Venezuela Clashes Continue As Opposition Leader Juan Guaido Calls For Uprising
Opposition leader Juan Guaidó urged Venezuelans to take the streets in an effort to oust President Nicolás Maduro. This comes after one killed and scores wounded in Tuesday’s violent street battles.
The U.S. Public Will No Longer Have A Key Data Point About Afghanistan War
A watchdog report says the U.S. military is no longer collecting — and therefore no longer releasing — one of the most concrete measures of the war’s progress.
In Combating Democrat Investigations, Trump Borrows From an Old Playbook
The tactic is a simple one Donald J. Trump learned as a young real estate developer: sue.
Court Rules Against Caster Semenya, Says She Must Lower Testosterone To Compete
The South African track star had sought to have new regulations about permissible testosterone levels in female athletes declared invalid. But Semenya says she “will once again rise above.”
Oddsmaker Mike Battaglia's free expert picks for Thursday at Churchill Downs
First post for Thurby is at 12:45 p.m.
Alabama Lawmakers Move To Outlaw Abortion In Challenge To Roe V. Wade
The House overwhelmingly passed a bill Tuesday that could become the country’s most restrictive abortion ban. It would make it a crime for doctors to perform abortions at any stage of a pregnancy.
Untangling slavery’s roots: the yearslong search for ‘Angela’
Just behind the fallen Ambler Mansion here on Jamestown Island, a group of archaeologists with T-shirts rolled up to their shoulders are feathering away dust from what appears to be a trash heap – deer bones, broken wine bottles, jar shards. Before ar…
A note to readers: What’s going on in Venezuela?
What is going on in Venezuela? Honestly, I haven’t read every Monitor story about the slow-burning political fuse that just exploded in Venezuela, but I thought it would be helpful to highlight a few key points from our recent coverage, with links to …
A China-US trade deal may hinge on an honesty pledge
Trade talks that began last year between China and the United States may finally be drawing to a close. A large Chinese delegation is due in Washington next week. This point was made very clear last week by FBI Director Christopher Wray.
Beehive Arson in Texas Kills Half a Million: ‘There Goes My Honey Flow’
Investigators are trying to figure out why about 20 hives were set on fire, thrown in a pond and toppled over.
Denisovans, A Mysterious Form Of Ancient Humans, Are Traced to Tibet
Until now, the only Denisovan remains came from a cave called Denisova in Siberia. The new find is “much more complete,” one expert says.
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