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Congress moves to reclaim its war powers

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Congress moves to reclaim its war powers

July 30 (UPI) -- A bipartisan and ideologically diverse group of senators has proposed a bill that, if passed, would dramatically shift the relative amount of power the president and Congress have over U.S. military operations.

Simone Biles' withdrawal from Olympic events shows resilience, strength

Voices // 3 days ago

Simone Biles' withdrawal from Olympic events shows resilience, strength

No easy answers on COVID-19, Afghanistan, but history offers lessons

Voices // 4 days ago

No easy answers on COVID-19, Afghanistan, but history offers lessons

Fight for control threatens to destabilize, fragment Internet

Voices // 5 days ago

Fight for control threatens to destabilize, fragment Internet

Iran's water crisis stokes another round of protests

Voices // 6 days ago

Iran's water crisis stokes another round of protests

July 26 (UPI) -- Prior to the 1979 revolution, Iran's population of 34 million people relied on a stable water supply, sourced from millennia-old underground canals and aquifers. The Iranian revolution changed all that.

U.S. struggles to care for child migrants found alone at border

Voices // 1 week ago

U.S. struggles to care for child migrants found alone at border

July 23 (UPI) -- A record number of child migrants have arrived alone at the United States' southern border this year.

COVID-19 unfettered among the unvaccinated

Voices // 1 week ago

COVID-19 unfettered among the unvaccinated

July 22 (UPI) -- At this time last year, we were at what was then a peak in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths, facing a pandemic that could hit every person in Texas.

New 'rocket men' may show the way for more privatization

Voices // 1 week ago

New 'rocket men' may show the way for more privatization

If you want to go to space, call the Russians, Chinese or the Indians but not the U.S. government, as it is out of that business. Or instead, call one of the three rocket men who can actually deliver.

Split-screen recovery from pandemic isn't sustainable

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Split-screen recovery from pandemic isn't sustainable

July 20 (UPI) -- In a country and a world connected by commerce and the air we breathe, it is hard to see how any COVID-19 recovery that is confined to specific segments of the population is sustainable.

Iranian regime erupts in fury at Slovenian prime minister's speech

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Iranian regime erupts in fury at Slovenian prime minister's speech

July 19 (UPI) -- An angry row has broken out between the European Union and the Iranian regime following an explosive statement by Janez Janša, the prime minister of Slovenia.

Some younger evangelicals are leaving the faith

Voices // 2 weeks ago

Some younger evangelicals are leaving the faith

July 16 (UPI) -- The extent to which the number of White evangelicals have declined in the United States has been laid bare in a new report by the Public Religion Research Institute's 2020 Census on American Religion.

High-tide flood risk is accelerating, putting coastal economies at risk

Voices // 2 weeks ago

High-tide flood risk is accelerating, putting coastal economies at risk

July 15 (UPI) -- As sea level rises, it can be easy to miss the subtlety of higher water. It's much harder to overlook saltwater more frequently flooding streets, impeding daily life and making existing problems worse.

Iran's new president must face a travel ban

Voices // 2 weeks ago

Iran's new president must face a travel ban

July 14 (UPI) -- Ebrahim Raisi, president-elect of Iran following his sham election, is due to take up his office in August. He may make Scotland his first international destination as president.

U.S. beat smallpox, polio, but COVID-19 still rages

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U.S. beat smallpox, polio, but COVID-19 still rages

Why was the U.S. able to conquer polio, vaccinating over 90% of American children, and vaccinate virtually all New Yorkers against smallpox when today we are hard-pressed to inoculate even half of Americans for COVID-19?

Religious freedom advocates decry ruling in non-profit governance case

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Religious freedom advocates decry ruling in non-profit governance case

July 13 (UPI) -- Imagine this nightmare scenario: You are a volunteer director on the board of a non-profit religious entity. It is one of a number of legal entities through which the work of a new religious movement is pursued.

Poverty looks different than in 1964, but U.S. hasn't changed measure

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Poverty looks different than in 1964, but U.S. hasn't changed measure

July 13 (UPI) -- In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson famously declared war on poverty: "The richest nation on Earth can afford to win it," he told Congress in his first State of the Union address. "We cannot afford to lose it."

Ash Barty's Wimbledon win historic for women, Indigenous people

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Ash Barty's Wimbledon win historic for women, Indigenous people

July 12 (UPI) -- Over the weekend in London, the stars aligned in the most remarkable way. On the 50th anniversary of Evonne Goolagong Cawley's first Wimbledon win, Ashleigh Barty claimed her first Wimbledon title.

Slain Haitian president faced calls for resignation, protests before killing

Voices // 3 weeks ago

Slain Haitian president faced calls for resignation, protests before killing

July 9 (UPI) -- Haitian President Jovenel Moïse's assassination ended a four-and-a-half-year presidency that plunged the troubled nation deeper into crisis.

Iranian regime's COVID-19 response has been chaotic from start

Voices // 3 weeks ago

Iranian regime's COVID-19 response has been chaotic from start

July 8 (UPI) -- Iran's increasingly delusional supreme leader, 82-year-old Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has finally been vaccinated against COVID-19.

COVID-19, cyberhacks and other disruptions: We need a plan

Voices // 3 weeks ago

COVID-19, cyberhacks and other disruptions: We need a plan

BUCHAREST, Romania, July 7 (UPI) -- Interestingly, the last trip I made, in late February 2020, was to Bucharest, Romania, just before COVID-19 shut everything down.

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