new york — The 2020s have not been kind. The decade began with the COVID-19 pandemic and has since seen climate disasters and conflicts impact millions around the world; but last year was particularly difficult. The U.N. Refugee Agency, UNHCR, said Friday in a new report that it responded to the highest number of emergencies in a decade last year. The Emergency Preparedness and Response in 2023 report recorded 43 emergency declarations in 29 countries. Driven by the deadly February earthquakes... Читать дальше...
Three ebooks on sale on our Patreon take a look at important societies in the medieval world.
EVERY woman dreams of the perfect engagement ring from the perfect partner.
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This story originally was published by Real Clear Wire By Bruce Fleming Real Clear Wire This is an excerpt from Bruce Fleming’s new book, Saving Our Service Academies (Post Hill Press). Applicants who self-identified as a member of a race the Academy wished to privilege—at the time I was on the Admissions Board it was African American, Hispanic, and Native American—were briefed separately to the committee not by a white member but by a minority Navy lieutenant.
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Maijah Washington of Oregon is a hero.
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Soggy weather is in the forecast for the SF Bay Area this weekend and into next week.
After several seasons cutting his teeth in the Micro Sprint ranks, Ashton Torgerson is taking the next step in his career, joining the chase for the 2024 Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota championship. [...]
Republicans just cannot give up on their dream of ending Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. Nor can they give up on the idea that they’ll be shielded from the voters’ blowback of cutting those programs if they get someone else to tell them to do it. That’s what they tried back in 2010 with the Bowles-Simpson fiscal committee, dubbed the “catfood commission” by the left, and again with the failed “super committee” in 2011.
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Lower UK borrowing costs are set to provide the chancellor with more options at March Budget, economists say
We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about lotsa shows including the Emmys, Fargo, The Traitors and Chicago Fire! 1 | Was Reservation Dogs standout Devery Jacobs oddly (and sadly) underused across five episodes of Echo? Especially given Bonnie and Maya’s […]
MSNBC’s Jen Psaki on Thursday slammed former President Donald Trump’s attitude toward women as “creepy”, “sexualised” and “demeaning.”
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The NBA trade deadline might already be over.
Canelo Alvarez vs. Jaime Munguia? Both fighters apparently are interested in the compelling all-Mexican 168-pound matchup. And Munguia's promoter, Oscar De La Hoya, is pushing hard for what would be by far the biggest fight in his protege's career. De La Hoya is (...)
The home, built by a Minneapolis firefighter near Bde Maka Ska in 1955, maintains midcentury detail after updates.
The global commodity markets are undergoing a significant restructuring, driven by factors such as the energy transition, evolving geopolitical alliances, financial constraints, and heightened concerns about supply chains. Arab financial markets are now stepping into the forefront after years of gradual growth by leading national oil companies (NOCs) in commodity trading, exemplified by Aramco Trading and ADNOC Global Trading/Trading. Arab financial institutions are increasingly exploring the potential... Читать дальше...
Has your organic traffic plummeted over the past few years? This could be the reason why.
During a New Year briefing, Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Sơn told the media that the diplomatic sector will continue to focus on strongly developing the identity of Vietnamese "bamboo diplomacy" in 2024.
Psychologists sometimes warn anxious and depressed clients about the danger of catastrophising -- fixating on the worst possible outcome, exaggerating serious but unlikely risks rather than evaluating all outcomes rationally.
The pace of the investigation into the gruesome murder of an impoverished woman in Sa Kaeo is rapidly eroding the credibility of the police.
Citibank Thailand expects the Bank of Thailand to keep its policy rate steady for two years, in line with a gradual economic recovery and no inflationary pressure.
During the past two weeks, the Stock Exchange of Thailand headed south to test support at around 1,400 points, before staging a rebound on the back of short covering and technical signals.
