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Efforts to track children separated from families undermined by communication problems that raise serious questions The Trump administration’s effort to track children the US authorities separated from their families at the US-Mexico border is plagued by communication problems that raise questions about the accuracy of the data, a watchdog reported on Thursday. The administration created […] More
Efforts to address the outbreak risk are being undermined by an exodus of scientists and a leader who regularly distorts facts The Trump administration’s jettisoning of scientific expertise and the president’s habit of spreading misinformation means the US is in a much weaker position to deal with the threat of coronavirus, experts have warned. There […] More
Seoul lashes neighbour’s ‘passive’ approach to containing the virus and implies Tokyo is more concerned with ensuring Olympics go ahead ‘Fake, fake’: Chinese leader heckled on visit to Wuhan Latest updates The coronavirus outbreak has ignited a diplomatic row between Japan and South Korea, after Tokyo said it would quarantine all passengers arriving from the […] More
Decision overturns earlier rejection of request to examine actions of US soldiers Senior judges at the international criminal court have authorised an investigation into alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Afghanistan, overturning an earlier rejection of the inquiry. The ICC investigation will look at actions by US, Afghan and Taliban troops. It is […] More
The right-wing media have united in defending the president and his response, blaming the left for using the virus for their own agenda Latest coronavirus updates live As the number of coronavirus cases begins to swell in the United States, conservative media outlets have been dedicating hours of airtime to slamming Democrats and mainstream media […] More
Marshall Billingslea oversaw Guantánamo detainees’ treatment Trump wants to negotiate new deal with Russia and China The Trump administration has chosen a special envoy for nuclear talks, with the principal task of negotiating a new arms control agreement with Russia and China, according to congressional sources and former officials. Related: US nuclear weapons: first low-yield […] More
Putting Mike Pence in charge is proof that the White House wants to protect its political line, not protect Americans To effectively contain an outbreak, government decisions must be based on saving lives, not scoring political points. Last week, the White House announced that the vice-president, Mike Pence, will lead the coronavirus task force. The […] More
With help from a vast evangelical network and data on almost the entire US voting population, the Christian right may have found the boost it needed By his own account, Bill Dallas grew up in an unhappy household. His mother had been sexually abused by her father and had her first pregnancy aged 17. Dallas’s […] More
