Day: November 16, 2023

Lawmakers are in a hurry for victory, but the tortoises have a better approach. Source link

Yiddish song narrates stories of how Jews treasured life amid terrible suffering. Source link

Many environmentalists are understandably skeptical about a climate gathering that will be led by the chief executive of the United Arab Emirates’ national oil company. But the meeting, which begins Nov. 30 in Dubai, could have a positive outcome if the oil and gas industry makes a verifiable commitment to cut methane pollution. Reducing methane […]

Whatever the merits of this week’s summit between President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping, there was no reason for U.S. business leaders to trip over themselves to get in on the action. Yet there they were Wednesday evening, kowtowing to Mr. Xi at a dinner that delivered China a propaganda coup and the CEOs […]

After the Oct. 7 rampage by Hamas, which is armed and funded by Iran, many Americans wanted to know: Would President Biden still release $6 billion to Tehran? All six Senate Democrats up for re-election in competitive states joined Republicans in calling on the President to freeze the money. Under pressure, the White House relented, […]

TikTok’s hot new social-media influencer is . . . Osama bin Laden. Yes, the terrorist who plotted 9/11 went viral this week, and not in a good way. Users have been posting videos to the Chinese-owned app, urging their followers to read bin Laden’s 2002 “letter to America,” while suggesting he was on to something. “I will never […]

The heat is on Rep. George Santos again after a House committee documented a long list of his alleged offenses. His days in the chamber are numbered, but that doesn’t mean he should be expelled before he gets his day in court. The House Ethics Committee on Thursday released its report on Mr. Santos after […]

Good news is rare these days, even more so when it comes from the federal government. So it’s worth highlighting a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report on Thursday that finds cancer mortality among children has fallen by nearly 25% over the last two decades. Cancer ranks among the top five causes of death […]