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WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Outgoing President Joe Biden sought to burnish his foreign policy record on Monday and said U.S. adversaries are weaker than when he took office four years ago despite global crises that remain unresolved.

A week before handing over to President-elect Donald Trump, Biden in a rare State Department speech touted his administration's backing for Ukraine against Russia's 2022 invasion and for Israel's wars in the Middle East.

Biden said the United States was "winning the worldwide competition" and would not be surpassed economically by China as had been predicted, while Russia and Iran have been weakened by wars without direct U.S. involvement.

"Compared to four years ago, America is stronger, our alliances are stronger, our adversaries and competitors are weaker," Biden said. "We have not gone to war to make these things happen."

Scientists are urging members of Congress to use their legislative power to defend science, fact-based policymaking and bedrock science-based policies that protect the public health and well-being of all people.

Today, in the face of the incoming president's agenda, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) sent a petition signed by 25,219 scientists, experts and science supporters to every member of Congress asking them to stand up against attempts to politicize, eliminate or diminish scientific roles, agencies and federal research.

I predict that the DNA sample will be orange in color.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/24702940

By Stephanie Saul Jan. 10, 2025

from #NewYorkTimes #NYT [gift article - link can be shared. Expires in 30 days.]

[This is a very good article, not nearly as "both-sides" as usual.]

The way these tech companies are behaving makes me wonder what they know and what we don't they seem terrified.

The bank shut down a discussion on an internal website about a five-day return to office policy after dozens of employees criticized the move

Original link: https://www.wsj.com/business/jpmorgan-chase-disables-employee-comments-after-return-to-office-backlash-19199a4a