In 2009, then U.S. Vice President Joe Biden came to Munich to “press the reset button” with Russia. A decade later he came again to offer the world better relations, this time with his own country.
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Merkel Rejects U.S. Demands That Europe Pull Out of Iran Nuclear Deal
Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany delivered a spirited defense of multilateral institutions in a world increasingly marked by great power rivalry.
Portland Mayor Calls for Investigation of Police Over Texts With Right-Wing Organizer
After hundreds of messages between the activist and a police lieutenant were made public, the mayor sought to “review the existence of bias” in the Portland Police Bureau.
Bernie Sanders Stumbled With Black Voters in 2016. Can He Do Better in 2020?
YAWN! His time is up! Mr. Sanders had a weak showing with black voters in his race against Hillary Clinton. A frayed relationship with his own outreach group was part of the problem.
Colin Kaepernick wants NFL return and Patriots may be interested, says lawyer

- Former 49ers quarterback settled case with NFL on Friday
- Mark Geragos says his client is still staying in shape
Colin Kaepernick’s lawyer says his client still wants to play in the NFL, and believes he would fit in well at the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots.
On Friday, Kaepernick and his former teammate Eric Reid settled a complaint of collusion against the NFL. Reid and Kaepernick claimed the league’s owners blackballed them because they had protested against social injustice by kneeling during the national anthem. The terms of the agreement are confidential.
Two Cong workers hacked to death in Kerala
Indian democracy at risk Two Congress workers were hacked to death at Periya in Kasaragod on Sunday, in a suspected case of political rivalry and retaliation. The Congress has alleged that the CPM was behind the killings. The deceased have been identified as Kripesh (24) and Sarath Lal (21) alias Joshi, both residents of Kaliyot near Periya.
Ilhan Omar, Elliott Abrams, and the El Mozote Massacre – The Atlantic
what did Abrams have to do with it? More than 900 peasants were murdered in and around several villages in the eastern province of Morazán. Most were old men, women, and children. At the Roman Catholic church in El Mozote, soldiers separated men from their families, took them away, and shot them. They herded mothers and children into the convent. Putting their American-supplied M-16 rifles on automatic, the soldiers opened fire. Then they burned the convent. Some 140 children were killed, including toddlers. Average age: 6. Omar’s questioning of Abrams was not artful, and Abrams wasn’t unreasonable in viewing it as a personal attack. But she was right to suggest that he had sought to diminish or even cover up the massacre by calling it communist propaganda. Nor was she wrong to question whether Abrams was ethically qualified to assume a high government position, with the mission to oust the Venezuelan dictatorship and promote democracy.
Source: Ilhan Omar, Elliott Abrams, and the El Mozote Massacre – The Atlantic
Heather Nauert Withdraws From Consideration as U.N. Ambassador
(:>0 The former “Fox & Friends” host withdrew from consideration because she had a nanny without a proper work visa, according to people familiar with the process.
As Measles Outbreak Flares, Vaccination Rates Soar and Some Come Off the Fence
In a region with relatively high resistance to vaccines, a jump in measles cases has sent steady crowds to immunization clinics.
How A Tweet About The Mars Rover Dying Blew Up On The Internet And Made People Cry
“My battery is low and it’s getting dark” is now the subject of memes, YouTube videos and T-shirts.
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