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One year on from the murder of George Floyd, corporations both sides of the pond face questions as to whether they have fulfilled their promises to change their organisational structure, writes Jenny McCall

IMPACT Wrestling Results: Former WWE star set to arrive; Nail-biting finish to Iron Man match Sportskeeda

NEW YORK (AP) — A new analysis of blood samples from 24,000 Americans taken early last year is the latest and largest study to suggest that the new coronavirus popped up in the U.S. in December 2019 — weeks before cases were first recognized by health officials.

Oxted finished powerfully to give trainer Roger Teal and jockey Cieren Fallon a first Royal Ascot victory in the five-furlong Gr1 King’s Stand Stakes

Halya Coynash, KHPG

Russia and Belarus have agreed to jointly counter "the West's destructive activities" aimed at "destabilizing the situation" in the United State of Russia and Belarus. The high-level meeting came just over a week after Belarus hijacked a European plane to seize opposition journalist Roman Protasevich. This brazen act of air piracy resulted in consequences for Belarus, though none for Russia, despite widespread acknowledgement that Belarusian dictator Aleksandr Lukashenko... Читать дальше...

Walter Pincus, Cipher Brief

Seven years ago, in June 2014, the Obama administration announced it would retire the B-83 and replace it with the proposed B61-12 nuclear gravity bomb, the first of which was to be produced in 2020. In August 2016, then-Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz told Congress "Once completed, the B61-12 LEP (Life Extension Program) will allow for the retirement of the B83-1—the last megaton-class weapon in America's nuclear arsenal—while supporting the nation's continued... Читать дальше...

Shir Nosatzki, Jerusalem Post

The fact that the Arabs occupy a place at the cabinet table, that their votes are not only needed but also essential, are ideas that are permeating the Israeli collective consciousness

Washington Examiner

The summit offers an important opportunity, indeed a responsibility, for Biden to outline America's expectation that true alliances require fair burden-sharing. He will rightly reaffirm the U.S. commitment to NATO's Article 5 mutual defense stipulation, but he must also explain why the alliance is not currently credible as a deterrent against prospective enemies such as Vladimir Putin's

Economist

Ahmed Charai, National Interest

For the first time since Israel's formation in 1948, elected Arab leaders have not only lent their votes to a governing coalition but joined it.

Michael Albertus, Foreign Policy

Pedro Castillo ran as an anti-establishment leftist. Here's why he won't govern like one.

Russia Matters

America today is grappling with a transition from its "unipolar moment" of the 1990s to renewed great-power competition with Russia and China. As U.S. decision-makers look for the best way forward, quite a few international-affairs analysts have argued that attempts to figure out a Russia policy that would give the U.S. an edge in that competition have been stymied by a failure to align policies with a hierarchy of U.S. interests. What, in short, are America's vital national interests? Читать дальше...

Afif Abu Much, Al Monitor

By one vote, with a majority of 60 to 59, Israel's new government was approved and Yamina leader Naftali Bennett sworn in as the 13th prime minister of Israel. The rotation government headed by Yamina and Yesh Atid that has been negotiated for the past month was finally authorized and put an end to former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's 12 years in power. From today, we can say "Prime Minister Bennett" and "leader of the opposition...

Noah Rothman, Commentary

Then, they tried to fight Space Force. Former Sen. Bill Nelson, who currently serves as the Biden administration's NASA administrator, insisted that it would be strategically inept to "rip the Air Force apart" by handing its exo-atmospheric portfolio to a new branch. Progressives leaned on the...

Rep. Elaine Luria, War on the Rocks

When I was a naval officer, my ships always had a plan when we left port for where we were going, how we would get there, and what we would do when we arrived. While that remains true of individual ships in the Navy, it's not true of the Navy as a whole today. The Navy lacks a comprehensive maritime strategy that defines what the Navy needs to do, how it needs to do it, the resources required, and how to manage risk if those resources aren't available.... Читать дальше...

A remote workforce under constant threat requires continuous vigilance and timely responses

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Family members of a former Louisiana State University president want the school to return a collection of his military items that’s being displayed on campus, according to a lawsuit. They’re also seeking monetary damages for “extreme humiliation” caused by the university’s denouncement of his segregationist views.

Vaughan Gething accuses UK government of giving Wales less say over less money.

LivaNova is developing the aura6000 System to treat obstructive sleep apnea. The device will be evaluated in the OSPREY RCT Trial. The study comes on the heels of the London-based company divesting its heart valve unit to focus more on its cardiology and neuromodulation businesses.

EXCLUSIVE: West Ham are interested in a move for Gent centre-forward Roman Yaremchuk, who scored 17 Belgian Pro League goals last season.

Ethiopia previously has rejected calls from Egypt and Sudan to involve mediators outside the African Union.

A new study of blood specimens collected from 24,000 Americans found evidence that COVID-19 likely was present in the U.S. as early as Christmas Eve 2019.

Stocks were lower in afternoon trading Tuesday as investors reacted negatively to a report that once again indicated inflation was creeping higher as well as data that showed Americans slowed their spending last month.

Later on February 17, the board constituted a 'Fund Raising Committee' for "recommending, taking actions and monitoring in the matters of raising funds and related matters thereof", Dish TV said in a regulatory filing.

Fact Check: This man was not imprisoned for being a Muslim in China