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By Kumar David Though I do have a particular interest in the JVP-NPP and am anxious to see the NPP’s ‘Rapid Response to Current Challenges’ manifesto developed and improved, this column not drafted exclusively for that purpose, though it may read like that. I would be happy if other social and political movements find it […]

What sounds like a zany idea dreamt up in an opium den could have dire repercussions for the future of our democracy.

The government’s failure to manage foreign relations and enforce the law has led to a crisis affecting the public, says the main Opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB). “The recent EU Resolution reflects yet another foreign policy failure of this failed government. While it embarks on pipe-dream investor forums, the government seems intent on rapidly losing the two largest export markets Sri Lanka already has – the United States and the EU,” the SJB says. Full text of the party stateme...

New York, June 12, 2021 (IANS): The addition of a simple processing step to saliva samples before testing may improve Covid-19 detection rate, eliminate the challenges of nasopharyngeal testing and facilitate mass surveillance, researchers say. The researchers, including Ravindra Kolhe from Augusta University in the US, found that an innovative protocol that processes saliva samples with a bead mill homogeniser before real-time PCR (RT-PCR) testing results in higher sensitivity compared to NPS ...

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Arthur I. Cyr President Joe Biden has just completed his first 100 days in the White House, and marked the occasion by addressing a joint session of Congress on April 28. President Franklin D. Roosevelt was the first to emphasize this length of time, and create a benchmark for future chief executives. FDR launched an enormous whirlwind of policy and political activity immediately after his inauguration as president on March 4, 1933. This included the Twentieth Amendment to the Const...

In the wake of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection that threatened the lives of members of Congress, law enforcement officials are bracing for a potential second round of violence, after reports of alleged plans by white-supremacist conspiracy theorists and far-right Trump supporters. These concerns rise during a time when a limited number of Georgetown students live on campus with many more residing within the DMV. Both word-of-mouth rumors and formal statements of concern from authorities have in...

By Susan Jones | March 4, 2021 | 8:21am EST Razor wire is seen on fencing near the US Capitol Building on March 3, 2021. (Photo by ERIC BARADAT/AFP via Getty Images) (CNSNews.com) - Frightened of "a possible plot to breach the Capitol," the U.S. House of Representatives has adjourned until Monday. The Senate, however, will remain in session. The decision by House leaders was prompted by the following warning from the U.S. Capitol Police, issued on March 3: Th...

Blame Our Flawed Constitution for Trumps Acquittal Blame Our Flawed Constitution for Trumps Acquittal We wouldnt be in this mess without the Electoral College and two Senators for every state regardless of size David S. Cohen, provided by Feb. 14, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail How in the world does a narcissistic wannabe authoritarian get away with inciting his followers to attack the seat of his own government? The answer to that question is first and foremost that well over 80 percent of Republi...

SMSgt Thomas Meneguin, U.S. Air Force/U.S. Department of Defense The day of the inauguration includes a number of events that have become traditional. For instance, since Franklin D. Roosevelt attended church services on the morning of his first swearing-in ceremony in 1933, all the succeeding president-elects have done the same. After the worship services, the president-elect and vice president-elect—as well as family members and various public officials, almost always including the current ...