4/26/24 PUBLIC HEALTH Enable IntenseDebate Comments:  Enable IntenseDebate Comments A systematic review posted in Clinical Infectious Diseases reveals that, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many physicians felt less ethically obligated to provide care to infectious-disease patients if they fear contracting the disease. A Duke University–led team reviewed 155 published studies exploring treatment obligation and refusal, HIV/AIDS, COVID-19, and pandemics up to October 25, 2022. read more ..read more

4/26/24 UNDERSEA WARFARE Enable IntenseDebate Comments:  Enable IntenseDebate Comments A number of commentators in Australia have lately made rash pronouncements about the demise of US submarines, alleging that innovative technologies will make the vessels vulnerable. Others have been arguing that US nuclear-powered submarines are now noisier than their Chinese counterparts and will be easily detectable by China.  read more ..read more

4/2/27 RUSSIAN DISINFORMATION Enable IntenseDebate Comments:  Enable IntenseDebate Comments Russia’s top investigative body said it had opened a probe into a Ukrainian company that formerly had ties to the son of U.S. President Joe Biden, in what likely is an effort to spread disinformation in the midst of the heated U.S. presidential election campaign. The Investigative Committee said on April 9 that it was launching its investigation into Burisma Holdings and its alleged involvement in the financing of terrorist activities in Russia by “senior officials of the United States and N ..read more

4/26/24 ARGUMENT: RUSSIAN DISINFORMATION Enable IntenseDebate Comments:  Enable IntenseDebate Comments As is often the case, Russia has offered many different explanations to the ISIS-K’s 22 March 2024 terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall in Moscow, which killed more than 140 and left dozens more seriously injured. Some Russian officials have stated that the United States did not provide specific enough intelligence concerning the anticipated attack, while others have said the intelligence was never transmitted in the first place. read more ..read more

4/26/24 CYBERSECURITY Enable IntenseDebate Comments:  Enable IntenseDebate Comments You probably know better than to click on links that download unknown files onto your computer. It turns out that uploading files can get you into trouble, too. Today’s web browsers are much more powerful than earlier generations of browsers. They’re able to manipulate data within both the browser and the computer’s local file system. Users can send and receive email, listen to music or watch a movie within a browser with the click of a button. read more ..read more

4/25/24 CRIME DETECTION Enable IntenseDebate Comments:  Enable IntenseDebate Comments Crime is an age-old and never-ending problem for societies worldwide and crime detection and crime fighting have always chased after the criminals who often stay one step ahead. read more ..read more

4/25/24 OUR PICKS Enable IntenseDebate Comments:  0 Arizona Indicts Nearly 20 in Case Over 2020 Election in Arizona, Including Giuliani and Meadows  (AP / VOA Now) An Arizona grand jury has indicted former Donald Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows and lawyer Rudy Giuliani along with 16 others in an election interference case. read more ..read more

4/25/24 WORLD ROUNDUP Enable IntenseDebate Comments:  0 Britain Considers Israel-Style ‘Iron Dome’ for Missile Defense  (Larisa Brown, The Times) British defense chiefs are having “live conversations” about developing an “Iron Dome” missile defense system, the head of the armed forces has said. Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, the chief of the defense staff, revealed that discussions were taking place about how best to protect the country from attack. read more ..read more

4/25/24 TIKTOK Enable IntenseDebate Comments:  Enable IntenseDebate Comments When President Joe Biden signed a US$95 billion foreign aid bill into law on April 24, 2024, it started the clock on a nine-month window for TikTok’s China-based parent company, ByteDance, to sell the app. The president can extend the deadline by three months, and TikTok has indicated that it plans to challenge the law in court. read more ..read more

4/25/24 IMMIGRATION Enable IntenseDebate Comments:  Enable IntenseDebate Comments The White House’s strategy for curbing migration to the United States from Central America zeroes in on job creation, economic investment and support for human rights. Biden administration officials say is showing results, but analysts caution against unrealistic expectations. read more ..read more