Tag: stakes
Charlie Kirk’s killing raises the stakes for campus security
Martin Kaste Charlie Kirk’s assassination at an outdoor event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday has increased concerns about security and free speech on college campuses, and university police chiefs are thinking through what the shooting may mean for security at their schools. The event drew about 3,000 people to an amphitheater-shaped space on campus,…
Chris Mason: Colossal stakes for UK summit on Ukraine
In the immediate hours after those astonishing exchanges between Presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky in the White House, European leaders, one after another, offered their public support for Ukraine. But the prime minister remained silent. Then, as I dashed into the studio for the BBC News at Ten, my phone went. I had been…
With Stakes High, Lebanese Lawmakers to Try Again to Choose a President
Middle East Crisis Despite pressure by the United States and others to elect a president in order to receive financial support, a consensus candidate has yet to emerge who can clearly end Lebanon’s political gridlock. By Euan Ward Lebanon’s deeply divided Parliament is set Thursday to try to elect a new president, potentially ending a…
Congestion pricing begins in NYC in a high stakes test for the model’s U.S. viability
By Robbie Griffiths Congestion pricing was introduced in the center of New York City on Sunday, after a late attempt by officials in neighboring New Jersey to stop it in court failed. The measure — which charges many drivers $9 dollars to enter Manhattan during peak hours — is intended to bring relief to the…