Bernie Sanders Leads in Nevada Poll Ahead of Feb. 22 Caucuses
(Bloomberg) — Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders holds a comfortable lead in a new poll in Nevada ahead of the state’s caucuses. The Las Vegas Review-Journal/AARP Nevada poll showed Sanders with 25% support, followed by former Vice President Joe Biden at 18% and Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren at 13%. Hedge fund founder Tom Steyer came in…
U.S. warship in Arabian Sea seizes suspected Iranian weapons
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy warship seized weapons believed to be of Iranian “design and manufacture,” including 150 anti-tank guided missiles and three Iranian surface-to-air missiles, the American military said on Thursday. In a statement, the military said the guided-missile cruiser Normandy boarded a dhow, a traditional sailing vessel, in the Arabian Sea on…
Angry protests in Mexico after woman's gruesome killing
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Angry demonstrations broke out in Mexico City on Friday as hundreds of women protested the gruesome slaying and mutilation of a young woman, a case that has come to personify outrage over the rising incidence of gender-related killings, or femicides. In the morning, dozens of protesters spray-painted slogans such as “We…
How Months of Miscalculation Led the U.S. and Iran to the Brink of War
WASHINGTON — In late September, a plane carrying senior Iranian officials touched down in Abu Dhabi, the gleaming capital of the United Arab Emirates. The Middle East had witnessed a summer of violence, and a meeting with the Iranians was part of a quiet strategy by Emirati leaders to defuse the tension. The small but…
Trump and Bloomberg wage a New York-style schoolyard fight for America's future
The language of politics, and political analysis, is rich in pugilistic metaphors. Candidates “jab” or “slam” their opponents, hoping for a “knockout blow.” They “counterpunch” against attacks or “duck” when hard questions are thrown at them. But what’s been going on in recent days between Donald Trump and Mike Bloomberg, the former mayor of New…
New Yahoo News/YouGov poll shows Sanders's strength going head-to-head with rivals
A new Yahoo News/YouGov poll shows that Sen. Bernie Sanders would defeat each of the other Democratic presidential candidates in a one-on-one race — in many instances by double-digit margins. Sanders won the most votes in Iowa and New Hampshire and now leads in national surveys. Yet mainstream Democrats seem to think the democratic socialist…
Will coronavirus impact the global economy?
“The 360” shows you diverse perspectives on the day’s top stories. What’s happening For the past several weeks, leaders around the world have worked to stifle the spread of the coronavirus that has sickened 60,000 people and led to more than 1,300 deaths. While the primary focus has been on the health risks of the…
First coronavirus death outside Asia as China toll leaps past 1,500
France reported the first fatality from the new coronavirus outside Asia on Saturday fuelling global concerns about the epidemic, as the death toll from the outbreak jumped past 1,500 in China. More than 66,000 people have now been infected in China from a virus that emerged in central Hubei province in December before spreading across…
Olivier de Kersauson: « Florence Arthaud était un personnage de roman »
Après avoir passé des années en mer, à braver les éléments, la navigatrice Florence Arthaud a finalement trouvé la mort dans un crash d’hélicoptère en Argentine. Son ami et confrère Olivier de Kersauson lui a rendu un vibrant hommage sur l’antenne d’Europe 1. Née en banlieue parisienne, Florence Arthaud est finalement décédée à des milliers…
Michel Fugain: Du Big Bazar à Pluribus
Le 7 mars dernier aux Folies Bergère, et en tournée ensuite, Michel Fugain mène son groupe sur les scènes de France. Comme au bon vieux temps… Sur la route, encore. Voilà deux ans que Michel Fugain a renoué avec la bande. Pas la bande FM, non, non! Le voilà à nouveau chef de fil d’une…