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Negotiators from 11 countries have been racing to resurrect the near-dead Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement before the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit this weekend.
A rally in support of DACA outside of the White House.
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African governments are open to military aid from the West. However, Germany’s recent remarks about the transfer of weapons to countries battling militants, needs to be approached with caution.
Locking down the federal government.
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Cybercriminals are using cloud-based services, much like regular businesses. A new study reveals important lessons for the future of fighting cybercrime.
North Korean cyberattacks may increase as the country comes under greater international pressure.
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The international community – and the U.S. and China in particular – should give serious thought to what might be North Korea’s cyberattack equivalent of a nuclear weapons test.
Injured people are assisted after an incident on Westminster Bridge in London.
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Was the London attacker acting alone? Was he really a soldier of the Islamic State? Research on the nature of jihadism in the West reveals possible answers.
Poul Henningsen’s Artichoke Lamp, viewed from below at London’s Park Plaza Hotel.
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We asked five design experts – what’s your favorite product of all time, and why?
Protesters gather on the National Mall for the Women’s March on Washington during the first full day of Donald Trump’s presidency.
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The big-money political actions committees (PACs) on both sides are shifting their spending away from the presidential race and toward contests for “the world’s greatest deliberative body” for good reason…
Our Constitution is not only broken, but we need a Donald Trump to show some authoritarian power in our country and bring back the rule of law. – Paul Le Page, Republican governor of Maine, October 12…
Last week I blogged about how there are no Donald Trump campaign signs to be found anywhere inside the Beltway, and naturally I saw one the next day. But the absence of any others in a town full of Grand…
I have just returned to Washington DC after four years in Melbourne and three before that in heartland Colorado. There have been some changes in town, such as the new Martin Luther King Memorial and toll…
Russia is flexing its cyberattack muscles.
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Smoking rates among the poor are almost double the rates for middle-class Americans. Yet we are not providing poor people with the medical help they need to stop. We will pay billions for that later.
A vigil in memory of Alton Sterling, who was shot dead by police. Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Only six percent of airline accidents in 2015 included fatalities. A security expert argues that a more accurate risk assessment of airline travel would take into account close calls.