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Biden, who spent years on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and had a vast foreign policy portfolio as vice president, has pledged a course correction. He has promised to repair alliances, rejoin the Paris climate treaty and the World Health Organization and said he would shore up U.S. national security by first addressing health, economic and political crises at home. … [Read more...] about After Trump, Biden aims to reshape the presidency itself

“In all but name, the rallying cry of ‘America First’ is here to stay,” he said. “Biden has vowed to prioritize investment in U.S. green energy, child care, education and infrastructure over any new trade deals. He has also called for expanded 'Buy American' provisions in federal procurement, which has long been an irritant in trade relations with the European Union.” … [Read more...] about Trump’s presidency not just a blip in US foreign policy

Essentially, this sudden warming causes a chain reaction in the atmosphere, starting from up above. In general, there exists a ribbon of winds whirling around the Arctic, otherwise known as the Polar Vortex. When these winds remain tight and strong, they help to keep the cold air bottled up around the North Pole. A sudden stratospheric warming event (SSW), causes chaotic changes in the vortex, many times forcing it to split into multiple different vortices which tend to spill southward into parts of Asia, Europe and North America. … [Read more...] about Big Atmospheric Changes Could Turn Our Quiet Winter Into A Harsh One

The State Committee for National Security said that at 3 a.m. local time, the 20 attackers struck the post on the border with Uzbekistan, located 60 kilometers southwest of Dushanbe in the Rudaki district. The attackers were said to have come from neighboring Afghanistan. … [Read more...] about 17 Killed In ‘Islamic State Attack’ on Tajik Border Post