Even by the standards of teen TV in the early ’90s, Saved by the Bell was awful. Its scripts—a litany of indistinguishable classroom pranks, romantic rivalries, sexist jokes and school dances—might as well have been written by aliens whose sole …
As Congress Fails to Act, Only the Fed Can Save the Economy
In a seemingly routine announcement, out-going Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin abruptly asked the Federal Reserve to return money that it had been advanced earlier this year to make emergency purchases of corporate bonds, municipal bonds, loans to mid-sized businesses, and …
400 Years After the ‘First Thanksgiving,’ the Tribe Who Fed the Pilgrims Continues to Fight for Their Land Amid Another Epidemic
When Paula Peters was in second grade in Philadelphia in the mid-1960s, listening to a teacher talk about Plymouth colony and the Mayflower, a student asked what happened to the Native Americans who helped the Pilgrims settle, the Wampanoag. The …
Families Strained by the Pandemic Are Turning to Food Banks Struggling to Keep Up
Nothing about the last few years has been easy for Jessica Higginbotham, a 40-year-old mother of five. First she needed a heart transplant, then a second heart and a kidney transplant. Soon after, the COVID-19 pandemic infected her and three …
I Helped Negotiate the Iran Nuclear Deal. Here’s How Joe Biden Could Revive It
A common expression we used during the negotiations over the Iran nuclear deal of 2015 was cautious optimism. It aptly sums up what will be felt in Brussels, Paris, London and Berlin on reports that President-elect Biden plans to re-join …
Israel’s Netanyahu Flew to Saudi Arabia for Secret Meeting With MBS: Reports
(JERUSALEM) — Israeli media reported Monday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Saudi Arabia for a clandestine meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, which would mark the first known encounter between senior Israeli and Saudi officials.
Hebrew-language media …
AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Up to 90% Effective, Late-Stage Trials Show
(LONDON) — AstraZeneca said Monday that late-stage trials showed that its COVID-19 vaccine with Oxford University was up to 90% effective in preventing disease.
The results are based on interim analysis of trials in the U.K. and Brazil of a …
Hong Kong Democracy Activist Joshua Wong Jailed After Pleading Guilty to 2019 Protest Charges
Prominent Hong Kong democracy campaigner Joshua Wong was jailed Monday after pleading guilty to charges related to a protest outside police headquarters last year.
Fellow activists Agnes Chow and Ivan Lam were also remanded to custody after pleading guilty. All …
President-Elect Joe Biden’s First Cabinet Picks Expected Tuesday Amid Roadblocks
WILMINGTON, Del. — President-elect Joe Biden’s first Cabinet picks are coming Tuesday and planning is underway for a pandemic-modified inauguration in January as his team moves forward despite roadblocks from the Trump administration.
Ron Klain, Biden’s incoming chief of staff, …
Putin Holding Off on U.S. Presidential Congratulations
MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin says Russia is willing to work with whomever is officially declared the next president of the United States, but that he won’t offer congratulations until the winner is formally decided or a candidate concedes.
Putin’s …