BEIRUT (AP) – Daraa was an impoverished, neglected provincial city in the farmlands of Syria’s south, an overwhelmingly Sunni Muslim backwater far from the more cosmopolitan cities of the country’s heartland. But in March 2011 it became the first to explode against the rule of President Bashar Assad. Assad’s decision … View original article
WASHINGTON (AP) – A surge of migrants on the Southwest border has the Biden administration on the defensive, with the head of Homeland Security acknowledging the depth of the problem but insisting it’s under control and saying he won’t revive a Trump-era practice of immediately expelling teens and children. … View original article
WASHINGTON — China is using “mask and vaccine diplomacy” to undercut U.S. influence in Latin America by offering coronavirus pandemic support tied to a push for Chinese telecommunications investments in the region, Southern Command chief Adm. Craig Faller warned Congress on Tuesday. Southern Command estimates that China has so far provided more than $120 million …
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A woman assigned to the Army’s Fort Hood would more likely than not be a victim of sexual harassment or sexual assault during her tour of duty there. And any serious incident at the base would be investigated by an Army investigative unit that was chronically understaffed, lacked experience and … View original article
MINNEAPOLIS — Tired of being confused for law enforcement, Hennepin EMS paramedics will soon trade their trademark brown uniforms for blue ones “to better distinguish their role as emergency medical services.” The change, requested by Hennepin Healthcare, was made because some paramedics “didn’t feel safe being perceived as law enforcement at a scene” during last …
