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Bipartisan efforts are a rarity in Korean politics and are virtually non-existent, even during times of national crisis like the one the country is currently facing.

Bipartisan efforts are a rarity in Korean politics and are virtually non-existent, even during times of national crisis like the one the country is currently facing.

Korea Times - Opinion - 25 minutes ago

Manchester City crisis deepens after another loss and Arsenal closes gap on Liverpool -- Yesterday

The four-time defending champion in England faces 9 losses in the last 12 games

The Globe and Mail - Sports - 5 hours ago

'An ethical crisis of its own making': Democrats blast Supreme Court ethics

In a new report, Democrats on US Senate Judiciary Committee call out alleged ethical lapses among high court justices.

Aljazeera - Top Stories - 7 hours ago

opinion - The Chrystia Freeland legacy: Big-ticket ambitions, limited results - Tony Keller

Critics have accused the Trudeau government and Ms. Freeland of spending wildly and running up unsustainable deficits. The truth is more complicated

The Globe and Mail - Top Stories - 8 hours ago

Man City crisis deepens after latest loss to Aston Villa in the Premier League

Manchester City's stunning slump deepened after losing to Aston Villa 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday.

Washington Times - Sports - 10 hours ago

Opinion -- How Feminism Can Guide Climate Change Action

Feminism gives us the analysis, tools and movement to create a better climate future for everyone. It’s time to embrace it

Scientific American - Environment - 13 hours ago

Government shutdown crisis averted after Biden signs stopgap funding bill

President Biden is expected to sign the bill Saturday.

CNBC - Politics - 13 hours ago

Biden signs government funding bill, averting shutdown crisis

The move formally ends the impending shutdown crisis after Congress passed the bill.

NBC News - World - 14 hours ago

Man City crisis deepens with deserved defeat at Aston Villa

Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from Aston Villa vs Manchester City in the Premier League

BBC News - Sports - 15 hours ago

Crisis continues for Man City as Aston Villa cruise to win

Phil Foden’s late goal not enough for champions - who have won just once in 12 games

Evening Standard - Sports - 16 hours ago

Chaos in Ottawa reflects an economic crisis rumbling across the world -- John Rapley

With the resignation of finance minister Chrystia Freeland, Canada may follow in the footsteps of troubled France, South Korea and Germany

The Globe and Mail - Opinion - 16 hours ago

opinion - Chaos in Ottawa reflects an economic crisis rumbling across the world - John Rapley

With the resignation of finance minister Chrystia Freeland, Canada may follow in the footsteps of troubled France, South Korea and Germany

The Globe and Mail - Business - 17 hours ago

Holly Willoughby opens up about her fears amid Stephen Mulhern's health crisis

Holly Willoughby is facing a tough time after her close friend and co-host Stephen Mulhern experienced a serious health scare. The 43-year-old presenter is not only concerned for...

International The News - Entertainment - 17 hours ago

opinion - At Montreal's Ma Chambre, residents at risk of homelessness receive a room of one's own - Renaud Philippe

‘It’s a safe living environment, a community,’ for people who are ‘on the line,’ says its general manager. ‘We can all be at risk of homelessness, depending on our circumstances’

The Globe and Mail - Top Stories - 17 hours ago

Canada's political crisis: What are Justin Trudeau's options?

Guaranteeing that the Liberals would be ousted from power early next year, the chief of a Canadian political party that has been providing vital support to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated on...

International The News - World - 1 day ago

opinion - Trudeau appoints a cabinet of caretakers for his government's dying days

This week was supposed to offer Justin Trudeau his last chance to field a revamped team based on meeting the threat of Donald Trump’s economic nationalism. Instead, he’s plugging holes

The Globe and Mail - Politics - 1 day ago

Rep Biggs: Congress Is Self-Inflicting Another Funding Crisis | Opinion

A simple alternative to the House of Representatives' habit of using continuing resolutions to fund the government would be to pass appropriations bills as required by law.

Newsweek - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Irish News -- More than half cutting back on festive spend amid cost-of-living crisis, Christmas FM survey finds

Over half of Irish people (51pc) will be spending less and budgeting more this Christmas as a result of the cost-of-living crisis, a survey has shown.

Independent.ie - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Opinion -- 78 Books Scientific American Recommends in 2024

A collection of nonfiction and fiction books Scientific American editorial staff and contributors read and recommend in 2024

Scientific American - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Opinion -- Why Six-Year-Olds Think Computing and Engineering Are 'For Boys'

Early cultural exposure can influence kids’ ideas about gender and STEM in significant ways

Scientific American - Science - 1 day ago

Donald Trump Wants Liz Cheney Pardoned | Opinion

Putting Liz Cheney on trial could make her into a hero and Donald Trump the villain.

Newsweek - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Opinion: Conflict in South Korea reopens the very wounds examined in this year's Nobel laureate's work

Han Kang's work shows how literature can lead a nation forward from moments like these.

Los Angeles Times - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Opinion - For track and field, novelty races don't serve bigger goal of keeping the sport in spotlight - Morgan Campbell - Sports - Olympics - Summer Sports - Athletics - Track - | December 19

Yes, I've seen video of the footrace between Noah Lyles, the Olympic 100-metre champion, and Darren Watkins Jr., a.k.a. IShowSpeed, the social media megastar whose content often involves feats of athleticism. In one post he leaps over a moving car, so who's to say he can't, at the right distance, upset the current world's fastest man? Lyles, for one.

CBC News - Sports - 1 day ago

Opinion | India And China: 'Compartmentalising' May Not Help

New Delhi should continue to insist that Beijing view the relationship from an overall perspective and work not only to maintain peace and tranquillity along the border but also actively seek a resolution.

NDTV - Opinion - 1 day ago

OPINION -- Justin Trudeau and the Liberals gather for a holly jolly family fight -- Shannon Proudfoot

The vibes at Liberal Party’s Christmas party after Chrystia Freeland’s very public resignation: not devastated, but not jubilant either

The Globe and Mail - Politics - 2 days ago

Congress grows weary of Elon Musk's meddling as spending bill crisis unfolds

Elon Musk's pressure campaign against Congress hit a snag after he pushed House GOP leadership to scrap a spending bill that would avert a government shutdown.

Washington Examiner - Top Stories - 2 days ago

Trudeau in peril after spat over Trump threat sparks crisis -- Canada's PM faces pressure after losing a minister in row over how to respond to possible future tariffs from the US.

Canada's PM faces pressure after losing a minister in row over how to respond to possible future tariffs from the US.

BBC News - US News - 2 days ago

What Democrats Should Demand to Help the GOP Escape a Shutdown Crisis

Democrats share Trump’s interest in getting rid of debt-limit politics. But they should drive a bargain as good as the discarded stopgap bill.

New York Magazine - Politics - 2 days ago

Opinion -- The UnitedHealthcare Tragedy Is Why Insurance Needs to Change Now

I am a trauma surgeon and gunshot survivor who has experienced byzantine health insurance coverage firsthand. I understand why people are furious

Scientific American - Science - 2 days ago

As Trump Returns, Europe Debates How To Step Up for Ukraine | Opinion

Whatever hypothetical deal is negotiated between Ukraine and Russia, the Europeans won't be able to avoid playing a major role enforcing it.

Newsweek - Top Stories - 2 days ago

Opinion | Bihar And The Yatra To Power

With the Bihar election just a few months away, political parties think they have found a sure shot mantra of winning votes - yatras and lucrative cash transfer schemes aimed at women.

NDTV - Opinion - 2 days ago

Gen Z is suffering a 'midlife crisis' — amid 'vicious cycle' of overspending and job stress: study

“For many, the biggest factor contributing to this crisis is money,” said the insiders, who surveyed 2,000 US adults over age 18.

New York Post - Health - 2 days ago

Opinion -- Trump's Pick for NIH Director Could Harm Science and People's Health

With a possible bird flu outbreak looming, Donald Trump’s choice of Jay Bhattacharya, a scientist critical of COVID policies, for the NIH is the wrong move for science and public health

Scientific American - Health - 2 days ago

The Democrats' Path Back to Power | Opinion

We've got a vision that everyone should do well when our economy does well and that Democrats are ready to fight to make that happen.

Newsweek - Opinion - 2 days ago

Opinion | Fury In South Korea As President Faces Impeachment

The world has been taken aback and is concerned about South Koreas ability to deter nuclear-armed North Korea, which is always up to some mischief.

NDTV - Opinion - 2 days ago

Opinion | Syria: Why Is The Middle East Always In Turmoil?

Why is the Arab world perpetually at war with itself? Why does it spawn so many extremist groups? Why has it been trapped in cycles of violence and instability for decades?

NDTV - Opinion - 2 days ago

EXPLAINER -- Why did Chrystia Freeland resign, and other questions about Trudeau's cabinet crisis, answered

The finance minister’s resignation is the latest in a string of others who have left Justin Trudeau’s cabinet or said they will not run again in recent months

The Globe and Mail - Politics - 2 days ago

Opinion -- Genetic Testing Is a Gift. But It Shouldn't be a Present

Think Twice before Giving Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing Kits to Friends and Loved Ones

Scientific American - Health - 2 days ago

Health Care Providers Should Prioritize Sex Talks With Youth | Opinion

There are grave concerns that the new administration will implement additional reproductive health restrictions, particularly around abortion access, including a national abortion ban or restricting access to abortion pills.

Newsweek - Opinion - 2 days ago

Anger over water bills hike which campaigners say will not solve sewage crisis

Clean water campaigners describe settlement for water companies as a ‘travesty’ and ‘nightmare before Christmas’ for customers.

Evening Standard - Business - 2 days ago

Iran's rial hits record low amid regional tensions, energy crisis

The Iranian rial plummeted on Wednesday to its lowest level in history, losing more than 10% of value since the United States presidential elections in...

Daily Sabah - Business - 2 days ago

Opinion | Who Took Care Of Ambedkar's Legacy? PM Modi Settles The Debate

Parliamentary election results have shown that issues related to Ambedkar and reservations have become highly sensitive.

NDTV - Opinion - 2 days ago

90 Seconds to Midnight: Surviving the Atomic Age | Opinion

Nuclear reactors were originally designed to make bombs. They still do, in what are called dual-use reactors.

Newsweek - Opinion - 2 days ago

OPINION -- Freeland's political estrangement from Trudeau is both shocking and understandable -- John Ibbitson

The odds and the polls were stacked against there being a Prime Minister Freeland any time soon. It’s debatable whether this decision shortens or lengthens those odds

The Globe and Mail - Politics - 3 days ago

Capital Punishment Is Unfortunately Needed in America | Opinion

The anti-death penalty interests in this country conduct their arguments in insidious and even cowardly ways, all in effort to avoid a clear yes or no debate about the death penalty itself.

Newsweek - Opinion - 3 days ago

Biden Should Fulfill Promise To Commute Federal Death Sentences | Opinion

Will President Joe Biden commute all federal death sentences or will he break another campaign promise before leaving office in January?

Newsweek - Opinion - 3 days ago

ALEX RYVCHIN: Lessons in leadership from Australia's antisemitism crisis

Guest columnist Alex Ryvchin, CEO of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, tells Americans they can learn from the mistakes of his country in failing to address anti-Jewish hate head on.

Fox News - Opinion - 3 days ago

Opinion: Why travel and suffer through LAX, flights, lost luggage? Here's one good reason

After visiting more than 100 countries, I have experienced hurricanes, medical emergencies and helicopter evacuations. This is why I keep going.

Los Angeles Times - Opinion - 3 days ago

Opinion | Why Mahila Samman Yojana Is Unlikely To Boost AAP's Chances

The BJP will likely promise a similar scheme in its Delhi manifesto, highlighting its successful implementation in Madhya Pradesh (Laadli Behna) and Maharashtra (Laadki Bahin).

NDTV - Opinion - 3 days ago

Philanthropy Can Help Protect and Elevate Communities | Opinion

When philanthropic capital goes into researching real-time evidence, the data speak for itself, can be credibly verified, and is blatantly too dangerous to ignore.

Newsweek - Opinion - 3 days ago

Opinion: Here's what is so unusual about the Wisconsin school shooting — and what isn't

Data indicate a familiar story in what underlies school shootings: Most perpetrators, male or female, are suicidal, in crisis and driven by a mix of hopelessness and rage.

Los Angeles Times - Opinion - 4 days ago

In 2025, America Needs a New Vision for Politics | Opinion

As 2024 draws to an end, it should be apparent that extraordinary times call for extraordinary political leadership.

Newsweek - Opinion - 4 days ago

Biden Administration Is Right To Expand Access to Weight Loss Drugs | Opinion

Today, 42 percent of U.S. adults have obesity. This figure has been climbing every year.

Newsweek - Opinion - 4 days ago

What is Martha's rule? Second care opinion rule is helping patients

Patients have been moved to intensive care or received potentially life-saving treatment since the right to a care review came into force in England

Evening Standard - Health - 4 days ago

The Oxford show trial | Opinion

Opinion: Oxford Union debated the motion, 'Israel is an apartheid state committing genocide'; but as pro-Israel speakers tried to present their case, the event devolved into one of the most appalling and blatantly antisemitic scenes imaginable

YNET News - Top Stories - 5 days ago

Government Needs To Do More To Ensure Obesity Drug Safety | Opinion

The Biden administration has proposed expanding Medicare coverage for anti-obesity medications.

Newsweek - Opinion - 5 days ago

OPINION -- Freeland's grenade brings crisis on top of crisis to a flailing Trudeau government -- Campbell Clark

Justin Trudeau’s most senior, best-known minister has walked away, accusing him of frittering money away when the country should be keeping its powder dry to prepare for the potential disaster of Donald Trump’s tariffs

The Globe and Mail - Politics - 5 days ago

Palestinian economy faces historic crisis, World Bank says

ALBAWABA - According to a World Bank examination, the continuous Israeli assault is causing the Palestinian economy to collapse at an extent never seen

Albawaba - Business - 5 days ago

Opinion: The U.S. should not yet trust Syria's new regime

The fall of the dictator is good news for Syrians, for their neighbors and for the U.S. But that doesn't necessarily mean the governing rebels are anyone's allies.

Los Angeles Times - Opinion - 8 days ago

Swedish minister open to new measures to tackle energy crisis, blames German nuclear phase-out

"I'm furious with the Germans," Busch told Swedish broadcaster SVT.

Euractiv - Environment - 9 days ago

After Hunter Pardon, Nothing Stands in the Way of Trump Jan. 6 Pardons | Opinion

During the 2024 campaign, Trump promised to pardon Jan. 6 defendants. Now Joe Biden's pardon of his son Hunter has lowered the threshold.

Newsweek - Opinion - 9 days ago

Syria's New Rulers Are Former Al-Qaeda Terrorists. Why Is D.C. Celebrating Them? | Opinion

A former Al Qaeda commander has seized power in Damascus, bringing great jubilation and relief to Washington, DC regime-changers who pined for this day.

Newsweek - Opinion - 9 days ago

From Trump, to Russia and Iran — Syria's crisis has huge global consequences

The dramatic collapse of Bashar al-Assad's Syrian regime at the hands of rebel forces this weekend will have deep ramifications across the globe.

CNBC - World - 9 days ago

Housing crisis, economic woes and Trump: How Canada turned against immigrants

Canada was long viewed as a beacon for immigrants. But record levels of migration here in recent years have triggered widespread backlash.

Los Angeles Times - US News - 9 days ago

Opinion: The killing of a UnitedHealthcare executive won't improve anyone's insurance. This would

Luigi Mangione was arrested in the slaying of Brian Thompson. To many, the crime highlighted anger over insurers' relative impunity in denying medical treatment.

Los Angeles Times - Opinion - 9 days ago

Opinion: South Korea needs a stronger response from the U.S. to help save its democracy

American statements in support of the will of the South Korean people and their Constitution can make a difference in an escalating political crisis.

Los Angeles Times - Opinion - 10 days ago

Opinion: Evangelical Christians once agitated for women, prisoners, the poor and ending slavery. What happened?

'The Late Great Planet Earth' was a huge bestseller. Its message about the Book of Revelation explains why evangelical Christians turned away from social activism. When they turned back, they also turned right.

Los Angeles Times - Opinion - 10 days ago

Is eating once a day a good idea? Experts share varying opinions on the 'OMAD diet'

The One Meal a Day (OMAD) diet is a form of intermittent fasting that involves eating all daily calories in a single meal, after 23 hours of fasting. Experts weigh in on safety and effectiveness.

Fox News - Health - 10 days ago

Opinion: The TikTok court case has staggering implications for free speech in America

With the TikTok ban, will the U.S. government for the first time in history outlaw a form of communication?

Los Angeles Times - Opinion - 12 days ago

Celebrity Presidential Endorsements Are Not Important | Opinion

Celebrity endorsements often fail to sway voters and typically backfire.

Newsweek - Opinion - 12 days ago

Opinion -- AI Will Turn Our Lives into The Truman Show

Large language models can create muddled, misinformed multiverses

Scientific American - Technology - 12 days ago

Syria Is Finally Free | Opinion

I hope that Syrians can find a way out of this bloody, 14-year conflict which has destroyed such a beautiful, historical country.

Newsweek - Opinion - 13 days ago

Love and the housing crisis: Living together because the rent is too high

To what extent has the fabric of our intimate lives in post-recession Ireland have been shaped by the real economy?

Irish Times - Opinion - 13 days ago

Israel's climate bill is a joke and not how you deal with the climate crisis

Opinion: The Israeli government continues to ignore the climate risks and the climate bill to be submitted to the Knesset for approval next week is nothing more than a PR stunt

YNET News - Opinion - 17 days ago

opinion - Editorial Cartoons for December, 2024 - Gallery

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The Globe and Mail - Opinion - 20 days ago

Opinion: Oxford Union debated the motion, 'Israel is an apartheid state committing genocide'; but as pro-Israel speakers tried to present their case, the event devolved into one of the most appalling and blatantly antisemitic scenes imaginable

Opinion: Oxford Union debated the motion, 'Israel is an apartheid state committing genocide'; but as pro-Israel speakers tried to present their case, the event devolved into one of the most appalling and blatantly antisemitic scenes imaginable

YNET News - Opinion - 21 days ago

Opinion: On homelessness, liberal California and the ultraconservative Supreme Court largely agree

The Grants Pass ruling clears the way for punitive measures against homeless people. Officials from San Diego to San Francisco are all too eager to oblige.

Los Angeles Times - Health - 23 days ago

Plastics: From life-saving innovation to environmental crisis

Before it threatened biodiversity, the oceans and the global food chain, plastics saved lives and transformed societies as a durable, malleable and cheap...

Daily Sabah - Environment - 26 days ago

A secondary school in rural Trinidad hopes that community-based acts can help combat the climate crisis

Student Kacey Brown said the initiative encouraged them “to make the change [...] so that one day we can achieve a disaster-free future” – but that future also hinges on broader issues.

Global Voices - Environment - 29 days ago

Over 400 die in Bangladesh as dengue crisis deepens

More than 400 people have died in Bangladesh's biggest dengue outbreak in years, which is being caused by an increase in infections brought on by warmer temperatures and a longer monsoon...

International The News - Health - 1 month ago

Kathmandu's floods expose a deepening garbage crisis

The recent Kathmandu floods swept the city's garbage — cloth, Styrofoam, plastic bottles — across ruined pavements and embankments, raising serious concerns about the growing garbage crisis in the capital.

Global Voices - Environment - 1 month ago

This is how I'd solve the obesity crisis

Harmful foods lack clear warnings. We need an overhaul on how we label food in this country

Telegraph UK - Health - 2 months ago

Is Reddit the Future of Crisis Communications?

It’s one of the only well moderated spaces left online where the government (and brands) can get a signal through all the noise.

New York Magazine - Technology - 2 months ago

ExxonMobil Accused of "Deceptively" Promoting Chemical Recycling as a Solution for the Plastics Crisis

The California attorney general’s lawsuit, which cites ProPublica reporting, alleges that products made with Exxon’s process contain only a small fraction of the recycled plastic that they claim to have.

ProPublica - Environment - 2 months ago

Op-ed: The UK's budget problems date back to the 2008 financial crisis

Regardless of how the U.K. fiscal situation stands now, it is clear that the current shortfalls are both years in the making.

CNBC - Opinion - 2 months ago

CBS Reports | Does Big Plastic's Idea Work? -- As America grapples with an escalating plastic crisis, the city of Houston, ExxonMobil and other partners announced a new program that promised to recycle nearly all of the city's plastic waste. However, after two years, the program has yet to fully materialize. Critics argue that the evidence suggests it never will. And yet, the company envisions similar programs in other American cities. CBS Reports and Inside Climate News investigate whether this proposed solution to our plastic recycling crisis is indeed too good to be true.

As America grapples with an escalating plastic crisis, the city of Houston, ExxonMobil and other partners announced a new program that promised to recycle nearly all of the city's plastic waste. However, after two years, the program has yet to fully materialize. Critics argue that the evidence suggests it never will. And yet, the company envisions similar programs in other American cities.

CBS News - Top Stories - 3 months ago

China helped Cameroon build drinking water infrastructure. Is it a debt crisis or developmental aid?

Cameroon has built up it's clean water infrastructure thanks to access to Chinese loans. However, what are the long-term consequences of the resulting debt?

Global Voices - Health - 4 months ago

Texas Sends Millions to Crisis Pregnancy Centers. It's Meant to Help Needy Families, But No One Knows if It Works.

Two years after Roe v. Wade was overturned, Texas leads the nation in funding for crisis pregnancy centers. The system is meant to help growing families, but it’s riddled with waste and lacks oversight, a ProPublica and CBS News investigation found.

ProPublica - Health - 5 months ago

South Asia sizzles: Record heatwave and extreme weather blamed on climate crisis

A scorching heatwave is ravaging South Asia, impacting the lives of hundreds of millions. Schools have been forced to close and the risk of health hazards has risen dramatically.

Global Voices - World - 7 months ago

Ten Years After the Flint Water Crisis, Distrust and Anger Linger

A city is forever changed, and so is residents’ relationship with their water. The betrayal of trust by the institutions meant to protect Flint’s residents has made some of them extra cautious as they look to keep themselves and their community safe.

ProPublica - Environment - 7 months ago

Ukraine Invaded by Russia: Inside the War, the Refugee Crisis and the World's Reaction

Russia's invasion of Ukraine began Feb. 24. Since then, at least 24,000 people have been killed and at least 10 million people have been displaced.

Inside Edition - Politics - 2 years ago