Economic View: Is the U.S. Economy Too Dynamic, or Not Dynamic Enough?
If you’re an economic technocrat staring at a dashboard of official indicators of how the United States is doing, these look like pretty good times. The unemployment rate is low.
His Doctors Were Stumped. Then He Took Over.
They called him the Beast. David Fajgenbaum was the fittest of his friends at the University of Pennsylvania’s medical school, a 6-foot-3 gym addict and former quarterback at Georgetown.
US Justice Dept appeals judge’s halt on Trump’s travel ban
The appeal to restore President Trump’s executive order was filed late on Saturday. The Justice Department also warned that the judge’s decision posed immediate harm to the public, and second-guessed the president’s national security judgment.
Bomb blast hits outside Bahraini capital, no casualties: state news
DUBAI A bomb exploded on a main thoroughfare on the outskirts of the Bahraini capital Manama on Sunday damaged several cars but caused no injuries, in what the interior ministry described as a “terrorist” act.
Lavrov: Undoing Obama-inflicted damage to Russia-US ties will take great effort
“Of course, we kept close tabs on what Donald Tramp said about Russia on the campaign trail and after the elections. The stated stance of the need to build a good dialogue between the two countries gives some hope for positive developments in our bilateral relations,” Lavrov said in an interview with Austrian weekly news…
Deported Iranian refugee ‘in shock’ as he faces charges over false papers
SYDNEY An Iranian refugee bound for Australia, who was sent to a controversial asylum camp in Papua New Guinea (PNG), fled to Fiji and was then deported back again to PNG, has now been charged with using false documents, police said on Sunday.
Philippines’ Duterte ‘doesn’t feel like’ appointing a new envoy to US
“In the USA, we don’t have an ambassador. No ambassador will go there. Until now, we do not have an ambassador in the United States. I don’t feel like sending one,” Duterte said while delivering a speech in Davao City this week.
Russian tech expert sues BuzzFeed over Trump dossier ‘fake news’
Two lawsuits, filed in the state of Florida and in London, UK, seek to collect financial and reputation damages over fake news reporting contained in BuzzFeed’s January 10 story that has been viewed nearly 6 million times.
IDF thwarts ‘Hamas infiltration’ in massive military drills (VIDEO)
Hundreds of soldiers and army reservists from the Gaza Division and the Southern Command have held an annual five-day training exercises to rehearse their skills in thwarting an enemy attack. IDF special forces units and armored brigades also took part in the drills, in which the Navy, Airforce and Home Front Command also participated.
Latvia completes 23km of ‘anti-migrant wall’ on Russian border
Latvia’s fence construction began in 2015 and the first 23km section is ready, according to local media reports, citing State Border Guards spokeswoman Evgeniya Poznyak. The Latvian government has allocated an additional €6.3 million on the construction and is seeking to build 60km of fence in 2017.