November 2019

Lebanon protests: Confronting the ‘sexualisation’ of women demonstrators

Protesters from across Lebanon have taken to the streets to demand an end to government corruption. And women once again have been at the forefront of the demonstrations, which began in mid-October. But attitudes towards women from some in the region have revealed persisting stereotypes and objectification of women. Reporter: Joana Saba Video produced by

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Man Charged in Sexual Assault of Woman on a Flight, Officials Say

A 32-year-old man was accused of sexually assaulting a female passenger during a flight, prompting it to be diverted to allow for his removal, federal prosecutors said on Friday. The man, James Clayton Cholewinski-Boyd, a retired speedskater, was in an aisle seat on Tuesday on an American Airlines flight that was headed to Salt Lake

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Bannon Tells of Campaign Willing to Try ‘Dirty Tricks’ to Win in 2016

“He was the access point to Julian Assange,” Mr. Bannon said, who was dressed in black, spoke in clipped tones and frowned almost continually. “It was natural that I would reach out to him.” In fact, Mr. Stone, a former campaign adviser, had no real ties to WikiLeaks, although he repeatedly tried to dispatch intermediaries

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Why the Fed, Long Reticent, Has Started to Talk About Climate Change

Climate change is risky business — including for officials at the Federal Reserve. An increase in severe weather events could lead to bank failures as property prices rapidly adjust, stoke uncertainty and harm economic growth. That makes global warming and its fallout relevant to the Fed, which is responsible for both financial regulation and for

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