#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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#Three charged in connection with ‘brothel network’ that allegedly served elected officials: DOJ

#Three charged in connection with ‘brothel network’ that allegedly served elected officials: DOJ

Three people were arrested for allegedly operating “sophisticated high-end brothels” in Virginia and Massachusetts that catered to high-powered clients, including elected officials and government contractors with security clearances, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday. Han Lee, 41, of Cambridge, Mass.; James Lee, 68, of Torrance, Calif.; and Junmyung Lee, 30, of Dedham, Mass., were…

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#Let’s make the farm bill a people bill

#Let’s make the farm bill a people bill

It’s that time again: every five years Congress reauthorizes the Farm Bill, a critical piece of legislation that establishes rules and incentives that shape our food system and its impacts on the environment and on the workers who plant, harvest, process and transport our food. With intersecting climate, health and economic crises looming, this year’s…

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#Scalise grateful for his health this Thanksgiving

#Scalise grateful for his health this Thanksgiving

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) says he’s grateful for his health this Thanksgiving, three months after announcing that he had been diagnosed with multiple myeloma. “I’m thankful for my health, and just the love and support from family and friends,” Scalise said Monday on SiriusXM’s “The Julie Mason Show.” “I’m feeling great. I’m in the last…

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#House GOP opens probe into FDA response to drug shortages

#House GOP opens probe into FDA response to drug shortages

House Republicans are launching a probe into how the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responding to a growing number of prescription drug shortages in the country.  In a letter sent to FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, Republicans on the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability requested documents and a staff-level briefing to understand the agency’s…

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