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Russian involvement in U.S. high-tech businesses is commonplace

Voices // 23 hours ago

Russian involvement in U.S. high-tech businesses is commonplace

May 23 (UPI) -- One spinoff of the Mueller affair has been the investigation of foreign nationals in the United States, especially those with connections wanting to be introduced to important American businessmen and officials.

Iranian violence, threats don't deter EU's appeasers

Voices // 1 day ago

Iranian violence, threats don't deter EU's appeasers

Sea level rise could displace millions within two generations

Voices // 2 days ago

Sea level rise could displace millions within two generations

Remember the Maine, Don and John!

Voices // 4 days ago

Remember the Maine, Don and John!

Bernie Sanders' appeal to average Joe can threaten Donald Trump

Voices // 6 days ago

Bernie Sanders' appeal to average Joe can threaten Donald Trump

May 17 (UPI) -- Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump, though diagonally opposed, appeal to the same base: the average American. They both stated that the system is rigged.

Japan's renewables-powered Olympics could spur global race for clean energy

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Japan's renewables-powered Olympics could spur global race for clean energy

May 17 (UPI) -- Japan is aiming to host the first Olympic Games powered solely by renewable sources. If successful, this could help the country carve a new niche in the global order as a champion of climate action.

Populist alliances of 'cowboys and Indians' are protecting rural lands

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Populist alliances of 'cowboys and Indians' are protecting rural lands

May 16 (UPI) -- The growing influence of Native American nations in some rural areas is starting to shift the values of their white neighbors toward a populism that cuts across racial and cultural lines to challenge large corporations.

Facebook's 'transparency' efforts hide key reasons for showing ads

Voices // 1 week ago

Facebook's 'transparency' efforts hide key reasons for showing ads

May 15 (UPI) -- Facebook's advertising platform was not built to help social media users understand who was targeting them. It is an extremely powerful system that lets advertisers target a detailed range of attributes.

Electric vehicle revolution will come from China, not U.S.

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Electric vehicle revolution will come from China, not U.S.

May 14 (UPI) -- The electric vehicle revolution is coming, but it won't be driven by the United States. Instead, China will be at the forefront.

Don't count on Iran blinking first in tensions with U.S.

Voices // 1 week ago

Don't count on Iran blinking first in tensions with U.S.

May 13 (UPI) -- The United States is sending an aircraft carrier strike group and an Air Force bomber to the Middle East, citing Iranian "troubling and escalatory indications and warnings."

Only fools would envisage a three-front war

Voices // 1 week ago

Only fools would envisage a three-front war

The United States may be on the verge of launching a three-front war, with President Donald Trump in danger of miscalculations with Venezuela, China and Iran.

Rouhani's scolding shows that U.S. sanctions are hitting Iran hard

Voices // 1 week ago

Rouhani's scolding shows that U.S. sanctions are hitting Iran hard

May 10 (UPI) -- President Hassan Rouhani took to the international airwaves this week to scold the Americans over their withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal.

Secret archives show U.S. helped Argentine military wage 'dirty war' that killed 30,000

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Secret archives show U.S. helped Argentine military wage 'dirty war' that killed 30,000

May 10 (UPI) -- Newly declassified U.S. telegrams and confidential communications during the dictatorship that terrorized Argentina from 1976 to 1984 may spur new prosecutions.

Most of America's rural areas are doomed to decline

Voices // 2 weeks ago

Most of America's rural areas are doomed to decline

May 9 (UPI) -- Since the Great Recession, most of the nation's rural counties have struggled to recover lost jobs and retain their people. The story is markedly different in the nation's largest urban communities.

Trump's one-on-one approach to China threatens global trade, world peace

Voices // 2 weeks ago

Trump's one-on-one approach to China threatens global trade, world peace

May 8 (UPI) -- Last week U.S. President Donald Trump seemed to be on the cusp of a trade deal with China. A couple of threatening tweets later, the odds of ending the 16-month-old U.S.-China trade war have dropped dramatically.

Geology gives clues to North Korea's nuclear arsenal -- and also obscures it

Voices // 2 weeks ago

Geology gives clues to North Korea's nuclear arsenal -- and also obscures it

May 7 (UPI) -- North Korea's leader, Chairman Kim Jong Un, clearly is in no hurry to demilitarize his country.

VE Day should remind us what it takes to win a war

Voices // 2 weeks ago

VE Day should remind us what it takes to win a war

Seventy-four years ago this week, guns fell silent as the war in Europe finally came to an end. May 8 marks VE-Day, for Victory in Europe, when Nazi Germany surrendered to the Allies in 1945.

Donald Trump's ideas for success on energy are so last century

Voices // 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump's ideas for success on energy are so last century

May 3 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump's effort to expand offshore oil and gas exploration has stalled, and may be dead in the water. There are better ways to achieve "energy dominance."

As air pollution increases in some cities, Trump administration weakens regulations

Voices // 3 weeks ago

As air pollution increases in some cities, Trump administration weakens regulations

May 2 (UPI) -- In the U.S., 1 in 25 deaths occurs prematurely because of exposure to air pollution. Whether conditions worsen or improve in the next few years depends on President Donald Trump and EPA chief Andrew Wheeler.

In a powerful signal to Venezuelans, Leopoldo López joins resistance

Voices // 3 weeks ago

In a powerful signal to Venezuelans, Leopoldo López joins resistance

May 1 (UPI) -- Supporters saw Leopoldo López as a martyr standing up against Venezuela's dictatorship. Now he's a free man and has joined the resistance.

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