Democratic representative Elissa Slotkin (Mich.), who is running for U.S. Senate, hasn't resided in the district she represents for nearly a year—a living arrangement that could complicate her efforts to paint her Republican opponent as a carpetbagger.
PBS recruited the late football star and (acquitted) double murderer O.J. Simpson into the American race wars. On the April 11 PBS NewsHour had an odd take on the death of Simpson, whose televised trial captivated America 30 years ago, bringing in Dave Zirin, sports editor for the aging hard-left magazine The Nation. Together, he and NewsHour reporter William Brangham used the famous trial not as an example of justice denied, but to portray America as a historic haven of anti-black racism. ...
In a groundbreaking moment for Indian MMA, Puja Tomar has secured a historic contract with the UFC, making her the first Indian female fighter to achieve this feat. The reigning Matrix Fight Night (MFN) strawweight champion is set to make her UFC debut on the promotion’s Louisville card. As news of Tomar’s UFC debut spread, fellow fighters and fans expressed their excitement. Among them, Sean Strickland, the former middleweight champion, shared his thoughts on social media. Sean Strickland...
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A Houston playwright, inspired by a mock funeral held by the NAACP in 2007, contemplates that question.
Arsenal fans’ ‘exodus’ near the end of their loss to Aston Villa has been branded as a ‘disgrace’ by Noel Gallagher. But ex-Gunners star Perry Groves has stood up for
The front rows of L.A.’s historic Wilshire Ebell Theatre were occupied Saturday by more than 20 high school students, clutching each other’s hands and reciting verses under their breath as they prepared to compete in the championship round of the world’s largest classic poetry slam. The Classic Slam, hosted and produced by L.A.-based education nonprofit Get Lit — Words Ignite, is a three-day capstone event for the 50,000-plus students who complete Get Lit’s UC-approved poetry curriculum annually...
The Senate voted Thursday to advance development of a controversial spying tool, clearing it for final passage ahead of Friday's deadline. In a 67-32 vote, the Senate invoked cloture, allowing debate on the bill to begin. Senate leaders and intelligence officials have stressed the need to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Authority (FISA) or else “America will go blind.” “With less than a week until FISA authorities expire, time is a luxury the Senate does not...
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This Danish word of the day is a crucial one in the country’s daily life and you will hear it countless times, but it is not easy to translate.
Calls for the National Guard to stop campus protests are not about safety.
A few numbers illustrate Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) precarious hold on the gavel and the dilemma for House Republicans more broadly. The Ukraine aid package that is the latest policy imperiling Johnson was opposed by 112 Republicans while only 101 voted yes. (That is identical to the breakdown among Republicans on the March $1.2 trillion […]