Guatemala has ended its search for the nearly 200 people missing since a volcano erupted earlier this month. Officials have confirmed the deaths of 110 people in the eruption of the Fuego volcano. The country’s disaster agency CONRED said Sunday it has called off searches in San Miguel Los Lotes and El Rodeo because the area is “uninhabitable and high …
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Secret VA nursing home ratings hide poor quality care from the public
VA nursing homes were worse than private facilities on key quality indicators last year, including rates of anti-psychotic drug prescription and residents’ deterioration, according to internal documents obtained by USA TODAY and The Boston Globe.
Read More »The Racist Trope That Won’t Die
Long-held misperceptions of African-Americans continue to prove deadly.
Read More »Ethiopia to Return Land in Bid for Peace with Eritrea
A group of Eritrean men, women and children who have just been dropped off dusty and tired at the entry point in the small town of Adinbried, about 50km southeast of Badme, having crossed the border during the preceding night. Credit: James Jeffrey/IPS By James JeffreyBADME, Ethiopia, Jun 18 2018 (IPS) The utterly inconsequential-looking Ethiopian border town of Badme is …
Read More »Q&A: Adapt to climate by packaging local results into policy
Pakistan shows the reality of climate impacts — but carbon-centric science and policy don’t help, says Adil Najam.
Read More »American Brooks Koepka wins US Open
American Brooks Koepka defends his US Open title with a one-shot victory over England’s record-equalling Tommy Fleetwood at Shinnecock Hills.
Read More »Syria state media says U.S. bombs Syrian positions; U.S. denies report
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian state media, citing a military source, reported on Monday that U.S.-led coalition aircraft had bombed “one of our military positions” in eastern Syria, leading to deaths and injuries, but the U.S. military denied carrying out strikes in the area.
Read More »Along With Lava, Hawaii Volcano Spews Gems
Residents of Hawaii’s Big Island are being warned to stay indoors and keep windows closed after another eruption early Sunday of the Kilauea volcano generated a massive ash plume. Lava from the volcano, which began to erupt more than a month ago, has covered more than 2,400 hectares of land and destroyed 467 homes, including a vacation home of Hawaii …
Read More »Readers sound off: No bias on the part of FBI, Comey? Not buying it
It’s not that there was no bias. It’s just a matter of whether it was directed at Trump or Clinton.
Read More »22 injured, suspect killed in Trenton arts festival shooting
Twenty-two people including a child were injured and one of the suspected gunmen was killed after gunfire broke out during a 24-hour arts festival in Trenton, New Jersey.
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