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Iran's water crisis stokes another round of protests

Voices // 4 hours 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

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

COVID-19 unfettered among the unvaccinated

Voices // 4 days ago

COVID-19 unfettered among the unvaccinated

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

Voices // 5 days ago

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

Split-screen recovery from pandemic isn't sustainable

Voices // 6 days ago

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 // 1 week 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 // 1 week 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 // 1 week 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

Voices // 2 weeks ago

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 // 2 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 // 2 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 // 2 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.

Lifetime tenure for Supreme Court justices hypes partisanship

Voices // 2 weeks ago

Lifetime tenure for Supreme Court justices hypes partisanship

July 7 (UPI) -- Pressure on Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to step down will likely grow now that the court's session has ended.

'Landmark' verdicts alone don't transform society

Voices // 2 weeks ago

'Landmark' verdicts alone don't transform society

July 6 (UPI) -- Landmark trials may go down in history, but they do not instantly transform the social order.

Controversial weedkiller becomes ubiquitous as concerns rise

Voices // 3 weeks ago

Controversial weedkiller becomes ubiquitous as concerns rise

July 2 (UPI) -- Glyphosate is now showing up in humans, including in breast milk, but scientists are still debating its health effects. Because it's an effective and very cheap weedkiller, it has become pervasive.

Sustained drought strains U.S.-Mexico water relations

Voices // 3 weeks ago

Sustained drought strains U.S.-Mexico water relations

July 1 (UPI) -- The United States and Mexico are tussling over their dwindling shared water supplies after years of unprecedented heat and insufficient rainfall.

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