Israel rejects Amnesty report accusing it of enforcing ‘apartheid’ on Palestinians
Amnesty International accused Israel on Tuesday (1 February) of subjecting Palestinians to a system of apartheid founded on policies of “
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Biden Promised 500 Million Free Covid Tests. Then He Had to Find Them.
Millions of Americans are now receiving tests through the new mail program, which health experts said came too late to meet demand during the brunt of Omicron wave. After previously focusing on making medical devices like forehead thermometers, iHealth is…
EU diplomatic boycott of China’s brutal Olympics essential
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Senator Ben Ray Luján Recovering After Suffering Stroke
Any prolonged absence by the New Mexico Democrat threatens to impede the agenda of his party, which controls the Senate by the slimmest of margins. Senator Ben Ray Luján had surgery last week after suffering dizziness and fatigue. Senator Ben…
U.S. Sends Official to Help NATO Brace for Russian Cyberattacks
Intelligence assessments suggest that a Russian invasion of Ukraine would most likely be preceded by cyberattacks on Ukraine’s electric grid, its communications systems and its government. The trip by Anne Neuberger, the White House’s top cybersecurity official, is largely focused…
Trump’s Words, and Deeds, Reveal Depths of His Drive to Retain Power
Donald Trump said he wanted Mike Pence to overturn the election, dangled pardons for Jan. 6 rioters and called for protests against prosecutors. Now, it turns out, he had discussed having national security agencies seize voting machines. Over the weekend,…
Pfizer Asks F.D.A. to Clear 2 Vaccine Doses for Young Children as a Start
The Food and Drug Administration asked to review Pfizer’s data on two doses now, while the company continues to assess whether three doses would be more effective. Paxton Bowers, 5, a leukemia patient at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, received…
Biden Administration Rejects Use of Testimony Obtained From Torture in Guantánamo Trial
The Justice Department rejected an interpretation by the retired chief prosecutor that lawyers could sometimes use statements obtained during C.I.A. interrogations. Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri was accused of plotting Al Qaeda’s suicide bombing of the U.S. Navy destroyer Cole off Yemen…
How Democrats Can Stop a Red Wave
Republicans like their chances in November. But politics can change quickly. A “red wave” is building this year — or so we’re told. Republicans are confident that the country’s sour mood will sweep them back into power in Congress, mainly…
In Moscow, Orbán offers ‘Hungarian model’, blasts idea of sanctions
Amid simmering tensions between the West and Russia, after nearly five hours of talks in the Russian capital on Tuesday (1 February), the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán blasted the ineffectiveness of the EU’s punitive sanctions on Moscow and hailed…