Western countries used a U.N.-backed review of China’s human rights record on Tuesday to press Beijing to do more to allow freedom of expression, protect the rights of ethnic minorities and repeal a security law in Hong Kong that is derided by independent activists, among other things. Source link
Joel Embiid put on a performance for the ages — and thought it could’ve been even better. Embiid scored a franchise-record 70 points, the most in the NBA this season, to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 133-123 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night. He was 24 of 41 from the field, […]
An American Airlines flight attendant is facing federal child pornography charges after being accused of trying to secretly record a 14-year-old girl in an airplane bathroom and being in possession of other videos of minors using the bathroom in planes he worked on. Source link
Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin stormed out of Monday’s post-game news conference Monday when a reporter began to ask about his soon-to-expire contract. Tomlin’s team had just lost to the Buffalo Bills, marking another early exit from the NFL playoffs. The episode elicited plenty of commentary from pundits, including Sports Illustrated’s Michael Rosenberg, who urged […]
As is often the case at these sorts of award shows, the 75th Emmy Awards featured a healthy number of winners and therefore an even bigger number of losers. Despite that, one loser appears to stand head and shoulders above the other losers — and it couldn’t be a more fitting show. The wildly popular […]
A study by the Mapping Police Violence project concludes that American police killed a record number of civilians in 2023. The project has been tracking police killings since 2013 and says that officers killed 1,329 people last year, representing nearly a 19% increase over the 11-year span. The Mapping […]
Karen wrote earlier today about the new Texas border law (which will go into effect in March) and the DOJ’s threat to sue the state to block its implementation. Why is the Biden administration fighting so hard to prevent anyone else from doing the job they are failing to do? And they clearly are failing. […]
LAS VEGAS — For better or for worse, a wave of couples saying “I do” in Las Vegas on New Year’s Eve could set a record for the city’s busiest wedding day ever. That’s because 12/31/23 is known in the massive Las Vegas wedding industry as a “specialty date,” thanks to the repeating 1-2-3 1-2-3 […]
Ho, ho, ho. If your annual letter to Santa included a request for even more flooding of the country with illegal aliens despite the White House’s claims to be “working with Republicans” on the issue, you don’t need to wait to check under the Christmas tree Monday morning. Your gift actually arrived a couple of […]
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