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[Newsmaker] Turkey's pugnacious chief Erdogan wins again

World NewsApril 17, 2017

If there were a global contest for winning elections, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan would see himself as the undisputed -- and undefeated -- heavyweight champion of the world. In the 15 ye...
[Newsmaker] Gorsuch: Fierce defender of US Constitution

World NewsApril 9, 2017

A brilliant conservative judge with a prestigious resume, Neil Gorsuch is a proponent of traditional values, a strict reading of the US Constitution and protections for the role of religion in Americ...
[Newsmaker] Advertisers dump Fox host after harassment claims

World NewsApril 5, 2017

Major advertisers have begun canceling spots on America’s most-watched cable news show following reports of sexual harassment involving the star Fox News host Bill O’Reilly. US insurer Allstate a...
[Newsmaker] Tesla now 2nd-largest US automaker

World NewsApril 4, 2017

Tesla on Monday became the second-largest US car maker in terms of market capitalization, displacing Ford, whose sales lagged amid concerns about the ability of the US market to keep growing. Man...
[Editorial] Park’s imprisonment

EditorialMarch 31, 2017

Former President Park Geun-hye was arrested and jailed Friday over corruption charges. The Seoul Central District Court issued a warrant for Park after interrogating her Thursday. It was a result...
[Other view] Trump brawl was politics at its worst

ViewpointsMarch 31, 2017

It is a sad indictment on the decline of discourse in this country when a rally in support of the president of the United States devolves into a brawl. But that is what happened in Huntington Beach, ...
[Shelley Goldberg] Conditions for Trump’s coal ambitions

ViewpointsMarch 31, 2017

Both cheap and abundant, coal is perhaps the least sexy of commodities — unless you live in a coal-producing state like Wyoming or West Virginia, where the industry is a big employer. From a global p...
[Jesse Walker] Story on Russia ties: Credible or kooky?

ViewpointsMarch 31, 2017

How do you tell a plausible charge from a fevered fantasy? As allegations drip, drip about President Donald Trump’s purported ties with Russia, most news consumers will want to keep an open mind abou...
[Newsmaker] Musk diving into minds while reaching for Mars

World NewsMarch 29, 2017

Not content to reach for Mars and dethrone fossil fuels, tech entrepreneur Elon Musk on Tuesday is turning his focus to delving into people‘s minds. In a message fired off Tuesday on Twitter, Mus...
[Newsmaker] Trump son-in-law to face Russia probe panel

World NewsMarch 28, 2017

Donald Trump’s son-in-law and top aide Jared Kushner will appear before a Senate panel investigating Russian interference in the US election, the White House said Monday. Kushner, 36, was Trump’s...
[Editorial] Arrest of Park

EditorialMarch 27, 2017

The prosecution requested an arrest warrant for former President Park Geun-hye on Monday. Park is being investigated as a suspect in the corruption scandal which led to her impeachment. She faces...
[Therese Raphael] Flushing out terror from Birmingham

ViewpointsMarch 27, 2017

In the aftermath of the Belgian terrorist attack a year ago, the world learned of the Brussels district of Molenbeek. After Wednesday‘s attack in the heart of London, we may hear more about Birmingha...
[Other view] We can’t walk away from a world in crisis

ViewpointsMarch 27, 2017

Americans watched in alarm but not shock as Parliament was locked down after a “terrorist incident” in London on Wednesday, the first anniversary of the deadly attack in Brussels. A refugee camp in N...
[Reg Henry] Americans fleeing US to NZ still small flock

ViewpointsMarch 27, 2017

Before the election of President Donald Grump, some Americans pledged to leave the county if, by some crazy chance, he were to win the White House. This departure of the disappointed always stru...
[Leonid Bershidsky] Putin faces lonelier world in preparing for his election

ViewpointsMarch 27, 2017

Russian rulers have long been content to accept fear and awe in lieu of respect and admiration, and by that standard, Putin shone in 2016. This year that is proving a tougher gig to keep up, as he pr...