AvatarPilar Vargasflipped into Research On The World AvatarAvatarThe international implications of new U.S. sanctions on IranPBS NewsHour - Nick SchifrinThe Trump administration announced additional sanctions on Iran Monday, after declaring over the weekend that all United Nation sanctions initially …
AvatarPilar Vargasflipped into Research On The World AvatarAvatarColumn: Sharks moving north, redwood growth slowing, mosquitoes biting — this is California's altered stateverified_publisherLos Angeles Times - Steve LopezIn California, we’ve come to see drought, extreme heat and deadly fire as the most alarming, obvious evidence of climate change. But life as we know it is being altered in multiple ways, often just out of view. There was a time not long ago when young great white sharks were seldom found north of …
AvatarPilar Vargasflipped into Research On The World AvatarAvatarA court fight for the agesAxios - Margaret Talev, Mike AllenRuth Bader Ginsburg — feminist icon, legal giant, toast of pop culture — left this statement with granddaughter Clara Spera as cancer closed in: "My …
AvatarPilar Vargasflipped into Research On The World High-Resolution Walking Tours of Italy’s Most Historic Places: The Colosseum, Pompeii, St. Peter’s Basilica & Moreopenculture.com - Colin MarshallThe global tourism industry has seen better days than these. In regions like western Europe, to which travelers from all parts have long …
AvatarPilar Vargasflipped into Research On The World AvatarAvatarKosovo awards Trump with Order of Freedom for peace effortsAssociated PressPRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s awarded U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday with one of the country’s highest honors for his government’s efforts on peace and reconciliation in the former war-torn region. President Hashim Thaci awarded Trump with Kosovo’s Order of Freedom “for his exceptional …
AvatarPilar Vargasflipped into Research On The World AvatarAvatarKremlin chafes at Navalny team taking suspected evidenceAssociated Press - By Vladimir IsachenkovMOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin accused colleagues of opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Friday of hampering a Russian investigation by taking items from his hotel room out of the country, including a water bottle the colleagues claimed had traces of the Soviet nerve agent that German authorities said …
AvatarPilar Vargasflipped into Research On The World AvatarAvatarCyclone Batters Greek Islands as It Makes Landfall (Published 2020)verified_publisherThe New York Times - Megan SpeciaIanos, a rare hurricane-strength Mediterranean storm, slammed into Greece’s western islands, bringing lashing rain and gales. A rare, powerful cyclone slammed into the western Ionian Islands of Greece and other parts of the country on Friday, bringing lashing rain, strong winds and flooding as it …
AvatarPilar Vargasflipped into Research On The World AvatarAvatarDon't look away now: are viewers finally ready for the truth about nature?verified_publisherThe Guardian - Patrick GreenfieldFor decades David Attenborough delighted millions with tales of life on Earth. But now the broadcaster wants us to face up to the state of the planet
AvatarPilar Vargasflipped into Research On The World AvatarAvatarRussian military says US flights near Crimea fuel tensionsAssociated Press - By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOVMOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military on Friday accused the U.S. and its allies of provoking tensions in the Black Sea region with a sharp increase in the number of bomber patrols and intelligence flights. Col.-Gen. Sergei Rudskoi, head of the Russian General Staff’s main operational department, …
AvatarPilar Vargasflipped into Research On The World AvatarAvatarHousekeepers Face a Disaster Generations in the Making (Published 2020)verified_publisherThe New York Times - David SegalThe scariest day of Maria Del Carmen’s life started with a phone call that initially cheered her up. A native of Mexico, she has spent the last 24 years as a housekeeper in Philadelphia and had a dozen regular clients before the pandemic began. By April, she had three. Food banks became essential to …
AvatarPilar Vargasflipped into Research On The World AvatarAvatarThe Election’s Biggest Threat Is No Longer the Postal Serviceverified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Russell BermanReports of a vote-by-mail apocalypse are greatly exaggerated. President Donald Trump stood on a North Carolina tarmac earlier this month, Air Force One idling behind him, and urged his supporters to commit a crime. He said they should cast the ballots they received in the mail—just as he has done …
AvatarPilar Vargasflipped into Research On The World AvatarAvatarThe CDC knows why U.S. life expectancy keeps dropping—but no one knows how to stop itverified_publisherPopular Science - Sara ChodoshThree things are shortening American lives. This post has been updated. For a nation that spends more on healthcare per citizen than almost any other, America isn’t exactly reaping the rewards. Life expectancy has climbed steadily over the course of the last few decades, but in recent years it’s …