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Oct 23 2014
Opinion
OPINION: Why Kobani Must Be Saved
If Kobani survives, it will have defied the odds. This embattled city on Syria’s northern border with Turkey has been on the verge of falling for weeks in the face of a brutal siege by Islamic State militants. But the Syrian Kurds who call Kobani home continue to fight hard, and on Sunday the United States made airdrops of weapons and other supplies to bolster them.
New York Times (News)May 30 2019
News
As Trump rewrites public health rules, Pence sees conservative agenda born again
As a member of Congress and governor of Indiana, Mike Pence pushed to reshape public health, building his policies from his Christian religious views. Now as vice president, Pence has a broader platform to push changes domestically and abroad.
In a sweeping social policy shift, the Trump administration is seeking to remake health rules at home and abroad for women, gay and transgender
ReutersNov 20 2015
News
Obama actions shield most illegal immigrants from deportation even as court stalls amnesty
President Obama's marquee deportation amnesty has been stalled by the courts, but the rest of his executive actions on immigration, announced exactly a year ago, are moving forward, including his move protecting more than 80 percent of illegal immigrants from any danger of deportation.
Washington TimesNov 24 2020
News
Why a negative Covid-19 test before Thanksgiving isn’t an all-clear
More frequent Covid-19 testing is one key to help end the pandemic. But as individuals, we can’t rely on testing alone to protect ourselves and others.
Take this recent example: Public health officials in New Zealand reported on a cluster of cases that likely spread aboard a long-haul flight. Yet the suspected index cases — the people who likely spread the virus to others — tested
VoxMar 24 2019
News
US-allied Syrian force declares victory over Islamic State
U.S.-backed forces declared military victory over the Islamic State group in Syria on Saturday after liberating the last pocket of territory held by the militants, marking the end of a brutal self-styled caliphate the group carved out in large parts of Iraq and Syria in 2014. The nearly five-year war that has devastated cities and towns across north Syria and Iraq ended in Baghouz, a minor
Washington TimesAug 22 2020
Analysis
Why Are Gun Sales Through the Roof During COVID-19?
Gun sales in America have skyrocketed in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Thousands of people, including first-time gun buyers, have literally cleared the shelves of certain types of firearms and most ammunition.
With the exception of law enforcement and military, anyone who plans to purchase a firearm can expect to pay more than usual for many popular guns and nearly all
Newsmax (News)Apr 10 2020
Background
Food and Drug Administration
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or USFDA) is a federal agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, one of the United States federal executive departments. The FDA is responsible for protecting and promoting public health through the control and supervision of food safety, tobacco products, dietary supplements, prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceutical
WikipediaFeb 27 2020
Opinion
America Must Shape the World’s AI Norms — or Dictators Will
As Secretaries of Defense, we anticipated and addressed threats to our nation, sought strategic opportunities, exercised authority, direction, and control over the U.S. military, and executed many other tasks in order to protect the American people and our way of life. During our combined service leading the Department of Defense, we navigated historical inflection points – the end of the Cold
Defense OneOct 09 2014
Opinion
OPINION: Mr. Erdogan’s Dangerous Game
Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, once aspired to lead the Muslim world. At this time of regional crisis, he has been anything but a leader. Turkish troops and tanks have been standing passively behind a chicken-wire border fence while a mile away in Syria, Islamic extremists are besieging the town of Kobani and its Kurdish population.
New York Times (News)Mar 11 2024
Headline Roundup
Federal Judge Rejects Red States’ Challenge of Biden Admin Asylum Program
On Friday, a federal judge upheld an asylum policy that allows 30,000 monthly asylum seekers from Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Haiti, to enter the U.S.
The Details: The court rejected a challenge brought by Texas and 20 other Republican-controlled states that claimed the Department of Homeland Security lacked the authority to implement the program. U.S. District Judge Drew B. Tipton
NPR (Online News) Reuters Just The News