| 单词 | flash point |
| 例句 | Just ninety miles off the coast of Florida, the island nation of Cuba was fast becoming a flash point in the global Cold War. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The San Francisco Bay Area was a constant flash point for demonstrations and marches against the war. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z The flash point arrived when Mr. Perelman turned his attention to the Warner Music Prize, a $100,000 award to a young musician that was supposed to be presented at a benefit at Carnegie Hall. Carnegie Hall Faces Internal Strife Ahead of Anniversary Season 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z Though he died in 1918, Klimt is still a flash point for debate in the art world. Paper Gallery: Art Books on Winslow Homer, Mati Klarwein and Gustav Klimt 2013-01-17T22:01:35Z It was only when I looked back on flash points throughout the relationship that I realized my singleness was inevitable; I was simply building the vocabulary to explain it to myself. My Choice Isn’t Marriage or Loneliness 2021-04-02T04:00:00Z It is also a flash point around which family tensions revolve. In ‘My Unorthodox Life,’ Fashion Is a Flash Point 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z As long as there are sensitivities about recent events, however, "Maidan" is likely to remain a flash point. Documentary 'Maidan' polarizes participants in Ukraine revolution 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z More than three decades after artist Ana Mendieta fell to her death from a New York City high-rise, her untimely death continues to serve as a flash point. Essential Arts & Culture: LACMA's new look, protests at MOCA, celebrating a California composer 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z The incident might have remained just the latest flash point at a music program that has been roiled in recent years by a series of charges of misconduct by star professors. A Blackface ‘Othello’ Shocks, and a Professor Steps Back From Class 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z Quasi-journalistic, Chen plays the glamorous moderator, analyzing cultural flash points but rarely entering the fray. Julie Chen-Moonves and the Meaning of a Wife’s Loyalty 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z A big-screen provocation that was made relatively quietly, the film had its world premiere at Toronto and very rapidly became yet another flash point in the larger fractious discussion about men and women. Men, Women, Cinema — No Longer the Same Old Story 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z But political flash points aside, do Shakespeare’s plays still deliver a visceral, beer-sloshing charge? ‘Will’ on TNT: A Punk-Rock Shakespeare, Striving and Stage-Diving in the Big City 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z In what seems to be a flash point in popular culture, women in entertainment are taking on aging in humorous and subversive ways. An Age-Old Dilemma for Women 2015-06-27T04:00:00Z As the pandemic drags on, travel has become a flash point for mask rules. Perspective | Travelers continue to struggle with masking rules — and rule-breakers 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z Though the reporting methods were widely criticized, the article became a flash point in a debate over the #MeToo movement, especially because of Mr. Ansari’s reputation as a feminist. Aziz Ansari, Sidelined by Accusation, Plays to a Big Crowd Back Home 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z Though her look proved something of a flash point among viewers, including some women who thought she was undermining her credibility as a lawyer with her miniskirts, others defended her fashion choices. To Thine Own Character Be True: Before ‘Girls,’ There Were Mary, Ally and Carrie 2013-01-02T21:41:43Z As a comedy set in what is not just a political but also, for many, an emotional flash point, "The Brink" courts disaster. On the watch list: 'Ballers' and 'The Brink' 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z With so little trust between the artists and the German media and authorities, even efforts to address the flash points at Documenta are facing challenges. Furor Over Documenta Highlights a Widening Chasm in Germany 2022-08-06T04:00:00Z The Arizona call became a flash point among Trump supporters, some of whom threatened to abandon the network. Top Fox News managers depart amid Murdoch’s concerns over controversial Arizona election night projection 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z The tour will begin in Washington, D.C., and cover flash points of the civil rights era, including Anniston, Ala., where the bus was firebombed and Montgomery, Ala., where riders were beaten by a white mob. 'Freedom Riders': The fight to end segregation 2010-12-21T17:39:15Z When the film premiered in Toronto, it became an unexpected flash point as opinions differed wildly as to whether it was honest or alarmist, clear-eyed or clouded by fear. Jason Reitman, Erin Cressida Wilson connect on 'Men, Women & Children' 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z The incident became a viral flash point over one teenager’s grinning in the face of the Native American elder. ‘The Boys in Red Hats’ Review: Cool Story, Bro 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z Critics of the change see it as just another example of political correctness run amok — another flash point of the culture wars. Why more places are abandoning Columbus Day in favor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z The flash point was not just racial hatred, but what often lurks under that: competition for jobs. ‘A Massacre in Memphis’: a day of shame in the River City 2014-01-08T21:54:41Z “I imagine there will be many, many flash points,” he added. An Angola Tower and Cell Are Bound for National Mall 2013-07-08T17:06:35Z One of the last war-crimes trials in Europe, it remains a flash point of historical memory in Italy. Following the Trail of a Nazi Mass Murderer Who Was Never Caught 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z “In order to make lasting change, it can’t be a box that’s ticked and forgotten about until there’s another crisis, or there’s another flash point in the news cycle.” At Top Magazines, Black Representation Remains a Work in Progress 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z These days, the house is also emerging as a flash point in Hungary’s culture wars. Hungary Turned Far Right. That’s Meant Millions for Its Opera. 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z The music itself and the friendly, community vibe were rarely flash points for criticism. Odd Future booking puts Pitchfork festival in an odd position 2011-07-12T07:00:00Z Such scenes of forced dislocation occur in many societies, at many historical flash points. 'Bitter and Sweet' is a tale of long-lost love, and a local history lesson 2012-09-26T22:23:05Z “Bordertown” arrives at an opportune, and extremely sensitive, political moment, with immigration a flash point in the presidential race. This Season’s Breakout Star: The Border 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z Young’s challenge to Spotify has become a high-profile, if unexpected, flash point in the battle over misinformation and free speech online. Spotify Is Removing Neil Young Songs After He Complains of ‘Misinformation’ 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z In a year when it felt like everything in pop culture became a political flash point — TV sitcoms, the NFL, the Golden Globe Awards — country music managed to not say much of anything at all. Country music avoided politics this year. Then Las Vegas happened. Will anything change? 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z Mr. Kanders’s presence on the Whitney board became a flash point last year that brought increasing attention to the question of where cultural institutions get their funding. Warren Kanders Says He Is Getting Out of the Tear Gas Business 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z After years of playing the culture wars, the cable news network has become a key flash point in the 2020 race. Democratic presidential candidates plot their approaches to Fox News 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z The play’s soft-pedaling of these serious breaches between them means that the flash points produce few sparks. Two heroes of 19th-century America seek justice. They get none in ‘The Agitators.’ 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z It’s hard to imagine that two decades ago, K-Town, as it is known in local parlance, was a flash point for the Los Angeles riots: a low-rent district engulfed in flames. What to Do in Koreatown, Los Angeles 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z The episode became a political flash point, one that Ekirch suggests played a role in delivering the presidency in 1800 to Thomas Jefferson and helping establish the United States’ policy of granting asylum to refugees. New in Paperback: ‘Afterglow (a dog memoir),’ ‘The Odyssey’ 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z But almost as quickly, the attack became the latest flash point in the roiling 21st-century debate over free speech, liberal values and “cancel culture.” The Stabbing of Salman Rushdie Renews Free Speech Debates 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z The series reached the flash point of creativity, talent and audacity needed for truly great television. Revisiting ‘Deadwood,’ a Lawless Prelude to TV’s New Golden Age 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z Whether food actually needs soil is one of the flash points between organic traditionalists and people like Mr. Musk. Kimbal Musk Wants to Feed America, Silicon Valley-Style 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z The obsession with the tablescapes represented a key element of production’s work in the field: anticipating flash points of drama. The Reality Behind ‘Below Deck’ 2020-06-29T04:00:00Z But Israel has been a particular flash point in recent years, as some donors concerned with what they see as antisemitic or anti-Israel trends in academia have sought to reverse gifts or sway hiring decisions. Harvard Reverses Course on Human Rights Advocate Who Criticized Israel 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z As a result, you’ll appreciate the sensation that you were there, too, at a flash point in the tortured evolution of a troubled land. Review | If you imagined South Africa’s racial struggles ended with Mandela, think again. 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z Topless, bottomless or bikini, exotic dance remains a cultural flash point, with the question of whether it exploits or empowers women unresolved. ‘P-Valley’ Dances to a Different Tune 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z Excerpts from the third debate skipped several of the flash points — the “bad hombres,” Mr. Trump’s refusal to agree to honor the election results. He Said, She Said: Gender-Bending the Presidential Debates 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z Los Angeles’s Hall of Justice, where the young men were tried and convicted, is two blocks away; flash points of the riots erupted in the area. ‘Zoot Suit,’ a Pioneering Chicano Play, Comes Full Circle 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z There were more resignations; Weaver became the flash point for all the pent-up grievances within the organization. Analysis | Seven bleak takeaways from Showtime’s ‘The Lincoln Project’ miniseries 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z The Seattle Streetcar will "trigger" some of these events on a three-block stretch of Westlake, creating "a flash point of dance happenings from the languorous to the fleeting." Beyond the Threshold festival lets dance break out in South Lake Union 2010-06-03T20:53:00Z But not entirely, because one essential flash point of present-day America “The Handmaid’s Tale” ignores is race and ethnicity. ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Is Brutal and Not Much Else in Season 2 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z When “Falling Down” was announced, in August, it quickly became a flash point and a distraction, and a source of dissent within the group of people responsible for shepherding Peep’s estate. Lil Peep Died Before Becoming Pop Royalty. His New Music May Change That. 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z Though public monuments have become a flash point in recent years, supporters of the gate project said it faced little opposition during the approval process. Decades After the Central Park Jogger Attack, a City Marks Its Mistake 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z Ferguson was a major flash point for our youth, and we just wanted Black people to be safe. We Asked Four Documentarians: How Does Film Shape the Fight for Racial Justice? 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z In the last three years, museums have become flash points for debates about racial justice after displaying artworks by white artists that address subjects like violence against African-Americans. A Museum Canceled a Show About Police Brutality. Now It Has Regrets. 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z Even today, some of the rawest flash points in Asia, which can send armies rushing to the border and fighter jets roaring through the sky, lie high up in the Himalaya. Climbing the Himalaya With Soldiers, Spies, Lamas and Mountaineers 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z “I wanted to open with a flash point,” Mr. McCarthy said in a recent telephone interview from his home in Bexhill-on-Sea, England. Part Ramones Biography, Part Dreamscape 2013-08-08T12:00:13Z Mr. Patch had survived Foreign Service duty in early Cold War flash points such as Manchuria and Czechoslovakia. Isaac Patch, who led CIA-financed program to distribute books in the Soviet Union, dies For many Israelis, the place remains at best a quaint town worth a stop, and at worse a flash point where tensions with the country’s Arab minority sometimes flare into violent clashes. Special Report: Museums: Dialogue by Way of Art in Israel 2011-03-22T17:19:14Z But who sings in Maori, and how, has also become a flash point. Bringing Attention to the Maori Language, One Song at a Time 2021-10-17T04:00:00Z At that time, the family resides in the secessionist Republic of Biafra, a flash point of the conflict. Chiwetel Ejiofor Stars in ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’ 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z Set for broadcast by ABC on Sunday night, the 89th Academy Awards telecast is expected to be a new flash point in the Trump-era culture wars. Oscars 2017: What to Watch For 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z But it has made for an energizing flash point in the ongoing culture wars. The Season of the Snitch 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z “Museums are flash points within this larger cultural moment where we’re dealing with issues of individual and collective identity,” she said. Walker in Minneapolis Raids Long Island City for New Director 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z The Trio thus extends backward and forward in Mr. Young’s musical cosmology, both a singular historical flash point and part of an evolution. La Monte Young Is Still Patiently Working on a Glacial Scale 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z The surprise wedding, planners say, is a way of avoiding everything from drawn-out planning to making sure friends and family do not stress out about gifts, dress codes or other traditional wedding flash points. Field Notes: The Reinvented Wedding: Smaller and Cheaper 2012-08-10T20:27:32Z So Mr. Schwarzman may be a flash point for income inequality, a man with more money than respect, but that seldom stops him from having the last laugh, or getting the multi-million-dollar tax write-off. The Man Who Bought New York 2018-05-05T04:00:00Z Art and image-making have been a contentious flash point in every season of “Shtisel” — perhaps never so much as in Season 3, in which Akiva’s striking canvases acquire the weight of an actual character. How the Artists Behind ‘Shtisel’ Brought Akiva’s Journey to Life 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z Land disputes have become a major flash point in a country undergoing a massive development drive. Chinese director lands a hit after censorship woes 2011-04-27T11:49:11Z In both cases, the start, end and re-entry points are dictated by political flash points. Race against the clock: why is so much TV jumping through time? 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z Crew members tell me one of the biggest flash points is carry-on luggage, particularly arguments about overhead bin space. Uptick in popularity of hard-sided luggage suggests hard truths about traveling 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z Robinson brings nuance to topics — unconscious bias, reparations, how to deal with the fact that George Washington owned slaves — that have become flash points in society, without ever losing the core of his progressive message. ‘Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America’ Review: Social Studies 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z Bathroom rights for transgender people have become a cultural flash point. When Japan Had a Third Gender 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z Finances appear to be a flash point in this conflict, especially a proposed real estate deal. Rebounding From a Revolt, Victory Gardens Is Again Mired in Turmoil 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z The efforts come as identity politics in the museum world has reached a flash point at several large cultural institutions that were criticized for racial and cultural insensitivity. A Canadian Museum Promotes Indigenous Art. But Don’t Call It ‘Indian.’ 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z Though it may always be remembered as a cultural flash point, the fans and fellow artists they influenced are determined to make it only one piece of a much larger story. The ‘Dixie’ is gone. The Chicks are forever. 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z Rousing and infuriating, cerebral and vulgar, the original event marked a flash point in second-wave feminism. ‘The Town Hall Affair’ Recreates a Feminist Firestorm 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z Thanks partly to Tom Wolfe’s raised-eyebrow account, “The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test,” that bohemian lark has been retrospectively hailed as the flash point of the emerging hippie counterculture. | 'Magic Trip': Stoned Archive: Wild Ride Of the Merry Pranksters 2011-08-04T19:00:07Z There are narrative flash points throughout the remainder of the novel—Lang meets the enigmatic king, assists in a dangerous mountain raid, falls in love—but it is primarily about this mirrored dilemma. The Forgotten Novel That Inspired Homesickness for an Imaginary Land 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z Although Mr. Bachiri presented the song at a library morgensang in April, his contribution recently become a nationwide flash point after news of it appeared in a local newspaper, and conservative politicians denounced its inclusion. Denmark Has a National Songbook. Should It Mention Ramadan? 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z That polarization continues in Denmark, with school lunches as well as laws around the processing of asylum seekers becoming cultural flash points. A Refugee’s Harrowing Story, Finally Told Through Animation 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z But ethics have proved to be a flash point for the Trump administration, with Shaub pulled into the fray. How the U.S. ethics chief took on Trump and became a reluctant Washington hero 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z Members of Mr. Parker’s team of Hollywood advisers also privately worried on Wednesday that additional details about the 1999 case, including that his accuser was white, could emerge as new flash points. ‘The Birth of a Nation,’ Nate Parker’s Heralded Film, Is Now Cloaked in Controversy 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z The conflicts have long been regarded as a potential Asian flash point and a delicate fault line in the United States-China rivalry in the region. Chinese coast guard claims to have chased away Philippine navy ship from South China Sea shoal 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z Ukraine war funding on Thursday became the latest flash point in the House GOP’s struggle to pass any spending legislation ahead of a Sept. 30 deadline. Congress plays hardball with Zelenskyy, demands accountability and end-game plan to get more U.S aid 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z The flash point for the suspension was actually a story Evans wrote last week about freshman running back Quinten Joyner, a kid who is uncomfortable doing interviews. Plaschke: Shame on USC for banning a reporter in a futile attempt to control media 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z Universities were flash points for the demonstrations after Amini’s death; hundreds of students and some faculty members were among the more than 19,000 people detained and 537 killed, according to human rights activists. Iran’s researchers increasingly isolated as government prepares to wall off internet 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z The details of the IPO discussions between Arm and its clients, which have not been previously reported, illustrate how the company’s neutral status as “the Switzerland of chips” remains a flash point. Analysis-Arm's clients turn IPO into tug of war for chip influence 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z These policies also are guaranteed to be flash points when the House and Senate meet in a conference committee later this year to hammer out the final version of the bill. Senators push for strict rules for transgender people, drag shows in the military 2023-07-22T04:00:00Z Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of plotting to sabotage the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern Ukraine, which has become one of the war’s main flash points. Your Thursday Briefing 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z “It took lots of discussions to get to the other side of that flash point,” she says. A white author and a Black editor teamed up to write bestsellers. It wasn't always easy 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z But for Warner Bros., which is in the midst of an ambitious and high-stakes effort to reinvigorate its oft-criticized DC cinematic universe, the actor’s troubles have created a volatile flash point. How to release a movie when the star is radioactive 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z The comments became a flash point in Johnson’s case. 'Big Evil' was 'programmed to kill' in L.A. Now he's eligible for parole after plea deal 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z He is struggling to appease the conservative hardliners as he looks ahead to new flash points with appropriations bills, a tax overhaul and other top priorities. Hardliners threaten to freeze McCarthy’s legislative agenda in retaliation for Biden debt limit deal 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z The United States, Russia, China and Japan already have satellites watching the peninsula, one of the flash points of East Asia. North Korean Rocket Triggers Evacuation Orders in South Korea and Japan 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z The bill is a flash point in a state that has relaxed access to firearms in recent years as the nation has endured increasing gun violence. Texas bill would train schoolchildren on bleeding control and 'battlefield' tourniquets 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z Old Glory, which has at times become a cultural flash point, was in some ways meant to illustrate the patriotism of Democrats, who could also support an athlete kneeling during the national anthem. Analysis | Biden freely cites ‘freedom’ in his campaign video 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z The issue has become a diplomatic flash point, with protests in support of Amritpal taking place in the United States, Britain and Canada — some of which had led to vandalism of Indian embassies. Indian police arrest Sikh separatist after month-long hunt 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z What information judges report or omit from annual disclosure forms has become a flash point for court transparency advocates, who say the federal judiciary — and the Supreme Court in particular — lacks accountability to the public. Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk’s financial reports include an unusual redaction 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z The incident follows at least three other shootings within days that have become flash points in the national debate on gun violence and self-defense. Police arrest man who shot 6-year-old girl, father in North Carolina 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z The developments are adding urgency to concerns that the two powers are on a collision course over Taiwan and other geopolitical flash points. Your Friday Briefing: Xi Rebuffs the U.S. 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z And it has lent urgency to concerns that the two powers are on a collision course that could lead to dangerous accidents, or even war, over Taiwan and other geopolitical flash points. As Xi Befriends World Leaders, He Hardens His Stance on the U.S. 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z The incident comes as the shootings of Yarl and Gillis have become a flash point in the national debate on gun violence and self-defense. Cheerleaders leaving practice were shot after one got in wrong car, teen says 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z The behind-the-scenes negotiations over videotaping witnesses have become a flash point in the weaponization subcommittee’s strategy, as Justice Department officials have drawn a red line at being filmed during closed-door proceedings. DOJ, Jim Jordan reach agreement after rift over video interviews of staff 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z On the server, he talked openly about guns, Catholicism, libertarian politics, and the raids at Ruby Ridge in Idaho and in Waco, Tex., a common flash point for the anti-government fringe. The military loved Discord for Gen Z recruiting. Then the leaks began. 2023-04-15T04:00:00Z Then an old flash point burned through the fragile quiet of the Passover holiday this week, as Israeli police stormed al-Aqsa Mosque on back-to-back nights, wounding at least 40 Palestinians and arresting hundreds. Violence spreads to West Bank, Tel Aviv as threat of wider conflict fades 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z In Missouri, foreign ownership of farms has long been a political flash point. Heartland lawmakers push bans on Chinese purchases of American farms 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z The question has become an emotionally fraught flash point in birding. Opinion | Why the National Audubon Society must change its name 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z Birding was the domain of people who had little in common with me, I thought, until an infamous 2020 Central Park racial flash point brought birders of color into my consciousness. Birds Connect Seattle rejects Audubon namesake’s racist past 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z Thursday’s violence marks the latest flash point as Iran and its supporters work to force the United States from the region. Biden warns Iran after U.S. forces clash with proxy groups in Syria 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z Whether such care is right for minors has become a major flash point in the culture wars across the country. Minnesota moves to strengthen status as ‘trans refuge state’ 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z Tuesday’s rise followed a deep fall on Monday that echoed painful flash points such as the fall of Lehman Brothers in 2008. Wall Street rises on relief over banks and inflation. 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Insulin, which millions of diabetes patients depend on to stay alive, has for years been a flash point as concern has mounted over high drug prices. Novo Nordisk Says It Will Slash the Price of Insulin 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year has raised questions in Britain and elsewhere in the West about other possible future flash points around the world. Exclusive: UK approves increased submarine-related exports to Taiwan, risking angering China 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z A more formal diplomatic engagement may provide avenues for the two regional powers to make further progress on cooling regional flash points. What to Know About the Iranian-Saudi Deal 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z The attack has become a flash point in U.S.-Mexico relations. Mexican cartel delivers ‘kidnappers’ — five bound men — and an apology 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z The derailment became a political flash point, with Republicans seizing on it to criticize the Biden administration for not sending top officials to East Palestine sooner and social media users spreading misinformation and baseless accusations. Senators scrutinize communication lapses in toxic Ohio train disaster 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z The flash point this time was a flawed revision to the antiquated D.C. criminal code, which the D.C. Opinion | D.C.’s criminal code is a setback — and a test — of home rule 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z “Very rarely do you see the flash point be about training,” said Arthur Rizer, a former police officer in Washington State and a scholar of policing. A New Front Line in the Debate Over Policing: a Forest Near Atlanta 2023-03-04T05:00:00Z News will not shy away from vigorously defending the rankings, which are criticized by many universities but are popular with families — making them potentially another flash point in the country’s divisive debate over education issues. Defending Its Rankings, U.S. News Takes Aim at Top Law Schools 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z While Poe is an icon, Lovecraft has become a flash point. Review | 9 strangely wonderful books beyond the bestseller list 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z When images of the plume started circulating online several days later, it helped transform the accident from a mostly local matter to a national flash point. How a small-town train derailment erupted into a culture battle 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z In doing so, it has become a flash point among conservative politicians. Analysis | Nikki Haley removed the Confederate flag. She sounds different as a candidate. 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z The encampment, the largest in the nation’s capital, became a political flash point in recent weeks as homeless residents and their advocates appealed to the mayor, President Biden and other officials to halt the sweep. D.C.’s largest homeless encampment is cleared, in shadow of White House 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z Another potential flash point could take place in the spring, when Mr. Xi is expected to meet with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in Moscow. China Tries to Depict Furor Over Spy Balloon as Sign of U.S. Decline 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z The safety of NFL fields became a flash point this season when players across the league urged owners to swap their synthetic fields for grass, which they consider safer and easier on the body. All hail the ‘God of Sod,’ groundskeeper for each of the 57 Super Bowls 2023-02-12T05:00:00Z Nichols’s death in Memphis, like Floyd’s in Minneapolis, became a nationwide flash point in which policing tactics or uses of force spurred criticism and scrutiny. From George Floyd to Tyre Nichols, pleas for police reform meet bleak reality 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z The death — and a violent protest in downtown Atlanta over the weekend in response — has become the latest flash point between protesters and police after Atlanta was rocked by racial justice protests in 2020. In Atlanta, a deadly forest protest sparks debate over ‘domestic terrorism’ 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z Russian forces wrestled for control of villages in eastern Ukraine near the city of Bakhmut over the weekend, the latest flash point as Moscow tries to seize the whole of the eastern region of Donbas. Your Monday Briefing 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z Until he became an unwitting flash point in the nation’s culture wars, Richard Trumka Jr. was little known to most Americans, despite being the son of a famous labor leader. Meet the man who unwittingly triggered the war over gas stoves 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z But Memphis is now the flash point in the country’s ongoing saga over policing, after five police officers were charged with beating to death a man who had tried to run away from them. Memphis Had Avoided Most Volatile Eruptions Over Policing. Until Now. 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z At a time when a resurgent China is once more towering over Asia, the debate has become a soft-power flash point: Should the holiday be dubbed “Chinese” or the “Lunar” New Year? Anger simmers as ‘Lunar’ replaces ‘Chinese’ new year 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z Though The 1619 Project got a positive reception when The Times published it, it also became a political flash point. A Lasting Impact 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z The ballot procedures, which can drag out the counting, have been a flash point in a series of election lawsuits filed by Republicans. States Push for New Voting Laws With an Eye Toward 2024 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z Social media moderation also has become a flash point in the states. What the Jan. 6 probe found out about social media, but didn’t report 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z The pointed exchange, which dominated news reports here, was the latest flash point in Biden’s tumultuous relationship with a crucial U.S. ally. Friends or foes? Biden and Mexico’s López Obrador are both. 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z Bolsonaro’s Florida sojourn has become a flash point as scrutiny mounts over the most significant threat to Brazil’s democracy since the 1964 military coup. Bolsonaro’s new life as a Florida man: Fast food runs and selfies 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z The Temple Mount, a frequent flash point in Jerusalem, is a sacred site to both Muslims and Jews. Your Wednesday Briefing: Chaos in the U.S. House Speaker Race 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z The visit to the site, a frequent flash point in the Old City of Jerusalem where past Israeli actions have set off broader conflagrations, initially passed without incident. Hard-Line Israeli Minister Visits Volatile Jerusalem Holy Site 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z The availability of alcohol became a flash point in Qatar last year as the country hosted the men’s soccer World Cup, reversing direction at the last minute to ban beer sales at the stadiums. Dubai Suspends Alcohol Tax as Regional Competition Heats Up 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z The turul’s dismantling could still be a flash point in the future, some believe, if Hungarian officials or far-right groups decide to harp on it. For Ukraine, Hungary’s Orban is another problematic strongman next door 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z Taiwan is now the most likely flash point for war in the region. Opinion | The grand strategy behind Japan’s defense buildup 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z But the timing of the ban has become one of the flash points as western New York grapples with the aftermath of a storm that already taken the lives of 28 people in Erie County. Buffalo’s no stranger to snow. Why was the storm so deadly? 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z But this contest grew heated and assumed an unusual partisan coloration, reflecting a growing nationwide trend as issues such as masking, book-banning and broad-minded curriculum have become political and cultural flash points. Column: It's not just Russia and China targeting Washington. Disinformation is a problem in local races too 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z The moves highlight how the battle over the FCC nomination, which typically draws limited fanfare, grew into a significant campaign flash point. Analysis | How Biden’s FCC nominee became a major campaign target 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z The Republican gala has become an unexpected flash point as the party prepares to take the gavel in the House after winning a razor-thin majority in the midterms. A New York Gala Draws Incoming G.O.P. Lawmakers, and Extremists 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z The project, set in a national park in Western Australia, is the latest flash point in a knotty scientific debate. Can Australia Save a Rare Reptile by Moving It to a Cooler Place? 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z With U.S.-China tensions high over Taiwan, the South China Sea, trade and technology, space is increasingly becoming a potential flash point. US keeps eye on China’s space activities for potential risks 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z One flash point has been police identity checks. Special Report: In France, minority communities decry a surge in police fines 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z Unchanged are China’s positions on flash points including Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own territory and says it will take over by force if necessary, and its territorial claims in the South China Sea. A more pragmatic Xi Jinping launches a global charm offensive for China 2022-11-27T05:00:00Z The dispute, a white-hot flash point in the culture wars, made it to the Supreme Court. A New Clash Between Faith and Gay Rights Arrives at a Changed Supreme Court 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z But the potential flash points between France and the U.S. go beyond economic issues to sweeping geopolitical concerns. Biden says he might meet with Putin — but not now 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z The biggest legal flash point is a ban on magazines over 10 rounds unless they are owned by law enforcement or a military member or were owned before the measure’s passage. Tough Oregon gun law faces legal challenge, could be delayed 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z Guns have become such a partisan flash point where there has been no solution with elected leaders on either side. Opinion | Call them what they are: Cowards 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z The exchange ricocheted around social media, reflecting the latest political flash point at the first World Cup in the Arab world — never mind that neither Israeli nor Palestinian national teams are competing in the tournament. Israeli-Palestinian conflict catches up with Qatar World Cup 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z But the likely flash point will be their determination to investigate Hunter Biden, whom they accuse of financial wrongdoing and trading on the family name. White House likely to honor some GOP probes but not those on Hunter 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z Tensions are rising over flash points such as the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait. Opinion | Biden just won a significant diplomatic victory with China 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z The position would place him in charge of the police, the prison systems and the al-Aqsa Mosque esplanade, a site that has served for decades as a flash point in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Palestinian kills three Israelis outside settlement in escalating violence 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z Now, Ben Gvir is likely to become Israel’s next public security minister, in charge of the police, prisons and security around Jerusalem religious sites, which have long been flash points in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Palestinian parents fear for their children as Israel’s far right rises 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z Her first realization — or “flash point” — that something was off came one night at age 8, when she caught her distorted reflection in a window and suddenly imagined herself with long hair. Dubbed torture, ID policies leave transgender people sterile 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Masks have been a cultural flash point since the start of the pandemic, and mask mandates in schools have been especially incendiary. Masks Cut Covid Spread in Schools, Study Finds 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Votes in many states were still being counted after nightfall on Tuesday, leaving the possibility that more severe disruptions could come to light or that other incidents could become flash points for the right. Despite the Fears, Election Day Mostly Goes as Planned 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z A girl’s call for help, tossed from the overcrowded center at Manston, became the latest flash point in the heated debate over Britain’s immigration policies. Bomb attack on U.K. migrant center fueled by extreme-right motive, police say 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z Arizona was a flash point in Mr. Trump’s voter fraud claims immediately after the 2020 presidential election, and the scene of a divisive partisan audit of ballots. ‘We’re Afraid’: Town That Inspired Debunked Voter Fraud Film Braces for Election Day 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z With advanced turnout suggesting that more than three-fifths of all votes nationwide could be cast ahead of Nov. 8, ballot drop boxes have become an early flash point. Federal Judge Allows Activists to Stake Out Ballot Boxes in Arizona 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z The money has also emerged as a political flash point, with Republicans warning that the 87,000 new employees that the I.R.S. plans to hire will become a “shadow army” for President Biden. I.R.S. Gets Interim Leader at Pivotal Moment for Tax Collector 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z Rules that concern voting by mail have been a particular flash point this year. Factbox: Parties clash in election lawsuits ahead of U.S. midterms 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z English noted that Fed operational losses are “not a significant economic issue” but the political side of the equation could become a flash point. Fed on track for tens of billions in losses amid inflation fight 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z His role also involves talks with the European Union about a trade arrangement in Northern Ireland that became a flash point of post-Brexit tensions. Rishi Sunak’s new U.K. cabinet looks a lot like the old one: Who’s who? 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z Nablus has been a flash point for violence since Israel began a crackdown in the West Bank in March in response to a series of attacks by Palestinians in Israel. 3 Palestinians Killed in Shootout With Israeli Forces, Palestinians Say 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z Persistent inflation continues to weigh heavily on both economic growth and household budgets, and has become a key flash point ahead of the midterm elections. U.S. economy likely grew a lot last quarter. Most people didn’t notice. 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z The “final status” has been one of the most contentious flash points in the decades-long conflict between the two sides. Australia pulls recognition of Jerusalem as capital, angering Israel 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z Sunday’s game was overshadowed by a host of flash points off the field, including coins being thrown at City manager Pep Guardiola, while Liverpool condemned “vile chants” and graffiti from away supporters. Liverpool manager Klopp charged by FA for furious outburst 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z The issue was a flash point in the debate. 5 Takeaways From the Final Ohio Senate Debate 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z How the FA unpicks a game that was overshadowed by flash points off the field is not straight-forward. Liverpool-Man City has become England’s ugliest rivalry 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z Fierce clashes between Israeli security forces and Palestinian militants erupted in the camp in the northern West Bank, a frequent flash point for confrontations, Palestinian officials said. Palestinians: Israeli army kills 2 in West Bank during raid 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z “I think the council has to look really hard at making sure they don’t appoint people who become flash points the moment they’re appointed,” Elrich said. Piling allegations, plummeting morale drove Montgomery board upheaval 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z At the Bank of England, the clock is ticking on a potential flash point. A Central Bank on the High Wire 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z The killing of a migrant on Texas’ border with Mexico by two men who work in the penal system has become a flash point in the national debate on immigration. Your Thursday Briefing: China’s Covid Testing Problems 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z But it is also likely to be another flash point in the debate about whether it is a good idea to release criminals convicted of significant crimes in exchange for the detained Americans. American Hostages Are Released From Venezuela and Iran 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z Where Redzepi’s Denmark is consistently ranked as one of the most harmonious and contented countries on earth, Kashmir is a conflict zone, a flash point between two nuclear powers, India and Pakistan. The Kashmiri Chef Foraging on Precarious Soil 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z Most of the calls for national service have followed major flash points in history, from the terrorist attacks on 9/11 to the 2016 presidential election, which caused political divisiveness. Wes Moore wants Md. students to do a year of service after graduating 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z The following year, McCartin’s comments became a flash point in the high-profile murder case against Cleamon Johnson, a Black gang leader known as “Big Evil” who was charged with committing five murders. Did a cop's racist remark need to be disclosed? For a prisoner, the answer took years 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z The accident has become a flash point for online protest at the government’s “zero Covid” policy. Your Thursday Briefing: Russia’s ‘Partial Mobilization’ 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z And it encapsulated a dramatic shift at many such meetings across the country, in which once-sleepy, well-mannered procedural meetings have become flash points for communities polarized over cultural issues such as parental and transgender rights. Spotsylvania makes an offer to a controversial choice for superintendent 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z Education has remained a top issue for Republicans running for office across the country, since it became a flash point in Virginia’s governor’s race last year. Virginia Republican runs for House seat on Youngkin-inspired education platform 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z It makes sense: The night arrived smack dab in the middle of a flash point for streaming services, which find themselves raising prices, adding commercials and cracking down on password-sharing while fighting over subscribers. Analysis | A stale 2022 Emmys show is saved by — get this — the speeches 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z Their presence is both a humanitarian challenge and a political flash point for a divided country that has failed for decades to agree on who should be admitted, and for what reasons. Biden Administration Has Admitted One Million Migrants to Await Hearings 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z Labor Day 2022 has become a flash point for companies that have been in a hazy middle ground, with workers in the office one or two days a week. Office Drama 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z “The two countries also maintain a tense standoff over dangerous flash points near China and argue over the role of human rights, democracy, and individual freedoms in international politics.” China’s space power to promote communism 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z However, there are huge flash points throughout the agreement that will enrage transport unions. More Tube strikes likely after TfL funding deal, warns union 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z Nord Stream 1, the main conduit for Russian gas into Europe, has become a flash point in the dispute. France accuses Russia over gas supply as Nord Stream shutdown looms 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z It is also rapidly becoming one of the world’s most dangerous geopolitical flash points. ‘The Eye of the Storm’: Taiwan Is Caught in a Great Game Over Microchips 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z Mr. Lodge has been a flash point for some. Secret Data, Tiny Islands and a Quest for Treasure on the Ocean Floor 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z The fight over the documents has injected another flash point into the nation’s political debate, with less than 75 days before the 2022 midterm elections. Naming of special master could complicate Mar-a-Lago documents case 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z The affidavit has become another flash point in a criminal probe scrutinizing materials taken from the White House when Trump’s term ended last year. Redacted Mar-a-Lago search affidavit to be released by noon Friday 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z School libraries have become a particular flash point. Opinion | School speech crackdowns hurt teachers — and democracy 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z New York City became a segregation flash point due to significant deficiencies in resources, teacher quality, and services offered to schools serving Black students. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Pakistan faces a political flash point after the police filed terrorism charges this weekend against Imran Khan, the former prime minister who has staged an improbable comeback after his ouster earlier this year. What We Know About Imran Khan, Pakistan’s Former Prime Minister 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z The incident appeared poised to create a flash point. Car explosion kills daughter of Putin ally Alexander Dugin, Russia says 2022-08-21T04:00:00Z The law, which is officially called the Individual Freedom Act and was signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis this year, has become one of the latest flash points between big business and lawmakers. Florida’s ‘Stop WOKE’ Act Gets Pushback in Court 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z The affidavit has become the latest flash point in a criminal probe scrutinizing materials taken from the White House when Trump’s term ended last year. Judge signals he’s willing to unseal some of Mar-a-Lago affidavit 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z This practice of racial profiling would become a civil liberties flash point, but the results were devastating to significant portions of the population. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Stagnating wages, burnout and a political climate that has made schools flash points in the culture wars have all likely contributed. Opinion | Students are struggling and lashing out. Schools must respond. 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z The corresponding touting of reversal treatment has yielded one more flash point in the fever-pitched abortion debate, a quagmire now largely left to state law. Can you reverse abortions? Some say yes; others call the treatment unethical, possibly dangerous 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z The guidelines do not change a major flash point: masking. CDC eases school guidance on quarantines, testing, screening 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z The Soviet leadership also feared that Taiwan would become a flash point for a third world war. Eisenhower’s explosive Taiwan visit hints at what Pelosi’s could bring 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z The military exercises have sent tensions in the Taiwan Strait spiking to the highest level in decades, raising fears of a dangerous miscalculation in one of the world’s most charged geopolitical flash points. China launches military exercises around Taiwan after Pelosi’s visit 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z Used to living in a dangerous geopolitical flash point, Taiwanese people have largely taken the prospect of the visit in stride. A New Axis? 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z Inured to living in one of the world’s most dangerous geopolitical flash points, Taiwanese people have largely taken the prospect of the visit in stride. Ahead of Pelosi’s Expected Trip, Quiet Defiance in Taiwan 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z In Boston, Russell left a lasting mark as a Black athlete in a city — and country — where race is often a flash point. Bill Russell, NBA great and former Sonics coach, dies at 88 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z Ms. Pelosi’s reported plans to visit have provided the flash point in recent days, with China loudly calling any trip a provocation and hinting darkly at some form of retaliation. China’s Domestic Troubles Will Hang Over Biden-Xi Call 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z Neither misses a chance to excoriate President Biden and Democrats for inflation, crime or culture-war flash points like critical race theory. Class Divisions Harden Into Battle Lines in Arizona’s Republican Primary 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z The slowdown became a regional flash point, coming as Metro already was running reduced service during a rail car suspension now in its ninth month. New Metro GM faces safety, financial challenges on first day 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z Some alumni groups were sparked by a flash point on campus, such as speakers or professors generating backlash for their views. College alumni groups spread nationally to counter ‘cancel culture’ 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z He came to interview security officials and observe the brinkmanship and extremism at play in one of the world’s potential nuclear flash points. Michael Krepon, campaigner to limit nuclear arms, dies at 75 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z The rush to harness la Tramontana has emerged as the latest flash point in a growing debate over where to locate new renewable energy projects across Europe. Where Dalí Once Painted the Sea, Wind Turbines Are Set to Rise 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z “Today’s episode is completely unacceptable and should serve as a flash point for our entire city,” she said. Man Who Swung Bat at Squeegee Workers in Baltimore Is Fatally Shot 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z Yet he has been Zelig-like in exploiting cultural and political flash points, racing from cause to cause. An American’s Murky Path From Russian Propagandist to Jan. 6 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z The conflict is yet another flash point in the college free speech debate, as students demand greater say over who should be on a university’s payroll and what ideas can be tolerated on campus. GW defends Thomas appointment amid calls for removal from law school 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z Illinois, an abortion-friendly state surrounded by states that are banning or likely to ban the procedure, is likely to become a flash point for cross-border state conflicts. Chasm opens between states over abortion pills and out-of-state care 2022-06-25T04:00:00Z A small act of homage, obviously, but Johnson may also be signaling that in this future a person’s race and sexual identity — prominent concerns of Delany and Le Guin — are no longer flash points. Review | ‘Invisible Things’ is a science fiction novel with an eye on the now 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z The region of Kaliningrad, hundreds of miles west of the rest of Russia, has become the latest flash point between Moscow and Europe as the fallout from the Kremlin’s war on Ukraine widens. Russia threatens Lithuania for enforcing E.U. sanctions on Kaliningrad 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z The decision, which comes during Pride Month, appears to be a rare instance of a Catholic organization’s affiliation with the phrase “Black Lives Matter” becoming a flash point with its diocese. School flying BLM, LGBTQ flags can’t call itself Catholic, bishop says 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z Education has become a regular political flash point, amid heated debates about critical race theory, the teaching of gender identity and sexual orientation, and restrictions on which books students can read at school. Jill Biden urges gun safety and rejects education culture wars 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z In previous years, there have been flash points over “alt-right white supremacy” and critical race theory. Southern Baptists vote on sex abuse proposals, debate female pastors 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z It could emerge as a flash point in negotiations as the two chambers look to finalize the highly watched package. Analysis | Pelosi fears tech giants will exploit wrinkle in China competition bill, sources say 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z Such an invasion seems unlikely in the near term, security experts say, but it remains a closely watched potential flash point that could draw the United States into conflict with China. Pentagon chief says U.S. won’t ask others to choose between it and China 2022-06-11T04:00:00Z Taiwan’s next presidential election, in 2024, could create another flash point. China Won’t Hesitate to Fight for Taiwan, Defense Minister Warns 2022-06-12T04:00:00Z Because he held a valid driver’s license despite five previous drunken driving convictions, the 1989 crash became a flash point. Therapist sex abuse case reveals dark past, ethical concerns 2022-06-11T04:00:00Z "One of the flash points for that partnership was the Affordable Care Act, specifically Medicaid expansion." Red counties have higher mortality rates than blue counties — and the gap is growing 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z But the recent aerial encounters are a reminder of a more immediate potential flash point: a pilot’s misjudgment of a close encounter, which could trigger a deadly crash and an international incident. Chinese Pilots Sent a Message. American Allies Said They Went Too Far. 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z Efforts to pull disagreements out of the candidates have even been a flash point in forums and debates. In reshaped D.C. attorney general’s race, candidates vie to stand out 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z “The Last Baron” is a book about the flash points in family, business, politics and diplomacy. Review | A French baron, a kidnapping and a severed finger 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z The language of the New York bill does include exceptions for home appliances, medical devices, and agricultural equipment — the last of which has been a particular flash point for advocates. New York state passes first-ever "right to repair" law for electronics 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z Supercomputers have long been a flash point in international competition. U.S. Retakes Top Spot in Supercomputer Race 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z The 17th-century mosque in Varanasi, Hinduism’s holiest city, has emerged as the latest flash point in the escalating struggle between India’s Hindu nationalists and its Muslim minority. The mosque at the center of India’s battle over religious identity 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z Taiwan, like Ukraine in Europe, is a flash point in a contest between the United States and an autocratic power. Opinion | Biden is right to say the U.S. should defend Taiwan 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z Abu Akleh’s killing has emerged as the latest flash point in the chronic tension between Israel and Palestinians in East Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Massive crowds, police beatings as journalist’s funeral is held in Jerusalem 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z Wade raises a data privacy flash point: If abortion becomes criminal in some states, might a person’s data trail be treated as evidence? Your phone could reveal if you’ve had an abortion 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z The latter have become political flash points, with Republican governors and Republican-led legislatures moving to restrict discussion of gender issues to schoolchildren and taking action to bar transgender students from participating in school sports. Biden ticks up, but GOP holds advantage on economy, Post-ABC poll finds 2022-05-01T04:00:00Z The footage quickly became a flash point of debate. A Hong Kong Actress Wears Brownface. Cue Outrage and Shrugs. 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z One flash point is Western Oregon, where the Western Environmental Law Center is involved in court challenges to three federal timber sales and considering challenges to several others. Biden’s executive order in Seattle spotlights role of old-growth forests in climate change fight 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z The site, which is managed by a Jordanian Islamic trust but with access tightly controlled by Israel, is sacred to both religions and is often a flash point for violence. Old City clashes bring mounting pressure on fragile Israeli government 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z The raids became a flash point two years ago when Louisville police killed 26-year-old Breonna Taylor inside her apartment as part of a drug investigation involving an ex-boyfriend who didn’t live there. No-knock raids have led to fatal encounters and small drug seizures Mariupol emerged as an early flash point in the war with horrifying scenes captivating the world’s attention, including the bombings of a maternity ward and a theater where hundreds sought refuge. Mariupol in final siege; Ukrainian forces ‘will fight till the end’ 2022-04-17T04:00:00Z Yoon has proposed to abolish the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, which has become a flash point in the gender war. South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol unveils foreign policy goals 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z In this otherwise sleepy region in southern Illinois, the presence of two prominent abortion clinics has become a cultural flash point. Inside the plan to create an abortion refuge for a post-Roe era 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z The trawlers have become a flash point in an often emotional debate about the fate of the snow crab. Into the ice: A crab boat’s quest for snow crab in a Bering Sea upended by climate change 2022-04-03T04:00:00Z The law, named after a Russian lawyer who died in a Moscow prison in 2009 after alleging rampant corruption in the Putin regime, has long been a flash point in U.S.-Russia relations. House votes to strip Russia of trade status, but Congress treads carefully on Ukraine crisis 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z The issue of background checks has emerged as an early flash point of volunteer efforts, as governments and civil society weigh speed against safety. With mostly women and children fleeing Ukraine, European authorities fear a surge in human trafficking 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z Transportation Department can go in shaping how states spend money has emerged as a flash point in the implementation of the infrastructure package. Under federal rules, ‘significant progress’ on infrastructure can mean more road deaths and decrepit bridges 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z In recent weeks, the restrictions on students wearing head scarves had become a flash point over minority rights in India. Indian Court Upholds Ban on Hijabs in Schools 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z Our new report flags the upcoming midterm elections and also the 2024 elections as possible flash points for violence. Is America the "world's greatest democracy"? In 2022, we don't even crack the top 50 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z Jordan administers the al-Aqsa Mosque, built in a contested Jerusalem hilltop compound that is a frequent flash point. World Digest: March 10, 2022 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z Mariupol has long been seen as a potential flash point, commanding a strategic land corridor between the Kremlin-backed breakaway enclaves in Ukraine’s east and Crimea, the territory annexed by Moscow in 2014. After a Week of Siege, Bloodied Mariupol Plans Mass Graves 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z The fight over “Maus” is the latest flash point in a national wave of conservative challenges to reading material for young people in school libraries and classrooms. The Fight Over ‘Maus’ Is Part of a Bigger Cultural Battle in Tennessee 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z Food has often become a flash point — for good and ill — in moments of war or global conflict. Bars rename Moscow Mules and pour out Russian vodka to protest the Ukraine invasion 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z The treatment of soldiers has been a flash point in Russia since the brutality of wars in Afghanistan and Chechnya helped fuel a parent-led movement advocating for more visibility into military conditions. The gory online campaign Ukraine hopes will sow anti-Putin dissent probably violates the Geneva Conventions 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z The mosque dispute has become a flash point, part of a larger phenomenon in which South Koreans have had to confront what it means to live in an increasingly diverse society. How ‘Multiculturalism’ Became a Bad Word in South Korea 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z The potential flash point stemmed from the way in which Democrats had hoped to provision some of the funds for Ukraine. Democrats, Republicans eye large Ukraine aid package, new punishments against Russia 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z Masks in schools have become a flash point in recent weeks as school officials struggled in the face of political and legislative pressure. Mask mandates are going away as covid cases persist. What’s changed? 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z Why are Donetsk and Luhansk in Ukraine’s Donbas region a flash point for Putin? Opinion | Why Ukraine — and Russia’s aggression against it — matters to Americans 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z Two founding members of the Soviet Union — Russia and Ukraine — are once again at a flash point. A timeline of the tensions between Russia and Ukraine. 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z Four maps that explain the Russia-Ukraine conflict | Wetlands and radioactive soil: How Ukraine’s geography could influence a Russian invasion | Why are Donetsk and Luhansk in Ukraine’s Donbas region a flash point for Putin? Widening Ukraine conflict risks deadly toll on civilians 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z But in South Korea, the wounds of Japan’s 35-year occupation remain raw, and that has made Sado the latest flash point between these two Asian neighbors that seem irrevocably divided. Japan Wants to Showcase Gold Mines’ History. Just Not All of It. 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z Fifty years later, though, Taiwan remains a flash point, as the United States has maintained close ties with the island, to the anger of the Chinese, who insist it is still part of China. China was a brutal communist menace. In 1972, Richard Nixon visited, anyway. 2022-02-20T05:00:00Z Another potential flash point in the area, a water network that supplies drinking water to several million people on both sides of the conflict, may have been damaged by shelling on Saturday. Shelling Escalates in Ukraine as Thousands Flee, Fearing Attack 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z The escalation’s flash point was in the village of Stanytsia Luhanska on Thursday, when a wall in a kindergarten’s sports room crumpled after it got hit by artillery at 8:45 a.m. In Ukraine’s war-weary east, intensifying shelling and battered homes signal attempts at provocation by Russia 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z Eastern Ukraine, poor, remote and stuck in a grinding, eight-year-old war, is now looking increasingly like the flash point that could ignite a wider conflict. As Shelling Picks Up, Eastern Ukrainians Are Cowering 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z The 18-year-old was both the face of these Olympics and a flash point even before she began competition. Eileen Gu caps her Beijing Olympics with gold in the halfpipe 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z Pandemic school closures, mask mandates and debates over curriculums and critical race theory were flash points in the 2021 elections in Virginia and elsewhere in which Republicans were successful. In San Francisco and elsewhere, Democrats fight Democrats over where they stand 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z The incident became a flash point in Mr. Biden’s struggle to address the record number of migrants crossing the southwest border illegally over the last year. Congressional Democrats Ask Biden to Review Treatment of Black Migrants 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z The descent from medical emergency to political flash point can be mapped as a series of surges of bickering over that one simple phrase. ‘Follow the science’: As the third year of the pandemic begins, a simple slogan becomes a political weapon 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z Benny Gantz, Israel’s defense minister, described it as “a serious phenomenon” and announced the formation of special military teams to patrol flash points like Burin. As Violence Rises in the West Bank, Settler Attacks Raise Alarm 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z In an election where gender issues have become a flash point, Kim’s comments questioning the motives of #MeToo victims struck a chord. South Korea’s pivotal presidential election marred by scandals, bickering and insults 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z Other flash points in the legislation are provisions that give employees the right to file legal challenges if they are subjected to workplace diversity trainings that make them uncomfortable. In his fight against ‘woke’ schools, DeSantis tears at the seams of a diverse Florida 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z There won’t be so many housing, infrastructure and inequality flash points, which in Seattle ultimately led to a political backlash. Prosperity bomb 2.0? Bellevue passes Manhattan in housing prices 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z The think tank is positioning itself to play a key role in the emerging flash points for the party. Heritage Foundation, former powerhouse of GOP policy, adjusts in face of new competition from Trump allies 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z The Amazon union fight has become an important flash point for the U.S. labor movement, which has long seen a victory in Bessemer as a potential launchpad for union drives in other industries and sectors. Amazon workers in Alabama say they’re torn over historic union vote 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z “There is a strong link between the two flash points,” said Artyom Lukin, a professor of international studies at the Far Eastern Federal University in Russia. In Clash With U.S. Over Ukraine, Putin Has a Lifeline From China 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z Which religious holidays schools should observe has long been a flash point. Fairfax County adopts school calendar with more religious holidays 2022-01-29T05:00:00Z Those images were historic: each dress, each hat, each coat is a flash point. Perspective | Melania Trump is selling fashion cheap 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z The region has been a flash point between archrivals India and Pakistan since the partition of the subcontinent in 1947 that created the two countries. Kashmir Press Club closure is the latest blow to media freedom in the conflict-torn region, journalists say 2022-01-23T05:00:00Z As the omicron variant surges, masking at school is a flash point in the D.C. region. Across the region’s schools, a wildly varied treatment of masks 2022-01-22T05:00:00Z “Divorce has always been a flash point for thinking about what marriage means,” Marcus said. You’re not imagining it: This is why celebrity divorce announcements have gotten so aggressively nice 2022-01-21T05:00:00Z Beijing’s strident authoritarianism — and its claim over Taiwan — has only solidified the island’s identity, now central to a dispute that has turned the Taiwan Strait into one of Asia’s biggest potential flash points. ‘We Are Taiwanese’: China’s Growing Menace Hardens Island’s Identity 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z Adding to the flash points are renewed talks about additional coronavirus aid. Lawmakers begin discussing government spending deal as Democrats eye virus aid, paid leave 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z The probe of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot is a partisan flash point on Capitol Hill. House Jan. 6 committee faces dilemma over next steps against uncooperative GOP lawmakers 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z As Grant’s health deteriorated in recent years, the participation of transgender athletes became a flash point at the high school, college and Olympic levels, with officials seeking to balance inclusion and competitive fairness. She Spent Her Life Fighting for Equity for Women in Sports 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z Paltrow, the godmother of the celebrity divorce announcement, reflected on her personal flash point in an essay for Vogue. You’re not imagining it: This is why celebrity divorce announcements have gotten so aggressively nice 2022-01-21T05:00:00Z Another potential flash point as the election draws nearer is how closely measures to contain the virus will be followed at political rallies. Macron pledges to infuriate France’s unvaccinated by tightening restrictions amid omicron surge 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z “That was a real flash point, a real change in the protest, right there,” Mr. Salisbury recalled. In Seattle, a journalist reflects on 2020’s summer of protest 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z And when debates flared over higher education, the tests were always the hottest flash point. Opinion | Who stands to gain most from Harvard’s SAT-optional policy? Harvard admissions officials. 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z Turmoil continued in Kashmir, a flash point between India and neighboring Pakistan. Virus, unrest highlight AP’s pictures of the year in Asia 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z Judges in New York, Illinois and other states have made similar rulings, while others have rejected such requests, making it yet another flash point in national controversies over treatments for covid-19. Court orders Virginia hospital to allow outside physician to provide ivermectin to covid-19 patient 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z The party’s “principal weakness,” Galston observes, “lies in the realm of culture, which is why race, crime and schools have emerged as such damaging flash points.” Opinion | Trump Won’t Let America Go. Can Democrats Pry It Away? 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z The U.S. presence in Iraq has long been a flash point for Tehran, but tensions spiked after a January 2020 U.S. drone strike near the Baghdad airport killed a top Iranian general. US to keep troops in Iraq for foreseeable future, top commander says 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z Thus topics as seemingly tame as repairing a church after a fire become cultural flash points: Whether praising or panning, everyone gets a thrill. Opinion | Sorry, Internet: Notre Dame is not being ‘wreckovated’ 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z Masks are most often the flash point, but any request can enrage passengers these days, even “put on your seat belt” or “sit down.” Opinion | From the front lines of the airplane rebellion, a plea for civility 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z Conservatives have elevated critical race theory — an intellectual movement that examines the way policies and laws perpetuate systemic racism — into a flash point in the country’s culture wars. John B. King Jr. raises critical race theory in first campaign ad 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z One flash point was a March 22 court filing Powell made seeking to have the Dominion case dismissed. Sidney Powell group raised more than $14 million spreading election falsehoods 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z And a recent flash point on the border with Belarus showed the prevailing sentiment in the bloc: Keep migrants from entering. Pope Francis, visiting Greek razor wire-fenced migrant camp, challenges Europe to live up to its human rights ideals 2021-12-05T05:00:00Z It’s expected Morrison will call Australians to the polls in May, and his performance on gender equality could be a key flash point. ‘I keep my legs shut’: Fresh sexism allegations dog Australian politics 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z Now, normally low-profile state legislative races and less-prominent gubernatorial contests suddenly hold the potential to become national flash points in the polarizing debate, while state legislative activity will become more significant in shaping abortion laws. Abortion battles intensify in the states ahead of court ruling expected to undermine Roe v. Wade 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z A possible renewed flash point over Ukraine, which is not a member of NATO, comes as the Biden administration hopes to shift its security focus from counterinsurgency to competition with China and Russia. Tensions with Russia loom over NATO talks 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z As state and federal vaccine mandates became a cultural and political flash point over the summer, search interest “increased dramatically,” Merriam-Webster said. ‘Vaccine’ is Merriam-Webster’s word of the year 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z The presence of squeegee workers on Baltimore’s streets has have been a flash point for years. Baltimore to launch employment program for ‘squeegee kids’ 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z “A modern-day lynching” was the description of civil rights activists who helped to make Arbery’s killing a flash point of the Black Lives Matter movement. Opinion | Justice is served with guilty verdicts for the three men who killed Ahmaud Arbery 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z Another flash point can be how recipients are selected. How to find (and survive) a Buy Nothing group 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z The anti-government militia movement broadly supports that militancy and also views the case as a flash point for Second Amendment issues. Rittenhouse acquittal magnifies divisions in a polarized America 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z But they also said the group would not discuss policies that have become flash points for immigration activists, including a program that forces some asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico while their cases are pending. At summit, U.S., Canada and Mexico avoid thorny questions 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z A major potential flash point is Taiwan, the democratic island that the Communist Party regards as Chinese territory. U.S.-China Summit Produces Little More Than Polite Words, but They Help 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z Throughout the pandemic, schools have been flash points, the source of heated debates over the threat the virus poses and the best way to combat it. ‘They See Us as the Enemy’: School Nurses Battle Covid-19, and Angry Parents 2021-11-13T05:00:00Z Amid this heightened tension, the drone strike in particular became a flash point for the Kremlin. How a Dispute Over Groceries Led to Artillery Strikes in Ukraine 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z But the software has also become a flash point for broader questions about how companies treat their remote workforces, especially those, like contract attorneys, whose short-term gigs limit their ability to push for change. Contract lawyers face a growing invasion of surveillance programs that monitor their work 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z The shootings became a nationwide flash point, with the teenager praised as a hero by many on the far right and pilloried as a villain by social justice activists. Kyle Rittenhouse breaks down during testimony in Kenosha homicide trial, says: ‘I defended myself.’ 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, inflation has become a political flash point in Washington and a strain on the pocketbooks of households nationwide. White House meets with Fed chief and Fed governor, as decision to appoint head of Federal Reserve nears 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z But already, inflation has become a flash point in Washington and the rest of the country. Fed to start easing support for the markets this month, in first major pullback of pandemic era 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z Quarantines have been a flash point in Maryland’s largest county, with its school system of nearly 160,000 students. Montgomery County school system eases up on student quarantine practices 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z The case instantly became a flash point in a fiercely divided country, with Rittenhouse hailed by supporters as a hero who defended himself and assailed by opponents as a violent vigilante. Jury seated in Kyle Rittenhouse homicide trial, setting stage for high-profile case 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z But conservatives have turned it into a flash point in key suburban areas such as Loudoun County, just outside Washington. As Youngkin Tries to Finesse Trump, McAuliffe Conjures His Comeback 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z The case has also become another flash point in the nation’s political divide over the protests and rioting that have swept through American cities in recent years in response to police violence toward Black people. Kyle Rittenhouse’s Homicide Trial Will Be a Debate Over Self-Defense 2021-10-31T04:00:00Z Since these books have become flash points, our education has become a talking point, appearing in a gubernatorial debate and political attack ads. Opinion | We’re LGBTQIA+ students in Fairfax County. We’re tired of our lives being used for political gain. 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z It then became a political flash point in Albany, pitting moderate Democrats against the progressive wing of the party in 2020, an election year. The Contentious Issue That’s Boosting a Republican on Long Island 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z “I can’t remember an idea this big, and that is this much of a flash point, sliding in under the wire at this late stage of a negotiation,” he said. Nevertheless, Warren’s wealth tax idea persisted 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z His case remains a flash point in relations between Turkey and Europe. Erdogan drops threat to expel envoys, averting crisis with U.S. and other Western allies 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z Embassy in Havana against fomenting protests by dissidents on the Communist-run island, the latest flash point between the longtime rivals ahead of fresh rallies slated for Nov. 15. World Digest: Oct. 25, 2021 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z The move has erupted into the latest cultural flash point as museums around the country wrestle with making their staffs, boards and programming more diverse. Art Institute of Chicago Ends a Docent Program, and Sets Off a Backlash 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Climate change will exacerbate cross-border flash points and amplify strategic competition in the Arctic. Climate Change Poses a Widening Threat to National Security 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z The doctrine has been the subject of criticism across the ideological spectrum, and it became a flash point in the nationwide protests last year over police brutality, with activists and lawmakers calling for its reconsideration. In Two Rulings, Supreme Court Bolsters Legal Shield for Police 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z Kashmir has been a flash point between India and Pakistan since the subcontinent’s partition. In Kashmir, militants target minority civilians, stoking fears of a return to violent past 2021-10-16T04:00:00Z The most recent flash point was tensions over the investigation into last year’s port explosion, which killed about 200 people and devastated parts of Beirut. Lebanon Observes Day of Mourning After Deadly Sectarian Clashes 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z There have been other flash points over culture. Netflix hit ‘Squid Game’ is so big North Korea is using it to slam South Korean society 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z Whether children should be required to wear masks in schools has become a flash point across the United States as the global pandemic nears its third year. Parents sue Wisconsin schools after COVID sickens their children 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z A particular flash point has been academic boycotts of Israeli universities, which raise questions about free expression and open intellectual exchange. Sally Rooney won’t release new bestseller in Israel, publisher says, intensifying debate on cultural boycott 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z The legacy of Father Junípero Serra — an 18th century Roman Catholic priest and architect of California’s mission system — has become a flash point in recent years. Before the Spanish myth: L.A. moves to make amends to Indigenous people 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z Although monuments have emerged as a flash point in the debate over the country’s roots in white supremacy, they are only a drop in a much larger bucket. Columbus monuments are coming down, but he’s still honored in 6,000 places across the U.S. Here’s where. Across the country, schools have become a flash point on issues of race, transgender rights and equity. Racist comments at high school sports events lead to effort to ‘repair the harm’ 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z Kenosha promises to be a flash point in the elections of 2022 and already has been injected into the governor’s race. Wisconsin: The incubator for America’s tribal politics 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z The reemergence of the debt ceiling as a major flash point has become a source of frustration to numerous Democrats as they try to pass the party’s sweeping economic agenda. Senior Biden aides privately explored whether payments could continue even if U.S. breached debt ceiling 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z Now in its eighth year, the war between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine has become a flash point in the East-West divide that persists from the Cold War era. In Week of Words, It Often Seemed Like the Divided Nations 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z There have been occasional flash points when it looked as though the country might finally institute something closer to affordable, reliable, high-quality child care — at least for some populations. Opinion | Our child-care system has been failing women (and men and kids). That may soon change. 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z Masks in schools have become a flash point across the country as the United States battles another surge in coronavirus cases amid the highly transmissible delta variant. A school photographer told a first-grader he could shed his mask. He politely declined: ‘My mommy told me not to’ 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z The NFL’s heightened enforcement of its taunting prohibition remains a flash point two weeks into the season, with the flurry of calls last weekend drawing renewed criticism by the NFL Players Association and others. Taunting calls have drawn criticism, but the NFL isn’t about to change course 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z She regularly visits Yasukuni Shrine, a memorial in Tokyo honoring Japan’s war dead — including Class A war criminals from World War II — that is a flash point for historical sensitivities in China and South Korea. A Hard-Line Conservative Hopes to Be Japan’s First Female Leader 2021-09-19T04:00:00Z The rumblings earlier this week prompted Pelosi’s top aides to canvass the House in recent days, aiming to address the potential flash points among members of their own party. Standoff between liberal and moderate Democrats looms over Biden economic agenda ahead of key House vote 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z The party’s stance contradicts well-established public health guidance on how to fight infectious disease, turning vaccine policy into the latest cultural flash point for an increasingly radicalized party. Republicans maneuver to block vaccine mandates, undercutting a policy widely seen as an effective tool to end pandemic 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z Karbala, the southern Iraqi city whose gold-domed shrines attract Shiite pilgrims from around the world, has become a flash point in Iraq’s internal conflict over the presence of dozens of powerful Iranian-backed militias. ‘There Is Chaos’; Iran-Backed Militias Battle Activists in a Holy Iraqi City 2021-09-18T04:00:00Z Angst over overtourism had been festering before the pandemic, and the confluence of the coronavirus and tourists created a flash point. Hawaii told tourists to stay away. Did they listen? 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z “These monuments have clearly become flash points for hate and division, just like we saw in Charlottesville in 2017, and it’s time they came down,” McAuliffe said in a written statement Wednesday. Two Republicans running statewide in Virginia back Lee statue removal, with varying degrees of enthusiasm 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z Over the past decade or so, the United States has systematically dismantled its influence across most of the region’s flash points. Opinion | The terrorism threat is entering a new, more dangerous phase 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z Kashmir has long been a flash point between India and Pakistan, which administer parts of the Himalayan region but claim it in its entirety. World Digest: Sept. 5, 2021 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z But this assistance has also emerged as a divisive flash point in a political debate over whether government assistance discourages people from returning to work. Millions in U.S. lose jobless benefits as federal aid expires, thrusting families and economy onto uncertain path 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z New Zealand has low and declining crime rates, and is far from the flash points of global terrorism. After Stabbing Attack, New Zealand Examines Its Antiterrorism Efforts 2021-09-04T04:00:00Z A perennial flash point in Virginia politics, abortion was always expected to be a factor in this year’s race for governor, particularly with the U.S. As Texas law takes effect, abortion looms large in Virginia governor’s race 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z Employee vaccine mandates are expected to be a major flash point in the months ahead, with thousands of private employers as well as the federal government and U.S. military newly imposing vaccination requirements on workers. As coronavirus fears spike, Biden’s ratings sag and workers split on vaccine mandates, Post-ABC poll finds 2021-09-04T04:00:00Z Kashmir has long been a flash point between India and Pakistan, which claim the region in full but rule only parts. World Digest: Sept. 3, 2021 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z Virtual learning has emerged as a flash point in D.C. Schools open for full-scale in-person learning in D.C., Montgomery County and Arlington as pandemic persists 2021-08-29T04:00:00Z “It’s going to be a gigantic political flash point,” said Vanda Felbab-Brown, who studies the region at the Brookings Institution in Washington. A New Breed of Crisis: War and Warming Collide in Afghanistan 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z The South China Sea is a major flash point between Beijing and several Southeast Asian countries. In Southeast Asia, Kamala Harris’s Message: You Can Count on the U.S. 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z Pakistan also enabled terrorist groups targeting India, its main regional rival, over Kashmir, a continuing flash point emanating from the 1947 partition and independence from Britain. Opinion | The time for equivocating about a nuclear-armed, Taliban-friendly Pakistan is over 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z Her suspension became a flash point that transcended track and field and only made her more famous. After missing the Olympics, Sha’Carri Richardson gets her shot against the world’s best 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z The summer of 2021 is a season of mandates, with rules requiring masks and vaccines reemerging as the pandemic’s latest cultural and political flash point. ‘I feel defeated’: Mask and vaccine mandates cause new divides as officials try to head off virus surge 2021-08-14T04:00:00Z Still, some experts are sympathetic to the fine line that the C.D.C. must tread when issuing changing advice — especially on masking, which has become a cultural and political flash point. Why Not Just Tell Everyone to Wear Masks? 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z The issue had been a looming flash point for Senate Democrats for months. Democratic divisions emerge after Senate adopts $3.5 trillion budget 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z China’s actions were now being portrayed by U.S. foreign policy hawks as a national-security threat and Taiwan as an impending flash point to possible war. Is Taiwan Next? 2021-08-04T04:00:00Z The Confederate monument was a flash point for students and faculty who viewed it as a symbol of white supremacy contradicting the values of a modern, multiracial university. Inside the dramas at UNC-Chapel Hill: Boards, partisan politics and the flagship 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z As with everything else covid-related, vaccine passports were a political flash point even before New York City announced Tuesday that it would mandate proof of vaccination for many indoor settings. Opinion | Where conservatives’ arguments about public health mandates go wrong 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z Major Avolese’s remains were recovered in a region that threatens to become a flash point in the intensifying confrontation between China and the United States. With Undersea Robots, an Air Force Navigator Lost Since 1967 Is Found 2021-08-01T04:00:00Z The neighborhood has emerged as a flash point in the fight over how Los Angeles as a whole confronts its homeless crisis. Los Angeles Goes to War With Itself Over Homelessness 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z Child care is becoming one of the major flash points in the D.C. Day care is expensive in D.C. Some say the city should spend millions more subsidizing it. 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z She had allied herself with the homeless men fighting to stay at the hotel as it became a flash point over inequality during the pandemic. Why Voters Favored Centrists in the New York City Mayor’s Race 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z The refugee proposal already seems primed to emerge as the latest flash point in Britain’s simmering culture wars, stoked in large part by the Conservative government of Prime Minister Boris Johnson. U.K. Proposes Moving Asylum Seekers Abroad While Their Cases Are Decided 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z So do photo ID requirements, the hottest flash point of the past decade’s voting wars. Opinion | The Supreme Court showcased its ‘textualist’ double standard on voting rights 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z Along with Beijing’s territorial claims in the South China Sea, the Taiwan dispute is a major flash point in the region. ‘Heads bashed bloody’: China’s Xi marks Communist Party centenary with strong words for adversaries 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z It's a potential flash point for Tokyo, where the IOC has said it will enforce its Rule 50 that bans demonstrations inside the lines. Message sent: Berry turns away from flag during anthem 2021-06-27T04:00:00Z It’s a potential flash point for Tokyo, where the IOC has said it will enforce its Rule 50 that bans demonstrations inside the lines. Message sent: Berry turns away from flag during anthem 2021-06-26T04:00:00Z Already, Champlain is the flash point of an issue magnified by the collapse — climate change in a city perhaps more susceptible to it than any other in the United States. Inside the collapsed tower, a microcosm of a multicultural city 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z The videos are the latest flash point over how police use Tasers. Videos show Ocean City, Md., police using force on teens while enforcing boardwalk vaping ban 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z Captured by Israel in 1967 but still considered occupied territory by much of the world, East Jerusalem remains a constant flash point between Israelis and Palestinians. A House Divided: A Palestinian, a Settler and the Struggle for East Jerusalem 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z A breakdown in the food supply chain emerged as an early flash point during the initial spread of the coronavirus last year. Hackers hit JBS, the world’s largest meat processor 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z “Even if he didn’t mean it to be, this is one more flash point for trying to deal with the contentious points in America’s history,” Butler said. New Bible that includes Constitution creates controversy before it even hits market 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z The kingdom is the custodian of the Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, one of the holiest sites in Islam and a flash point for the recent unrest between Arabs and Jewish residents of Israel. Blinken Leaves Middle East With Cease-Fire Intact but Aid Uncertain 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z Others left after disputes with managers — over issues around safety and pay — and other flash points that have emerged in the past year. ‘The final straw’: How the pandemic pushed restaurant workers over the edge 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z That could become a flash point because Washington sees the waterway as an international trading route. In the Russian Arctic, the First Stirrings of a Very Cold War 2021-05-22T04:00:00Z These were two flash points that triggered the military escalation earlier this month. Cease-fire aimed at ending 11 days of fighting between Israel and Hamas takes effect 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z The stakes of the case ensure that the abortion debate will remain a political flash point, rallying conservative and liberals alike. Supreme Court to Hear Abortion Case Challenging Roe v. Wade 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z Hawley then zeroed in on an issue that Trump had turned into a racial flash point: efforts to educate leaders about the history of racism to promote diversity in the workplace. Grievance, rebellion and burned bridges: Tracing Josh Hawley’s path to the insurrection 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z Against that backdrop, Israeli restrictions around access to the Damascus Gate and al-Aqsa Mosque, the third-holiest site in Islam, became flash points as many Palestinians gathered there to observe the holy month of Ramadan. What is happening in Jerusalem and Gaza? 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z Here are some basics on the mosque compound, from its importance over the centuries for three major religions to why it is such a flash point today. Why Jerusalem’s Aqsa Mosque Is an Arab-Israeli Fuse 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z The agency is helping conduct a review of the federal government’s oil and gas drilling program, which has emerged as a flash point since Biden halted all new federal leasing on Jan. 27. Biden taps ocean scientist Rick Spinrad to run NOAA 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z One of the main flash points of violence was the march by hundreds of mostly young, religious supporters of the Jewish supremacist organization Lehava. Israelis and Palestinians Clash Around Jerusalem’s Old City 2021-04-23T04:00:00Z Their connection became a flash point, professionally and personally. A lawsuit tests a legal exemption that lets religious groups fire LGBTQ people 2021-04-23T04:00:00Z He is not the first to become a rallying cry for demonstrations, a flash point in conversations about race and policing, a story that Black parents dread telling their children. With a verdict, troubled reflections But even as the political leadership of suburban governments becomes more diverse, scholars say the police forces and other local government institutions often lag, creating new flash points for tension among residents. Unrest in Minnesota town offers warning to other U.S. suburbs, experts say 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z Belfast's flash points were often exactly the same then as now. NI 100: Spotlight on Northern Ireland's contested centenary 2021-04-18T04:00:00Z The dispute over Iran quickly emerged as the biggest flash point for these new dynamics, even before the Natanz attack, but especially since. Biden’s relationship with Israel shaping up to be less cozy than his predecessors’ 2021-04-17T04:00:00Z Whether those or other flash points fueled the animosity of the vandals that disturbed his family’s house is unclear. ‘We are not leaving’: Sewanee’s first Black leader helps propel a racial reckoning at university 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z Rochester emerged as a national flash point in the debate over police brutality in September, when details of Prude’s death came to light. Police keep using force against Black citizens in Rochester. And the demands for change keep growing. 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z The developments are turning a potential moment of easy Hollywood harmony into a political flash point and underlining the growing complexity of the industry’s relationship with China. Fearful of political criticism, China won’t show the Oscars live 2021-04-03T04:00:00Z And despite the static state of the war, the Line of Contact remains a potential flash point for Russia’s relations with the West. Fighting Escalates in Eastern Ukraine, Signaling the End to Another Cease-Fire 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z Recent rulings by the Supreme Court have stirred speculation that the nation’s highest court might roll back the doctrine, which emerged as a flash point during nationwide protests over Mr. Floyd’s death. It May Soon Be Easier to Sue the N.Y.P.D. for Misconduct 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z The biggest potential flash point is Taiwan, where the Chinese might be tempted to exploit what they see as U.S. weakness and division. Opinion | China is convinced America is in decline. Biden has a chance to change that. 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z Another HHS agency, the Administration for Children and Families, oversees the nation’s policies regarding welfare and unaccompanied children coming across the country’s borders — a flash point during the Trump administration. Becerra squeaks through confirmation vote to become HHS secretary 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z President Biden's relief bill may prove to be a campaign flash point in the upcoming Senate races as Republicans and Democrats remain split over the bill's political value. Republicans are now working to sabotage Biden's stimulus 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z The song became a flash point in June, when several football players shared a letter on social media, demanding change on behalf of the campus’s athletes. ‘The Eyes of Texas’ is here to stay, UT says. So is the fight over its roots. 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z The proposed changes to how people vote touch on many of the issues that became flash points in the 2020 election. Analysis | Will Democrats scrap the filibuster to pass big election package? 2021-03-06T05:00:00Z Tenure was also a flash point at Harvard in December 2019, when more than 100 faculty members signed a letter calling for a comprehensive review of the tenure process. Cornel West Is in a Fight With Harvard, Again 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z When he did declare his candidacy, he stressed domestic flash points like the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, rather than the U.S. position abroad. Biden tells the world ‘America is back.’ The world isn’t so sure. 2021-02-27T05:00:00Z The riots, destruction and protests that erupted in the wake of the incident were seen around the world, making Minneapolis a flash point for the tensions between police and communities of color. Editorial Roundup: Minnesota 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z They may well subside until the next likely flash point - parliamentary elections in autumn, when Mr Navalny had plans to "decimate" the pro-Kremlin United Russia party at the polls. Why jailing Navalny may mean more problems for Putin 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z They are also due to indicate as soon as Tuesday whether they plan to call witnesses - a flash point in last year’s impeachment trial. Trump faces Tuesday deadline to deliver formal response to impeachment as trial looms 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z The players union’s belief that the sport’s luxury tax acts as a de facto salary cap will be a flash point in negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement. Yankees’ Off-Season Yields a Few Gambles, and One Sure Thing 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z But a debate over Israel’s responsibility to extend its vaccine campaign to cover 5 million Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza has erupted as the latest flash point in the decades-long conflict. Finally getting the shot felt good. Thinking of those still waiting is what stings. 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z For several years, he seemed to be everywhere in the South, covering major civil rights flash points. Tom Lankford, civil rights reporter secretly in league with police, dies at 85 2021-01-16T05:00:00Z He described it as the culmination of decades of anti-government rhetoric dating to the Reagan era and beyond, exacerbated by flash points like the Iraq War and the financial crisis. The Trump presidency was marked by battles over truth itself. Those aren’t over. 2021-01-18T05:00:00Z A particularly explosive flash point for both Twitter and Facebook came in May, when Trump called protesters after the killing of unarmed Black man George Floyd “THUGS” in social media posts. Twitter bans Trump’s account, citing risk of further violence 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z The $2,000 checks have become a flash point since President Trump embraced them in December, rejecting a lower figure negotiated by his own administration. $2,000 stimulus checks could become a reality with Democratic control of the Senate 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z One flash point Wednesday may be the U.S. Opinion | Wednesday’s protests could get ugly. But officials should be able to handle it — without the armed forces. 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z He was widely regarded as a GOP moderate, especially in contrast to Meese, a blunt and polarizing campaigner against abortion rights and affirmative action, and on other cultural flash points. Richard L. Thornburgh, former Pennsylvania governor and U.S. attorney general, dies at 88 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z Here is to a lost cultural flash point for those of us who look at sports culture from afar, occasionally peeking in when the noise is loud enough. When Sports Made Us Happy in 2020 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z Another potential flash point is just a week away. Opinion | Until Biden’s win is certified, the U.S. remains vulnerable 2020-12-26T05:00:00Z Either way, the mechanism established by his deal for resolving trade disputes over diverging economic rules is likely to provide a future flash point. Boris Johnson Delivered on Brexit. It May Not Soothe His Unruly Party. 2020-12-25T05:00:00Z Three months to the day after his daughter’s birth, Hylton was killed in a crash that quickly became another flash point in the months of racial justice protests in the District and around the country. Karon Hylton’s mother arrested at protest outside D.C. police station 2020-12-20T05:00:00Z One flash point has been one of Nichols’s greatest achievements: a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gas emissions that has made California a model for other states and nations. What the fight over EPA chief says about Democratic divisions 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z The Treasury Department runs tax policy and issues government debt, two issues that could be flash points in Biden’s first years in office. Biden’s pick for treasury secretary will be Janet Yellen 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z The agency became a flash point during a Trump administration inhospitable to people seeking refuge in the United States, including a policy that separated thousands of families. Biden names diplomatic chiefs, aiming to convey momentum and avoid fights 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z But failure to do so is sure to become a flash point with environmental and youth activists within the Democratic Party, who helped elect him and have made climate a priority. Biden vowed to ban new drilling on public lands. It won’t be easy. 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z The conflict adds another Islamist flash point in sub-Saharan Africa, where insurgencies are ongoing in Nigeria, Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso. An Islamist insurgency in Mozambique is gaining ground — and showing a strong allegiance to the Islamic State 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z The refusal to carry out a tradition that has taken place immediately after most elections has quickly become another flash point in a divided country. White House, escalating tensions, orders agencies to rebuff Biden transition team 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z The American flag often becomes a cultural flash point during uncertain times, and these times are no exception. For Biden fans, one unifying standard: Old Glory 2020-11-08T05:00:00Z Here’s a look at why the Tigray issue became a flash point in Ethiopia, and what the situation there means for the broader region. Why Did Ethiopia’s Leader Launch a War on the Tigray Region? 2020-11-05T05:00:00Z The federal response to the public heath crisis became a flash point. McConnell-McGrath Senate race headlines Kentucky ballot 2020-11-03T05:00:00Z With more Republicans expected to vote on Election Day and Democrats favoring mail ballots in Pennsylvania, when to count and report results have become partisan flash points. ‘It’s Just Crazy’ in Pennsylvania: Mail Voting and the Anxiety That Followed 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z “For the far right this moment is really a flash point,” said Cassie Miller, a senior research analyst on extremist groups for the Southern Poverty Law Center. Ahead of Election, Police Prepare for Violence and Disruption 2020-11-01T04:00:00Z The issue of wearing masks, particularly indoors where public health officials have said they are crucial to reducing coronavirus transmissions, is adding another flash point to arguments about balancing individual rights and safeguarding public health. Polling places are unable to avoid the politics of mask-wearing 2020-11-01T04:00:00Z The warning called the election a “potential flash point.” With Election Day looming, an anxious nation hears rumblings of violence 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z But three months to the day after her birth, Hylton was killed in D.C. in an incident that has become another flash point in a national reckoning over the policing of minority communities. Karon Hylton found meaning in his newborn daughter. Then he had a fatal encounter with police. 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z Officials say they are concerned that a politically polarized electorate coupled with divisive rhetoric and President Trump questioning the integrity of the election could create flash points in the District and elsewhere. D.C. police and businesses prepare for possible Election Day unrest 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z A potential flash point in the misbegotten season is McCarthy, the former Green Bay head coach who many Packers fans still blame for Aaron Rodgers having won only one Super Bowl. Even Cowboys Get the Blues 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z These are the potential flash points in the interregnum between the Nov. 3 balloting and Inauguration Day on Jan. 20 — and no doubt beyond. Opinion | The world is watching this election. Here’s what other countries have to gain and lose. 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z In the continuing protests over policing and racial injustice, the latest flash point is Evanston, Ill., where Northwestern University students and others are calling for the abolition of campus police. Opinion | Does the right to protest include the right to hound someone in their home? 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z It wrote that “campaign-associated mass gatherings, polling places, and voter registration events, would be the most likely flash points for potential violence.” Police brace for potential Election Day unrest in a year when ‘everything is uncertain’ 2020-10-24T04:00:00Z Hong Kong and Taiwan are particular flash points. Whether Trump or Biden wins, US-China relations look set to worsen 2020-10-25T04:00:00Z The ambiguity about how prosecutors framed potential charges to the jurors became a flash point in the case after Cameron told reporters that “the grand jury agreed” with prosecutors that homicide charges were not warranted. Shooting of Breonna Taylor was ‘not a race thing,’ officer says in first public interview 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z We sought to track how Trump helped to transform masks from objects as culturally benign as hand sanitizer or latex gloves into a flash point in the culture wars. Opinion | Trump Can Still Make a Difference on Masks 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z “Now you’ve got a situation where there’s a whole bunch more flash points at a tactical level.” In Wake of Recent India-China Conflict, U.S. Sees Opportunity 2020-10-03T04:00:00Z The directives have proved so divisive that they became a flash point in the presidential race Tuesday night, with the candidates clashing over Trump’s intentions. A two-page White House ‘race’ memo became a flash point in Tuesday’s debate 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z The case became a flash point in the Black Lives Matter movement this summer as Black Americans expressed distrust in policing and anger at their treatment in the justice system. Release of grand jury proceedings postponed in Breonna Taylor case after prosecutor requests delay 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z Fighting by groups at America's political extremes provided one of the many flash points during the first US presidential debate. Who are Proud Boys and antifa? 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z The places of Caravaggio’s exile had all become significant flash points in the immigration crisis, which was not entirely a coincidence: He’d gone to them because they were ports. In Dark Times, I Sought Out the Turmoil of Caravaggio’s Paintings 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z Among the possible flash points: Judge Barrett’s connection to a religious community called People of Praise, a small Christian organization that critics say promotes unquestioning declarations of loyalty and asserts male dominance over women. Barrett Clerked for Scalia. Conservatives Hope She’ll Follow His Path. 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z But with infants, mothers, the elderly and other noncombatants continuing to die under a rain of American-made bombs, the administration’s rationale is fraying and becoming a new election-season political flash point. U.S. Rationale for Military Aid to Saudis in Yemen War Is Fraying 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z Two sections of the newspaper became flash points: Food and Sports. L.A. Times shaken by a summer of turmoil and scandals 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z The protest zone in Seattle became a flash point in the national debate over issues of race and policing this summer. Barr told prosecutors to consider sedition charges for protest violence, asked about charging Seattle mayor 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z It was a flash point either way, chafing the already frayed emotions between the defending seven-time division champions and the confident up-and-coming challengers. Trent Grisham fans the flames of Dodgers-Padres rivalry after home run 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z The back-and-forth was a final flash point in a week that demonstrated much broader challenges for the candidates and voters alike in 2020. Dueling versions of reality define 1st week of fall campaign 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z At least dating back to the Charlottesville protests of three summers ago, race-tinged clashes have drawn people from all over to certain flash points, brought in by social media announcements. ‘Outside agitators’? Rioters are often a homegrown problem, review finds 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z The trouble seems to reflect that despite all the diplomatic activity between the two sides, and ongoing meetings between Chinese and Indian generals, the border remains a raw flash point in an increasingly nationalistic era. India and China Face Off Again at Border as Troops Move In 2020-08-31T04:00:00Z It was defended by about 200 to 400 Taliban members who had been fighting the British in Helmand Province, a new flash point in the war. The Few, the Proud, the White: The Marine Corps Balks at Promoting Generals of Color 2020-08-31T04:00:00Z The shooting left Blake paralyzed from the waist down, and it has become a flash point in the presidential campaign. 17-year-old charged with homicide after shooting during Kenosha protests, authorities say 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z Authorities also reported dozens of arrests in three places — Minneapolis, Seattle and Portland, Ore. — that have been flash points throughout the summer. ‘My son matters’: Jacob Blake’s family calls for officer’s arrest, peaceful protest 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z But analysts say immigration looms as the flash point issue. Latin American policy, immigration loom as Trump-Biden flash point 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z Twitter users quickly criticized the team for its flippant inclusion of a racial flash point in a pregame social media marketing message. Hockey, Rocked by Racist Acts, Embraces Black Lives Matter Campaigns 2020-08-10T04:00:00Z Long an ideological flash point, federal funding of research using the material was permitted consistently after the early 1990s. Fetal tissue research advisory board convenes, with a strong anti-abortion tilt 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z The latest flash point is over Turkey’s demand to share in discoveries of natural gas made in 2015 in the eastern Mediterranean, which led to deals and alliances among Greece, Cyprus, Israel and Egypt. Turkish Aggression Is NATO’s ‘Elephant in the Room’ 2020-08-03T04:00:00Z Thousands of miles from their Taiwan Strait flash point, Beijing and Taipei are squaring off in another cross-strait dispute where old animosities collide with local grievances and coronavirus realpolitik. The small Pacific islands at the center of a big power play 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z Yet another flash point emerged in southeast Portland, as city police rushed protesters with riot shields and pepper spray before arresting two. Portland protests calmer after federal agents stand down, but distrust of local police remains 2020-08-02T04:00:00Z Ms. Stone’s arrest on Tuesday was the latest flash point in a nationwide conversation about aggressive police tactics. Video of N.Y.P.D. Pulling Protester Into Unmarked Van Draws Criticism 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z Ms. Handel’s successor, Brian Kemp, aggressively used the new powers, and in addition purged more than 1.4 million Georgians from the voter rolls, both bitter flash points with civil rights groups. Anatomy of an Election ‘Meltdown’ in Georgia 2020-07-25T04:00:00Z The fate of polar bears has long been a flash point in the debate over human-caused climate change, used by scientists and environmentalists as well as deniers in their arguments. Global Warming Is Driving Polar Bears Toward Extinction, Researchers Say 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z But by then, mask wearing itself had become a cultural flash point, every bit as contentious as business closures and rapid reopenings. Why We’re Losing the Battle With Covid-19 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z Video of the episode, which became a flash point in the national debate over racial inequality, showed that the protesters at no point physically threatened the couple. The White House Called a News Conference. Trump Turned It Into a Meandering Monologue. 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z Western intelligence agents, who see the border as one of Asia’s most dangerous flash points, say they think that China lost more than a dozen soldiers in the fight. Caught Between Indian and Chinese Troops, at 15,000 Feet 2020-07-11T04:00:00Z If put into effect as detailed, the partnership would create new and potentially dangerous flash points in the deteriorating relationship between China and the United States. Defying U.S., China and Iran Near Trade and Military Partnership 2020-07-11T04:00:00Z For many Republicans who are watching the president’s impact on Senate races with alarm, his focus on racial and cultural flash points — and not on the surge of the coronavirus in many states — is distressing. Trump Adds to Playbook of Stoking White Fear and Resentment 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z China’s new National Security Law for Hong Kong, effective last week, is the latest flash point between Beijing and Washington, adding to other points of tension such as trade and tech supremacy. China's market euphoria trumps political risk in Hong Kong 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z It was with a cell phone camera that the video footage of the killing of George Floyd, like a modern-day lynching, became a flash point, much like that of Till a few decades earlier. Black Images Matter: How Cameras Helped—and Sometimes Harmed—Black People 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z Race-conscious policies designed to alleviate discriminatory policies often become political flash points and vilified. The politics of race are shifting, and politicians are struggling to keep pace 2020-07-05T04:00:00Z In doing so, he signaled even more clearly that he would exploit race and cultural flash points to stoke fear among his base of white supporters in an effort to win re-election. At Mt. Rushmore and the White House, Trump Updates ‘American Carnage’ Message for 2020 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z She cited national flash points, many of which she covered over the years, such as the beating of Rodney King and the shooting of Michael Brown by police in Ferguson, Mo. As the nation struggles with racism, CBS News veteran Michelle Miller gets personal 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z Three south-east Asian diplomats told AP, however, it marked a significant strengthening of the regional bloc’s assertion of the rule of law in a disputed region long regarded as an Asian flash point. Asean leaders cite 1982 UN treaty in South China Sea dispute 2020-06-27T04:00:00Z One emerging flash point is the Emancipation Statue in Lincoln Park, a federally controlled space in Northeast Washington. Army activates 400 Guard troops to protect monuments in Washington, D.C. 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z Brooks’s death became the latest flash point in a national movement against police brutality and racism. In Atlanta, hundreds pay respect to Rayshard Brooks 2020-06-22T04:00:00Z The Juneteenth holiday weekend also showed how Mr. Trump’s handling of race, and specifically his relationship with black Americans, continues to be a flash point. Trump Seeks a Cultural Safe Space Amid a Deadly Pandemic 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z Some police killings that have followed Floyd’s have become flash points, such as the fatal shooting this month of Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta. After George Floyd, Fresh Scrutiny of Old Cases 2020-06-20T04:00:00Z Twitter’s manipulated-media label is the latest flash point in a contentious debate over tech companies’ responsibility to police falsehoods and hoaxes spread by politicians on their platforms. Twitter labels Trump video tweet as manipulated media as it cracks down on misinformation 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z Implicit bias is a flash point across many industries, including tech — which likes to think itself insulated from subjectivity by the analytics used in the hiring process. Want to fix the racial disparity in book advances? Pay assistants more 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z That opinion and two dissents, spanning 168 pages, touched on a host of flash points in the culture wars involving the L.G.B.T. community — bathrooms, locker rooms, sports, pronouns and religious objections to same-sex marriage. Civil Rights Law Protects Gay and Transgender Workers, Supreme Court Rules 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z But the decision quickly became a scientific flash point, with critics, including former FDA officials, calling the evidence scant and accusing the agency of buckling to political pressure from the White House. FDA pulls emergency approval for antimalarial drugs touted by Trump as covid-19 treatment 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z “We don’t want to introduce additional flash points.” Activists take over a Seattle neighborhood, banishing the police 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z Some become flash points in the country’s ongoing reckoning about race and police. Protests spread over police shootings. Police promised reforms. Every year, they still shoot and kill nearly 1,000 people. 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z The issue of police investments became a flash point this month in the D.C. ‘Defund the police’ gains traction as cities seek to respond to demands for a major law enforcement shift 2020-06-07T04:00:00Z When President Trump refused to unequivocally condemn the white supremacists, declaring instead that “very fine people” populated both groups of demonstrators, he catapulted the episode into another flash point in the nation’s toxic political discourse. Review | Is free speech an ‘inviolable’ right or a cover for ‘hostile acts’? 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z “We often see these historical moments as flash points with instant gratification; however, with most movements, the new laws, the new rules, only herald possibility,” Abrams writes. Review | Stacey Abrams wants to be Biden’s veep. But her new book is about bigger hopes. 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z The raging debate over the last several weeks over whether they should be allowed to reopen has become the latest flash point in the country’s culture wars. Trump’s Approval Slips Where He Can’t Afford to Lose It: Among Evangelicals 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z The goal, federal senator Ângelo Coronel said, was to “discover the flash points in the industry of fake news that is shaking Brazilian democracy.” An investigation into fake news targets Brazil’s Bolsonaros, and critics fear a constitutional crisis 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z One big difference with the current unrest, Wright said, is that the flash points of violence have moved north and to the west, all the way to Santa Monica. Column: Tolliver's barbershop in South Los Angeles is temporarily closed, but the conversation continues 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z But tensions also flared at multiple flash points during the day, as protesters faced an even larger contingent of federal law enforcement authorities than on Monday. Thousands descend on D.C. protests to push back against Trump’s show of federal force 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z Many minority groups support repealing the measure to boost racial and gender equity, with college admissions being a major flash point. California black leaders seek reforms, reparations study 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z Mr. Lumumba, 37, said even if this moment seemed like a flash point, the inequities, racism and despair that create the tension run much deeper. ‘Everybody Will Second-Guess’: Liberal Mayors Navigate Protesters and Police 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z But the simmering tension never reached a flash point — a victory that city officials and residents attributed to a combination of tactical decisions, community and political leadership and the still-raw memory of 1967. How a City Once Consumed by Civil Unrest Has Kept Protests Peaceful 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z At long last, we must address the ongoing issue of racism aimed at black Americans - and not just when there is a flash point like riots to spur us to action. Editorial Roundup: Ohio 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z In Sacramento, still raw from the 2018 police killing of Stephon Clark, an unarmed young black man, the return to worship was set against multiple social flash points. Amid Riots and a Pandemic, Church Attendance Resumes in ‘a Very Broken World’ 2020-05-31T04:00:00Z |
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