Alexander Nazaryan
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A forgotten Soviet novel, 'Babi Yar,' returns to remind us about a Holocaust massacre that continues to haunt Ukraine
"Babi Yar," a remarkable novel about the killing of at least 30,000 Ukrainian Jews, is being republished as Kyiv marks the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion. → Read More
Biden angers both left and right with new immigration policy
The reviews were in, and they were harsh: President Biden’s plan to provide “parole” to some asylum seekers, critics said, was an abdication of executive responsibility and an affront to American ideals. → Read More
White House confident about economic recovery in 2023
Despite the ongoing turbulence caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the fresh shock of war in Eastern Europe, the American economy is in sound health, top Biden administration economist Jared Bernstein asserted in an end-of-year interview with Yahoo News. → Read More
Mask mandates fail to make a comeback, despite pleas from public health experts
Local officials across the country have been reluctant to impose a mandate, leaving masking as a matter of personal choice. But some public health experts say mask mandates can still help prevent the spread of COVID-19. → Read More
Beto O'Rourke loses another marquee race, this time for Texas governor
Beto O'Rourke has run for the presidency, the U.S. Senate and the governorship of Texas, all without success. → Read More
As Putin's war rages on, a Russian woman finds new purpose: Teaching Ukrainian refugee children
Unable to stomach Vladimir Putin's war, Sophia Kurtik gave up her psychology practice in Moscow and fled to Israel, where she now teaches the children of Ukrainian refugees in a kindergarten run by Early Starters International. → Read More
White House tries to rally Democrats in battleground states with economic optimism
An event Wednesday for officials from Michigan was a small part of the White House’s effort to boost Democrats’ morale, which has been battered by intractable challenges — the coronavirus, war in Ukraine — and exacerbated by ominous Republican messaging on crime and inflation. → Read More
White House says Biden 'intends' to run in 2024 as Democrats anxiously await final call
Almost as soon as he won the presidency in 2020, a question began to hound Joe Biden: Would he run again in 2024? → Read More
Putin recasts his Ukraine war as Russia’s struggle against the West
Vladimir Putin's embittered tirade against the West comes at a time of acute turmoil in Russia and deepening desperation for its armed forces. → Read More
Atlanta Braves visit White House, and controversy over Native American team name follows
The controversy over Native American names in professional and collegiate sports arrived at the White House on Monday, when President Biden hosted the Atlanta Braves, winners of last year’s World Series. → Read More
Learning loss was steepest in school districts that stayed remote longest: Study
Districts where schools stayed remote longer experienced more significant learning loss. Learn which states are reversing these losses through effective teaching strategies. → Read More
'We need those office folks': Officials urge Biden administration to end silence on remote work
Some city officials and lawmakers believe that President Biden, who has said he wants people back in offices, could spur the return by clarifying the remote-work policy for federal employees. → Read More
Florida prosecutor speaks out after DeSantis removes him: 'Feeding sugar to his diabetic base'
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis removed elected county prosecutor Andrew Warren from office, after Warren signed a pledge to not prosecute people seeking or providing abortions. Warren, who told Yahoo News he was “blindsided” by his suspension, is suing DeSantis to get his job back. → Read More
Pelosi trip to Taiwan poses new challenge for White House
The White House tried on Monday to lower tensions over House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s expected visit to Taiwan, which China has already said would be considered a serious provocation. → Read More
Airline refunds could get a lot easier with new bill
A new measure being introduced Monday by Sen. Edward Markey of Massachusetts, along with other Democrats in both chambers of Congress, would mandate that airlines forthrightly offer travelers cash refunds as opposed to other forms of compensation like vouchers. → Read More
Biden now nearly free of COVID symptoms, doctor says
Up-to-date vaccination and a powerful treatment have combined to help President Biden fight off the coronavirus, his personal physician said on Monday. → Read More
Should President Biden be 'working through' COVID-19?
Americans work far more than most of their peers in the developed world, a habit that not even a global pandemic could halt. This week, President Biden became part of the working-through-COVID dilemma that millions of others have experienced in the last two and a half years. → Read More
How inflation became Biden’s political nightmare
The White House has been trying to argue that “transitory” surges in demand, and constraints on supply, have been causing prices to skyrocket. In time, prices were supposed to plummet, but unfortunately for the administration, they have so far shown only modest signs of doing so. → Read More
Supreme Court ruling: 3 key takeaways from the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade
Ever since a draft of the Supreme Court’s opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health was leaked to Politico in early May, it has been widely expected that the majority-conservative court would overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, which established a constitutional right to abortion. → Read More
American culture is destroying itself, and the planet, says leading activist Bill McKibben
Back when green was merely a color as opposed to a movement, Bill McKibben was on the frontlines of the environmental wars. After graduating from Harvard in 1982, he worked at the New Yorker but eventually left to publish “The End of Nature” in 1989, a book that established him as a leading thinker on the damage human activity is causing to the planet — and future generations of humans. → Read More