Court Orders Vale To Stop Using Tailings Dams As Death Toll Climbs Above 120
As more bodies are found and about 200 more are feared buried beneath yards of sludge, a Brazilian judge ruled that the mining giant must refrain from disposing chemical waste at eight of its dams.
Growing List Of European Nations Endorse Venezuela Opposition Leader Guaidó
More than a dozen nations in the Western Hemisphere, known as the Lima Group, also admitted Guaidó’s interim government as a full member.
Qatar Changes Plan, Decides To Use Money For Humanitarian Aid In Gaza, Not Hamas
Israel has been allowing Qatar to supply money to the Hamas-run government in the Gaza Strip. The practice caused controversy among Israelis and Palestinians and is now being changed.
China Business Ventures Tied To Blackwater Founder Erik Prince Raise Questions
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with Emily Rauhala of The Washington Post about the China operations of Frontier Services Group, a security training company co-founded by Erik Prince.
It’s Unclear How Humanitarian Aid Will Get To Those Who Need It In Venezuela
The U.S. says it’s sending tons of humanitarian and medical aid to Venezuela’s borders. The big question: will it make it to the people in need or will criminal groups and Venezuela’s military get it?
US, Russia back off nuclear treaty. Is arms control coming to an end?
When the United States informed Russia Saturday that it was formally suspending a landmark nuclear arms control treaty that had been a centerpiece of European security for three decades, it was more than just the demise of a cold war-era accord. The U…
Why the pope was in Islam’s heartland
This week’s visit of Pope Francis to the Arabian peninsula, the birthplace of Islam, is certainly a historic first. It symbolizes two faiths, Christian and Muslim, trying to build bridges. The pope was just one of many at the largest and most diverse…
The team everyone loves to hate, Patriots in fact offer much to emulate
Super Bowl LIII was a tad anti-climactic (boring, even) after all the hype – and for most of the nation, a huge disappointment. Jared Goff, the Los Angeles Rams’ young quarterback, and Sean McVay, the youngest head coach in the National Football Leagu…
Last 4 Children Detained On Nauru Are Heading To The U.S.
The transfer is part of a deal between Australia and the U.S., under the Obama administration, in which the U.S. agreed to accept some 1,250 refugees. President Trump has called it a “dumb deal.”
Ann Coulter wants a wall. But does Trump actually need to deliver?
On Tuesday night, when President Trump gives his State of the Union address, issue 1 will be immigration. The nationally televised speech comes at a crucial time, fresh off the record-long shutdown and midway through the three-week window Mr. Trump an…
In ‘Kill Class,’ A Poet Aims To Map The Distance Between Perspectives
At her best, Nomi Stone is able to make an anthropological excavation into something beautiful and haunting, laced with double meanings. But at times she stands in her own way, obscuring our view.
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