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Nex Benedict’s suicide coincides with a wave of anti-LGBTQ+ laws
Mourners attend a vigil for Nex Benedict outside the Stonewall Inn in New York on February 26. File Photo by Sarah Yenesel/EPA-EFE No…
At 75, with new members, Russian threat, NATO needs a new strategy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L), British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (C), and U.S. President Joe Biden (R) attend a NATO Summit meeting…
Ontario school boards are suing social media platforms as ‘public nuisance’
A lawsuit filed by four Ontario school boards claims time spent on Snapchat, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube has led to "an attention, learning and…
Is this the least productive Congress ever? Yes, but not just because they’re lazy
President Joe Biden delivers the annual State of the Union speech to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 7. Photo by Bonnie…
Tweaking U.S. trade policy could help reduce migration from Central America
Loosening trade rules would not only attract investment and create more jobs for Central Americans, it could also reduce immigration from the…
Climate change may be driving up price of Easter chocolate
1 of 2 | Cocoa is more expensive than copper, its price having soared 60% this month alone. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI | License…
Joe Biden needs to make voters understand how to make this ‘the best of times’
President Joe Biden should emulate Franklin D. Roosevelt’s "fireside chats" with a series of major policy addresses on the theme of "This can be…
Gary, Ind.’s lawsuit against gunmakers is shot down by new law after 25 years
Back in 1999, the city of Gary, Ind., filed a lawsuit attempting to hold firearm manufacturers responsible for failing to prevent illegal gun…
ISIS-K’s attack in Moscow risks escalating Russia-Ukraine war
People mourn and lay flowers on Saturday at a memorial in the city center to honor the victims of the terrorist attack at a concert hall near…
Russia’s Baltic neighbors to strengthen borders as Donald Trump undermines NATO
In February, former President Donald Trump flippantly remarked that he would encourage Russia to do whatever it wanted to NATO states that failed…