See the article in its original context from October 24, 1983 Section Page Buy Reprints View on timesmachine TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. A suicide terrorist driving a truck loaded with TNT blew up an American Marine headquarters at the Beirut airport today, killing at least 161 marines and sailors and wounding 75. In an almost simultaneous attack, another bomb- laden truck slammed into a French paratroop barracks two miles away. According to Lebanese Civil Defense authorities, at least 27 French paratroopers were …
Why are Americans remaining childless? Surprisingly, it’s not just time and money
My husband and I agreed when we married in 2003 that we’d have two kids within a few years. But as time marched on, we eased our way into the decision to be child-free. To friends and family who assured us we’d be “such great parents,” our choice was mystifying; however, a whole new generation of adults seem to understand. Couples who do not anticipate having children have become more common, and our ranks are growing. A Pew Research Center study published in November found that, even though rates were falling before the pandemic, the financial and social strains brought on by COVID are bringing about an additional “ baby bust .” This year, 44 percent of adults under age 49 say it is not at all likely or not too likely that they will ever have children. This is up 7 percent from just three years ago. So why are Americans so skeptical about becoming first-time parents or having more children? As a sociologist and expert in families, gender and social class, I can attest that …
Vladimir Putin ‘drawing up battle plans to invade Ukraine in new year’, US warns
Russian President Vladimir Putin is drawing up plans to invade neighbouring Ukraine in 2022, the US Government has warned. US President Joe Biden will hold crisis talks with the Russian premier tomorrow amid concerns of a large build up of troops, artillery and tanks at its western flank, The Times reports. American intelligence officials predict the Kremlin may launch an attack into Ukrainian territory in the new year. Satellite images of the area shows up to 175,000 soldiers poised for war at the edge of Europe, experts believe. Moscow's deployment of reserve forces to 50 battle groups on the field has also caused concern. But Russian officials say the gathering of soldiers and weapons is part of a routine military exercise and accused Kiev and Nato of stoking aggression. US President Joe Biden will meet with the Russian president this week to raise concerns and reaffirm Washington's support for Ukraine Fourteen thousand people have died since the conflict in …
Democrats race to get ahead of inflation
Democrats are racing to get ahead of high inflation as rising prices dampen an otherwise strong recovery. The U.S. economy has steamed ahead of every other nation hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, powering through new variants and other pandemic-related constraints. The unemployment rate dropped to 4.2 percent in November, the lowest level since February 2020, as the labor force expanded last month and wages rose 5 percent annually. Consumer spending and retail sales have also soared above pre-pandemic highs while rising corporate profits have powered another record-breaking rally in the stock market. ADVERTISEMENT But steadily rising inflation — driven in part by the speed of the rebound — has made it tough for Democrats to sell the recovery. “If you look at most economic indicators, they’re really in a good place,” Rep. Cheri Bustos Cheryl (Cheri) Lea Bustos Pressley looking for whoever 'borrowed' her Mariah Carey Christmas album Congress needs to …
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Bay Briefing: The COVID variant we should really watch now
Good morning, Bay Area. It’s Tuesday, Dec. 7, and one South Bay police department is putting decoy packages out for porch pirates. Here’s what you need to know to start your day. Omicron vs. delta Omicron might be the buzzword of the day, but the delta variant is still the one driving the pandemic in all California counties. Virus infections continue to increase in the Bay Area, with about 10 cases per 100,000 residents, up from about 6 cases per 100,000 last week. Most samples scientists have studied in recent days link active coronavirus cases to the delta variant or its subvariants. But hospitalizations are still trending downward, and overall, there are fewer COVID cases now than there were at this point last year. Don’t get too comfortable, exhausted nurses say. While the public has treated booster shots as a signal to go back to “normal,” they worry the potential next wave will push an already tired medical workforce to the brink . • Should I take extra …
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TERROR IN OKLAHOMA: THE GATHERING; The Living Offer Heart and Song to the Dead
See the article in its original context from April 24, 1995 Section Page Buy Reprints View on timesmachine TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. In the peal of church bells that rang out over this heartbroken Plains city, the living offered song for the lost today, and for each other, struggling to understand the evil that hit home, but taking solace, at least, that it was answered by goodness. Standing in a raw wind in a snaking, mile-long queue to attend the memorial service that was arranged to give comfort to the nation, …
One million Covid-19 deaths isn’t just a grim milestone – but an indictment of a short-sighted global response
One million global Covid-19 deaths is not just a dire milestone. It is also an indictment of a short-sighted, fragmented, underpowered global response. We should also take it as a warning – that as therapeutic support in richer countries helps save lives, the dangers for poorer people and countries are multiplying. This coronavirus pandemic represents a triple emergency. There are obviously the health effects, both direct cause of illness and interruption of other health services . The economic collateral damage is the second emergency. Countries like the UK are directing enormous firepower – including deficits of up to 20 per cent of GDP – to mitigate the damage, but the global effort to help poorer countries has been a fraction of this. It is clearly also a political emergency, as international institutions on which we all depend, like the World Health Organisation (WHO), are attacked, and the siren call of nationalism in a number of nations runs from …
FNC’s Carlson: Democrats Using January 6 Commission to ‘Criminalize Political Dissent’
Fox News Channel’s Tucker Carlson warned Democrats, who he described as “crazed partisans,” were attempting to use the January 6 Commission to “criminalize political dissent.” Carlson pointed to the commission subpoenaing bank and phone records unrelated to the event, forcing some witnesses to cede their constitutionally protected rights. Transcript as follows: CARLSON: If you’re planning to be in Washington, D.C. tomorrow, your nation’s capital, be careful. It turns out a group of political extremists plans to shut the city down. We’re not guessing about this because they’re not very subtle about what they intend to do. They literally call their group Shutdown D.C. You can go to their website. On it, the extremists describe the violence they plan to commit tomorrow in Washington. They are planning quote “disruptive direct action to end” quote “business as usual and dismantle this country’s core systems of government.” In case there is any remaining doubt about their goal, …
Minimum tax proposal drives wedge between corporate interests
Corporate lobbyists are aggressively pressing Senate Democrats to scrap a minimum tax on corporations’ income included in the House-passed $2 trillion climate and social spending package. The proposal, which would require around 200 of the nation’s largest companies to pay a minimum 15 percent federal income tax, has swiftly become a top priority on K Street. But unlike with other tax hike proposals, corporate America isn’t united in opposition to the minimum tax. Manufacturers, electric utilities, drugmakers, wireless companies and other industries that use lucrative deductions to avoid paying substantial federal income taxes are pushing back on the proposal, saying it would severely burden their ability to invest in the U.S. ADVERTISEMENT But some large retailers, which don’t benefit from the same tax write-offs, are lobbying for the minimum tax, arguing that it fulfills President Biden Joe Biden Man sentenced to nearly four years for running scam Trump, …
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Team Biden Straining to Avoid Repeat Russia Invasion of Ukraine
During his campaign for the White House, President Joe Biden pitched himself as an elder statesman whose decades of foreign policy experience could guide the United States back to its place at the head of the international order. On Tuesday, Biden may face the most important test yet of that promise. A video call with President Vladimir Putin of Russia, the second bilateral meeting between the two leaders, is expected to focus on the growing Russian military presence on its border with Ukraine—and on the potential for swift American action should Putin invade its southern neighbor for the second time since 2014. But Biden, contending with multiple political crises domestically and still politically bruised from the debacle in Afghanistan, may not have as much room to maneuver as he might need to prevent Putin from attempting another smash-and-grab annexation or invasion of Ukrainian territory. U.S. officials have attempted to tamp down speculation that a Russian invasion of …
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