House GOP leaders on Wednesday unveiled a catch-all package of Republican national security priorities designed to sweeten a massive round of new funding for Ukraine and other foreign allies in the face of fierce conservative opposition. The bill features the “innovations” promised by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) when he rejected a Senate-passed foreign-aid package in
Since November, attacks on container vessels in the Red Sea have seriously disturbed one of the most used trade routes globally. The Iran-backed Houthis have launched more than 40 attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea and in the Gulf of Aden, one of them being fatal. Despite the military intervention of the United […]
Rate declines for 15th consecutive month across 38 OECD countries from 6.3% in January to 5.3% in FebruaryBusiness live – latest updatesFood prices across the world’s richest nations rose in February at the slowest rate since before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, according to figures that show easing inflationary pressures on households.The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said food inflation declined for the 15th consecutive month across its 38 member countries...
“Since we’re Filipinos, indigenous vegetables are more appropriate to our body.”
These words, taken from the final pages of Middlemarch, have a real resonance for me. Amid all the upheaval of the Victorian period, George Eliot illuminated the importance of community, empathy and connection; she knew, far better than most, that society only works when people care about each other. Caring has been and always will be critical to our society. It sustains our humanity and compassion, enables people to live their lives in the fullest and most dignified way possible and eases the...
Don’t expect the shift in rhetoric to last.
I am a trivia nerd. I'm in Learned League. I am in more than one pub quiz group. I love Jeopardy. Jeopardy tournaments are fun. Seeing the best of the best in trivia battle it out over the course of days or weeks until a champion is crowned is exciting – up to a point. — Read the rest
The outrageous attempts of government officials in Brussels, Belgium, to repeatedly shut down the National Conservatism Conference have 'powerfully exposed progressive authoritarianism across Europe's capital.'
Russia now frequently targets Ukraine's energy infrastructure in an attempt to cripple the country.
As dwindling crops and inflation make healthy options less affordable, islanders are turning to cheap ultra-processed foods
'Transparency and data sharing is one excellent way and a scalable and cost-effective way for countries to understand what is happening out on the high seas,' says Global Fishing Watch's Tony Long
(The Center Square) – A record number of students are skipping school, propelling chronic absenteeism to a national crisis, according to an analysis of public-school attendance data. The analysis comes as public school districts nationwide are laying off teachers, citing high inflationary costs, budget deficits, and spending decisions related to federal COVID-era funding, which is running out after schools received windfalls in federal subsidies for three years. ...