Politics: Vice President Joe Biden met quietly with Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren in Washington yesterday as he weighs whether to run for president. Warren is seen as an influential democrat and one of the brains of the party. Her support …

GeoEcon 101: In the midst of an economic slowdown and a stock market slump, China devalued its currency for the second day in a row. The Central Bank dropped the value of the yuan, by 1.6 percent against the US …

Out of Africa: President Obama delivered a flattering but tough speech in Nairobi today, telling Kenyans they’ve come a long way in the world but that they still need to clean out corruption, shore up their shaky democracy, and end …

Permawar: For the second day Turkish warplanes have hit Islamic State targets inside Syria as well as Kurdish PKK militants inside northern Iraq. Striking the Kurds complicates matters because they’ve been working with the coalition fighting the Islamic State, but …

Greece: Banks opened today after three weeks of closure and Greeks woke up to a stiffly higher Value Added Tax of 23 percent on goods and services. The daily cash withdrawal limit of $65 has been raised to a weekly …

—From Charleston, WV.   Sound Recall!: With a shove from the Federal government, the Japanese airbag company Takata has doubled its recall to 34 million vehicles in the US for airbags that explode and spray shrapnel when they deploy. It’s …

—From Amarillo, Texas Baltimore: Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake yesterday asked the Justice Department to investigate her own police department to determine whether it has been guilty of excessive force, discriminatory harassment, and illegal stops and arrests. “I’m willing to do what …

The Long Campaign: Republican presidential hopefuls gathered in New Hampshire this weekend opened fire on their prime target; Hillary Clinton. Rand Paul got a standing ovation when he said about Clinton’s performance in the attack on the Benghazi consulate, “I …

The Hillary Step: National Public Radio reports it has learned that Hillary Clinton plans to formally declare herself a candidate for president on Sunday afternoon. The announcement could come by video or social media, NPR says. It was only a …

Nuketalks: Iran has backed away from a major element in a proposed nuclear agreement, refusing to give up and ship some of their atomic fuel out of the country. For months the Iranians had tentatively agreed to ship nuclear fuel …