[ad_1] Comment on this storyComment Record numbers of migrant families streamed across the U.S.-Mexico border in August, according to preliminary data obtained by The Washington Post, an influx that has upended Biden administration efforts to discourage parents from entering illegally with children and could once again place immigration in the spotlight during a presidential race….
[ad_1] The Biden administration on Thursday proposed the broadest expansion of firearms background checks in decades, leveraging a provision of the bipartisan gun control law passed last year that requires thousands of unlicensed firearms brokers to register as federally licensed dealers. The regulations, drafted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, are intended…
[ad_1] Manchester City´s Norwegian striker Erling Haaland (CL) and FC Barcelona´s Spanish midfielder Aitana Bonmati (CR) pose with their season 2022/2023 men´s and women´s player of the year awards next to UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin (L), British journalist Reshmin Chowdhury (2R) and UEFA Managing Director of Communications Pedro Pinto (R) during the UEFA Champions League…
[ad_1] The United States military called for an end to days of fighting between rival U.S.-backed groups in east Syria Thursday, warning it may help the resurgence of the Islamic State group. The fighting that broke out Monday — and left at least 40 people dead and dozens wounded in the eastern oil-rich province of…
[ad_1] Former Representative Peter Meijer, who lost his Republican House primary last year after voting to impeach President Donald J. Trump, has formed an exploratory committee to run for Senate in Michigan. Mr. Meijer filed paperwork with the I.R.S. this week and confirmed the creation of the committee — which allows him to raise money…
[ad_1] Drugmakers have begun shipping copycat versions of Takeda Pharmaceutical’s drug Vyvanse, which is expected to offset the ongoing shortage of the ADHD medicine in the United States. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration had said on Monday it has approved generic versions of Vyvanse from 11 drugmakers after Takeda’s exclusivity over the drug expired…
[ad_1] Major Chinese cities have said they will allow people to take preferential loans for first-home purchases regardless of their credit records, in the latest move to help revive an embattled property sector. Cities including Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Wuhan have made announcements easing mortgage requirements, following central bank guidance last Friday. GERMANY’S FIRST GIANT PANDAS…
[ad_1] Comment on this storyComment Half a century ago, Arnold Schoenberg was widely viewed as the most important innovator in Western art music since Richard Wagner. Yet, as Harvey Sachs points out in his brisk and engaging “Schoenberg: Why He Matters,” much of the composer’s music and his system for creating it are now commonly…
[ad_1] Ride-hailing firm Uber on Thursday launched an electric motorbike service in Kenya, its first in Africa, as the company seeks to make its global platform emissions free by 2040. The rollout in Kenya will be followed by a “potential announcement” this year for the rest of its markets in the region, said Kagiso Khaole,…
[ad_1] Are you better off choosing a female surgeon? Are you better off choosing a female surgeon? 01:01 BOSTON – If you need an operation, you may be better off choosing a female surgeon. A new study published in JAMA Surgery looked at over a million patients who underwent an elective or emergency operation between 2007…
