WASHINGTON — The federal government entered a partial shutdown early Saturday after Congress failed to pass legislation in time to keep a swath of departments and agencies open. The shutdown is expected to be brief and have little impact, however, as Senate leaders announced they have a deal to vote on a funding package in the early hours of Saturday morning. The House voted Friday morning to pass a $1.2 trillion spending bill funding the departments of State, Defense, Labor, Health and Human...
Lord Arthur James Balfour recognized what our activist class has failed to consider: that which has been stewarded for a generation cannot be cut down with an X-Acto knife. Earlier this month, an anti-Israel protester destroyed a 110-year-old portrait of Balfour at Cambridge University. The masked woman sprayed red paint over the portrait and slashed […]
Why Does Spain Have Different Days For Mother's Day And Father's Day? Keep
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France’s Prime Minister Gabriel Attal has announced that a large-scale trial to assess the impact of a four-day week on French government officials and services would take place this year.
Much like the American Empire today, the Roman Empire of Jesus’ day was characterized by secrecy, surveillance, a widespread police presence and political retribution against those who dared to challenge the power of the state.
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Around 50 protesters have been arrested in Russian cities on the final day of a vote set to confirm Vladimir Putin in office. Long queues formed outside polling stations, heeding a call to gather in protest. The call came from the wife of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died suddenly last month at a penal colony above the Arctic Circle. We hear from a member of President Putin's United Russia party.Also on the programme: One resident's story of living in Iceland's volcano zone; and how the...
MIAMI -- It took 12 innings for the Pirates to get their first lead, and it had to be saved by a pitcher who was not originally set to be on the Opening Day roster, but they completed an Opening Day comeback Thursday to beat the Marlins at loanDepot Park,
A government adviser made her recommendation after reviewing demonstrations outside a school in 2021.
According to people familiar with the matter, the United States Justice Department is preparing a landmark antitrust lawsuit against Apple Inc. The suit, expected to be filed today in a New Jersey federal court, represents the latest in the Biden administration's attempts to deal with monopolization in big tech. [Read More]
French teaching unions are calling on parents to keep their children at home on Thursday, as part of a protest against plans to introduce academic streaming into schools.