It took a riotous mob storming the Capitol building for Facebook to finally take significant action against the president. After four years of race-baiting, lies and hatred spewed from President Trump’s social media accounts, Facebook took the commendable step on Thursday of blocking his account indefinitely. His access won’t be reinstated until at least after […]

It took a riotous mob storming the Capitol building for Facebook to finally take significant action against the president. After four years of race-baiting, lies and hatred spewed from President Trump’s social media accounts, Facebook took the commendable step on Thursday of blocking his account indefinitely. His access won’t be reinstated until at least after […]

Want to get The Morning by email? Here’s the sign-up. Good morning. A pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol. Members of Congress — after fleeing for their safety — voted to confirm Biden’s victory. Donald Trump has been attacking American democracy for much of his time as president. He has told repeated lies about voter fraud, […]

It wasn’t hard to see, when it began, that it would end exactly the way it has. Donald Trump is America’s willful arsonist, the man who lit the match under the fabric of our constitutional republic. The duty of the House of Representatives and the Senate, once they certify Joe Biden’s election, is to reconvene […]

To the Editor: Re “Mob Storms Capitol, Inflamed by Angry Trump Speech” (nytimes.com, Jan. 6): I am writing this while watching in abject horror a literal insurrection staged by thousands of President Trump’s maniacal supporters who have stormed the Capitol. This violent protest is the direct result of Mr. Trump firing up his base with […]

LONDON (Reuters) – British corporate lobby group the Institute of Directors on Wednesday said relaxing rules to attract more stock market listings to London could put at risk the UK’s strong track record on corporate governance.FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen outside the entrance of the London Stock Exchange in London, Britain. Aug 23, 2018. REUTERS/Peter […]

HONG KONG/BEIJING/MILAN (Reuters) – CNH Industrial is in talks with China’s FAW over the future of truckmaker Iveco, the Italian-American group said on Wednesdy after sources told Reuters it had revived previously aborted negotiations.FILE PHOTO: An Iveco truck is seen at the IAA Commercial Vehicles trade show in Hanover, Germany, September 22, 2016. REUTERS/Fabian BimmerA […]

Indonesia’s clerics want more details about China’s vaccine. By Melina Delkic Good morning. We’re covering Indonesian Muslims’ concerns about the vaccine, a potentially pivotal election in the U.S. and the designers using nature and welcoming spaces to help patients with mental illness. Indonesia’s Muslims have questions about the vaccine With the highest number of coronavirus […]

There is a saying in Chinese, “wu yi xi wei gui”. It means that which is scarce is precious. In tiny Singapore, despite having no natural resources, few things are actually scarce. And the one thing we rarely seem to run out of is food. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full […]

There have always been people like Donald Trump: self-centered, self-aggrandizing, believing that the rules apply only to the little people and that what happens to the little people doesn’t matter. The modern G.O.P., however, isn’t like anything we’ve seen before, at least in American history. If there’s anyone who wasn’t already persuaded that one of […]