Biden can navigate Mideast peace through the Straits of Tiran
During my 45-year association with the Mideast, I often have been asked to describe the region and its seemingly endless layers of religious, cultural, historical and geopolitical complexities — and unhesitatingly, I always answer, “It is a kaleidoscope.” One twist and every angle you believe you understand becomes a mirage and a new reality of the land, its challenges, roadblocks and possibilities tumble into view. Nothing is ever what it seems and moments of clarity and opportunity, when they come, often are fleeting. The State Department, ahead of President Biden’s planned trip
Read More60 percent of student loan borrowers made no payments during the pandemic freeze
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Read More9 killed in 14 mass shootings over holiday weekend: watchdog
More than a dozen mass shootings took place as the U.S. marked Memorial Day. The incidents over the three-day holiday weekend saw nine people killed and 63 injured in the wake of the Uvalde elementary school shooting in Texas. According to estimates from the Gun Violence Archive, 14 mass shootings took place over the three-day weekend from Saturday to Monday in 10 different states across the country including California, Michigan, Texas and Illinois. The
Read MoreWe should support Ukraine, not pressure it to make concessions
Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger made news recently by insisting that Ukraine should be forced to make territorial concessions to Russia in the interests of European “stability.” Kissinger has a
Read MorePediatric suicide attempts by poisoning on the rise, study says
The number of suspected suicide attempts by poisoning among children rose sharply between 2015 and 2020, recent research suggests. University of Virginia researchers conducted a study based on cases reported to the National Poison Data System as “suspected suicides” that involved both attempted suicides and deaths by suicide. They found a 26 percent increase in suspected suicides among children ages 6 and 19 during the stud
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