David Welna

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4 Men Hanged In India For 2012 Gang Rape And Murder That Sparked Outrage

Friday, March 20, 2020

More than seven years after a crime that prompted street protests and reforms of sexual assault laws, four men who were convicted of raping and murdering a woman on a bus were put to death.

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Trump Invokes A Cold War Relic, The Defense Production Act, For Coronavirus Shortages

Wednesday, March 18, 2020

A law that allows the executive branch to direct industrial production is being used to spur firms to step up their output of scarce items, such as face masks and ventilators.

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Self-Isolation Orders Pit Civil Liberties Against Public Good In Coronavirus Pandemic

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Sweeping new stay-at-home orders issued in the San Francisco Bay area have legal experts worried about constitutional infringements in coronavirus response.

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No Need To Test Trump For Coronavirus, White House Doctor Says

Friday, March 13, 2020

President Trump indicated he might be tested after a Brazilian official he had contact with was diagnosed with the virus. But Dr. Sean Conley says Trump has no symptoms, so testing "is not indicated."

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Travel Restrictions Spread As Coronavirus Pandemic Widens

Thursday, March 12, 2020

President Trump's decision to bar visitors from Europe has been followed by new restrictions in other nations. Here's a survey of which doors are being closed to travelers and where.

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In Reversal, Afghan Leader Agrees To Release Taliban Prisoners

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani now says he will free 1,500 Taliban prisoners starting this week and 3,500 more during yet-to-start peace talks with the Taliban.

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U.S. Forces In South Korea And Italy Are Told To Stay Put As Coronavirus Spreads

Monday, March 09, 2020

There are some 45,000 Americans working at U.S. military installations in South Korea and Italy. Both nations have major coronavirus outbreaks and travel to and from them is being restricted.

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Dueling Simultaneous Afghan Presidential Inaugurations Bode Ill For Peace Talks

Monday, March 09, 2020

As Afghan President Ashraf Ghani had himself sworn in for a second term, rival Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah took the presidential oath of office in a competing ceremony.

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Despite Bloody Week In Afghanistan, U.S. Pushes Taliban Peace Talks Forward

Friday, March 06, 2020

Afghanistan's president is resisting a promised prisoner swap, the Taliban has resumed attacks, but U.S. officials are pushing both sides to sit down for a political settlement to end the war.

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U.S. Launches 'Defensive Strike' At Taliban As Fragile Afghan Peace Deal Teeters

Wednesday, March 04, 2020

The strike followed President Trump's call with the Taliban, during which he says they agreed "we don't want violence." Still, the group has led a wave of attacks since signing the landmark deal.

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Freedom House Report Finds Freedom On The Wane Worldwide

Wednesday, March 04, 2020

The annual survey of the state of global freedom includes the world's two biggest democracies — India and the U.S. — among nations where freedom is declining.

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5 Chinese State Media Outlets In U.S. Told To Reduce Nationals On Staffs

Monday, March 02, 2020

The news organizations will be limited to 100 Chinese employees in the U.S. The State Department says the move is aimed at ending restrictions on U.S. journalists working in China.

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Defense Secretary Gives Go-Ahead For U.S. Troops To Start Afghan Drawdown

Monday, March 02, 2020

A peace deal signed with the Taliban calls for 4,000 of the approximately 13,000 U.S. forces in Afghanistan to leave within 135 days and for all U.S. troops to be out within 14 months.

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U.S. Signs Peace Deal With Taliban After Nearly 2 Decades Of War In Afghanistan

Saturday, February 29, 2020

The agreement follows 18 months of negotiations and comes after a seven-day "reduction in violence" period in Afghanistan. Here's what to know about the agreement and what may come next.

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Trump White House Resists Calls To Appoint A Coronavirus Czar

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Epidemic experts and Democratic politicians fault coordination of the response to the coronavirus outbreak and say what's needed is a czar. The White House disagrees.

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Study Finds Century-Old Combat Helmet Is A Superior Shield Against Brain Trauma

Friday, February 21, 2020

Combat helmets have always been made to protect against blunt objects, not blast waves. Despite improvements in helmet design, battlefield brain injuries continue.

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Watchdog Agency Tabulates Human Toll In Afghanistan Of Reconstruction Effort

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

The costs in dollars of trying to rebuild Afghanistan have been known, but until now much less has been known about the price paid in lives in the U.S.-led effort.

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Ousted Navy Secretary Spencer, A Lifelong Republican, Appears With Michael Bloomberg

Friday, February 07, 2020

Michael Bloomberg campaigned again in Norfolk, Va., this time with a high-profile backer: Richard Spencer, the secretary of the Navy ousted by President Trump in November and a lifelong Republican.

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After Contentious Interview, Pompeo Publicly Accuses NPR Journalist Of Lying To Him

Saturday, January 25, 2020

The secretary of state issued an angry salvo on Saturday against Mary Louise Kelly, co-host of All Things Considered. NPR stands by her reporting.

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Astronauts Finish Spacewalk For Final Fix Of International Space Station Device

Saturday, January 25, 2020

Two astronauts aboard the International Space Station made their fourth foray outside the spacecraft to prolong the lifespan of a cosmic ray detector.

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