Tag: crisis
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Manchester United and Erik ten Hag miss yet another crucial turning point and lurch to new crisis levels
[ad_1] Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter For all that Erik ten Hag discussed refereeing decisions in public, he struck a different tone in the privacy of the Parken dressing room. “It will turn,” he told his…
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Mental crisis calls to police can be deadly. Cities try new ways to respond : Shots
[ad_1] A social worker prepares to roll out with an officer at Denver Police District 5 on December 21, 2017. Denver has been a model for other cities, including Philadelphia, trying to create new ways to respond to emergency calls involving mental illnesses or drug addictions. AAron Ontiveroz/AAron Ontiveroz/Denver Post via Getty Images hide caption…
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Gaza, Asia, and the Crisis in Global Governance – The Diplomat
[ad_1] For people living in or engaged with the Asia-Pacific, the violence in Gaza and the accompanying rhetoric are all too familiar, mirroring much of what Myanmar’s military has unleashed against ethnic minorities for decades. Being forced to live in “open air prisons” matched by systematic dehumanization and state-backed violence are exactly what the Rohingya…
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Ozempic Can’t Fix America’s Obesity Crisis
[ad_1] What is obesity? Some people will tell you it’s a fancy word for being fat; others might say it’s a slur that pathologizes bigger bodies. And yet others will insist it’s a moral failing—one of laziness and poor willpower. For the past decade, however, the medical community has recognized that obesity is a chronic…
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The Second Thomas Shoal Crisis – The Diplomat
[ad_1] Asia Geopolitics | Risk Intelligence | Security | Southeast Asia What’s driving tensions between China and the Philippines at Second Thomas Shoal? Credit: AP Photo/Aaron Favila Advertisement The Diplomat’s Asia Geopolitics podcast hosts Ankit Panda (@nktpnd) and Katie Putz (@LadyPutz) discuss tensions between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea. Click the play button above to listen. If…
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How the Gaza crisis is stoking antisemitism across the U.S.
[ad_1] There have been reports of demonstrators chanting Hamas slogans, of synagogues being defaced with swastikas and anti-Jewish hatred being posted on the internet. There also has been, across the U.S., a spike in antisemitic incidents since the war in Gaza erupted on Oct. 7 after the militant Palestinian group Hamas launched a bloody surprise…
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A new drug is worsening the opioid crisis in Philadelphia : NPR
[ad_1] SCOTT SIMON, HOST: In the middle of a morning in Philadelphia along Kensington Avenue, below the elevated train platform, there’s a woman in a flowered dress down on the sidewalk, quivering and shivering. SAM: Well, I know how she feels. Her body’s just, like, twitching. KARA COHEN: Yeah. SAM: Like, it hurts. SIMON: Someone…
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Conditions in Gaza hospitals remain in crisis : NPR
[ad_1] For three weeks, medical staff at hospitals in Gaza have been working nonstop. Doctors say they’re making life and death decisions about who they can treat while dealing with their own personal loss. AILSA CHANG, HOST: Since the war began, reporter Ari Daniel has been keeping in touch with a couple of doctors in…
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Long Lines At Gas Pump Unlikely, But Middle East Crisis Could Disrupt Supply, Raise Prices
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) — Fifty years after the 1973 Arab oil embargo, the current crisis in the Middle East has the potential to disrupt global oil supplies and push prices higher. But don’t expect a repeat of the catastrophic price hikes and long lines at the gasoline pump, experts say. The Israel-Hamas war is “definitely…
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Vulnerable elderly minimise their care visits due to the cost-of-living crisis | UK | News
[ad_1] Pensioners are risking their health as they cut back on the care they pay for because of the cost-of-living crisis, finds a damning report on social care. Councils who cannot meet rising demand for social care and the plight of family carers who are “completely overwhelmed” as they try to plug gaps are other…