QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"I can’t imagine living the rest of my life accepting that people just disappeared into thin air."
GRACE NATHAN, whose mother was on Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 when it disappeared in 2014. Officials have formally ended the search for the plane.
JANUARY 18, 2017
(0)EDITORIAL:Russia Gains When Donald Trump Trashes NATO And Europe loses.
(1)Chelsea Manning to Be Released Early as Obama Commutes Sentence
The Army intelligence analyst convicted in a 2010 leak of security documents is set to be freed this May instead of in 2045.
(2)Trump Entering White House Unbent and Unpopular
President-elect Donald J. Trump will take office with less popular support than any new president in modern times, according to an array of polls.
(3)Health Law Repeal Could Cost 18 Million Their Insurance, Study Finds
The Congressional Budget Office said 18 million people would lose their insurance in the first year, with that number and costs rising over 10 years.
(4)Republicans Look to Reince Priebus, Trump’s Chief of Staff, to Bring Stability
Party leaders hope Mr. Priebus will transform the new president’s storm-the-gates campaign into a normal, functional White House.
(5)In ‘Brexit’ Speech, Theresa May Outlines Clean Break for U.K.
In long-awaited remarks, the British prime minister emphasized regaining control of immigration, even if it means losing E.U. trading advantages.
(6)In Era of Trump, China’s President Champions Economic Globalization
Before the World Economic Forum in Davos, Xi Jinping spurned protectionism while implicitly rebuking Donald J. Trump, president-elect of the United States.
(7)Nigerian Jet Mistakenly Bombs Refugee Camp, Killing Scores
The bombing struck a government-run camp in Rann, near the Cameroonian and Chadian borders, an area where Boko Haram had recently increased attacks.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2769, Positive and Negative Rights
These categories of rights determine whether the government must act or be restricted.
An example of a negative right(ネガティブ・ライト) would be ________.
a. the government must provide your healthcare
b. the government cannot take your property without compensation
c. the government will pay for your unemployment insurance
d. the government buys new textbooks for a public school
Bravo! Choice b is correct.