Local Boats Rescue Everyone Aboard 737 After It Crashes Into Micronesian Lagoon
The plane was on approach to the airport at the island of Chuuk when it apparently fell short of the runway, an airport official says.
You’ve Been To Mars And A Comet; Japan’s NASA Invites You To An Asteroid
Two Japanese rovers touring an asteroid have sent photos and a video back home, which were published by the Japanese space agency Thursday.
There’s A Showdown Coming Between The U.S. And Countries Doing Business With Iran
Iranian oil exports are tumbling ahead of the reimposition of sanctions in early November by the Trump administration. But Iran’s biggest oil customer, China may try and circumvent the sanctions to keep the oil coming.
At fraught Kavanaugh hearing, dueling narratives and a fresh battle of beliefs
Christine Blasey Ford testified on Thursday that she remembered all those details about that summer evening in which she alleges a drunk, teenage Kavanaugh groped her and tore at her clothes, with the music turned loud and Mr. Kavanaugh’s hand over her…
Palestinian Authority President Takes U.N. Stage To Address Independent State Goals
After months of watching the U.S. endorse pro-Israel positions, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas took the stage at the United Nations to spell out his people’s goal of an independent state.
With new missile defense for Syria, Russia shifts its relationship with Israel
Russia has just taken a huge gamble in Syria. It will greatly strengthen Moscow’s hand in determining the endgame in the seven-year-old civil war if it works. The Russians have indicated that they will effectively impose what is known as A2/AD (anti-…
Brazil’s WhatsApp election campaign
If voters anywhere deserve to be distrustful of politicians, it is in Brazil. The use of social media has greatly altered the public discourse in an election seen as the most consequential since the first democratic election in 1989. Brazil has beco…
Journalist: Poland’s Shift Toward Authoritarianism Is A ‘Red Flag’ For Democracy
Atlantic journalist Anne Applebaum says the changes taking place in Poland — including a rise of conspiracy theories and attacks on the free press — mirror similar shifts happening in the U.S.
With echoes of the past, ‘Murphy Brown’ reboot tackles Trump-era culture wars
Watching old clips of “Murphy Brown” can often feel equal part prescient, equal part dispiriting, as if past and present are seamlessly connected despite a gap of more than 20 years. There’s the one episode, spinning off the Clarence Thomas and Anita …
Is The World Finally Ready To End The Deadliest Infectious Disease?
On Wednesday, world leaders made history by holding the first-ever high level meeting at the U.N. General Assembly focused on tuberculosis, which kills more people each year than HIV.
Europe’s Copyright Reforms Are More Than (Just) A Boring Policy Change
Two weeks ago, the European Commission approved new rules that will change how tech companies are required to deal with copyright infringement on their platforms. Unsurprisingly, it was controversial.
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