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David R. Sands

David R. Sands

dsands@washingtontimes.com

David R. Sands covered numerous beats, including international trade, banking, politics and Capitol Hill, and spent eight years on the foreign desk as senior diplomatic correspondent. He has authored The Times' weekly chess column since 1993.

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Vendors selling fruit from their push carts on the streets of Harare, Sunday, May 1, 2016, as Zimbabwe joined the rest of the world in commemorating International Workers Day, which is held annually to recognise the economic and social achievements of workers globally. According the African Development Bank statistics, over two thirds of the country's population are employed in the 'informal' sector.(AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Zimbabwe economic crisis deepening, IMF report says

Wracked by drought, deflation and falling world commodity prices, the Zimbabwean economy faces deepening economic difficulties with little relief in sight, the International Monetary Fund said in a new report Wednesday.

May 4, 2016
President Barack Obama speaks at the International Jazz Day Concert on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, in this Friday, April 29, 2016, file photo. Obama is set to meet with residents of Flint, Michigan, to hear how they're managing after lead from old pipes tainted their drinking water. And he is bringing a message to Flint on Wednesday, May 4, 2016 — a promise for change. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Flint water crisis may trigger racism investigations by U.N.

As President Obama travels to Flint, Michigan, Wednesday to highlight the city's water contamination crisis, the United Nations said it might initiate a human rights complaint in the case based on racism and class bias, a narrative the White House didn't dispute.

May 3, 2016
Flint, Mich., residents and supporters wear shirts that reads "Flint Lives Matter" as they wait outside a committee hearing on the Flint water crisis in Washington on March 17, 2016. In proposing a tougher limit for lead in drinking water, Gov. Rick Snyder wants to lift Michigan from the depths of the Flint crisis to being a model for water safety that can help assess whether the current national rules governing lead are too lax. (Associated Press) **FILE**

U.S. racism, class discrimination to blame for Flint water scandal: U.N.

The United Nations is weighing whether to insert itself in the probe into contaminated drinking water for residents of Flint, Michigan, after a trio of U.N. human rights experts in Switzerland said that racism and class discrimination may have played a key role in the scandal.

May 3, 2016
Caruana-Kasparov after 27. g4.

DAVID R. SANDS: With Krush crush, Paikidze wins chess crown the hard way

America's new queen of chess is a proud daughter of Maryland. Baltimore WGM Nazi Paikidze, an alumna of the University of Maryland-Baltimore County and its powerhouse chess team, captured her first women's national crown just over a year after switching her allegiance from her Georgia homeland to the U.S.

May 3, 2016
Some fear Hillary Clinton represents a continuation of the Obama foreign policy that has fallen short, while others warn that on issues such as trade and the willingness to intervene militarily abroad she will break markedly with President Obama. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton’s foreign policy views spark anger, unease abroad

Despite -- and in some cases because of -- her four-year record as secretary of state, Democrat Hillary Clinton is coming in for a share of criticism from allies and adversaries alike, even if the level of vitriol doesn't match some of the comments targeting her potential Republican rival for president.

April 28, 2016
Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, is interviewed by Maria Bartiromo during her "Mornings with Maria" program on the Fox Business Network, in New York Friday, April 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

IMF sees slower growth, rising risks to global economy

The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday cut its global growth projections for 2016 and 2017, warning that the world economy faces rising risks despite a plunge in oil prices that has boosted both developed and developing nations.

April 12, 2016
Norway's Magnus Carlsen, currently the top ranked chess player in the world, plays against India's former World Champion Vishwanathan Anand at the FIDE World Chess Championship Match in Sochi, Russia, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Artur Lebedev)

Russian Karjakin wins right to challenge for world chess championship

Defeating American Fabiano Caruana with the help of a brilliant rook sacrifice, Russian Grandmaster Sergey Karjakin has won the FIDE chess candidates tournament in Moscow and will face reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen in a title match this November in New York City.

March 28, 2016