[aggregation-styles] The Guardian Prince Hamzah bin Hussein, a former crown prince and half-brother of the king, whom was suspected of sowing dissent and rallying supporters, has been placed under house arrest... Read More → By Martin Chulov in Amman and Michael Safi | 26 May 2021
The Southwest Is America’s New Factory Hub. ‘Cranes Everywhere.’
[aggregation-styles] The Wall Street Journal Southwest states Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma and Nevada have added more than 100,000 manufacturing jobs from January 2017 to January 2020, accounting for a 30% increase in U.S. job growth. Read More → By Ben Foldy and Austen Hufford | 01 June 2021
Zakaria: Xi’s China Can’t Seem to Stop Scoring Own Goals
[aggregation-styles] Washington Post In a country that is divided on almost everything, one area of bipartisanship in the United States is alive and growing — fear of China. President Xi Jinping has transformed China’s approach, domestically and abroad. He has consolidated power for the party and himself. What is striking...
Will Declaring the Delta Smelt Extinct Solve California’s Water Woes?
[aggregation-styles] As California drags deeper into extreme drought, could the answer to the San Joaquin Valley and Southern California’s water woes be found via an oft-castigated bait fish on the Endangered Species list?That’s the hope for one Valley congressional wannabe – former Fresno City Councilman Chris Mathys – who...
As Israel’s Dependence on U.S. Shrinks, So Does U.S. Leverage
[aggregation-styles] The New York TimesIsrael, a small country surrounded by adversaries and locked in conflict with the Palestinians, depends absolutely on American diplomatic and military support. By giving it, the United States safeguards Israel and wields significant leverage over its actions.That’s the conventional wisdom, anyway. For decades, it was true:...
California’s Highest-in-the-Nation Gas Taxes Are Rising. But Promised Repairs Are Lagging
[aggregation-styles] Los Angeles TimesFour years after the California Legislature boosted the gas tax in order to fix California’s crumbling roads and bridges, the state has spent billions and made some progress in repairs, but officials now say the funding is sufficient only to complete less than half of the work...
Netflix CEO Donates $3M to Newsom to Fight Recall
[aggregation-styles] The HillNetflix CEO Reed Hastings donated $3 million to a fund fighting against the recall of California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D).Hastings's donation was made Thursday afternoon, marking one of the largest single donations to the Stop The Republican Recall fund to date, according to a contribution filing.According to its...
One Summer in Gaza
[aggregation-styles] Entropy Sometimes you fall for the narrative. You fall so hard that the narrator, the conduit through whom the story reaches you, escapes your scrutiny. That’s how I ended up married to a curly-lashed Palestinian student in the Journalism Department while still an undergraduate English major at the University...
Thousands Flock to London for Palestine Protest Over Violent Israel Conflict
[aggregation-styles] Mirror Around 180,000 people flocked to London on Saturday to attend a rally organised to show solidarity with Palestine. Supporters held banners, chanted and let off fireworks despite the wet weather, with the event centered around Hyde Park. Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who said "occupation was the issue",...
21 Ultramarathon Runners Killed by Extreme Weather in China
[aggregation-styles] AccuWeatherFreezing rain, hail and high winds killed 21 ultramarathon runners, including two of China's elite marathon athletes, during a 62-mile cross-country mountain race in northwest China, local officials reported on Sunday. The extreme weather struck Saturday afternoon in a high-altitude section of the race held in the Yellow River...