Defense lawyers said the delay cast into doubt whether samples taken from the captives could be considered valid evidence. Military commission proceedings for detainees charged with war crimes are held at Camp Justice in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba…
Maggie Astor at The New York Times devotes an article to the egregious lies US politicians share with their constituents, not through social media, but through massive email campaigns. They escape notice in the public debate about fake news because…
Changing the names of institutions, forming transnational lists, and questioning the unanimity vote are among 39 recommendations approved by the citizens’ panel on democracy at a Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE) panel in Florence last weekend. But some…
In an emerging multipolar world, Germany will need to be more assertive to defend European and transatlantic values. However, it remains to be seen if the new Chancellor Olaf Scholz will rise to the occasion, and the first signs are…
President Biden will visit another disaster area in an effort to offer comfort to victims and highlight the federal government’s response. President Biden will visit Mayfield, Ky., which was devastated by tornadoes last weekend. WASHINGTON — President Biden flew to…
Members of the Wyoming National Guard at the U.S. Capitol in Washington in February. Governors from five states have written a joint letter to Lloyd J. Austin III, the defense secretary, asking that their National Guard troops be exempted from…
An Australian researcher argues that the medical community has enshrined placebos as “mysterious and highly effective” in clinical care on the basis of flawed research. “The idea that we can use placebos as a panacea for a range of health…
Republican governors who criticized the $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill as wasteful are championing state projects funded by the money. Gov. Kristi Noem of South Dakota speaking in Dallas in July. WASHINGTON — At her annual budget address this month,…
Seven people died and four others were injured when a vehicle carrying migrants crashed into a flower shop in Hungary as the driver sought to dodge the police, officials said Tuesday (14 December). The Serbian driver — who was among…
Almost 100 Conservative lawmakers voted on Tuesday (14 December) against new coronavirus restrictions, dealing a major blow to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s authority and raising questions about his leadership. After a day of frenzied failed lobbying, Johnson was handed…