As I listen to the Supreme Court's pros and cons arguments on whether the President of the United States can break the law or not. Repeat, Break the law or not? Is there someone in the world who has no schooling or a doctorate in law that would not know the answer" That's what they would Say??  I will bet my last dollar they would say in whatever language or speech, "No one is above the law" We have in Washington DC nine justices discussing this issue. I will bet my bottom dollar again that no matter what they decide there will be at least two justices that won't agree with t ..read more

Steven M Retired US Veteran and 25yr NAVY contractor Tue Can the Ukrainians use the HIMARS to target the Black Sea Fleet? No. Now Ukraine will be receiving American Long Range ATACMS that Mike Johnson and Hakeem Jeffries added to the Ukraine Defense Bill. ATACMS can and will destroy the Kerch bridge, then will eliminate all Russian air defense on Crimea. Enter the F-16s, now unopposed in the skies to mop up the recovery of all of Crimea. Now move ATACMS and Patriots to Crimea, from where Ukraine will use the ATACMS to destroy the only remaining Black Sea port at Novoros ..read more

Ukrainian soldiers of the 148th Separate Artillery Brigade with a M777 howitzer at a firing position in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, in March.Credit...Nicole Tung for The New York Times By Marc Santora Reporting from Kyiv, Ukraine The New York Times    The Ukrainian lieutenant was at a firing position on the eastern front, commanding an artillery unit relying on American-provided M777 howitzers and other big guns, as U.S. lawmakers gathered in Washington to decide if his cannons would be forced to go silent for lack of ammunition. But when the lieutenant returned ..read more

  Dominica's High Court has overturned a ban on consensual same-sex relations in the Caribbean island nation. The court ruled parts of the law that criminalized same-sex activity went against the country's constitution. A gay man living in Dominica who brought the case said the law violated his constitutional rights. LGBTQ activists welcomed the decision, hailing it as "a significant milestone in the ongoing struggle for LGBTQ rights in the Caribbean". The court ruled that sections 14 and 16 of the Sexual Offences Act, which criminalized consensual same-sex activity between a ..read more

Near Bakhmut, eastern Ukraine, in January.Credit...Tyler Hicks/The New York Times   By Lara Jakes Lara Jakes writes about weapons and military aid for Ukraine. The New York Time   Now that the Senate has approved a nearly $61 billion aid package to Ukraine, and with President Biden poised to sign it, desperately needed American weapons could be arriving on the battlefield within days. The weapons package — which has been delayed over political wrangling by House Republicans since last fall — is “a lifeline” for Kyiv’s military, said Yehor Cherniev, the deputy chairman of t ..read more

  State operator Deutsche Bahn will also allow passengers to reserve seats with ‘digital towels’ German trains will soon feature new cabins designed for greater privacy as part of a multi-billion euro revamp. State railway operator Deutsche Bahn (DB) has unveiled plans for compartments with frosted glass where travelers can take private video calls or ‘cuddle’. Dubbed ‘knutsch-abteil’ (‘smooch cabins’) by the German newspaper Bild, they will be rolled out on DB’s Intercity Express (ICE) high-speed trains. The company is also planning to install digital seat reservations and scen ..read more

Congress is about to provide billions more dollars to Kyiv, mostly in the form of ammunition and long-range artillery, but questions remain whether new artificial intelligence technology will be enough to help turn the tide of the war.Credit...Nicole Tung for The New York Times   By David E. Sanger David E. Sanger is a White House and national security reporter. He is the author, with Mary K. Brooks, of “New Cold Wars: China’s Rise, Russia’s Invasion and America’s Struggle to Save the West,” from which this article is adapted. The New York Times   The idea triggered a full ..read more

The Secret Service is legally required to protect current and former presidents. But none have ever faced the prospect of incarceration.Credit...Erin Schaff/The New York Times   The U.S. Secret Service is in the business of protecting the president, whether he’s inside the Oval Office or visiting a foreign war zone. But protecting a former president in prison? The prospect is unprecedented. That would be the challenge if Donald J. Trump — whom the agency is required by law to protect around the clock — is convicted at his criminal trial in Manhattan and sentenced to serve tim ..read more

MOÏSE MANOËL-FLORISSE Moïse Manoël-Florisse is an African-Caribbean online journalist keeping an eye…   This article has been translated, updated, and  edited from an article in the French-language website Stop Homophobie: January 2024 was “the most violent month in over two years” in Haiti, with 806 civilians killed, injured, or kidnapped, and some 300 gang members also killed or injured, for a total of 1,108 people, according to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. That violence followed last year’s total of 5,000 homicides and almost 2,500 kidnappings. B ..read more

Workers took a break from clearing debris at the thermal power plant in Kurakhove, Ukraine, last month.  By Andrew E. Kramer and Maria VarenikovaPhotographs by Nicole Tung Reporting from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine The New York Times   Its towering smokestacks once puffed out clouds of steam. In gigantic machine rooms, turbines whirled around the clock. Furnaces burned trainloads of coal. In the Soviet era, the Kurakhove Heating and Power Plant gave rise to the town around it in Ukraine’s east, driving the local economy and sustaining the community with wages a ..read more