#Declining GOP debate ratings won’t help candidates catch Trump

#Declining GOP debate ratings won’t help candidates catch Trump

Fewer and fewer people are watching the GOP’s presidential debates, raising sharper questions about their relevance in a cycle where the party’s front-runner, former President Donald Trump, is skipping them. Fewer than 7 million people tuned in for this week’s debate, where Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis both got solid reviews for their performances. But with a dwindling audience…

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#Former prosecutor on Stefanik’s ethics complaint against NY fraud judge: ‘She knows better’

#Former prosecutor on Stefanik’s ethics complaint against NY fraud judge: ‘She knows better’

A former federal prosecutor went after Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) on Friday, saying her ethics complaint against the judge presiding over former President Trump’s New York business fraud trail is “irresponsible.” “She knows better,” Andrew Weissmann told MSNBC on Friday. “And that is really — this idea that it’s constantly a step too far and…

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#FDA approves first vaccine for mosquito-born viral disease

#FDA approves first vaccine for mosquito-born viral disease

The Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA) approved the first vaccine for the mosquito-born illness chikungunya on Thursday, a key step in fighting the dangerous virus. Chikungunya virus infects more than 300,000 people per year globally, the FDA said, mostly in the global south. The virus has recently become more prevalent in the north, however, leading…

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#South Korea is facing a Fukushima seafood dilemma

#South Korea is facing a Fukushima seafood dilemma

In August, Japan released treated radioactive water into the ocean from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant. China responded immediately with a blanket ban on all imports of Japanese seafood. The reverberations from this ban will likely be felt later this month, when the foreign ministers of South Korea, Japan, and China are expected to…

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#Putin’s long war gamble could be paying off

#Putin’s long war gamble could be paying off

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine nears the end of its second year, a conclusion to the conflict seems as distant as ever.  Kyiv’s counteroffensive has failed to decisively break through the Russian Army’s prepared defenses in Ukraine’s southern and eastern regions. Meanwhile, the Kremlin is digging in for a long war and assumes it can outlast the…

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#Decision time in Ukraine — will Biden make the right choice?

#Decision time in Ukraine — will Biden make the right choice?

Contrary to recent arguments presented by John Mearsheimer and retired U.S. Army Col. Douglas Macgregor, Ukraine’s counteroffensive has not failed. But it has reached a transition point, and decisions must be made. We are now 20 months into a war that then-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley told us would last three days. Russian planners estimated 10 days.  A Ukrainian military…

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