US unveils new rules to block China, Russia and Iran from accessing bulk US data
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Justice Department on Monday proposed new rules to protect federal government data or Americans’ bulk personal data from getting into the hands of countries like China, Iran and Russia by placing new limits on certain business transactions.
Austin condemns Kremlin ‘apologists’ in pledging support for Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Monday offered full-throated support for Ukraine’s fight against Russia and delivered biting criticism of naysayers who might seek to end the conflict on Moscow’s terms.
‘You are not our king’: Charles III heckled in Australia’s Parliament
LONDON — Shortly after King Charles III had finished making remarks in Australia’s Parliament on Monday, a voice rang out from the back of the hall. “You are not our king,” shouted Lidia Thorpe, an Indigenous senator and activist for Aboriginal rights. “Give us our land back. Give us what you stole from us.”
Father Dominic’s new book cooks up a world of pizza varieties
Father Dominic Garramone knows all about pizza snobs, people who loudly insist that only certain ingredients belong on a pizza. He is not a pizza snob.
Shadow of Ukraine war hangs over Putin’s BRICS summit in Russia
KAZAN — Russia wants the BRICS summit to showcase the rising clout of the non-Western world, but Moscow’s partners from China, India, Brazil and the Arab world are urging President Vladimir Putin to find a way to end the war in Ukraine.
Blinken heads to Mideast for another push for elusive ceasefire
WASHINGTON/BEIRUT — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed to the Middle East on Monday to make another push for an elusive ceasefire, seeking to kickstart negotiations to end the Gaza war and defuse the spillover conflict in Lebanon.
Letters to the editor for October 22
Time for ‘reasonable and sane’ approach
As Vatican summit dodges issue of women clergy, Pope Francis takes criticism
VATICAN CITY — Advocates for a greater role for women in the Catholic Church say Pope Francis is failing their cause at a global meeting of Church leaders drawing to a close this week, by shunting aside the question of finally letting women be ordained as clergy.
Nation and world news in brief for October 22
Man accused of threatening Pennsylvania party employee over poll watchers
Biden administration proposes free over-the-counter birth control
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The Biden administration is proposing a rule that would provide women with private insurance access to over-the-counter birth control pills and other contraceptives at no cost, the White House said on Monday.
We have extreme inequality in America, and it’s getting worse
Bloomberg recently reported that Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg is now worth over $200 billion. He’s not alone. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Tesla founder Elon Musk, and LVMH founder Bernard Arnault are also worth north of $200 billion.
What Lincoln can tell us about MAGA
Something is clearly happening with Donald Trump. Even a year ago, I don’t think he would have begun a rally with 12 minutes of rambling remarks about late golfer Arnold Palmer, concluding with a discussion of the size of Palmer’s penis.
