News in Sept 2023

20230909 AM.11(JST)

• Appeals Court(控訴裁判所) Rules White House Overstepped(逸脱した) 1st Amendment(修正案) on Social Media
  • A Fifth Circuit panel(連邦巡回区控訴裁判所) partly(一部) upheld(指示した) restrictions on the Biden administration's(政権) communications with online platforms about misleading Covid-19 content.
• China Is Full of Risks. So Why Can't Corporate America Leave(去る)?
  • Doing business in China, once seen as(かつては-とされていた) a can't-miss(逃すべきではない) opportunity, poses(引き起こす) a troubling quandary(困惑): Reasons to stay can be as compelling as(同じくらい説得力がある) the reasons to restreat(撤退する).
• Judge Denies Meadonws's Request to Move Georgia Case to Federal Court
  • Moving the case would have given Mark Meadows, a former White House chief of staff, one key advantage: a jury(陪審員) pool that was more favorable to Donald Trump.
• Prosecutors(検察官) believed Enrique Tarrio communicated with Donald Trump before Jan. 6, the ex-Proud Boys(Proud Boys: 右翼団体の名称) leader said.
• A man known as the "Zip Tie Guy" and hist mother were sentenced(判決を下す) to prison in connection with(-関連で) the Jan. 6 riot(暴動).
• Pelosi Says She Will Seek Relection(再選) in 2024
  • Since she stepped down from leadership last year, many observers expected Representative Nancy Pelosi of California was headed toward retirement.
• Manchin Mulls(検討中である) His Political Future, Keeping Washington Guessing
  • Senator(上院議員) Joe Manchin, the conservative(保守的な) West Virginia Democrat(民主党員), could run for relection, make a third-party presidential bid(宣言) or simply retire form politics(政界).
• There are the 20 oldest members of Congress（議会）
• 'There Was Definitely a Thumb on the Scale to Get Boys'
  • Decling(減少) male enrollment has led many colledges to adopt an unofficial policy: affirmative action for men.
• G.O.P(共和党) Gets the Democratic(民主党) Border(国境) Crisis It Wanted
  • The strain(負担) of migrants in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and other cities has taxed(圧迫する) resources, divided Democrats and put pressure on President Biden to act.
• The White House has urged(呼びかける) eligible(資格のある) immigrants to apply for work permits.
• Justice Dept.(司法省) Asks Supreme Court(最高裁判所) to Hear Abortion Pill Case
  • The case sets up(設定する) a showdown(対決) before the court on the availability of the most common method of terminating pregnancies.
• The Florida Supreme Court questioned whether the state's constitutional(憲法的な) privacy rights extend to(適用する) abortion(中絶).
• Manhunt Intensifies(激化する) as Escaped Pennsylvania Prisoner Remains at Large(逃走中).
  • The search is focused on an area near a sprawling(広大な) botanical gerden(植物園) in the suburbs(郊外) of Philadelphia. A guard(看守) who failed to notice the escapee was fired.
• Here are five notable(注目すべき) prison escapes that captured public attention in recent years.

20230902 PM.13(JST)

• Ukraine's Offensive Has Made 'Notable(顕著な) Progress(進展),' White House Says
  • Washington acknowledged(認める) that Kyiv's(キエフ) counteroffensive(反撃) had advanced over the last 72 hours and notched(記録する) wins against the second line of Russian defenders.
• Two Proud Boys Sentenced(判決を下す) in Jan. 6 Sedition(国家に対する反乱) Case
  • A leader of the far-right(極右、右側思想) group got 18 years, matching the longest Jan. 6 sentence so far(今まで), and a man who set off(引き起こす) the breach(違反) by smashing(粉砕する) a window received 10 years
• DeSantis and Biden Won't Meet in Florida During Tour of Hurricane Damage
  • Though President Biden said earlier on Friday that he would see Ron DeSantis on Saturday, the govenor's office said there were no plans for a meeting.
• Mitch McConnel May Be Experiencing Small Seizures(発作), Doctors Suggest
  • The Republican(共和党の) senator's two freezing episodes may be symptoms(症状) of a serious illness, accourding to neurologists n not involved(関与している) in his medical care.
• A New Worry for a New Colledge Year: A.I-Generated Admissions(入学) Essays
  • A.I. chatbots could facilitate(促進する) plagiarism(盗用・盗作) on colledge applications or democratize(民主化する) student access to writing help. Or maybe both.
• U.S. Hiring Settles Into a Lower Gear(段階、速度)
  • Employers added 187,000 jobs in August and unemployment rose to 3.8 percent as the economy continued to lose momentum("経済の"勢い、運動量) built up(築かれた) after pandemic lockdowns.

20230901 PM.23(JST)

• U.S. Job Growth(雇用増加) Remains Steady(安定) Amid(-の中で) Efforts to Cool Economy
  • The labor market continued to moderate(適度に、穏やかに), adding 187,000 jobs last months. reflecting the effects of high interest rates.
• As Ukraine's Fight Grinds On(難航する、長引く), Talk of Negotiations Becomes Nearly Taboo
  • Discussion of a Plan B, should("仮定法") Ukraine fail to win a total victory, has become more fraught(緊迫している) than ever, say those who have tried.
• Vladimir Putin will meet Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's president, the Kremlin said, as grain(穀物) deal talks appear stalled(停滞する).
• New Russian high school textbooks try to justify(正当化する) the war in Ukraine.
• McConnell Releases Letter Declaring Him 'Medically Clear' to Work After Episode("有名な事件なのか、この件の後...と翻訳可能").
  • The statement(声明) came from the attending physician(主治医、担当医) of congress(議会), who said he had consulted(相談する) with Mitch McConnell's doctors and didn't say he had examined the senator（上院議員）.
• Should Mitch McConnell be forced to step aside, these men could succeed((後を継ぐ、跡を継ぐ)) him as the top Senate(上院) Republican(共和党).
• All That Empty Office Space Belongs to Someone
  • If the nearly 100 million square feet of office real estate stays empty, who loses(損をする)?
• In Visit to Tiny Flock(信者の集まり) in Mongolia, Pope(教皇) Has an Eye on Russia and China
  • The Vatican said the trip was meant to encourage(励ます) the few Catholics there. But if also brings the pontiff(教皇) close to(近づく) two great powers that have vexed(悩まされた、困惑させられた) him.
• U.S. Officials(役人) Are Streaming(訪問する) to China. Will Beijiing Returns the Favor(好意)?
  • Such visits could help convey(伝える) Beijing's interest in stabilizing(安定的な) ties(関係、つながり) with Washington. But China has been noncommittal.
• Grim(厳しい) Struggle Begins to Identify(特定する) Victims in South African Fire
  • Families on Friday were trying to identify relatives caught(取り残される) in the blaze(火災), which consumed(焼き尽くす) a sprawling(広範囲に) settlement(定住地) and killed at least 74 people.
• Here's what we know about the deadly(致命的な、命を奪う可能性がある) fire in Johannesburg.
• How the Dream of Building a California City From Scratch Got Started.
  • A former(以前の) Goldman Sachs trader moved to the Bay Area to make it in tech. He ended up(最終的に-となる) buying land with money from some of Silicon Valley's wealthiest people.