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Dominion threw away its shot by not requiring correction, apology from Fox News

Voices // 4 weeks ago

Dominion threw away its shot by not requiring correction, apology from Fox News

May 4 (UPI) -- Tucker Carlson's abrupt exit from Fox News was a startling turn that could have been indicative of reform and remorse for the company's deviations from credible journalism. It wasn't.

Heavy is crown: Being king or queen of Britain isn't easy

Voices // 1 month ago

Heavy is crown: Being king or queen of Britain isn't easy

Tens of millions of Americans will watch the coronation of Britain's King Charles III on Saturday.

Bank crises rooted in system that rewards excessive risk-taking

Voices // 1 month ago

Bank crises rooted in system that rewards excessive risk-taking

May 2 (UPI) -- First Republic is the latest victim of the panic that has roiled small and midsize banks since the failure of Silicon Valley Bank in March.

As peacemaker in Ukraine, China would gain influence in new world order

Voices // 1 month ago

As peacemaker in Ukraine, China would gain influence in new world order

May 1 (UPI) -- After more than a year of no direct communication, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had a phone conversation on Wednesday.

AI will increase inequality, raise tough questions about humanity

Voices // 1 month ago

AI will increase inequality, raise tough questions about humanity

April 28 (UPI) -- What will AI mean for productivity and economic growth? Will it usher in an age of automated luxury for all, or simply intensify existing inequalities? And what does it mean for the role of humans?

As Ukraine preps counteroffensive, it must convince allies it's up for the fight

Voices // 1 month ago

As Ukraine preps counteroffensive, it must convince allies it's up for the fight

April 27 (UPI) -- After a long campaign of attritional warfare in the east of Ukraine, things appear to be stirring in the south, where there have been multiple reports of preparations for the long-awaited Ukrainian spring offensive.

After 60 years of foreign policy blunders, U.S. should rethink China strategy

Voices // 1 month ago

After 60 years of foreign policy blunders, U.S. should rethink China strategy

The record of American interventions in Vietnam in 1964, Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003 is one of failure. Given that many in Congress regard China as an "existential threat," is the U.S. at risk of similar errors?

A dialog on civilization could bring peace to East Asia

Voices // 1 month ago

A dialog on civilization could bring peace to East Asia

TOKYO, April 25 (UPI) -- Despite efforts of NGOs, government coalitions, academics and journalists to find common ground in Northeast Asia, to build bonds between China, the Koreas, and Japan, the progress toward peace has been slow.

Conflicting federal rulings led to latest Supreme Court abortion decision

Voices // 1 month ago

Conflicting federal rulings led to latest Supreme Court abortion decision

April 24 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court issued an emergency ruling on Friday that allows continued access to the abortion pill mifepristone in states where abortion is legal.

Russian 'spy ship' in North Sea raises security concerns

Voices // 1 month ago

Russian 'spy ship' in North Sea raises security concerns

April 21 (UPI) -- A documentary produced by public broadcasters in Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway has revealed what appears to be a profound threat to maritime energy and data infrastructure in the North Sea and Baltic region.

To understand American politics, move beyond left and right

Voices // 1 month ago

To understand American politics, move beyond left and right

April 20 (UPI) -- Are Americans really as politically polarized as they seem -- and everybody says?

Taiwan paradox: U.S. more worried about Chinese invasion than Taipei is

Voices // 1 month ago

Taiwan paradox: U.S. more worried about Chinese invasion than Taipei is

The intelligence leaks last week, if accurate, reported grave weaknesses in Taiwan's ability to defend itself against a determined military assault from China, far greater than previously understood.

'Stalin-style' show trials, deaths of opposition figures show depth of Russian repression

Voices // 1 month ago

'Stalin-style' show trials, deaths of opposition figures show depth of Russian repression

April 18 (UPI) -- Longtime Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza has been found guilty of treason and sentenced to 25 years in prison after what the journalist and activist has dismissed as a 1930s-style "show trial."

By doing politics differently, Jacinda Ardern changed the game, saved her party

Voices // 1 month ago

By doing politics differently, Jacinda Ardern changed the game, saved her party

April 17 (UPI) -- This week marks the beginning of Jacinda Ardern's life outside parliament, but her influence will continue to be felt, both in Aotearoa New Zealand and internationally.

Mass shooters' motives are about more than having a grievance

Voices // 1 month ago

Mass shooters' motives are about more than having a grievance

April 14 (UPI) -- An acutely troubling aspect of life in contemporary America is the growing proliferation of mass shootings that claim thousands of innocent lives year after painful year and make everyone feel unsafe.

Leaks paint gloomy picture of Ukraine war that can't be won but must not be lost

Voices // 1 month ago

Leaks paint gloomy picture of Ukraine war that can't be won but must not be lost

April 13 (UPI) -- Classified Pentagon documents leaked last week paint a grim picture of the trajectory of the war in Ukraine.

Trump indictment, abortion rulings, intel leak sow chaos in America

Voices // 1 month ago

Trump indictment, abortion rulings, intel leak sow chaos in America

One could argue this was just another week in Washington. But it was not. The United States is caught in the nexus between increasingly bitter relations with China and Russia and the linkage with Ukraine.

Gap growing between countries advancing, regressing LGBTQ+ rights

Voices // 1 month ago

Gap growing between countries advancing, regressing LGBTQ+ rights

April 11 (UPI) -- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny Wong joined 50,000 people to march in support of queer rights across the Sydney Harbor Bridge for World Pride in early March.

Atlantic sargassum belt carrying massive seaweed toward Florida, Caribbean

Voices // 1 month ago

Atlantic sargassum belt carrying massive seaweed toward Florida, Caribbean

April 10 (UPI) -- An unwelcome visitor is headed for Florida and the Caribbean: huge floating mats of sargassum, or free-floating brown seaweed.

Donald Trump's attacks on judges further erodes trust in rule of law

Voices // 1 month ago

Donald Trump's attacks on judges further erodes trust in rule of law

April 7 (UPI) -- When former President Donald Trump was arraigned in a Manhattan criminal court, Judge Juan Merchan warned him to "refrain" from making social media posts that could incite violence or "jeopardize the rule of law.

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