Amnesty International says Russia is dropping cluster bombs on Syrian cities, even on areas of no military significance.

Australia is slowly shifting away from the anti-renewable-energy policies that Abbott set up.

It appears the US is blocking many British Muslims from entering the US, often in arbitrary last-minute ways that cause unnecessary trouble and expense.

Blocking 10 family members from traveling because of an objection to their one relative is especially nasty, and gratuitous.

Because there is no way to find out in advance if you will be blocked in this way, British Muslims in general are afraid to buy tickets to the US.

It seems to me that the US should offer a way to ask, before buying tickets, "Will you allow me to fly there?" If the US responds that you can go, and blocks you later, it should compensate you for the costs of your flight and other preparations.

And it is unconscionable to block 11 people because of objections about one.

Ground beef generally has bacteria all through it, and some of them can make people sick. Consumer Reports found that US ground beef, unless it is from 'grass-fed organic beef', often contains antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

Is it wrong for Caucasian actors to wear makeup to appear Asian (or black)?

The article presents an incoherent mixture of perceived insult, lack of Asian role models on TV, and loss of work for Asian actors. Any or all of those issues might be valid, but they are all different, and mixing them up produces only confusion.

If it is a matter of work discrimination, how about making up nonwhite actors up to appear Caucasian? All actors' race would cease to matter.

If it is a matter of visible role models on TV, that's a matter of appearance only. Why does it matter what the actor's real skin color or appearance is, beneath the makeup?

If you feel insulted, please explain why an actor's makeup constitutes a statement about Asians, because I don't see that.