President Joe Biden on Saturday told graduates of the U.S. Military Academy that their class is being called upon to tackle threats across the globe and preserve the country’s ideals at home “like none before.” Source link
As a neophyte graduate student in history in the late 1990s, I once asked a veteran professor how he managed to focus on grad school during the campus protests of the Vietnam Era. “Easy,” he replied. “You went to the library.” In other words, the protesters might take themselves seriously, but that does not oblige […]
KATHMANDU, Nepal — The emir of Qatar landed in Nepal Tuesday on his first-ever visit to the South Asian country, after visiting Bangladesh and the Philippines, where improving migrant workers’ conditions in the Gulf state and a Nepali student still held hostage by Hamas are expected to be on the agenda. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad […]
KATHMANDU, Nepal — The emir of Qatar landed in Nepal Tuesday on his first-ever visit to the South Asian country, after visiting Bangladesh and the Philippines, where improving migrant workers’ conditions in the Gulf state and a Nepali student still held hostage by Hamas are expected to be on the agenda. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad […]
Progressive political action organization Our Revolution is hosting an event Monday night that aims to counter a pro-Israel political action committee’s efforts to unseat lawmakers who are calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. The group founded by Sen. Bernie Sanders, Vermont independent, will feature members of the so-called congressional “Squad” including Democratic Reps. Pramila Jayapal […]
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Firefighters in Copenhagen plan to start taking down scaffolding that is left dangling dangerously Friday outside the ruins of the Danish capital‘s historic Old Stock Exchange building after a fire tore through it and collapsed much of its structure. A large blaze broke out at the 400-year-old landmark on Tuesday, toppling […]
NFL defenders are running out of ways to bring opposing players to the ground as the sport of professional football continues to grow softer. The league banned so-called “hip-drop” tackling on Monday morning following a unanimous vote by the Competition Committee at an annual meeting in Orlando, Florida, the NFL reported. Players who bring down […]
Impartial referees are just as important in the big election in November as in the big game this Sunday, a lawmaker argued Wednesday during a congressional hearing on private funding for administering elections. “The millions of private dollars being funneled to local offices raises serious questions about the conditions placed on their use,” House Administration […]
There’s a move afoot in California to ban tackle football for kids under 12 years old. The General Assembly introduced the bill, which is aimed to protect children under 12 from brain damage and other football-related medical issues. Similar bills failed in New York and Massachusetts. “My children have […]
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