Новости за 13.11.2019

Months of demonstrations have spiraled down to sheer hatred between protesters and police. The only way up is to listen to those who have conquered such hate.

As the public phase of the House impeachment inquiry begins, how will Congress balance rights of accuser and accused?

Wednesday's opening marks the fourth time in U.S. history that Congress has launched impeachment proceedings against a sitting president.

Spurred by a love of blue-footed boobies, two brothers help fund research on the iconic birds from the Galápagos Islands.

Water levels reached 74 inches, bypassing the city's usual flood defenses. The mayor has called on Rome to declare a state of emergency.

At airports and other ports of entry, phones and computers are often searched. A federal court said warrantless searches violate the Fourth Amendment.

As clashes between police and the largely student-led protest movement intensify, university students from elsewhere are fleeing Hong Kong.

Brexit has overturned many apple carts in the U.K. Now it is prompting constitutional controversy as the role of a 10-year-old Supreme Court rises.

The massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was largely forgotten, even by those living in the state. But as many as 300 black people died.

At a Monitor Breakfast, the DNC chair said every 2020 Democratic presidential candidate has pledged to support the eventual nominee – despite the melange of personalities and ideologies remaining.

In good news this week: New Zealand is cracking down on extremist content, Latvia will grant citizenship to all born inside its borders, and more.

Temperatures in Djibouti can reach 113 degrees F. But the rewards I get from my running habit are worth it. Here’s why.

David Abulafia’s sweeping history “The Boundless Sea” touches on great explorers as well as war, trade, and migration.

Bernd Brunner shapes a cultural history of the season, showing that even at its bleakest, winter can be redemptive.

Congress is struggling to agree on spending, trade, and other priorities. Impasses might have existed without impeachment – but it’s not helping.

Hezbollah amassed great power even as its fighters died in Syria. But the bold uprising in Lebanon has brought quiet Shiite grumblings into the open.