‘We dropped our standards’: Mikel Arteta critical of Arsenal players as he explains factors behind 13th draw

“There are a lot of factors, but obviously it’s something that we’ve done much better in the past, especially when we’ve been ahead in games, and today, without really much happening, especially in the second half, we have to be able to see the game off.” Source link

Just How Badly Does Donald Trump Want Access to Critical Minerals?

On a recent episode of Fox News’ “Special Report,” the host, Bret Baier, turned his attention to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a country that doesn’t frequently make headlines in the United States. Using a map of the country, which is two-thirds the size of Western Europe, to educate his viewers, Baier began by … Read more

Trump Administration Freezes Critical Title X Funding for 16 Organizations

The Trump Administration is withholding millions of dollars allocated for family planning services from more than a dozen organizations. Enacted in 1970the federal family planning program known as Title X makes millions of dollars available to clinics that provide health care services like birth control, cancer screenings, and STI testing for people from low-income households. … Read more

Trump’s aid cuts are causing a critical delay in the U.S. response to Myanmar’s quake

BANGKOK — Chinese rescuers have freed six people from the rubble of an earthquake in Myanmarincluding a child and a pregnant woman, Chinese state media reported Monday, placing Beijing at the forefront of an international rescue effort from which the United States has been largely absent. Rescue teams from IndiaMalaysia, Russia, Thailand and other countries … Read more

Search for earthquake survivors enters critical phase

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Meta stops ex-director from promoting critical memoir

BBC Sarah Wynn-Williams says she watched Facebook grow from “a front row seat” Meta has won an emergency ruling in the US to temporarily stop a former director of Facebook from promoting or further distributing copies of her memoir. The book, Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams, who used to be the company’s global public policy … Read more

Washington Post columnist quits after critical op-ed on Bezos is killed

A columnist who has worked at The Washington Post for four decades resigned on Monday after she said the newspaper’s management decided not to run her commentary critical of owner Jeff Bezos’ new editorial policy. “It breaks my heart to conclude that I must leave,” Ruth Marcus, who has worked at the newspaper since 1984, … Read more

Ukraine and the U.S. are close to signing critical and rare earth mineral deal

A deal giving the United States access to Ukraine’s critical and rare-earth minerals is “at the 99 yard line with one inch to go,” a senior administration official engaged in the negotiations told NBC News. According to reports in the Financial Times and elsewhere, the reported agreement appeared to involve concessions on both sides. Ukraine … Read more

Despite his critical condition, the pope continues daily calls with Gaza’s embattled Catholic parish

He’s in critical condition and battling double pneumonia, but Pope Francis has upheld a tradition he began nearly a year and a half ago at the start of the war in Gazamaking nightly calls to the only Catholic parish in the enclave to offer words of support and prayer. And now, as the ailing pontiff … Read more

Pope Francis remains in critical condition, Vatican says

Pope Francis “rested well” throughout the night and remained in a slightly improved condition Tuesday as he continued to battle double pneumonia in a Rome hospital, the Vatican said. “The Pope rested well, all night,” the Vatican said in a brief, one-line statement Tuesday. The Holy See later provided an update, saying the 88-year-old pontiff … Read more