A new book on Ruth Bader Ginsburg explores the Supreme Court justice’s thoughts on the (hash)MeToo movement and her hope that non-disclosure agreements, which have come under fire in sexual …
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UN Votes Overwhelmingly to Condemn US Embargo on Cuba
The U.N. General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to condemn the American economic embargo of Cuba for the 28th year, rejecting U.S. concerns about human rights on the Caribbean island. …
your ads here!US Sanctions 3 Nicaraguan Officials
The Trump administration is sanctioning three Nicaraguan officials accused of human rights abuses, election fraud and corruption. The U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control on Thursday announced …
your ads here!Pompeo Stresses NATO Importance on Germany Visit
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his German counterpart stressed the importance of the NATO alliance Thursday, saying that trans-Atlantic cooperation was critical in bringing about the fall of …
your ads here!Ambush on Mining Company Convoy Kills 37 in Burkina Faso
Gunmen attacked a convoy near a Canadian mining site in Burkina Faso, killing at least 37 people and wounding 60 others, the regional governor said late Wednesday. Montreal-based Semafo said …
your ads here!Trump Holds Talks with Foreign Ministers of Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan
The foreign ministers of Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan met Wednesday in Washington with President Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to discuss the Grand Ethiopia Renaissance Dam (GERD) on …
your ads here!Flooding Displaces, Isolates Hundreds of Thousands of Somalis
Days of severe rains in central Somalia have killed at least 21 people and displaced more than a quarter million more as rivers burst their banks, flooding villages and towns. …
your ads here!CGI James Dean Cast in New Film, Sparking Outcry
James Dean hasn’t been alive in 64 years, but the “Rebel Without a Cause” actor has been cast in a new film about the Vietnam War. The filmmakers behind the …
your ads here!Twitter to Give Users Option to Follow Topics
Twitter said Wednesday that it was rolling out a feature that lets users follow topics the way they do people, starting with sports and K-pop, as part of its efforts …
your ads here!Democrats Claim Victory Over Trump-Backed Kentucky Governor, Seize Virginia Legislature
U.S. Democrats claimed an upset win in Kentucky on Tuesday over a Republican governor backed by President Donald Trump and seized control of the state legislature in Virginia, where anti-Trump …
your ads here!US Takes Notice as More Islamic State Branches Back New Leader
The latest wave of endorsements for new Islamic State leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi has U.S. intelligence officials taking notice. IS media operatives Tuesday disseminated more photographs of fighters from …
your ads here!‘This City is Not Livable’: New Delhi Residents Decry Dirty Air
Sakshi Chauhan has not left her house in a quiet inner-city slum in the Indian capital for the past six days on her doctor’s orders. The 22-year-old call center operator is …
your ads here!Brazil Carbon Emissions Stable as Clean Energy Use Offsets Deforestation
Brazil’s carbon emissions have remained stable despite an increase in deforestation because they were offset by a larger use of clean energy sources such as ethanol and wind power, a …
your ads here!Mexico Congress Backs Constitutional Change to Allow Presidential Recall Vote
Mexico’s Congress approved a raft of constitutional changes on Tuesday that include permitting the right to a recall vote on the president, overriding opposition concerns it may open the door …
your ads here!Exclusive: Italy to Make Climate Change Study Compulsory in Schools
Italy will next year become the world’s first country to make it compulsory for schoolchildren to study climate change and sustainable development, Education Minister Lorenzo Fioramonti said. Fioramonti, from the …
your ads here!Industrial Growth Creates Nagging Air Pollution in Vietnam
Five years ago, a car bound for the Ho Chi Minh City airport from downtown might get stuck in a couple of quick jams, costing just an extra minute. Now …
your ads here!Heading into 2020, Trump Defends Faltering North Korea Talks as a Win
North Korea may have stormed away from nuclear talks with the United States, set an end-of-year ultimatum, and fired missiles at a record pace in the second half of this …
your ads here!Fueled by Teenagers, the Video App TikTok Raises Regulators Concerns
It has captured the attention of teenagers, celebrities and global brands. And now U.S. lawmakers and regulators are interested in TikTok, the video app downloaded by 1 billion people. According …
your ads here!Iranian President Announces Further Steps Away From Nuclear Deal
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani announced Tuesday that Iran would begin injecting gas into centrifuges at its Fordo facility, the latest in steps that go against what it agreed to in …
your ads here!Fake News? No Jobs? Prospective Journalists Soldier on
The Daily Orange isn’t daily anymore. The student-run newspaper that has covered Syracuse University since 1903, and trained generations of journalists, now prints three issues per week. Editor-in-chief Haley Robertson …
your ads here!Made-in-Rwanda Phones Aim for Slice of Africa Market
Dubai-based Mara Group launched in October what it calls Africa’s first smartphone manufacturer in the Rwandan capital, Kigali. Mara Phone says its device is the first high specification, affordable smartphone …
your ads here!Krispy Kreme Orders Student to Halt Doughnut Resale Service
An enterprising Minnesota college student who drove to Iowa every weekend to buy hundreds of Krispy Kreme doughnuts that he then sold to his own customers in the Twin Cities …
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