2019年4月18日星期四

Yahoo! News: World News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World News


What the Mueller report is and isn't: The fog begins to lift

Posted: 18 Apr 2019 02:52 PM PDT

What the Mueller report is and isn't: The fog begins to liftPresident Donald Trump cursing and declaring "this is the end my presidency!" when he heard of special counsel Robert Mueller's appointment. Trump campaign adviser Erik Prince traveling to the Seychelles Islands to perhaps build a communications backchannel with Russian officials. Trump telling White House counsel Don McGahn to deny that he'd tried to fire special counsel Mueller – and Mr. McGahn refusing, because he had.


For America’s poorest communities, opportunity knocks

Posted: 18 Apr 2019 12:39 PM PDT

For America's poorest communities, opportunity knocksAcross the United States, at least 1 in 10 people live in low-income, distressed communities. Most have been hit by shifts in global trade, technology, or government priorities. Despite a decade of economic growth since the Great Recession, these places have been left behind, forcing many residents to commute long distances to earn a decent wage.


Is populism waning in Germany? The steady rise of The Greens party

Posted: 18 Apr 2019 07:47 AM PDT

Is populism waning in Germany? The steady rise of The Greens partyAs is the case in many countries across Europe, the past few years have seen significant growth in the political far right in Germany. It has proven a galvanizing force for Germany's Greens party, which has become the country's second largest according to recent polls. While sticking to its environmentalist ideas, The Greens have added an iron core of pragmatism that has made the party a formidable power broker in a rapidly morphing political landscape.


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