KYIV, Ukraine — As Ukraine enters a fourth winter of all-out war, the besieged country is facing a mounting crisis that has little to do with Western weapons or Russian firepower: Kyiv is running out of able-bodied men. Acute recruiting shortages, soaring desertion figures and a steady outflow of draft-age citizens to Europe have left Kyiv struggling to hold a […]
DEAR HARRIETTE: I just got a huge promotion at my job. They are doing a major reorganization, and somehow they have decided that I should have an important role in the restructuring. I am thrilled, as I have worked overtime many hours to pitch in whenever needed and I have offered ideas, some of which […]
Jens Grede (L) and Emma Grede attend the NikeSKIMS Launch Event at Nike House of Innovation on Sept. 24, 2025 in New York City. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for SKIMS With a freshly minted $5 billion valuation, Kim Kardashian’s shapewear company Skims has become a case study in modern celebrity-backed retail done right. While Kardashian is […]
Toulouse, France – Philippine Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-1000, becoming the 10th airline worldwide to operate the largest variant of the A350 family, Airbus’ flagship long-range widebody.
Speaking Truth to Power™ is what we’re told today’s late-night comics do best. Heck, losing a Kimmel or Colbert from the public arena is akin to saying, “adios” to Democracy. Or so we were told earlier this year by Legacy Media outlets after each faced professional termination. Without them, the country may be lost to […]
On Monday’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition,” Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) stated that there is a legal basis to stop and board some oil tankers around Venezuela, but that’s “sort of beside the point.” And “we could cut off funds for” this kind of operation. Smith said, “There is a legal basis for it…if you’re […]
It’s debatable whether healthy people should be exposed to these risks, says Fernandez Lynch. The technology “still has serious questions about its safety and effectiveness,” even for people with life-threatening diseases, she says. “If you are a healthy person, the risk of harm is more substantial because it’ll be more impactful on your life.” But […]
Don’t miss the full story from our staff writers, whose reportage is the basis of this article. The Trump administration is implementing what analysts describe as a 19th-century “spheres of influence” foreign policy doctrine, with Latin America taking center stage in this strategic shift. The approach represents a potential departure from the post-World War II […]
Animal rights activist Zoe Rosenberg is expected to be released from the Sonoma County Jail on Wednesday after being approved to serve the final 60 days of her 90 day sentence on house arrest, according to a Monday announcement by the Berkeley protest group Direct Action Everywhere. Rosenberg, 23, who turned herself in Dec. 10 […]
In a world of geopolitical rivalry, supply-chain vulnerability and rising costs, competitiveness has become a strategic balancing act. Unsplash+ Competitiveness is not a new concept. It is likely embedded in our DNA, much like other fundamental instincts such as cooperation, survival, reproduction and mobility. What has changed over time is its geographical scope: once local, […]
