Los Angeles Times - Near East

• newHe's Black, Republican and working to reelect Trump. It's not easy
  Immanuel Jarvis, GOP chair in Durham, N.C., sees President Trump as a friend of Black Americans and the media as an enemy.
  - 11 hours ago 8 Jul 20, 11:07pm -
• newCoronavirus, unemployment, uncertainty imperil Texas workers: 'It trickles down'
  As coronavirus spikes in Houston, refinery towns to the east that boomed before the pandemic now face business closures and layoffs.
  - 13 hours ago 8 Jul 20, 9:01pm -
• newWith a Senate majority in reach, Democratic candidates rake in massive donations
  Democratic Senate candidates in several key races announce huge fundraising totals that raise the party's hopes of retaking the chamber in November.
  - 17 hours ago 8 Jul 20, 5:54pm -
• newA nurse's plea: 'Please tell me my life is worth a LITTLE of your discomfort?'
  To healthcare workers on the front lines of the coronavirus crisis, encountering people who indignantly refuse face coverings can feel like a slap in the face.
  - 21 hours ago 8 Jul 20, 1:00pm -
• newAn unlikely alliance? Trump and Mexico's president meet to tout a win during a crisis
  President López Obrador uses his first official visit to talk trade with Trump.
  - 23 hours ago 8 Jul 20, 11:00am -

• Op-Ed: Mexico's president and Trump have this in common: They both trample human rights
  Mexico's Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Donald Trump, who meet face to face for the first time Wednesday, have parallel — and dismal — records on human rights.
  - 2 days ago 7 Jul 20, 7:00pm -
• He called the coronavirus 'a little flu.' Now Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has COVID-19
  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who has long downplayed the coronavirus, says he has COVID-19. More than 65,000 Brazilians have died from the disease.
  - 2 days ago 7 Jul 20, 3:30pm -
• Coronavirus crisis disrupts treatment for another epidemic: Addiction
  Drug rehabs across the U.S. have experienced coronavirus flare-ups or COVID-19-related financial problems, forcing them to close or limit operations.
  - 3 days ago 6 Jul 20, 5:56pm -
• Police detain prominent law professor and government critic as China's crackdown continues
  Law professor Xu Zhangrun had already been suspended from teaching and put under house arrest after writing essays critical of President Xi Jinping.
  - 3 days ago 6 Jul 20, 2:30pm -
• Mississippi students voted to move a Civil War statue. Now they fear a Confederate shrine
  After calling for the relocation of a Confederate statue at the University of Mississippi, students are now demanding administrators halt the project.
  - 3 days ago 6 Jul 20, 11:00am -
• López Obrador heading to Washington to meet Trump amid controversy
  Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's first foreign trip stirs controversy on both sides of the border.
  - 3 days ago 6 Jul 20, 10:00am -
• Trump's views — bleak about the U.S., rosy about coronavirus — put Republicans on the spot
  GOP lawmakers, Trump surrogates tread carefully on president's inflammatory remarks over the Fourth of July weekend, denounced by Democrats.
  - 4 days ago 5 Jul 20, 3:39pm -
• The dark side of the South's Mexican combo-plate dream
  Gregorio Leon drove to the outskirts of Lexington, S.C., the night of Feb. 14, 2016, with a gun by his side and rage in his heart.
  - 4 days ago 5 Jul 20, 1:00pm -
• Scientists say WHO ignores the risk that coronavirus floats in air as aerosol
  More than 200 researchers worldwide sign an open letter saying current guidance ignores evidence that the coronavirus readily spreads on microscopic particles known as aerosols that can hang in the air for long periods and float dozens of feet.
  - 5 days ago 4 Jul 20, 12:00pm -
• Texas waited to require masks, close beaches ahead of Fourth of July as coronavirus spiked
  Texas became a national coronavirus hot spot this week but didn't close popular beaches like Galveston until Friday, when crowds still appeared.
  - 5 days ago 4 Jul 20, 12:57am -
• Earthquake: Magnitude 4.1 quake shakes Hawaii's Big Island
  A magnitude 4.1 earthquake was reported Friday afternoon at 5:18 p.m. Pacific time 15 miles from Hawaiian Beaches, Hawaii, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
  - 5 days ago 4 Jul 20, 12:54am -
• The July 4 speeches that helped define what America is — or what it should be
  July 4 speeches — by Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, John F. Kennedy — are reminders of what America's national purpose has been and should be.
  - 6 days ago 3 Jul 20, 12:00pm -
• Convictions of violent cops who kill Black people prove elusive. Dallas is becoming an exception
  Nationwide, police officers who kill unarmed Black people often are not charged, but Dallas County appears to be an outlier.
  - 6 days ago 3 Jul 20, 11:00am -
• Where's the beef? Lebanon's currency crash puts desperation on the menu
  The Lebanese are used to eating plenty of meat, but the country's economic woes have made it a luxury as rampant inflation takes its toll.
  - 6 days ago 3 Jul 20, 10:51am -
• Op-Ed: Why abortion rights are still at risk
  If Chief Justice John Roberts can find a way to maintain the court's reputation and eliminate Roe, he will.
  - 6 days ago 3 Jul 20, 10:00am -
• Coronavirus spikes in Texas: This hospital has quadrupled capacity yet is almost full
  This Houston hospital tried to prepare for the second wave of COVID-19, but was already 80% full this week as a nurse and doctor fell ill.
  - 6 days ago 3 Jul 20, 5:09am -
• The killing of 26 people at a drug rehab center in Mexico thought to be part of a gang war
  Authorities suspect the assault was part of a fierce turf battle that has transformed industrial Guanajuato into one of Mexico's deadliest states.
  - 6 days ago 3 Jul 20, 12:57am -
• It's not just coronavirus: America repeatedly fails at public health
  Why has the U.S. done so much worse than Europe in controlling the coronavirus? Preferring medical miracles, Americans reject simple public health steps.
  - 6 days ago 2 Jul 20, 10:55pm -
• As coronavirus cases soar, Trump continues cheerleading for reopening the economy
  Hospitals in Texas and Arizona are straining, and caseloads are soaring nationwide, but Trump continues to downplay the coronavirus and advocate reopening.
  - 6 days ago 2 Jul 20, 10:43pm -
• TikTok made stars out of these villagers in India. Then it was banned
  The Chinese video-sharing app is booted from its biggest foreign market as India retaliates for a deadly border clash.
  - 7 days ago 2 Jul 20, 9:23pm -
• Trump makes it harder for red state politicians to battle the coronavirus
  With COVID-19 cases rising in red states, Republican officials are caught between taking a hard line to tamp down the outbreak or staying consistent with Trump.
  - 7 days ago 2 Jul 20, 9:18pm -
• The coronavirus has changed since it left Wuhan. Is it more infectious?
  A newer strain of the coronavirus has a mutation that might make it more infectious, a team of scientists says. Other researchers disagree.
  - 7 days ago 2 Jul 20, 7:19pm -
• George Floyd's death inspires an unlikely movement in Indonesia: Papuan Lives Matter
  A court's surprisingly light sentences for seven Papuan activists highlights how far the Black Lives Matter protests have reverberated in Indonesia.
  - 7 days ago 2 Jul 20, 5:04pm -
• How secret deals could keep a COVID-19 drug out of reach for millions
  Activists say Gilead Sciences has signed agreements that could prevent the antiviral drug remdesivir from reaching dozens of hard-hit countries.
  - 7 days ago 2 Jul 20, 12:46am -
• As Congress leaves town, hopes for police reforms fade
  As the House and Senate prepare to leave Washington for a two-week break, action on national police reform seems increasingly unlikely.
  - 7 days ago 1 Jul 20, 11:54pm -
• Hong Kong police make first arrests under new security law
  On the anniversary of the former British colony's handover to Chinese rule, thousands defied tear gas and pepper pellets to protest the security law.
  - 7 days ago 1 Jul 20, 11:06pm -
• U.S. says leaking nuclear waste dome is safe; Marshall Islands leaders don't believe it
  The DOE says that radioactive leakage from Runit Dome is insignificant. Marshall Islands leaders are skeptical.
  - 8 days ago 1 Jul 20, 8:14pm -
• COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. may be 28% higher than official count, study estimates
  Researchers calculate that there were 122,300 more deaths in the U.S. in March, April and May this year than are typically seen during that three-month period.
  - 8 days ago 1 Jul 20, 6:31pm -
• Emeritus Pope Benedict's elder brother, the Rev. Georg Ratzinger, dies at 96
  Ratzinger was renown in his own right as a director of an acclaimed German boys' choir.
  - 8 days ago 1 Jul 20, 5:56pm -
• Hundreds of Hong Kong protesters arrested on first day of new national security law
  The Hong Kong government's ban on demonstrations did little to stop thousands from testing a new national security law imposed by mainland China.
  - 8 days ago 1 Jul 20, 3:48pm -
• Now you can see the relationship between reopening policies and COVID-19 cases
  A new tracker from Johns Hopkins University lets you compare the trajectory of coronavirus cases in each state with the reopening policies there.
  - 8 days ago 1 Jul 20, 1:00pm -
• Column One: Two Midwestern cities. Two local billionaires (Koch and Buffett). Which one can boost prosperity?
  In the middle of America, without intention or, really, anyone noticing, a decades-long, real-world experiment shaped by the money, politics and eccentricities of two 80-something billionaires is underway in two equally white, Christian, Republican c…
  - 8 days ago 1 Jul 20, 12:00pm -
• How the nation's newest doctors are coping with disruptions caused by COVID-19
  July 1 is traditionally the day newly minted doctors start their first year of residency. But this year, that transition is complicated by the coronavirus.
  - 8 days ago 1 Jul 20, 12:00pm -
• Omaha 'does a great job of investing in itself.' Thank wealthy residents with a good attitude
  The city of Omaha "does a great job of investing in itself," said James Chung, a son of Wichita and founder of strategy and predictive analytics firm Reach Advisors.
  - 8 days ago 1 Jul 20, 12:00pm -
• Charitable giving in Wichita and Omaha — check out the differences
  While funding for charities in both cities grew at the same pace across most categories in 2014 and the decade before, Omaha started at a higher level of giving.
  - 8 days ago 1 Jul 20, 12:00pm -
• Charles Koch's philanthropy reflects belief in 'individual empowerment' and 'self-actualization'
  Charles Koch's philanthropic giving reflects his belief in removing barriers to "self-actualization," says David Dziok, the Kansas billionaire's spokesman.
  - 8 days ago 1 Jul 20, 12:00pm -
• Susie Buffett's mission is to support Omaha's least-advantaged residents. Here's how she does it
  Susie Buffett, daughter of Omaha billionaire Warren Buffet, is a top-tier philanthropist in her hometown.
  - 8 days ago 1 Jul 20, 12:00pm -
• Hong Kong's new national security law takes effect on anniversary of handover
  China's leaders were caught off guard by Hong Kong's fierce protests. A year later, they're armed with a law that ensures Beijing's firm control.
  - 8 days ago 1 Jul 20, 1:58am -
• How coronavirus could wipe out two decades of progress in the war against child labor
  Experts warn the pandemic could force millions of children worldwide out of school and into the work force, exposing them to stress and exploitation.
  - 9 days ago 30 Jun 20, 4:52pm -
• Can at-home tests reduce rates of cervical cancer?
  The National Cancer Institute plans to launch a study next year to assess whether at-home HPV tests can reduce rates of cervical cancer in the U.S.
  - 9 days ago 30 Jun 20, 1:00pm -
• Trump accelerates border wall construction ahead of election, despite pandemic
  In Arizona and Texas, border wall construction has sped up over the objections of residents and environmentalists
  - 9 days ago 30 Jun 20, 11:00am -
• China approves national security law for Hong Kong against threats of U.S. retaliation
  The new law will stifle dissent in a city where millions of protesters demanded autonomy from China. Hong Kong's future as a global financial hub is now unclear.
  - 9 days ago 30 Jun 20, 3:36am -
• Op-Ed: Does Roberts' surprise Supreme Court vote today mean abortion rights are safe for the long haul?
  Roberts made clear he disagrees with today's abortion decision, but felt that precedent had to be honored
  - 10 days ago 29 Jun 20, 5:37pm -
• Supreme Court gives president power to fire consumer agency director at will
  The Supreme Court resolves a clash between presidential power and Congress' attempt to set up a quasi-independent agency.
  - 10 days ago 29 Jun 20, 2:33pm -
• AIDS activists feel sense of déjà vu as they watch the coronavirus policy battle unfold
  A coalition of activists, frontline workers and public health professionals from the AIDS era are disturbed to see history repeat itself with COVID-19.
  - 11 days ago 28 Jun 20, 2:00pm -
• 'Something is not right.' George Floyd protests push white Americans to think about their privilege
  The police killing of George Floyd and resulting protests have led white Americans to reckon with racism more vigorously than at any moment in recent history.
  - 11 days ago 28 Jun 20, 1:00pm -
• A patron saint of the internet? The pope is on it
  A 15-year-old boy who helped spread Roman Catholic teaching online is a good candidate to become patron saint of the internet, the Vatican says.
  - 11 days ago 28 Jun 20, 11:00am -
• Trump policy and coronavirus leave agency bankrupt, tens of thousands of potential voters in limbo
  Just shy of 2020 voter deadlines, the federal agency that handles citizenship is out of money, and thousands of green card holders can't become citizens.
  - 11 days ago 28 Jun 20, 10:00am -
• Israel may move to annex a big chunk of the West Bank soon, derailing hopes for a Palestinian state
  Hoping to prevent annexation of the West Bank, Palestinians look to international allies, Israeli politics and the lack of a mandate from President Trump.
  - 11 days ago 28 Jun 20, 10:00am -
• In 'God, guns and Trump' country, simmering doubts about the president
  In Mohave County, Arizona, which went 73% for Donald Trump in 2016, some residents are starting to question their support for the president.
  - 11 days ago 27 Jun 20, 10:43pm -