“We are not dogmatic about the form and the format of those talks,” State Department spokesman said Washington: The United States said Monday it remained ready to meet Iran but was not “dogmatic” about how, after Tehran rejected an EU-proposed gathering. “We remain ready to engage in meaningful diplomacy to achieve a mutual return to […]
Day: March 1, 2021
Frontier Cancels Flight, Citing Maskless Passengers
A Frontier Airlines flight from Miami to La Guardia Airport in New York was canceled on Sunday night after a large group of passengers, including several adults, refused to wear masks, the airline said. By Monday morning, the airline was facing accusations of anti-Semitism for its treatment of the passengers, who are Hasidic Jews, as […]
After Power Grid, China Hackers Also Targeted Indian Vaccine Makers for ‘Competitive Advantage’: Report
A Chinese state-backed hacking group has in recent weeks targeted the IT systems of two Indian vaccine makers whose coronavirus shots are being used in the country’s immunisation campaign, cyber intelligence firm Cyfirma told Reuters. Rivals China and India have both sold or gifted COVID-19 shots to many countries. India produces more than 60% of […]
J.J. Watt agrees to two-year contract with Arizona Cardinals
TEMPE, Ariz. — Free-agent pass-rusher J.J. Watt has agreed to a two-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals, the team announced Monday. Terms were not disclosed, but a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that the deal is worth $31 million and includes $23 million guaranteed. Before the Cardinals announced the agreement, Watt broke the news by […]
Different styles of parenting | Times of India
Disciplinarian parenting When parents resort to strict rules and regulations and expect their children to adhere to them, this is called a disciplinarian form of parenting. This approach may be bound by high expectations and may lead to serious punishments too. Source link
Sir John Curtice: Has support for the SNP and independence slipped?
Polling expert Sir John Curtice asks if the Salmond inquiry has affected attitudes to the SNP. Source link
The Philippines begins its inoculation campaign, but public distrust runs deep.
MANILA — The Philippines, which has had one of the worst coronavirus outbreaks in Southeast Asia, began its inoculation campaign on Monday even as the government struggled to reassure a population wary of foreign-made vaccines. President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday urged the public to get vaccinated as he greeted a Chinese military aircraft carrying 600,000 […]
Cuomo Allegations Leave Democrats Grappling With Response
NEW YORK: Democrats across the country celebrated New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo as the face of governing competence as President Donald Trump fumbled his administration’s response to the exploding pandemic last year. Now, the Democratic governor is struggling through a sexual harassment scandal that’s testing the limits of his party’s support as Democrats grapple with […]
New mercy rule bails RHP Garrett Richards out of first-inning jam in spring debut for Boston Red Sox
Garrett Richards had gotten only one out during his first spring training start, loading the bases and walking in one run before the Red Sox stopped the inning after 23 pitches. Then he went back out for a 1-2-3 second inning. “It’s building blocks man,” he said after being rescued by the new rule this […]
After El Salvador Election, Bukele Is on Verge of Near-Total Control
MEXICO CITY — El Salvador’s populist president was poised on Monday to claim a resounding victory in the country’s legislative elections, dealing a crushing blow to establishment parties and granting the young leader, who has been accused of authoritarian tendencies, a powerful new mandate. When President Nayib Bukele, 39, swept to power in 2019, he […]