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Wed, January 27, 2021 | 03:35

US-made weapons sold to Saudis fueling civilian deaths in Yemen

In December 2016, President Barack Obama restricted the sale of American arms to Saudi Arabia, citing concerns about the widespread killings of civilians in the brutal war in Yemen.

2020-08-25 19:31

Nature offers Bay Area a grim reminder

The year 2020 began with such promise for residents of California's Bay Area. New Year's Day was a holiday to boast about to friends living elsewhere, a day to pat ourselves on the back for living in such a beautiful part of the country.

2020-08-25 17:51

Hope for a more peaceful world?

The constant churn of our own politics obscured last week an event that should have gotten more attention in the U.S. because it was a moment of hope for a more peaceful future.

2020-08-24 17:09

Coronavirus doesn't take a vacation, neither should Congress on relief for the unemployed

Aug. 20-For the estimated 30 million out-of-work Americans struggling to make ends meet during a virus-fueled economic collapse, Friday will mark four weeks of living on little more than a few hundred dollars a week in state unemployment compensation. That average income of $370 per week falls shamefully short of what the jobless need to survive, and it's why Congress and Pre...

2020-08-23 17:02

The Belarus election crisis has lessons for Trump's fragile America

The Belarus election crisis has lessons for Trump's fragile America

Pay attention to the protests by hundreds of thousands of Belarusians who are demonstrating against a presidential election rigged by strongman Alexander Lukashenko. They should inspire Americans _ for reasons that go beyond their bravery against violent secret police.

2020-08-20 17:54

A big step toward peace

A diplomatic initiative has taken place in the Middle East that may slowly change the look and shape of the region.

2020-08-19 17:00

Russia's Sputnik vaccine gamble is all about Vladimir Putin

Russia's Sputnik vaccine gamble is all about Vladimir Putin

There was no clearer way of signaling how Russia sees its coronavirus vaccine: Moscow named it Sputnik, after the satellite whose launch in 1957 marked the start of the space race, and forced the West to confront an unexpected, and terrifying, technology gap.

2020-08-18 18:09

Sign of the times: Bishop bashes Biden and Catholics yawn

Sign of the times: Bishop bashes Biden and Catholics yawn

Joe Biden, who if elected would be the nation's second Roman Catholic president, was bashed by a Catholic bishop last week, and a lot of Catholics either yawned or came to Biden's defense. That says something about changes both in the American church and in the declining role of religion as a political identity.

2020-08-17 16:49

Hong Kong's chilling summer

Since Hong Kong's return to China in 1997, after a century of British rule, the Chinese Communist Party has always had the authority to intervene in the semiautonomous city. This summer that authority has been exercised with utter ruthlessness.

2020-08-16 16:49

TikTok ownership dance

Even before President Donald Trump signed an executive order that could soon smother social network TikTok, Microsoft emerged as a potential savior for the U.S.-based but Chinese-owned video snacking service. Now, Twitter and several investment companies are also reportedly talking to TikTok's owner, ByteDance, about possibly taking over the social network and keeping it goin...

2020-08-13 17:38

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