D-Day at 80
Veterans of the pivotal battle of World War II are disappearing. Europe, facing new conflict, recalls what their comrades died for. June 6, 2024 They were ordinary. The young men…
Inside the Base Where Israel Has Detained Thousands of Gazans
The men sat in rows, handcuffed and blindfolded, unable to see the Israeli soldiers who stood watch over them from the other side of a mesh fence. They were barred…
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/5/2024 | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day Killdeer, Tomahawk; Emma’s Lane, Berkeley, West Virginia, United States. “Singing while in flight.” In Case You Might Miss… (1) Biden’s…
‘A Monstrosity’: Biden Blasted Over Planned Executive Order on Asylum | naked capitalism
Yves here. Having had such loose immigration enforcement, I am not sure how the US puts the genie in the bottle. Yes, there are legal and moral reasons to allow…
Shanghai eases data-export curbs sought by Tesla, other firms | Reuters News Agency
EconomyGovernment 17 May 2024, 10:53 am 1 minute By Reuters News Agency Reuters exclusively reported that Shanghai has compiled a list of data that can be transferred overseas without security…
Vietnam forfeits billions of dollars in foreign aid amid anti-graft freeze | Reuters News Agency
Economy 17 May 2024, 10:28 am 1 minute By Reuters News Agency Reuters exclusively reported that Vietnam forfeited at least $2.5 billion in foreign aid over the last three years…
Biden border order attacked by rival Republicans
9 minutes ago Getty Images US President Joe Biden’s Republican rivals, and some of his Democratic allies, have criticised his new executive order aimed at curbing record migrant arrivals at…
This Summer in Paris: More ‘Open’ Signs, Thanks to the Olympics
Anyone who’s visited Paris in late July and August knows the word “fermé.” It adorns the darkened windows of chic indie boutiques and cozy bistros whose owners, along with other…
Opinion | This D-Day, Europe Needs to Resolve to Get Its Act Together
Thursday’s D-Day anniversary — the 80th — is occasioning somber and anxious reflections about the fate of the Atlantic alliance. Somber because the last of the Greatest Generation will soon…
Amanda Knox Convicted in Slander Retrial Over 2007 Killing
Amanda Knox, an American who was convicted and then exonerated of murdering her housemate while they were studying in Italy, on Wednesday lost another trial in an Italian court against…