There’s no solution to the climate crisis without China. President Xi Jinping just gave hope it might deliver one. © Ryan Pyle/Corbis via Getty Images A coal-fired power plant spews steam and smoke into the air in Daqi, Inner Mongolia, China. But his pledge to make his country carbon neutral within […]
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If he wants to get reelected, President Donald Trump needs the economic recovery to continue. That’s why his decision to unilaterally abandon talks over a bold stimulus package is so bizarre. © Al Drago/Getty Images An American flag is placed on a fence outside of the U.S. Capitol building on […]
Sen. Kamala Harris dodged questions about whether she and Democratic presidential nominee favor adding to the nine-member U.S. Supreme Court. Vice President Mike Pence wouldn’t answer questions about how the Trump administration would handle pre-existing conditions, a popular part of the Obama-era health care law the administration has tried to […]
One month from Election Day, President Donald Trump is facing a credibility crisis as yawning as his health crisis, at a moment when he needs the public’s trust the most. The president’s coronavirus infection, as well as the illnesses of several aides and allies, has imperiled the highest levels of […]
(Video by The Times of India) An actor who accused filmmaker Anurag Kashyap of sexual misconduct has filed an application with the police to have Anurag undergo ‘narco analysis’ and a ‘lie detector test’, after he categorically denied the allegations. Anurag was questioned by the police on October 1, and […]
BAKU, October 4. /TASS/. Azerbaijan believes that the international community should analyze root causes of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the latest crisis before making calls for cessation of hostilities there, Deputy Foreign Minister Fariz Rzayev said on Saturday. “The Azerbaijani side believes that first of all, root causes of the […]
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday suspended Hathras SP and four other policemen over the Hathras case. The action was taken on the basis of a preliminary inquiry report of the SIT which was constituted by the chief minister to probe into the case of alleged murder and […]
With Kentucky leading Mississippi 21-14 at halftime of the Wildcats’ 2020 home opener, here are the three things that will determine whether or not the Wildcats can win the game: 1. Make more plays in the Mississippi backfield. Against an offense as explosive as Lane Kiffin’s, a defense has to […]
9:42 PM ET Steve KimESPN October’s boxing action kicks off Saturday with a key bout between junior welterweight contenders Jose Zepeda and Ivan Baranchyk, which headlines the latest card from Top Rank Boxing’s bubble at the MGM Grand Convention Center in Las Vegas. Baranchyk (20-1, 13 KOs), a former IBF […]
WASHINGTON – After stalling for months, a top Trump official released a polar bear study by government scientists Friday that highlights the endangered animals’ vulnerability to climate change and the fact that proposed oil drilling in Alaska would probably encroach on their habitat, causing more stress. The Washington Post reported […]
Ben Visser, correspondent A closer look at Saturday’s Big 12 football game between Iowa State (1-1, 1-0) and No. 18 Oklahoma (1-1, 0-1) at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames. Kickoff is 6:30 p.m. (ABC). Iowa State offense Iowa State’s rushing attack has been constant through two games. The […]
In response to the Post report, Reilly sent an email to his staff the next day, saying his decision to delay was justified because he wanted to be “satisfied” with its underlying science before making it public. The study, which had been obtained by The Post last month, notes that […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Common threads of criticism surfaced throughout the first week of a special legislative session centered on Louisiana’s coronavirus response: Republicans don’t believe Gov. John Bel Edwards is explaining his decisions well or understanding the blowback that legislators feel back home. GOP lawmakers talked of seeking […]
Seeing just how far behind the baseline Rafael Nadal crouched to await serves at the French Open, Mackenzie McDonald knew there was one tactic that made the most sense to try. “It would be ridiculous, but you should underhand-serve him the whole time,” McDonald said after employing that strategy once, […]
PROVO — It might take until Oct. 16 at Houston or Nov. 7 at Boise State for the No. 22-ranked BYU Cougars to sufficiently answer their critics, maybe longer if the red-clad Cougars or nationally prominent Broncos aren’t as good as they usually are. © Nate Edwards/BYU photo BYU quarterback […]
Bailey Boswell Wednesday was the fourth day of an expected four-week trial of Boswell, 26. She is charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder and improper disposal of a body in the death and dismemberment of Loofe, whom she met via Tinder, an internet dating app. Trail, Boswell’s 53-year-old […]
The chaos that enveloped Washington on Friday was in some ways distinctly Trumpian. There were surreal headlines, earth-rattling surprises and a general air of crisis impacting all three branches of government. Missing from the uncertainty and insanity, though, was President Donald Trump himself. His silence amid the shockwaves served as […]
The construction crew installing the new transmitters and structural support to the tower to updated with new 5g technology during 5G Infrastructure Installation at Mac Gregor Park area, Tuesday, September 8, 2020, in Houston. less The construction crew installing the new transmitters and structural support to the tower to updated […]
Nearly half of 2019 donations to ActBlue, the Democratic Party’s biggest fundraising platform, were made by people who listed themselves as unemployed, raising red flags about whether the online processor is being used for foreign or otherwise illegal contributions. An analysis of Federal Election Commission data by the conservative Take […]
For the past decade and a half, American politicians, military leaders, and reporters have claimed that the Taliban is “tired,” “desperate,” “war weary” – despite the fact the Taliban has sparked “near-record violence” in Afghanistan, according to the United Nations. That did not stop President Donald Trump from adding to […]
It has been the story of Donald Trump’s brief political career: even when he is able to tout a significant accomplishment, a negative development, either circumstantial or self-inflicted, almost immediately overshadows it, dampening its positive effects. Take Tuesday’s UAE-Bahrain-Israel normalisation deals brokered by Trump. In any other year, under any […]
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientific and medical journals have published over 100,000 studies on SARS-CoV-2. But according to data scientists who created a machine-learning tool to analyze the deluge of publications, basic lab-based studies on the microbiology of the virus, including research on its pathogenesis and mechanisms […]
The biggest loser this holiday season will be my wallet. Sony finally released its pricing for the PlayStation 5. The regular version with a Ultra HD Blu-ray drive will cost $499 and the digital version without one will weigh in at $399. They will be released in the U.S., Japan, […]
The march towards digital transformation and the increasing volume of cyberattacks are finally driving IT security and network teams towards better collaboration. This idea isn’t new, but it’s finally being put into practice at many major enterprises. Network traffic analysis and security The reasons are fairly straightforward: all those new […]
A laboratory staff wearing Personal Protective Equipments (PPE) conducts a procedure from samples collected for Covid-19 coronavirus testing as part of Project Ummeed, a public-private initiative dealing with large scale Covid-19 RT-PCR tests available for low-income households, at the Metropolis Healthcare Ltd. diagnostic centre in Mumbai on September 16, 2020. […]