WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- Poland says it has closed its embassy in Syria and evacuated its diplomats because of the deteriorating security situation in the capital.
(Newser) – You might think HIV/AIDS has been relegated to a Third World problem, but the virus is ravaging populations right here in the American South. Some 50% of new HIV cases occur in Dixie, which is home to more HIV-positive Americans than any other region and also has the country's highest AIDS death rate. Poor minority areas often lack effective treatments, particularly given the often-late diagnoses, writes documentary filmmaker Lisa Biagiotti in the Los Angeles Times. Mississippi provides a case in point: Half its residents who know they have HIV aren't being treated—the same figure seen in Ethiopia. Mississippi's death rate is 60% higher than the national average.
A nuclear Iran threatens. The Palestinian conflict smolders. Meanwhile, Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has largely vanquished his domestic foes—the Israeli media, the political opposition—in a battle backed by two U.S. billionaires and reportedly fueled by his wife, Sara. Interviewing the 62-year-old leader, David Margolick explores why “Bibi” is in control of his country, but not of its destiny.
If Justice Antonin Scalia has his way, don’t expect to see Supreme Court proceedings on the evening news anytime soon.
In the run-up to the Supreme Court’s decision on the Affordable Care Act, calls came from many quarters of the Capitol to open the proceedings to television cameras, including from Sens. Patrick Leahy and Chuck Grassley, the chairman and ranking member of the Judiciary Committee. In a new interview, though, Scalia says he believes televising court proceedings would do more harm than good.
“I am against it because I do not believe, as the proponents of television in the court assert, that the purpose of televising our hearings would be to educate the American people,” Scalia said in an excerpt provided by C-SPAN. Scalia sat down with C-SPAN founder Brian Lamb for the show “Q&A” as the court's longest serving justice makes the rounds on a book tour.
Having dined in the Emirates Stadium just last week with guests ranging from MPs to comedians, Labour welcomed Tony Blair back with open arms as though he were the Messiah returning to lead the people from darkness to light.
Guests who eagerly welcomed Blair included Tom Watson MP (known for his implacable opposition to Blair’s old friend Rupert Murdoch), Deputy Leader Harriet Harman, Shadow Justice and Business Secretaries Sadiq Khan and Chukka Umunna, musicians Beverley Knight and Atomic Kitten, whilst the evening was hosted by comedians Jo Brand and Eddie Izzard.
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