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Japan ‘crossed a red line’ with Taiwan military intervention remarks, Chinese foreign minister says

Japan "crossed a red line" with comments by its new leader suggesting a potential military intervention over Taiwan, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Sunday.

Big changes to the agency charged with securing elections lead to midterm worries

Since it was created in 2018, the federal government's cybersecurity agency has helped warn state and local election officials about potential threats from foreign governments, showed officials how to protect polling places from attacks and gamed out how to respond to the unexpected, such as an Election Day bomb threat or sudden disinformation campaign

Brexit can make the British economy more American

“Name a single Brexit benefit!” People have been making the demand for ten years now, rarely in good faith. I quickly learned that the only useful response is, “Do you actually want me to list some Brexit benefits, or are you waiting for me to get three words into my answer before jumping in to […]

Organized crime groups in Mexico have never been this dangerous

Organized crime groups in Mexico are threatening U.S. companies and their employees, resulting in a labor shortage of truck drivers and a high rate of violent hijackings, forcing companies to invest in security measures and lobby the Trump administration to address the issue.

Crow on threats after Trump’s sedition allegations: ‘It’s very disturbing stuff’

Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) said he has received “very disturbing” threats in the wake of President Trump saying he and other Democratic lawmakers committed sedition after calling on service members to disobey illegal orders.  “We’re going to take these seriously, but it’s very disturbing stuff,” Crow told host Margaret Brennan on CBS’s “Face the Nation.”...

McCaul: ‘I would not advise Ukraine to sign’ Trump peace deal without ‘ironclad’ security agreement

Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), chair emeritus of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said Ukraine should not sign President Trump’s 28-point peace plan without ensuring an “ironclad” security agreement. McCaul said on ABC's "This Week" that he’s not sure either side will agree to Trump’s proposal to end the Russia-Ukraine war, but the foreign policy hawk...

Our global food system is utterly broken. Here’s how to fix it.

Global food insecurity is increasing, with 319 million people worldwide facing acute hunger, and the cost of nutritious food is making it more difficult for people to eat well, especially for those relying on SNAP, highlighting the need for increased production of nutritious food, reduced food waste and more conscious consumption.

Cassidy says people should not ‘undermine’ science on vaccine safety

Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy (La.) said that the science on vaccine efficacy should not be undermined, days after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) contradicted its long-standing position that vaccines do not cause autism.  “Anything that undermines the understanding, the correct understanding, the absolute scientifically based understanding that vaccines are safe and that,...

Warner warns Russia-Ukraine peace plan would be ‘complete capitulation’ for Kyiv

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, called President Trump’s 28-point plan for peace in Ukraine “awful” and a “complete capitulation” to Russian demands. Warner, in an interview on ABC News’s “This Week,” compared the U.S. proposal to the appeasement approach of World War II-era British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, who...

IVF is the pro-life movement’s new identity crisis 

Will the movement embrace IVF, or will it crack under the weight of its own contradictions?

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