Politics

I feel like I owe some apologies. At the start of the week, this Englishman and his English wife stood in a room with a couple hundred strangers in downtown Manhattan and renounced all “allegiance and fidelity” to any foreign …

Sedona (Image credit: Courtesy image ) This 2024 three-bedroom in West Sedona is minutes from shopping, dining, and hiking. The Dan Jensvold-designed home has owned solar panels, Douglas fir ceilings, art lights, a glass elevator, wood and polished-concrete floors, white-oak …

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What happened Columbia University said Monday it started suspending students who disregarded orders to leave a pro-Palestinian encampment, potentially barring them from campus buildings and finals and rendering them ineligible to graduate in May. Dozens of students occupied Columbia’s Hamilton …

What happened Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, warned Fox News that he plans to take legal action “imminently” against the network for its coverage of him, according to an April 23 letter made public Monday. Who said …

What happened All new passenger vehicles must come equipped with automatic emergency braking by 2029, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Monday. Some 90% of new vehicles already have AEB systems under a voluntary 2016 agreement but the new …

A football season marked by off-field controversies may conclude with one of the Premier League’s “better boardroom decisions”. On Monday, 16 of the 20 top-tier English clubs backed a proposal for a new “anchoring” system, said Miguel Delaney, chief football …

The favourite to become the next leader of the SNP and first minister of Scotland may be crowned “with no contest”, the Scottish Conservatives have warned. John Swinney is widely tipped to take over from Humza Yousaf, whose resignation leaves …

Reports that Chechnya’s strongman leader Ramzan Kadyrov is terminally ill pose a serious problem for Vladimir Putin. The Russian president is desperate to avoid instability in the North Caucasus region, which would force him to divert men, resources and attention …

Net neutrality used to be a thing. Then it wasn’t. Now it is again. The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday voted to restore the Obama-era internet regulations known as “net neutrality,” The New York Times said, after they were repealed …

In 1986, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) amended its governing charter to encourage “all the world’s great male and female athletes to participate.” While the language may seem benign, the charter revision was a bombshell event for the athletic institution, …

The beauty of traveling solo is that you make the rules. Get up at noon, eat breakfast for dinner, visit all the spas within a five-mile radius, go to the theater every night — spend your vacation doing what you …

One of the up-and-coming members of Congress scored a major victory on April 23: Pennsylvania Democratic Rep. Summer Lee won her primary challenge against Edgewood Borough Council member Bhavini Patel. A member of Congress’ progressive ‘squad,’ Lee will face Republican …

For nearly a decade, Costa Rica has generated 99% of its electricity from renewable sources of energy. In 2015, the Central American nation “made global headlines” when it generated 100% of its electricity from renewable energy for 75 days in …

What happened Former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) met privately on Sunday with a mutual acquaintance, real estate investor Steve Witkoff, who brokered the detente between the former bitter Republican presidential primary rivals. The hourslong meeting was …

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What happened Tesla CEO Elon Musk, during a surprise trip to Beijing, secured preliminary approval Monday to roll out the automaker’s “Full Self-Driving” (FSD) software in China, Tesla’s biggest overseas market, said Reuters and The Wall Street Journal. Last week …

‘Move on from Trump-Biden election debates’ Stuart N. Brotman in the Boston Herald Major media organizations have banded together to urge Democrats and Republicans to commit to having their presumptive presidential nominees, Joe Biden and Donald Trump, participate in multiple …

What happened Russian troops have gained ground in eastern Ukraine, prompting Ukrainian forces to pull back from defensive lines west of Avdiivka, Ukrainian military chief Col. Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi said Sunday. Russia is scrambling to take advantage of its “superiority …

Human rights groups have condemned a bill passed by Iraq’s parliament that criminalises same-sex relationships, with jail terms of between 10 and 15 years. According to a copy of the legislation seen by Reuters, the law aims to “protect Iraqi society from moral …

The Home Office has launched a UK-wide operation to detain asylum seekers for the first deportation flights to Rwanda. The sweep comes “weeks earlier than expected”, said The Guardian, which broke the story. Asylum seekers selected for removal will be …

Famous attractions are having to grapple with the problems of overtourism as people return to travelling in the aftermath of the Covid pandemic. After Venice introduced an entry fee for day-trippers, the world’s most famous artwork may be moved to …

Bad movies can be an art form. Sometimes you are in the mood to watch a challenging biopic or a depressing documentary, but other days you want nothing more than to turn off your brain and turn on a movie …

If you’re looking to save money on flights, choosing the lowest cost fare seems like it would make the most sense. And in theory, that means booking basic economy.  But with the plethora of restrictions that airlines have placed on …

Australian animated series “Bluey” premiered in 2018 and has since captured the hearts and minds of children, parents and childless adults alike. In 2023, it was the “second-most popular streaming show in the U.S., where it was watched for 731 …

Are you finding those annoying little puzzles you need to complete before you can proceed on websites harder to solve? You aren’t alone and there might be a good reason for it. Experts have confirmed that Captchas, which were developed …

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Who is proposing compensation? The Church of England itself. The Church’s interest in the issue dates back many years. In 2006, it apologised for the role that clergymen had played in the transatlantic slave trade. In 2019, the Audit and …

“Exactly a year ago, Sudan’s ruinous collapse began,” said Ishaan Tharoor in The Washington Post.  On 15 April 2023, tensions between the nation’s two most powerful factions – the Sudanese armed forces, headed by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the …