Blowback in Africa: U.S.-Trained Officer Overthrows Pro-U.S. Leader in Niger, U.S. Drone Base Site
Month: August 2023
Trump & KKK Act: Carol Anderson on Reconstruction-Era Voting Rights Law Cited in Trump Indictment
Top U.S. & World Headlines — August 4, 2023
No more TikTok? More US states ban video app over safety concerns.
First Look No more TikTok? More US states ban video app over safety concerns. At least 24 U.S. states have banned TikTok from being downloaded on state-owned devices. Security concerns are rising that ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns the app, can access user data such as browsing history and locations. | View caption Hide caption…
Does Trump have a fiscal math problem?
Does Trump have a fiscal math problem? The spending plan Trump aides described this week will never pass Congress, not even one where both chambers are controlled by Republicans, says the Tax Policy Center. | View caption Hide caption This week, the Trump Administration said it would ask Congress for big increases in defense spending…
How floods brought attention to long overlooked mobile home parks
First Look How floods brought attention to long overlooked mobile home parks Despite being disproportionately affected by natural disasters, mobile home parks have long been overlooked by United States policymakers. But after the recent bouts of flooding, urgency is rising to protect the parks as a source of affordable housing. | View caption Hide caption…
Moment hero dives into China’s deadly floodwater to rescue friends and family
This is the moment an everyday hero dived into murky floodwater to unlock a gate so rescue boats could access his isolated community. The unidentified Chinese man’s actions have been viewed more than 750,000 times on social media platform Weibo. Beijing and surrounding areas are currently battling historic flooding, which has so far claimed the…
Parkland mass shooting will be re-enacted at the school using up to 139 live bullets as part of lawsuit
A court-ordered re-enactment of the 2018 Parkland, Florida, mass shooting, which left 17 people dead inside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, will occur Friday using live ammunition as part of a lawsuit against a former sheriff’s deputy accused of failing to act during the massacre, authorities said. Broward County Public Schools confirmed the re-enactment in…
Human remains found in search for Australian army helicopter that crashed at sea
The search for an Australian army helicopter that crashed at sea killing four people during a military exercise with the United States last week found human remains but not the black box crucial to explaining the tragedy, an officer said on Thursday. Recovering the four air crew and the black box flight data recorder have…
The Great Resignation is ending. Now what?
After three years and plenty of staffing shortages, it seems the so-called Great Resignation is on its way out. The phenomenon first arose as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, when fatigued workers with cash to burn and time to think gave their employers an ultimatum: Show me you value me, or I’ll find somewhere…