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In early 2021, after a decade of political and economic reforms, Myanmar looked like it was finally beginning to shake off the hangover of decades of military rule. Foreign investment was growing, and standards of living were gradually improving. In February that year, however, the military again grabbed power after ousting Aung San Suu Kyi’s democratically elected government in a coup. This sent the country spiralling towards

In January, the Trump administration ordered a broad pause on all US funding for foreign aid. Among other issues, this has significant effects on US funding for HIV. The United States has been the world’s biggest donor to international HIV assistance, providing 73% of funding in 2023. A large part of this is the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), which oversees programs in

Amazon has disabled two key privacy features in its Alexa smart speakers, in a push to introduce artificial intelligence-powered “agentic capabilities” and turn a profit from the popular devices. Starting today (March 28), Alexa devices will send all audio recordings to the cloud for processing, and choosing not to save these recordings will disable personalization features. How do voice assistants work? A voice assistant works by constantly listening for a “wake word”, such as “Alexa”. Once woken, it records the command that is spoken and matches it to an action, such as playing a music track. Matc

“In my work with the defendants [at Nuremberg], I was searching for the nature of evil and I now think I have come close to defining it. A lack of empathy. It’s the one characteristic that connects all the defendants, a genuine incapacity to feel with their fellow men.” — Captain Gustave Gilbert, the US army psychologist assigned to observe the Nazi defendants at the Nuremberg trials.You don’t expect moral leadership from mice. And yet, in a recent study, rodents showed more empathy, urgency, and compassion for strangers than the men currently shaping our nation’s future. While lab mice display empathy by resuscitating unconscious cage-mates, Trump and Musk gleefully slash food aid, housing support, and

Florida has a very complex relationship with immigration. On one hand, the Sunshine State is well-known for its abundance of immigrants from Latin America and the Caribbean. When Gov. Ron DeSantis was reelected by 19 percent in 2022, he received a great deal of Latino support. Florida Republicans have a long history of courting conservative Cuban-American voters, and Donald Trump's 2024 campaign ran plenty of Spanish-language ads in South Florida.On the other hand, DeSantis is a supporter of President Trump's mass deportations — many of which are occurring in Florida.READ MORE: 'Punched me in the face': Satanists and Catholics arrested after

President Donald Trump’s new executive order on regulating elections is striking for the way it asserts broad powers for the executive branch that go far beyond what’s prescribed in the Constitution or sanctioned by courts. Experts expect the order to face legal challenges for that reason.This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access.But wh

Last Friday, I told you about a Trump voter who watched as ICE agents perp-walked his Peruvian wife after their return flight from a honeymoon in Puerto Rico. Even so, the man didn’t regret his vote.Today, I want to tell you about a Trump voter who does.CNN aired a story last night about a “self-described a maga junkie” who lost her job at the Treasury Department’s Bureau of Fiscal Service to cuts by the so-called Department of Government Efficiency. Reporter Randi Kaye said Je

The United States is one of the top three most visited countries in the world. The big draw cards – cities such as San Francisco, New York and Chicago and national parks such as Yosemite – have attracted international tourists for decades. This combined with its role as a global business powerhouse meant it had 66.5 million visitors in 2023 – and the 2024 figure is expected to be higher still. But a lot has changed in recent months, and 2025’s figures may not be as strong. The 2024 reelection of Dona

Former Fox News Megyn Kelly once had a very adversarial relationship with Donald Trump and his supporters, some of whom were so angry at her in 2016 that she needed an armed bodyguard for protection. But in 2024, the far-right pundit appeared onstage with Trump and gave him a passionate endorsement.In a Q&A interview published by the New York Times on March 29, Kelly details her transition from Trump foe to passionate Trump defender.Kelly was still with Fox News when Trump became furious over her coverage and some of his supporters threatened her with violence. And journalist Lulu Garcia-Navarro, during the Times interview, noted her need for "armed bodyguards."READ MORE:

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom on Friday became the latest white-shoe law firm to acquiesce to the Trump administration as the White House ramps up attacks on the legal profession. The news prompted a wave of outrage at the law firm, which was accused of being "pathetic." The firm has agreed to provide at least $100 million in pro bono legal services to the federal government during his administration "and beyond," according to a Truth Social post from U.S. President Donald Trump.Also, the "firm will not en