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Posted by The Analyst | December 6, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Thai king leads thousands to remember late father’s birthday

Thousands of yellow-clad supporters greeted Thailand's king on Saturday as he led a birthday commemoration for his revered late father, the latest in a series of public appearances at a...

Posted by The Analyst | December 6, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Thai king leads thousands to remember late father’s birthday

Thousands of yellow-clad supporters greeted Thailand's king on Saturday as he led a birthday commemoration for his revered late father, the latest in a series of public appearances at a...

Posted by The Analyst | December 6, 2020 | Politics
Hartford Courant, oldest US newspaper, to close its offices

The Hartford Courant, the oldest continuously published newspaper in the United States, plans to close the newsroom and offices it has been operating out of since the mid-1940s by the...

Posted by The Analyst | December 6, 2020 | Politics
Hartford Courant, oldest US newspaper, to close its offices

The Hartford Courant, the oldest continuously published newspaper in the United States, plans to close the newsroom and offices it has been operating out of since the mid-1940s by the...

Posted by The Analyst | December 6, 2020 | Politics
The virus’s toll: How 32 NFL teams have been hit by COVID-19

The NFL has seen major COVID-19 outbreaks for the Titans and Ravens. Big stars and coaches have been stricken by the disease. There have been plenty of scheduling adjustments. Here's...

Posted by The Analyst | December 6, 2020 | Politics
The virus’s toll: How 32 NFL teams have been hit by COVID-19

The NFL has seen major COVID-19 outbreaks for the Titans and Ravens. Big stars and coaches have been stricken by the disease. There have been plenty of scheduling adjustments. Here's...

Posted by The Analyst | December 6, 2020 | Politics
The virus’s toll: How 32 NFL teams have been hit by COVID-19

The NFL has seen major COVID-19 outbreaks for the Titans and Ravens. Big stars and coaches have been stricken by the disease. There have been plenty of scheduling adjustments. Here's...

Posted by The Analyst | December 6, 2020 | Politics
Walmart distribution center to add 1,000 jobs to S. Carolina

Walmart is opening a new distribution center in South Carolina that officials say will create about 1,000 full-time jobs. The center will be located on the Ridgeville Industrial Campus in...

Posted by The Analyst | December 6, 2020 | Politics
Walmart distribution center to add 1,000 jobs to S. Carolina

Walmart is opening a new distribution center in South Carolina that officials say will create about 1,000 full-time jobs. The center will be located on the Ridgeville Industrial Campus in...

Posted by The Analyst | December 6, 2020 | Politics
Seattle mayor wants to ban gas heat in some new buildings

Mayor Jenny Durkan said this week Seattle should ban natural gas heat in some new buildings in response to a two-year increase in greenhouse gas emissions. Road transportation accounts for...

Posted by The Analyst | December 6, 2020 | Politics
Seattle mayor wants to ban gas heat in some new buildings

Mayor Jenny Durkan said this week Seattle should ban natural gas heat in some new buildings in response to a two-year increase in greenhouse gas emissions. Road transportation accounts for...

Posted by The Analyst | December 6, 2020 | Politics
Indiana steel mill expected to soon restart blast furnace

An Indiana steel mill that was taken offline earlier this year for a planned maintenance project is expected to restart this month. The Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel is restarting blast furnace...

Posted by The Analyst | December 6, 2020 | Politics
Indiana steel mill expected to soon restart blast furnace

An Indiana steel mill that was taken offline earlier this year for a planned maintenance project is expected to restart this month. The Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel is restarting blast furnace...

Posted by The Analyst | December 6, 2020 | Politics
Community members in Illinois fight for nuclear energy plant

Community leaders, residents and elected officials in Illinois are working to keep a nuclear energy company from closing its plant. In August, Exelon announced that it would close its Byron...

Posted by The Analyst | December 6, 2020 | Politics
Community members in Illinois fight for nuclear energy plant

Community leaders, residents and elected officials in Illinois are working to keep a nuclear energy company from closing its plant. In August, Exelon announced that it would close its Byron...

Posted by The Analyst | December 6, 2020 | Politics
EPA: Revised Yazoo pump project not subject to previous veto

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency does not object to a revised proposal for a massive flood-control project to pump water from parts of the Mississippi Delta, a regional administrator for...

Posted by The Analyst | December 6, 2020 | Politics
EPA: Revised Yazoo pump project not subject to previous veto

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency does not object to a revised proposal for a massive flood-control project to pump water from parts of the Mississippi Delta, a regional administrator for...

Posted by The Analyst | December 6, 2020 | Politics
Nonprofit pays mortgages for families of fallen officers

A New York-based nonprofit that honors first responders has announced it has paid off mortgages on the homes of three Chicago police officers and two Illinois State Police troopers killed...

Posted by The Analyst | December 6, 2020 | Politics
Nonprofit pays mortgages for families of fallen officers

A New York-based nonprofit that honors first responders has announced it has paid off mortgages on the homes of three Chicago police officers and two Illinois State Police troopers killed...

Posted by The Analyst | December 6, 2020 | Politics
High court to decide whether Nazi art case stays in US court

Jed Leiber was an adult before he learned that his family was once part-owner of a collection of centuries-old religious artworks now said to be worth at least $250 million....

Posted by The Analyst | December 6, 2020 | Politics
High court to decide whether Nazi art case stays in US court

Jed Leiber was an adult before he learned that his family was once part-owner of a collection of centuries-old religious artworks now said to be worth at least $250 million....

Posted by The Analyst | December 6, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Kuwait votes for parliament amid economic, virus challenges

Kuwait began voting Saturday for its National Assembly, the first election since the death of its longtime ruling emir at a time the oil-rich nation struggles with serious economic problems...

Posted by The Analyst | December 6, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Kuwait votes for parliament amid economic, virus challenges

Kuwait began voting Saturday for its National Assembly, the first election since the death of its longtime ruling emir at a time the oil-rich nation struggles with serious economic problems...

Posted by The Analyst | December 6, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Kuwait votes for parliament amid economic, virus challenges

Kuwait began voting Saturday for its National Assembly, the first election since the death of its longtime ruling emir at a time the oil-rich nation struggles with serious economic problems...

Posted by The Analyst | December 6, 2020 | Politics
Friday Sports in Brief

NFL NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL is further limiting player access to team facilities as it attempts to enhance safety measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a memo sent...

Posted by The Analyst | December 6, 2020 | Politics
Friday Sports in Brief

NFL NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL is further limiting player access to team facilities as it attempts to enhance safety measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a memo sent...

Posted by The Analyst | December 6, 2020 | Politics
Friday Sports in Brief

NFL NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL is further limiting player access to team facilities as it attempts to enhance safety measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a memo sent...

Posted by The Analyst | December 6, 2020 | Science & Tech
You can still get some amazing Cyber Week deals—shop our top picks

Cyber Monday 2020 may be over, but the deals aren't—all the best things you can still get on sale right now.

Posted by The Analyst | December 6, 2020 | Breaking News
Obituary: Paolo Gabriele

Paolo Gabriele, who has died aged 54, was the Vatican butler whose theft and leaking of private papers belonging to Pope Benedict XVI touched off what became known as the...

Posted by The Analyst | December 6, 2020 | Breaking News
Obituary: David Dinkins

David Dinkins, who has died at the age of 93, was the first and only black mayor of New York, a genteel, dignified figure who aimed to heal his city's...

Posted by The Analyst | December 6, 2020 | Breaking News
No magic involved, just money and science

There are people writing tabloid headlines telling us the "magic jab" is coming to save us from Covid-19 and restore normality.

Posted by The Analyst | December 6, 2020 | Breaking News
Maduro in control as Guaido set for final defeat in Venezuela

When Juan Guaido raised his right hand and symbolically swore himself in as Venezuela's interim president nearly two years ago, the tens of thousands watching on a main Caracas avenue...

Posted by The Analyst | December 6, 2020 | Breaking News
Historians fear bonfire of records in Rose Garden

Two groups of historians, an independent archive and a watchdog group are suing Donald Trump and his administration officials to ensure compliance with records laws.

Posted by The Analyst | December 6, 2020 | Breaking News
Georgia’s power brokers might sit vote out

To vote, or not to vote - that is the question for some Republicans in Georgia.

Posted by The Analyst | December 6, 2020 | Breaking News
‘We can’t be healthy in a world that is sick’

Perhaps the most haunting Roman image of this Covid 'annus horribilis' came last March when Pope Francis sat out in an empty St Peter's Square, praying alone on a dark,...

Posted by The Analyst | December 6, 2020 | Breaking News
Donald Trump puts his grievances at centre stage during Georgia campaign rally

US President Donald Trump pressed his own grievances over losing the presidential election at a rally in Georgia at the expense of the political battle for control of the Senate.

Posted by The Analyst | December 6, 2020 | Science & Tech
This 49-piece Ulta makeup kit is on sale for less than $15

This Ulta makeup kit comes with 49 eyeshadows, blushes and more, and you can snag it right now for less than $15—find out how.

Posted by The Analyst | December 5, 2020 | Science & Tech
The 5 best Amazon deals you can get this weekend

This weekend's best Amazon sale items include the best-selling 8th generation Apple iPad, Crest Whitestrips and more—click to start saving.

Posted by The Analyst | December 5, 2020 | Breaking News
Trump presses Georgia governor to help overturn election result

US president Donald Trump has pressed Georgia's governor to call a special legislative session aimed at overturning the presidential election results in that state.

Posted by The Analyst | December 5, 2020 | Breaking News
Tensions rise on Paris march against proposed police images law

Thousands of people around France have protested against a proposed bill that could make it more difficult for witnesses to film police officers.