• Stormy Daniels may seal Trump’s fate. How did a porn star become one of the most powerful people in politics?

    Stormy Daniels was dancing her way through a ‘Make America Horny Again’ tour when news emerged that she had received hush money payments from Donald Trump. As those payments sit at the centre of an indictment against Trump, Io Dodds explains how Daniels landed in the middle of a political firestorm

  • Stormy Daniels may seal Trump’s fate. How did a porn star become one of the most powerful people in politics?

    Stormy Daniels was dancing her way through a ‘Make America Horny Again’ tour when news emerged that she had received hush money payments from Donald Trump. As those payments sit at the centre of an indictment against Trump, Io Dodds explains how Daniels landed in the middle of a political firestorm

  • Sweden's reported expelling of Chinese citizen 'politically driven, affects people-to-people exchanges'

    The Chinese government has always requested Chinese citizens to comply with the laws and regulations of their country of residence, the Chinese Embassy in Sweden said on Monday local time in response to media reports about Sweden expelling a Chinese journalist, accusing her of posing a national security threat. The journalist, a 57-year-old woman, was arrested by the Swedish security service in October and expelled by the government in Stockholm last week, the Associated Press (AP) reported...

  • National power depends on sea power, and sea power cannot be improvised

    [Sponsored] MQ-9B SeaGuardian®, built by San Diego-based General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., is leading the way in transforming naval and maritime operations around the world.

  • CIA wants more power to spy on Americans

    Americans need to be aware of the unbridled propensity of federal intelligence agencies to spy on all of us without search warrants as required by the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution.

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    The Central American region where people live longest

    Costa Rica is home to one of the five Blue Zones – regions of the world

  • What the left can teach the right about political power

    Political power is not a toy. It is not a trophy awarded to the winner of the debate club. Power is a game, but it is the game of kings. It is chess, not checkers. If you intend to play the game, you had better come with a serious strategy and the will to win, because you can bet the other side is playing for keeps.For too long, conservatives have engaged in politics as if it were professional football, something to watch for entertainment while sitting on the couch so you can complain about...

  • Dear American People: Your freedoms are being stolen from under your nose

    This is the state of our nation that no is talking about -- not the politicians, not the courts, and not Congress: the government's power grabs are growing bolder, while the rights of the citizenry continue to be trampled underfoot.

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    Two people rescued from American River after kayak flips

    (FOX40.COM) -- Two people were rescued from the icy waters of the American River on Sunday afternoon after their kayak flipped, according to the CAL FIRE Nevada Yuba Placer Unit. Personnel with the Placer County Sheriff's Office, CAL FIRE, CHP and California State Parks responded to the incident which resulted in the need of a []

  • Trump on trial tests his political wherewithal — and American resolve

    Throughout its 248-year history, America has witnessed dramatic, high-profile courtroom battles that test the laws and tear at its social fabric: from the Haymarket Square riot case and the Scopes Monkey Trial to the failed prosecution of Hall of Fame NFL running back O.J. Simpson in a grisly double murder. But the country has never seen anything quite like the made-for-the-screen trial set to start Monday in New York: A former president, who is also the current Republican Party nominee for the...

  • Americans Now Worry About Out-Of-Control Power Bill Inflation

    Americans Now Worry About Out-Of-Control Power Bill Inflation Tens of millions of Americans are having trouble paying their power bills as residential electricity inflation continues to run rampant. The latest data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (February's print) shows that three out of every four major cities in the US had power prices rise for residential customers. "Food has been a worry, but now electricity is the worry," 75yo Alfredo De Avila told Bloomberg, adding,...

  • The UN Can’t Stop Gaza From Being a Hostage to American Power

    Samer Badawi The dismissal of the Security Council’s cease-fire resolution shows why the world can no longer look to Washington as the arbiter of a rules-based order.