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Donald Trump's 'America first' agenda has damaged global human rights

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Donald Trump's 'America first' agenda has damaged global human rights

Oct. 23 (UPI) -- U.S. President Donald Trump's "America first" policies have directly undermined the international human rights regime.

Russian media may be joining China and Iran in turning on Trump

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Russian media may be joining China and Iran in turning on Trump

Trafalgar offers history lesson for China threat

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Trafalgar offers history lesson for China threat

Disney's pivot to streaming signals severe economic crisis to come

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Disney's pivot to streaming signals severe economic crisis to come

Revolution is in the air with Iran's economy in free fall

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Revolution is in the air with Iran's economy in free fall

Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Sixty million Iranians, 75% of the population, are living below the international poverty line.

Gender stereotypes at play as Jacinda Ardern, Judith Collins face off to lead New Zealand

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Gender stereotypes at play as Jacinda Ardern, Judith Collins face off to lead New Zealand

Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Women leading both of New Zealand's largest political parties is something to celebrate. Watching Jacinda Ardern and Judith Collins debate dispels any doubt about whether women are up to the demands of leadership.

Human rights in Iran is a sick joke

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Human rights in Iran is a sick joke

Oct. 14 (UPI) -- When the secretary-general of the Iranian Judiciary's High Council on Human Rights claims that the regime's human rights "achievements" must be presented to the world, then we know that comedy and farce are not dead.

America misses the courage of Sen. John McCain

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America misses the courage of Sen. John McCain

Darkened by the coronavirus and a badly broken American political system headed by arguably the worst president in this nation's history, suppose Sen. John McCain had not died two years ago and was alive and well.

Plot to kidnap Mich. governor grew from militia's constitutional falsehoods

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Plot to kidnap Mich. governor grew from militia's constitutional falsehoods

Oct. 13 (UPI) -- The U.S. militia movement has long been steeped in a peculiar -- and unquestionably mistaken -- interpretation of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and civil liberties.

Remdesivir study shows promise for COVID-19, but no magic bullet

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Remdesivir study shows promise for COVID-19, but no magic bullet

Oct. 12 (UPI) -- The results of the ACTT-1 trial, which looked at the effectiveness of remdesivir as a treatment for COVID-19, have finally been published.

White nationalists seek influence in U.S. military

Voices // 2 weeks ago

White nationalists seek influence in U.S. military

Oct. 9 (UPI) -- There is a long history of links between white nationalist movements and the U.S. military.

Several stunning takeaways from Harris-Pence debate

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Several stunning takeaways from Harris-Pence debate

For those who watched Wednesday night's vice presidential debate between Mike Pence and Kamala Harris, few minds were likely changed by either candidate.

'Digital republic' like Estonia may be everyone's future

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'Digital republic' like Estonia may be everyone's future

Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Estonia offers the most comprehensive governmental online services in the world, including voting. Since 2005, Estonians have been able vote online, from anywhere in the world.

Migrant caravans restart as pandemic deepens crisis at U.S.-Mexico border

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Migrant caravans restart as pandemic deepens crisis at U.S.-Mexico border

Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Central Americans are still fleeing violence, hunger and climate change en masse. And the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border also persists, complicated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Trump's rhetoric crafted to spark reaction, not impart information

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Trump's rhetoric crafted to spark reaction, not impart information

Oct. 6 (UPI) -- As America chaotically careens toward Election Day with President Donald Trump fighting a COVID-19 infection, we should stop and ask: Just why and how do Trump's words work?

October nightmare: So many 'what-ifs' surround Trump's COVID-19

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October nightmare: So many 'what-ifs' surround Trump's COVID-19

Now that the coronavirus has infected the president, at least three Republican senators and several other officials, American politics may not have been so disrupted since Confederates fired on Fort Sumter in 1861.

Water crisis in Iran could bring ecological disaster

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Water crisis in Iran could bring ecological disaster

Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Iran faces an ecological disaster. The mullahs' maladministration over four decades has left Iran struggling with deforestation, desertification, water scarcity and countless other examples of environmental degradation.

Election mail may flow, but USPS ethical lapses must be stanched

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Election mail may flow, but USPS ethical lapses must be stanched

Oct. 2 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump and his handpicked postmaster general, Louis DeJoy, with an enabling assist from the USPS Board of Governors, are setting up the Postal Service up to fail for political reasons.

Freedom comes with a price: We must compromise, protect against despotic rule

Voices // 3 weeks ago

Freedom comes with a price: We must compromise, protect against despotic rule

Oct. 1 (UPI) -- I carry the hope for our nation by advocating in favor of so many of our democratic values. That we citizens are bound to one another. And that no one is above the law. Will you join me?

Chaotic Trump-Biden debate exemplifies lack of civility in politics

Voices // 3 weeks ago

Chaotic Trump-Biden debate exemplifies lack of civility in politics

Sept. 30 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden took part in a presidential debate Tuesday that exemplified the lack of civility in American politics.

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