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    'American Idol' Remembers 'Adored Icon' Mandisa with Special Tribute Performance

    'American Idol' is paying its respects to former contestant Mandisa with a special performance on the show Monday following her April 18 death.

  • Revealed: Tyson Foods dumps millions of pounds of toxic pollutants into US rivers and lakes

    Nitrogen, phosphorus, chloride, oil and cyanide among the 371m lb of pollutants released by just 41 plants in five yearsTyson Foods dumped millions of pounds of toxic pollutants directly into American rivers and lakes over the last five years, threatening critical ecosystems, endangering wildlife and human health, a new investigation reveals.Nitrogen, phosphorus, chloride, oil and cyanide were among the 371m lb of pollutants released into waterways by just 41 Tyson slaughterhouses and mega...

  • More than 44m Americans are living in areas with toxic levels of pollution linked to asthma attacks and strokes

    Americans are suffering from the worst levels of air pollution in 25 years, according to a new report. West Coast cities are primarily affected because of the large number of wildfires and drought.

  • Christian Wilkins poses with Nicole Kidman in LA as actress becomes first Australian to win an American Film Institute Lifetime Achievement Award

    Christian Wilkins shared a special moment with Aussie actress Nicole Kidman in Los Angeles on Sunday.

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    7 moments of Asian American and Black American solidarity

    Stacker compiled a list of seven moments where Asian American and Black American solidarity paved the way for broad-stroke freedoms.

  • "What Kind Of American Are You?"

    "What Kind Of American Are You?" Authored by Jim Quinn via The Burning Platform blog, War, What's It Good For? We have only seen a handful of movies in a theater over the last decade. Ever since the kids grew up, there hasn’t been a reason to spend too much for too little. Regal Cinemas in Oaks was the place to go in the old days. It had 24 theaters and was always packed. You could never get a parking spot close to the venue. The restaurant near the theater always had a line and...

  • River (2023) Review

    Director: Junta Yamaguchi Cast: Riko Fujitani, Yuki Torigoe, Yoshimasa Kondo, Haruki Nakagawa, Masahi Suwa Running Time: 86 min. By Paul Bramhall Making a follow-up to a debut that relied heavily on a gimmick is always a tricky proposition, as several directors have found out over the years. In Japan the most obvious example is Shinichiro Ueda, who after his almost flawless debut with 2017’s One Cut of the Dead has struggled to Continue reading →

  • When images become reality

    Early this week, a fake video of President Marcos went viral on a popular streaming platform. It showed the president purportedly directing the country’s armed forces to counter China’s

  • Competition, The American Way

    Competition, The American Way Authored by Jack Miller via RealClearEducation, Our K-12 educational system is designed to serve much less than 50% of American students. For decades the cry has been that “all kids must go to college.” Yet, only a minority do so and fewer graduate. Our high schools have been turned into college prep schools. Shop classes have been eliminated, along with other useful courses. Most students who don’t go to college have been deprived of the education...

  • Leftovers of the American Century

    Let one old man deal with two others. I turn 80 in July, which makes me just over a year-and-a-half younger than Joe Biden and almost two years older than Donald Trump. And, honestly, I know my limits. Yes, I still walk — no small thing — six miles a day. And I work constantly. More

  • As a Jew, I am terrified about what America has become

    For Jews in America and around the world, Israel represents a thriving land of survival and opportunity, and not only for my people.

  • More and more Americans see China as an enemy

    More Americans see China as enemy (Third column, 16th story, link)