Ozone treaty, world wars slowed global warming, study says
Society has slowed down global warming several times over the last century without even trying, new research says. A study found that the rate of global warming has ratcheted down in response to major...
View ArticleIn talks with Iran, France stood on principle
France has long established itself as the guardian of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and its disarmament mandates. A republic capable of much cynicism, France has nonetheless defended the...
View ArticleA tangled web for SCOTUS
A bizarre act of revenge against a romantic rival was the unlikely genesis of an important debate in the Supreme Court last week about federal power, states' rights and the conduct of U.S. diplomacy....
View ArticleDrowning the oceans in plastic
You've probably seen the images of dolphins caught in abandoned monofilament fishing nets, or of vast areas of plastic trash floating in remote waters of the Pacific, or of sea turtles consuming...
View ArticleLetters: The best way to deal with Iran
Re "How to negotiate with Iran," Opinion, Oct. 29 Dennis Ross and his colleagues lay out a sophisticated and nuanced strategy for dealing with Iran at this critical junction, something the Obama...
View ArticleYakama tribe just says no to Washington state's legal pot market
TOPPENISH, Wash. — The Yakama Nation sits in the fertile heart of illegal marijuana country — Washington state's answer to Mendocino County, minus the tie-dye. The soil is rich. The growing season is...
View ArticleSouth Africa, the nation that gave up its nukes
It would be a mistake to think that the end of the Cold War also ended the threat posed by nuclear weapons. Nuclear-armed states continue to deploy huge arsenals of nuclear weapons, other states...
View ArticlePalestinian negotiator: peace 'framework' with Israel possible
BEIT JALA, West Bank – Israel and the Palestinians should be able to reach a basic "framework agreement" for peace by the end of April and a full peace treaty within a year after that, the chief...
View ArticlePASSINGS: Henri Lazarof, Elizabeth Jane Howard, George Goodman, Carter Camp
Henri Lazarof Composer, teacher and art collector Henri Lazarof, 81, a prolific composer and teacher who may have been best known for the modern art collection he and his wife amassed, died Sunday at...
View ArticleIsrael to stop distributing gas masks to civilians
JERUSALEM -- With the dismantling of Syria’s chemical weapons underway, Israel will halt distribution of gas masks to civilians next month, the government announced Sunday. The decision came following...
View ArticleA new path on trade deals
Paralyzed by ideological divisions, Congress has done little to promote economic growth or reduce unemployment since Republicans took over the House in 2011. One exception has been the approval of...
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