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The United States announced a resumption of aid to Yemen’s rebel-held north on Friday to fight a looming famine as the country’s nearly six-year-old war grinds on. U.N. officials warned that a blockade of fuel deliveries to a main port was heightening the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. The aid concern came as President Joe Biden’s…

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For all the attention on Biden’s changes to border policy, there are plenty of factors out of the U.S.’s control — which might make migrants increasingly desperate. The cause of the collision between an SUV and a semitruck that left 13 dead in Holtville, California, on Tuesday morning is still a horrific mystery. But federal investigators are exploring a likely explanation for why the overloaded car sped through an intersection in the rural area: a case of human smuggling turned ...

US resumes aid to Yemens rebel north as famine threatens ELLEN KNICKMEYER and EDITH M. LEDERER, Associated Press March 12, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail FILE - In this Nov. 23, 2019 file photo, a woman holds her malnourished boy at a feeding center at the Al-Sabeen Hospital in Sanaa, Yemen. After a visit to Yemen the World Food Programs executive director, David Beasley, warned that his underfunded organization may be forced seek hundreds of millions of dollars in private donations in a desperate ...

Learning the lessons of the coiled Arab spring Nadim Shehadi March 11, 2021 22:36 Syrian anti-government protesters march as part of an uprising against the country’s authoritarian regime, in Banias, Syria, April 17, 2011. (AP Photo) Short Url https://arab.news/gywt8 The more pressure that is placed on a spring, the more tension is built up inside it and the higher it will jump when the pressure is released. This is my definition of the “Arab spring” — not related to spring as a season,...

YWCA sets dates for annual Summer Food Program Information submitted Monday, March 8, 2021 12:00 AM VAN WERT – For the past 26 years, the YWCA of Van Wert County has held the Summer Food Program to ensure that no child goes hungry during the summer months. While last summer’s program looked different and was run as a drive-thru meal pick-up due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the YWCA distributed nearly 15,000 meals to children. This summer’s program will be held Monday through Frid...

Share on Twitter The government of war-torn Yemen is struggling to repel rebel attacks on its last major stronghold while also scrambling to combat a devastating famine.  Houthi attacks in the northern Yemeni city of Marib could create a major roadblock for future attempts to negotiate peace in the country, according to the United Nations. At the same time, some 50,000 people are starving to death in a steadily escalating famine.  The United Nations says Yemen is home to the "worl...

For all the attention on Biden’s changes to border policy, there are plenty of factors out of the U.S.’s control — which might make migrants increasingly desperate.

VW independent/submitted information For the past 26 years, the YWCA of Van Wert County has held the Summer Food Program to ensure that no child goes hungry during the summer months.   YWCA Summer Food Program activities in the past have included trips to Brumback Library, as shown here in 2018. VW independent file photo While last summer’s program looked different and was run as a drive-thru meal pick-up due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the YWCA distributed nearly 15,000 meals to children. T...

wfrank@altoonamirror.com Local amusement parks, including DelGrosso’s Park, are planning on opening for business this summer with special efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Mirror file photo Local amusement parks, including Lakemont Park, are planning on opening for business this summer with special efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Mirror file photo Park-goers ride the lazy river at DelGrosso’s Park’s Laguna Splash. The park, closed for the entir...