Month: November 2023

What was Hillary Clinton’s role in Benghazi? It depends whom you ask.

First Look What was Hillary Clinton’s role in Benghazi? It depends whom you ask. What happened during a deadly 2012 assault in Benghazi, which left four Americans dead? Competing reports by Democratic and Republican investigators offer different versions of events. | View caption Hide caption The confusion over the attacks on a diplomatic outpost and…

Cornell University cancels classes after student Patrick Dai was accused of threatening Jewish students

ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University has canceled Friday classes due to “extraordinary stress” amid a junior being federally charged with making antisemitic threats.  Instead, Friday will serve as a “community day,” Provost Michael Kotlikoff and Christine Lovely, the vice president and chief human resources officer, said in an email to students and staff, school paper…

Russia’s nuclear saber rattling: A threat or wake-up call for the West?

Responsibility Europe Russia’s nuclear saber rattling: A threat or wake-up call for the West? | View caption Hide caption Threats would appear to signal conflict. But the Kremlin’s nuclear diplomacy, seen by the West as risking escalation, is categorized as a longer-term strategy of deterrence in Russia. Tensions have been rising in the East-West confrontation…