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Democrats See Stronger Pledge Earlier than Midday Vote: Shutdown Update

The government shutdown entered its third day — and first day of the normal workweek — as members of the Senate were frantically trying to break their impasse over a new short-term spending bill after working through the weekend. Here are the latest developments, updated throughout the day: Democrats Seek Stronger Pledge Before Noon Vote…

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Mike Pence: US embassy to originate in Jerusalem in 2019

The American embassy will be moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem by the end of next year, US Vice President Mike Pence told Israeli parliamentarians to enthusiastic applause. Greeted by a standing ovation on Monday inside the Knesset, Pence’s speech was in its introductory phase when a scuffle broke out as Palestinian lawmakers from the Joint…

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Trump and the ‘immigrant terrorists’

« New report from DHS DOJ shows that nearly 3 in 4 individuals convicted in terrorism related charges are foreign born. We have submitted to Congress a list of resources and reforms. » So tweeted US President Donald Trump on the afternoon of January 16, 2018, days before the US government shut down. President Trump’s tweet, like so many…

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‘Relentless’ shelling as Turkey intensifies Afrin push

The Turkish army has intensified an offensive against Syrian Kurdish positions in the enclave of Afrin, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said there would be no « stepping back » in Ankara’s operation, now in its third day. Anadolu, Turkey’s state-run news agency, reported on Monday that Turkish forces continued to shell Kurdish-held areas in northwestern Syria…

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Tory MPs accuse Theresa Could also of failing to behave over NHS crisis

Conservative MPs have accused Theresa May of failing to act on the NHS and social care crisis, after she dismissed their concerns in a brief letter. A former minister and the health committee chairwoman were among Tories who made their criticisms public – branding the response a “disappointment” and lacking “ambition”. Another warned that the…

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Sudan refugee laments thought to imprison, deport Africans

Indefinite imprisonment or a one-way ticket. These were the options Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered to African refugees and migrants in Israel earlier in January. Describing the 40,000-strong community as « infiltrators », Netanyahu said they had « to cooperate with us and leave voluntarily, respectably, humanely and legally, or we will have to use other tools at our…

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Surfers thrice extra possible to delight in antibiotic-resistant micro organism in guts

IMAGE: Dr. Anne Leonard interviews surfers on a beach in Cornwall, UK. view more  Credit: University of Exeter Regular surfers and bodyboarders are three times more likely to have antibiotic resistant E. coli in their guts than non-surfers, new research has revealed. Conducted by the University of Exeter, the Beach Bums study asked 300 people, half…

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Right here’s be sure that Hawaii’s missile warning fiasco isn’t repeated

This is a guest post from Steve Bellovin, a professor in the Computer Science department and affiliate faculty at the law school at Columbia University. His research focuses on networks, security, and public policy. His opinions don’t necessarily reflect the views of Ars Technica. EUGENE TANNER/AFP/Getty ImagesBy now, most people have heard about the erroneous…

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Turkey’s operation in Syria’s Afrin: Essentially the most important gamers

On Saturday, Turkey launched its operation in the northern Syrian enclave of Afrin aimed at rooting out the armed Kurdish groups, which Ankara considers a threat to its security. Turkish ground troops followed a day after, crossing the border into Syria alongside thousands of Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighters, as part of the so-called Operation…