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Syria to privatise and overhaul economy, says foreign minister
Top diplomat Asaad al-Shaibani tells FT that Damascus wants to end isolation and secure sanctions reliefFinancial Times - 1h -
Trump reinstates Cuba as state sponsor of terrorism
Mr. Trump's reversal aligns with his administration's hardline stance on Cuba.CBS News - 18h -
U.K. May Change Terrorism Law After Southport Attack, Starmer Says
After a teenager admitted murdering three girls at a dance class, Keir Starmer said people were being radicalized into violence for its own sake and terrorism laws might need to change.The New York Times - 21h -
Spain Overhauls Domestic Violence System After Criticism
Spain uses an algorithm to score how likely a domestic violence victim is to be abused again. A Times investigation last year identified flaws in the system.The New York Times - 5d -
The Papers: PM's terror law overhaul and Trump widens 'economic war'
Reforms after the Southport attacks and Donald Trump's threat to tax foreign nationals lead the papers.BBC News - 7h -
The terror of Sudanese women facing rape and abuse in Libya
The BBC hears about horrific violence five women experienced in Libya after fleeing war-torn Sudan.BBC News - 12h -
Keir Starmer vows to change terror laws to deal with lone killers
PM defends decision not to disclose Southport killer’s violent history and promises to tackle ‘new threat’ in UK. UK politics live – latest updates Downing Street will change the laws to ...The Guardian - 1d -
Axel Rudakubana and the changing face of terrorism
Unclear and hard-to-categorise motives of suspects pose rising challenge for security servicesFinancial Times - 1d -
Multiple immigration-related DOJ officials removed as part of Trump overhaul: Source
Multiple officials in the DOJ office that oversees immigration courts have been removed from their positions as part of the Trump administration's overhaul, sources say.ABC News - 1d -
Trump reinstates Cuba as state sponsor of terrorism
Trump's reversal aligns with his administration's hardline stance on Cuba.CBS News - 1d -
Jim Jordan on bringing TikTok back online: 'Right now, the law is the law'
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chair of the House Judiciary Committee, said Sunday that a change in the law would be necessary to keep TikTok online if ByteDance does not sell the video app to an entity ...The Hill - 2d -
Will Labour’s schools overhaul imperil UK’s education success story?
Government plan to hand more control to local authorities has been criticised by some academy trusts and ToriesFinancial Times - 3d -
After call to overhaul diagnosis of obesity, how can you tell if your weight is a problem?
Report by Lancet Commission says BMI should be used as ‘screening tool’ rather than determining factor. This week, doctors confirmed what many people have felt for a long time: the way we think ...The Guardian - 4d -
Spain Overhauls Domestic Violence System After Criticism
Spain uses an algorithm to score how likely a domestic violence victim is to be abused again. A Times investigation last year identified flaws in the system.The New York Times - 5d -
Spain Overhauls Domestic Violence System After Criticism
Spain uses an algorithm to score how likely a domestic violence victim is to be abused again. A Times investigation last year identified flaws in the system.The New York Times - 5d -
South Korea to Overhaul Runway Structures After Jeju Air Crash
The nation’s transport ministry reviewed structures near airport runways after the deadly crash of a Jeju Air flight late last month.The New York Times - Jan. 14 -
Meta’s ‘free speech’ overhaul sparks advertisers’ concern
Facebook owner’s move to loosen policing of online content has raised fears of a surge in misinformationFinancial Times - Jan. 12 -
Greece bans windowless basements, freezes central Athens licenses in overhaul of short-term rentals
Greek lawmakers are debating legislation to regulate short-term rentalsABC News - Jan. 10 -
The School Shootings Were Fake. The Terror Was Real
The inside story of the teenager whose “swatting” calls sent armed police racing into hundreds of schools nationwide—and the private detective who tracked him down.Wired - Jan. 9 -
NASA overhauls plan to bring samples from Mars back to Earth
NASA on Tuesday announced an overhaul to its plan to collect samples from Mars and return them to Earth.NBC News - Jan. 7 -
Meta Drops Rules Protecting LGBTQ Community as Part of Content Moderation Overhaul
The changes included allowing users to share “allegations of mental illness or abnormality when based on gender or sexual orientation.”The New York Times - Jan. 7 -
No one is above the law — except Trump
By artifice, luck, disinformation and extraordinary political success, Trump has shown that the only verdict that counts is in the court of public opinion.The Hill - Jan. 7 -
The first step for the Democrats to win again: A party overhaul
The playbook we’ve used for decades must be discarded, and power brokers who haven’t had a big win since 2012 should not be who we look to for solutions.The Hill - Jan. 7 -
No 'overhaul': Jags fire Pederson, keep Baalke
The Jacksonville Jaguars fired head coach Doug Pederson but retained GM Trent Baalke on Monday, the team announced.ESPN - Jan. 6 -
Minneapolis Promises Police Overhaul in Deal With Justice Department
With only two weeks left in the Biden administration, officials hurried to finalize a plan in the city where George Floyd was murdered.The New York Times - Jan. 6 -
A Terrorism Resurgence
We explore the main reasons for ISIS’s resurgence.The New York Times - Jan. 6 -
Terror act shatters the New Year in New Orleans
Just hours into the first day of 2025, a 42-year-old Texas man purposely drove a rented pickup through a dense crowd of revelers on New Orleans' Bourbon Street, then opened fire on police officers. ...CBS News - Jan. 5 -
‘The Trump Effect’ in the age of terrorism
Have those in charge of our defense against terrorism taken their eyes off the ball to engage in petty, self-destructive and potentially illegal partisan politics?The Hill - Jan. 4 -
Syria's New Islamic Government Creates Controversy With Education Overhaul
Documents released this week by the new government in Syria spur concerns about whether it will seek to impose a conservative Islamic worldview.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 4 -
Jeh Johnson concerned terror threat at 'heightened level'
Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson says the nation's terror threat is at a “heightened level” following the vehicle attack in New Orleans on New Year’s Day that killed more than a dozen ...The Hill - Jan. 3 -
Rugby overhauls laws mid-season with Premiership to follow Champions and Challenge Cup changes
The Champions and Challenge Cups will adopt four new law trials midway through the pool stage of the competition, with the Premiership following suit later this month for the 11th round of league ...Yahoo Sports - Jan. 3 -
China’s central bank plans policy overhaul as pressure mounts on economy
People’s Bank of China will start to behave more like US Fed in using one main interest rate to steer demand for creditFinancial Times - Jan. 3 -
What to Know About ISIS Terror Attacks
The group whose flag was found after a New Orleans truck-ramming attack has never stopped orchestrating and inspiring acts of terror.The New York Times - Jan. 2 -
In New Orleans, Celebration Is Followed by Terror in the French Quarter
The attack that left 15 dead and about three dozen injured followed a distressingly familiar pattern of assailants turning vehicles into weapons.The New York Times - Jan. 2 -
Why the FBI Is Investigating the New Orleans Bourbon Street Truck Attack as Terrorism
An Islamic State terror group flag was found in the suspect’s vehicle, investigators said, as well as a bomb near the vehicle used in the attack.The New York Times - Jan. 1 -
FBI investigates New Orleans killings as terror attack; subject identified
Federal law enforcement is investigating a mass casualty event in New Orleans as an "act of terrorism" after a truck was driven into crowds on a popular nightlife street in the early hours of New ...The Hill - Jan. 1 -
FBI investigating deadly New Orleans truck attack as act of terrorism
The FBI is investigating the New Year's Day truck attack that killed at least 10 people in New Orleans as an act of terrorism. CBS News contributor Samantha Vinograd has more on the latest ...CBS News - Jan. 1
