Trump administration blames Obama after ‘blue’ Reflecting Pool turns green after $14M refurb
President Trump previously vowed to paint the Reflecting Pool an ‘American flag blue’
Trump-backed Oklahoma congressional candidate supports Israel — and says the Antichrist will be Jewish
(JTA) — A pro-Israel pastor who inveighs against “sharia law” and wants Jews to accept Jesus is the favored candidate in a crowded congressional primary in Oklahoma on Tuesday. Jackson Lahmeyer, the founder of Pastors for Trump and a political activist from the Tulsa area, secured the president’s endorsement ahead of Tuesday’s primary for the...
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Paris Hilton returns to Utah ‘troubled teen’ facility where she was allegedly abused
The hotel heiress spent almost a year at Provo Canyon School in the late 1990s
On the brink of America’s 250th birthday, questions of national identity and who discovered what
On July 4, we’ll mark 250 years since our nation’s Declaration of Independence. I wonder whether this will be another celebration of white privilege, or will it include all who call the United States their homeland? A little history: The Doctrine of Discovery is a concept rooted in 15th-century papal bulls (formal decrees from the […]
UK appeals court upholds ban on Palestine Action as a terrorist organization
(JTA) — A British appeals court ruled Monday that the government acted lawfully in banning a prominent pro-Palestinian group as a terrorist organization. Jewish groups welcomed the decision to maintain the ban on Palestine Action, which has staged multiple destructive attacks on military installations and weapons manufacturers in Britain. The government banned Palestine Action in...
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Panicked residents flee as ‘extremely strong’ earthquake hits Indonesia’s Sulawesi
A 6.7-magnitude earthquake shook part of central Indonesia’s Sulawesi island on Tuesday, causing scattered damage and rattling residents of a city devastated by a quake and tsunami eight years ago.
The strong shaking sent people fleeing into open areas in and around Palu, a city of about 400,000 people and the capital of Central Sulawesi province. Several hospitals evacuated patients, some with IV drips, outdoors as a safety measure.
Images from the area showed heavily damaged structures with...
China ‘overcapacity’ is a smokescreen for Western protectionism
“Overcapacity” has become the buzzword in Washington and Brussels. American and European policymakers insist China churns out far more steel, electric vehicles and green technology than it can absorb, flooding the world with subsidised goods.
Yet the economic data tells a different story: of double standards, protectionist impulses and a habit of moving the goalposts.
Start with steel. Western officials point to China’s massive output as proof of distortion. But China official data puts the...
Tyra Banks Sues Netflix For Defamation Over America's Next Top Model Documentary
The supermodel is alleging that the creators of Reality Check "manipulated" her three-hour interview to construct a "false and defamatory narrative".View Entire Post ›
Japan raises interest rate to highest for 31 years
The Bank of Japan has been raising rates from near-zero since 2024.
World's longest high-altitude tunnel at 3km above sea level cuts 7-hour journey in half
Stretching 13.5 miles, the colossal tunnel forges its way through the complex Tian Shan Mountain range in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
Russian central bank chief who ‘threatened to quit over Ukraine war’ not seen in public for three weeks
Bank says Elvira Nabiullina is on sick leave but will attend press conference on 19 June
China declares branch of ‘Xi Jinping Thought’ as official party doctrine
China’s ruling Communist Party has announced a new branch of President Xi Jinping’s political thought, which stresses governing the party with discipline and unified leadership.
During a national conference on party building on Monday, the concept of “Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building” was hailed as “a milestone in the history of Marxist theory on party building and in the history of Chinese Communist Party building”, according to a report from state broadcaster CCTV.
The new phrase was...