health expert asks "Is it really our job to save the addict?"
The Entertainment Industry is facing its second major sexual assault scandal, in as many years, with the shocking revelations that everyone seemed to have known, or heard about, and seemed to be generally accepted as commonplace.
The lack of revelry, hushed tones, a quiet reverence in sin city, where usually at 2:00am neon signs advertise with bright allure, ladies can be heard negotiating, and gamblers call it a day or begin anew, it is Las Vegas or was.
Denmark's most sensational murder trial has yet to begin and the world media is ramping up its coverage on Peter Madsen, the Danish inventor who is currently held in the horrific dismemberment and murder of Swedish journalist Kim Wall.
Javier Valdez, 50, an internationally recognized and award winning journalist covering drug trafficking in Mexico was gunned down, May 15, outside the Riodoce Newspaper office in Culiacan City, Mexico, marking the eighth journalist murdered in 2017 as tensions escalate.
The main suspect in the murders of Liberty German and Abigail Williams, the two Indiana teens killed while hiking on Delphi Historic Trail, has been identified and his image was captured on park surveillance.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) exclusively joined "Meet the Press" this morning, talking with moderator Chuck Todd about the latest intelligence on the Russian cyber-attacks and if FBI Director Comey should be fired.
Given the innovation and success of many tech giants, it's understandable why investing in the tech sector is so appealing. Growth for the largest companies such as Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google or FANG investing has been impressive, beating out all the major market indices.
Gender norms influence not just what we think, but how. Consider the presence of sports metaphors in American politics. Metaphors are not merely figures of speech. According to the cognitive scientists and philosophers George Lakoff and Mark Johnson (1980), human thought processes are largely metaphorical.
The recent death of Justice Antonin Scalia, a historically conservative firebrand on the Supreme Court, sent shockwaves through the political world. In the middle of a hectic and noisy presidential primary, the Republican candidates shared a moment of silence during their ninth debate — and then dove into a conversation about whether President Barack Obama should nominate a successor.
Today marks the 14th Anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The reading of the names of the lives lost in the attacks happened this morning at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum.
Ten years ago, Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast states obliterating the landscape leaving in its wake unimaginable destruction and ruin, and then barreled across the mid-west and up the eastern seaboard, leaving a trail of death, damage and devastation.
"Merica." No, that's not a misspelling. In recent years, we've all heard someone say the name of our nation in this ironic manner. I'd be lying if I told you I've never uttered it myself jokingly.
The Etan Patz murder trial recently ended after 18 days of deliberation in a stunning mistrial that seemed an impossibility as the defendant confessed and provided sick, demented, details of the child's last moments of life.
The murder trial of Aaron Hernandez, former tight end for the Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots, is entering Day 13 as the defense continues its attempts to discredit the prosecution’s case witness by witness.
Bob Iger, Disney's Chairman of the Board, has a new toy. His acquisition of the Star Wars franchise brought a treasure trove of exciting new gadgets which will soon be available to the masses. For now, he gets the toys all to himself.
The murder of Scott McMillan, the three year old savagely beaten and systematically tortured over a three day period by his mother and boyfriend, has drawn attention from media, legal scholars and commentators.
Morgan Geyser, 12, known as one half of the Slenderman Killers, who stabbed a twelve year old friend 19 times, has been found incompetent to stand trial for her participation in the crimes that shocked this tiny Wisconsin city.
April 4, 2014, Arcadia – There is a buzz that begins around this time of year; a buzz that grows steadily, accompanying the anticipation of another unforgettable summer season of concerts by Maestro Victor Vener and his California Philharmonic.
Edinburgh is set to welcome one of the most exciting music festivals in Scotland for 2017. SpringFest, an indoor festival with four stages, ten zones, and numerous covered spaces, takes place on the bank holiday weekend of 27th and 28th May at the Corn Exchange.
The DOW Jones Industrial Average, gave chase to the bear market, regained nearly all the previous week losses surging with triple digit gains to, in one week, regain the standing of the previous week and year profits.
The foods in your pantry and fridge are affecting your brain. Dr. Christopher Calapai DO, a NYC Osteopathic Physician board certified in family and anti-aging medicine, explains the foods we choose have everything to do with how sharp, attentive, alert, focused and happy we feel after consumption.
A United States Air Force Pave Hawk helicopter, carrying four servicemen, crashed into the mountains of Okinawa, Japan, killing one and injuring the others. The cause is still unknown.
The April poll by the Saint Anselm College Survey Center at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics (NHIOP) includes the Survey Center's first ballot test of the 2020 presidential primary, as well as name recognition and favorability of the candidates.
The Taylor Energy Company announced today that the company has agreed to a $400,000 settlement in a lawsuit over a decade-old oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. The company was sued in 2012 by the Waterkeeper Alliance.
The accelerated development of autonomous cars equipped with an Auto-pilot a few months ago asks about the responsibilities to be assumed in the event of a disaster but also about the place and the influence of the Man in front of the technical progress supposed to second him.
Starting a garden is an excellent way to enjoy beautiful plants and delicious fruits, herbs, and vegetables right in your backyard. As a new gardener, it is vital to choose plants that will thrive in your climate.
Three times proved charmed for President elect Joe Biden, the projected winner in the 2020 Presidential Election securing the necessary electoral votes in what will go down in history as the highest voter turnout in more than a century.
Gleason, from Amazon Studios and Open Road Films, comes the story of Steve Gleason, the former New Orleans Saint Special Teams player and ALS survivor, and chronicles the advent and decline of the pro baller who once brought a city back from the brink.
A Cure For Wellness, from TSG Entertainment and 20th Century Fox, presents a mind-bending story of the power of folklore, mystery, health and the lengths people travel to stop the clock, to secure longevity, to escape, to find Zen.
Les affrontements qui ensanglantent le Proche-Orient mettent en évidence l'inertie des organisations internationales à résoudre une opposition profonde mais révèlent aussi l'existence de rivalités diplomatiques dignes de la Guerre Froide.
Eight members of a rural Ohio family were found dead, early Friday morning, shot execution style as they lie sleeping, in multiple locations across a small area of Pike County. None of the victims appear to be the shooter.
Contrary to popular belief, floods and droughts kill more Americans than hurricanes or earthquakes. Globally, however, earthquakes comprise some of the deadliest natural disasters in history.
