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The Biden administration‘s push to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal hit fresh snags Wednesday as Tehran recalled its top negotiator from multiparty talks while the spiraling Ukraine crisis added strain to negotiations that struggled for months to gain steam. The White House has said the talks in Vienna, — which include representatives from the…Continue Reading

Remember back in high school, when you nearly won state—and you would have, except for that busted knee? Well, we don’t either. We do, however, wistfully remember what life was like when we were active youths with furnace-like metabolisms. Now, though, many of us lead sedentary lives, especially those who have desk jobs, and that…Continue Reading

In this June 6, 2017 file photo, a reporter holds up an example of the amount of fentanyl that can be deadly after a news conference about deaths from fentanyl exposure, at The Drug Enforcement Administration headquarters in Arlington, Virginia. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)Three white supremacists planned to attack the country’s power grid in an…Continue Reading

On the Clock is Motherboard’s reporting on the organized labor movement, gig work, automation, and the future of work.The New York City Police Department arrested two Amazon warehouse worker organizers and Christian Smalls, the leader of an ongoing unionization campaign, outside Amazon’s largest New York City warehouse on Wednesday. Motherboard obtained footage of the three arrests,…Continue Reading

The authors demonstrate the importance of understanding kinds of humor that differ across cultures and offer clear suggestions for teaching three kinds—verbal irony, memes, and satirical news—with examples that can help students develop humor competency and enhance their twenty-first-century skills, including digital and media literacy. Authors: John Rucynski, Jr. and Caleb Prichard Format: Text AvailabilityInternational…Continue Reading

Amid criticism, Canadian PM insists Emergencies Act was needed to quell anti-government blockades and occupation.Published On 23 Feb 202223 Feb 2022Ottawa, Canada – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has revoked the emergency powers he invoked just over a week ago to end a weeks-long anti-government protest that paralysed the country’s capital. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday…Continue Reading

US State Department spokesman says $11bn natural gas project is now ‘a piece of steel at the bottom of the ocean’.Published On 23 Feb 202223 Feb 2022President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday the United States would impose sanctions on the company in charge of building Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, expanding penalties on Moscow…Continue Reading

Bloomberg News reported several jurors learned judge had already said he would rule in favour of newspaper.By Bob Van VorisBloombergPublished On 23 Feb 202223 Feb 2022Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is seeking a new trial and a new judge in her defamation suit against the New York Times in the wake of a Bloomberg News story…Continue Reading