Government shutdown: Flight delays, cancellations worsen

Flight timings and cancellations are displayed on the departures board, a month into the ongoing U.S. government shutdown, at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., November 9, 2025. Annabelle Gordon | Reuters Flight cancellations were again piling up on Monday as air traffic controller shortages, worsened by the longest-ever U.S. government shutdown,…

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Stop the nuclear MADness 

For better or worse, strategic nuclear weapons are back in the dock. Given that the Cold War ended 35 years ago, most Americans have little understanding of or interest in these weapons that could literally destroy much if not our entire society. The wonderful Stanley Kubrick film “Dr. Strangelove“satirised the notion of mutually assured destruction…

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In Evanston, whistles and watchful eyes are holding ICE accountable

While municipalities across the country struggle to deal with the onslaught of armed immigration agents who disregard migrants, citizens and even detain due process.legal workersA small Illinois town—where I live—has developed what Rachel Maddow calls “evanston handbookFor community response. Evanston, Illinois, is an extraordinary blue dot in a critically blue state. Located on the shore…

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