Azi Paybarah joins The Post as a breaking news reporter on national politics
Announcement from National Editor Matea Gold, Deputy National Editor Philip Rucker, Senior Politics Editor Dan Eggen and Breaking News Editor Donna Cassata: We are pleased to announce that Azi Paybarah is joining The Washington Post as a reporter for the national politics breaking news team. Azi brings a wealth of experience on politics and breaking news. Since 2018, he has worked at the New York Times, most recently as a reporter on the Politics desk. He has written about the candidate file backed by former President Donald Trump in this year’s legislature, Republican ads focused on gunsthe 9/11 families’ effort…
Read More »The Iraqi prime minister calls a meeting of senior politicians to end the crisis
BAGHDAD (AP) – Iraq’s acting prime minister called a meeting of senior political leaders and party representatives Wednesday to seek a way out of a months-long crisis amid a power struggle between rival Shiite blocs. But the party of influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr did not attend the meeting. The absence of al-Sadr’s bloc effectively undermined acting Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi’s effort to resolve the 10-month-old crisis. Al-Sadr and his political rivals, the Iranian-backed Shiite… READ MORE BAGHDAD (AP) – Iraq’s acting prime minister called a meeting of senior political leaders and party representatives Wednesday to seek a way out…
Read More »Who’s Funding Democratic Candidates for Governor? Here are 4 takeaway dishes.
In his final days, Charlie Crist seized on a question in Florida’s Democratic primary for governor: Which big industries are supporting Democratic campaigns this year? Last week, the congressman’s campaign released a statement accusing Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried of taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in money from political committees closely aligned with Florida’s influential sugar industry. The statement cited a report by VoteWater, an environmental group that has supported Crist. Then the Palm Beach Post published an investigation which found that Fried had failed to follow through on a promise to create new rules on sugarcane burning in the…
Read More »CNN predicts Alaska’s special election will head to ranked-choice voting tabulation
CNN — The results of Alaska’s special general election to fill out the remainder of the late Rep. Don Young’s term remain uncertain, with CNN projecting that none of the candidates on the ballot topped 50 percent on Tuesday, a necessary feat considering account for the state’s new voting rules. . The special general election, which was triggered by Young’s death, is the first time Alaska has used ranked-choice voting, a process that asks voters to rank their preferred candidates, with the votes of the lowest-performing candidates only come into play if not. one exceeds 50%. CNN predicted that no…
Read More »Taiwan and China hold opposing military exercises amid tensions
HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan is holding military exercises to demonstrate its ability to resist Chinese pressure to accept Beijing’s political control over the autonomous island, following new rounds of threatening exercises from China. Wednesday’s drills in southeastern Hualien County follow days of Chinese missile launches and incursions into Taiwan’s sea and airspace by ships and planes of the People’s Liberation Army, the military wing of the Communist Party of China. “We strongly condemn Communist China’s continued military provocations around Taiwan’s sea and air that undermine regional peace,” Taiwan’s Defense Ministry spokesman Sun Li-fang told reporters at the force base…
Read More »Floods of St. Louis: More rain expected Wednesday after record rainfall turned roads into rivers and forced residents to flee their homes barefoot
As the hours wore on, the rain continued to fall and floods inundated the city and surrounding areas, forcing people to flee or wait for rescue teams to find them. Jessica Perez was awakened by her son around 3:30 a.m. to find her basement flooded with several inches of water, she told CNN. The video taken by Perez shows the basement covered in murky water, soaking the legs of furniture while floating Christmas decorations and other objects. The water had receded by 9 a.m., revealing a layer of debris and black mud and leaving everything in ruins in the basement,…
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The teacher talks about courage, how to overcome fear at the conference | News, Sports, Employment
Abigail Marsh speaks during the morning lecture on Monday morning, August 15 in the Amphitheater. SEAN SMITH/STAFF PHOTO CHAUTAUQUA — The secret to courage may be in the groundwork that is laid in advance. “The most effective way to overcome fear with anything is just to deliberately expose yourself to it in small doses and gradually increase the level of threat, with a professional (counselor) if necessary, because fear is somehow a habit”. said teacher Abigail Marsh. Marsh shared his views “Brave Brain” with an audience at the Chautauqua Institution Amphitheater on Monday as part of the theme: “New Profiles…
Read More »US officials declare monkeypox a public health emergency
The Biden administration declared monkeypox was a public health emergency on Thursday as cases topped 6,600 nationwide. The statement it could facilitate access to emergency funds, allow health agencies to collect more data on cases and vaccines, speed up vaccine distribution and make it easier for doctors to prescribe treatment. “We are ready to take our response to the next level to address this virus, and we urge all Americans to take monkeypox seriously and to take responsibility for helping us fight this virus,” the secretary said from the Department of Health and Human Services, Xavier Becerra, in an informative…
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