Mon, Nov 23 2020

WASHINGTON — Antony J. Blinken, a defender of global alliances and one of President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s closest foreign policy advisers, is expected to be nominated for secretary of state, a job in which he will attempt to coalesce…

The Washington Post – Margaret Sullivan – Nov 20, 2020, 3:22 PM

Social media platforms, streaming “news” channels and innumerable websites will spew lies and conspiracy theories, and will keep weakening the foundation of reality that America's democracy needs in order to function. So what, if…

Svetlana Alexievich remained silent for a long time. In late September, the author left Belarus to receive medical treatment in Berlin and she has received visits from members of the German government and the Bundestag, Germany's parliament. But…

The Washington Post – Felicia Sonmez, Josh Dawsey – Nov 22, 2020, 4:06 PM

The president's legal team was thrown into tumult Sunday when two Trump attorneys – Rudolph W. Giuliani and Jenna Ellis – released a statement abruptly distancing the campaign from a third attorney, Sidney Powell. Giuliani, Ellis and…

Charli D'Amelio's meteoric rise on TikTok just hit a milestone that no one else has so far: 100 million followers. It's a huge number for the platform, where no other user even comes close to D'Amelio's follow count. The second most followed…