WASHINGTON — Two weeks ago, President Trump declared the opioid crisis a national emergency and called it “a serious problem the likes of which we have never had.” “We’re going to spend a lot of time, a lot of effort and a lot of money on the opioid crisis,” the […]
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LONDON — President Donald Trump said shortly after taking office that he wants to broker “the ultimate deal” — peace in the Middle East. Helping him to achieve the holy grail of diplomacy — alongside son-in-law, Jared Kushner — is his long-time lawyer, Jason Greenblatt. All eyes will be on […]
In an article for Der Spiegel that would have been unthinkable a few short years ago – with Germany’s reluctance to be a military power stems from its defeat in two world wars and the lingering legacy of the Nazi Holocaust – Polish-American historian Anne Applebaum said it was time […]
The North Korea crisis, the fight against ISIS, the war in Syria and the conflict in Libya have a ‘critical’ impact on US interests, according to the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). The Taliban in Afghanistan, tensions in the East China Sea and the South China Sea dispute are also […]
A white nationalist who figured prominently in a right-wing rally in Charlottesville that ended in deadly violence earlier this month has turned himself in, University of Virginia police said Wednesday. Christopher Cantwell was wanted on warrants for illegal use of tear gas on Aug. 11, police said, when white supremacists […]
NEW YORK — Hundreds of demonstrators gathered at the NFL’s Manhattan headquarters on Wednesday evening to show their support for Colin Kaepernick, the former quarterback who drew controversy last season for kneeling during the national anthem in protest of police brutality and racial disparity. Kaepernick, who took his San Francisco […]
Federal regulators said Wednesday they don’t plan to block Amazon.com Inc.’s $13.7 billion acquisition of Whole Foods Market Inc., clearing the way for the biggest retail deal of the year so far. The Federal Trade Commission said it would no longer pursue an investigation into whether the mega-deal would lessen […]