2019年2月28日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World News


New Arab military force to reckon with as 'Little Sparta' rises

Posted: 28 Feb 2019 01:58 PM PST

New Arab military force to reckon with as 'Little Sparta' risesFour armored vehicles rumble out of a stadium tunnel and into a facsimile of a seemingly deserted dusty town, surrounding the location of a "hostile militia" near an abandoned gas station. The forces saw limited involvement in United Nations peacekeeping missions in Somalia and Kosovo.


As party shifts left, Democrats show new unity on guns

Posted: 28 Feb 2019 01:53 PM PST

As party shifts left, Democrats show new unity on gunsWhen the House passed a universal background check bill for guns on Wednesday, newly empowered Democrats broke into applause. For the first time in more than two decades, the House has passed significant legislation regulating the purchase of firearms by extending required background checks to gun shows and the internet – closing the "gun-show loophole." It was a bipartisan bill, but largely a party-line vote, with only eight Republicans backing it and two Democrats defecting. On Thursday, the House also voted to extend the review period for background checks.


A tale of two hate crimes: a hoax unraveled and a plot foiled

Posted: 28 Feb 2019 12:26 PM PST

A tale of two hate crimes: a hoax unraveled and a plot foiledWilfred Reilly is a political science professor at Kentucky State University, a historically black university in Frankfort. The arrest of Jussie Smollett came a day after the arrest of a US Coast Guard officer who prosecutors say was a white supremacist would-be assassin.


Europe's choice for clean governance

Posted: 28 Feb 2019 12:08 PM PST

Europe's choice for clean governance It is rare indeed when judges and prosecutors go on strike in a country. It is even rarer when they strike for their independence rather than wages. Since joining the EU in 2007, Romania has been on official probation along with Bulgaria to ensure it moves toward clean governance.


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