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Sleep experts: It's time to ditch daylight saving time

Voices // 12 hours ago

Sleep experts: It's time to ditch daylight saving time

Oct. 30 (UPI) -- For most of the United States, the clock goes back one hour on Sunday morning, the "fall back" for daylight saving time. Many of us appreciate the extra hour of sleep.

Trump, Biden ignore how war on drugs fuels violence in Latin America

Voices // 1 day ago

Trump, Biden ignore how war on drugs fuels violence in Latin America

U.S. polarization likely to bring outrage no matter who wins election

Voices // 2 days ago

U.S. polarization likely to bring outrage no matter who wins election

Viktor Orbán shows how religion can be used to erode democracy

Voices // 3 days ago

Viktor Orbán shows how religion can be used to erode democracy

Iranian regime is godfather of terror

Voices // 4 days ago

Iranian regime is godfather of terror

Oct. 26 (UPI) -- If we are serious about terminating Iran's bomb factories and eliminating its spies, we should close all of Iran's embassies and expel their diplomatic staff.

Donald Trump's 'America first' agenda has damaged global human rights

Voices // 1 week ago

Donald Trump's 'America first' agenda has damaged global human rights

Oct. 23 (UPI) -- U.S. President Donald Trump's "America first" policies have directly undermined the international human rights regime.

Russian media may be joining China and Iran in turning on Trump

Voices // 1 week ago

Russian media may be joining China and Iran in turning on Trump

Oct. 22 (UPI) -- China, Iran and even Russia seem to crave a return to normalcy -- and, to some extent, American leadership in the world.

Trafalgar offers history lesson for China threat

Voices // 1 week ago

Trafalgar offers history lesson for China threat

To many observers in the United States, China is America's main threat and enemy. The litany of wrongdoings and evidence of China's malevolence is long.

Disney's pivot to streaming signals severe economic crisis to come

Voices // 1 week ago

Disney's pivot to streaming signals severe economic crisis to come

Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Disney has announced a significant restructuring of its media and entertainment business, boldly placing most of its growth ambitions and investments into its recently launched streaming service, Disney+.

Revolution is in the air with Iran's economy in free fall

Voices // 1 week ago

Revolution is in the air with Iran's economy in free fall

Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Sixty million Iranians, 75% of the population, are living below the international poverty line.

Gender stereotypes at play as Jacinda Ardern, Judith Collins face off to lead New Zealand

Voices // 2 weeks ago

Gender stereotypes at play as Jacinda Ardern, Judith Collins face off to lead New Zealand

Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Women leading both of New Zealand's largest political parties is something to celebrate. Watching Jacinda Ardern and Judith Collins debate dispels any doubt about whether women are up to the demands of leadership.

Human rights in Iran is a sick joke

Voices // 2 weeks ago

Human rights in Iran is a sick joke

Oct. 14 (UPI) -- When the secretary-general of the Iranian Judiciary's High Council on Human Rights claims that the regime's human rights "achievements" must be presented to the world, then we know that comedy and farce are not dead.

America misses the courage of Sen. John McCain

Voices // 2 weeks ago

America misses the courage of Sen. John McCain

Darkened by the coronavirus and a badly broken American political system headed by arguably the worst president in this nation's history, suppose Sen. John McCain had not died two years ago and was alive and well.

Plot to kidnap Mich. governor grew from militia's constitutional falsehoods

Voices // 2 weeks ago

Plot to kidnap Mich. governor grew from militia's constitutional falsehoods

Oct. 13 (UPI) -- The U.S. militia movement has long been steeped in a peculiar -- and unquestionably mistaken -- interpretation of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and civil liberties.

Remdesivir study shows promise for COVID-19, but no magic bullet

Voices // 2 weeks ago

Remdesivir study shows promise for COVID-19, but no magic bullet

Oct. 12 (UPI) -- The results of the ACTT-1 trial, which looked at the effectiveness of remdesivir as a treatment for COVID-19, have finally been published.

White nationalists seek influence in U.S. military

Voices // 3 weeks ago

White nationalists seek influence in U.S. military

Oct. 9 (UPI) -- There is a long history of links between white nationalist movements and the U.S. military.

Several stunning takeaways from Harris-Pence debate

Voices // 3 weeks ago

Several stunning takeaways from Harris-Pence debate

For those who watched Wednesday night's vice presidential debate between Mike Pence and Kamala Harris, few minds were likely changed by either candidate.

'Digital republic' like Estonia may be everyone's future

Voices // 3 weeks ago

'Digital republic' like Estonia may be everyone's future

Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Estonia offers the most comprehensive governmental online services in the world, including voting. Since 2005, Estonians have been able vote online, from anywhere in the world.

Migrant caravans restart as pandemic deepens crisis at U.S.-Mexico border

Voices // 3 weeks ago

Migrant caravans restart as pandemic deepens crisis at U.S.-Mexico border

Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Central Americans are still fleeing violence, hunger and climate change en masse. And the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border also persists, complicated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Trump's rhetoric crafted to spark reaction, not impart information

Voices // 3 weeks ago

Trump's rhetoric crafted to spark reaction, not impart information

Oct. 6 (UPI) -- As America chaotically careens toward Election Day with President Donald Trump fighting a COVID-19 infection, we should stop and ask: Just why and how do Trump's words work?

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