Comedian and television host Jon Stewart discusses the Manhattan District Attorney’s possible indictment of former President Donald Trump with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria.
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Grime, dirt, stink and funk: Tween boys are skin care’s hottest market
Check the aisles at Walmart, Target or your neighborhood drug store and you’ll find them chock full of scented, lathering, moisturizing, bubbling — even glittering — face and body cleansers for kids and adults.
Continue ReadingWhy almost everyone failed to predict Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse
Two weeks ago few people outside the tech industry had even heard of Silicon Valley Bank, the midsize California lender whose rapid implosion would end up shaking the foundations of the entire global financial system.
Continue ReadingOpinion: One big unknown about Trump 2024
The Platte River flows eastward through Nebraska at depths far too shallow for shipping. “In some places it is a mile wide and three-quarters of an inch deep,” the writer Edgar Nye said in 1889, coining a phrase still in use.
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The Platte River flows eastward through Nebraska at depths far too shallow for shipping. “In some places it is a mile wide and three-quarters of an inch deep,” the writer Edgar Nye said in 1889, coining a phrase still in use.
Continue ReadingTruman’s Secret Plea to Eisenhower: Take My Job
With his political future in peril, the president asked the war hero to replace him as the Democrats’ nominee.
Continue ReadingOpinion | I Know What Nikki Haley Has Gone Through. That’s Why Her Rhetoric on Race Infuriates Me.
The presidential candidate has long used her family’s experience with discrimination to establish her political brand. But to win a GOP primary she is diminishing that painful history.
Continue ReadingWhat we know about Stephen Smith, whose death more than 7 years ago is now being investigated as a homicide
A vibrant presence. Always smiling, always mischievous. A dreamer with plans of one day becoming a nurse.
Continue Reading‘World’s longest’ bus journey will take 56 days to cross Europe
Fancy spending two months traveling overland from Istanbul to London without ever having to get behind the wheel?
Continue Reading‘Extremely dangerous tornado’ strikes Georgia
• Video: Drone footage shows ‘pure destruction’ after tornado
Continue ReadingAsian Americans are anxious about hate crimes. TikTok ban rhetoric isn’t helping
Ellen Min doesn’t go to the grocery store anymore. She avoids bars and going out to eat with her friends; festivals and community events are out, too. This year, she opted not to take her kids to the local St. Patrick’s Day parade.
Continue ReadingWhat’s ‘digital blackface,’ and why are so many White people using it?
Maybe you shared that viral video of Kimberly “Sweet Brown” Wilkins telling a reporter after narrowly escaping an apartment fire, “Ain’t nobody got time for that!”
Continue ReadingWagner in ‘full control’ of AZOM plant in Bakhmut, reports Russian state media
Russia’s private military group Wagner has taken “full control” of the AZOM metallurgical plant in the north of the city of Bakhmut, according to video posted by Russian state media and verified by CNN.
Continue ReadingFrom 20 dollars in his pocket to a dumpling empire: Din Tai Fung founder dies, age 96
The founder of one of the world’s biggest dumpling empires has died.
Continue ReadingPreparations for ‘de-occupation’: Annexed Crimea not forgotten by Ukraine
While the fury of conflict echoes across the eastern Donbas region, a very different war is being waged in Crimea: one of night-time explosions, sabotage and disinformation.
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Vladimir Putin says he plans to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, the neighboring ally from which he staged part of his February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. When the Russian president uses the word “nuclear” the world pays attention and that ap…
Continue ReadingActor Jonathan Majors is arrested on assault charge in New York, police say
Actor Jonathan Majors, who has recently starred in “Creed III” and “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” was arrested Saturday morning in an alleged domestic dispute, New York police say.
Continue ReadingVideo: Drone footage shows ‘pure destruction’ in Mississippi
Storm chaser Zachary Hall describes the destruction in Mississippi after powerful storms and at least one tornado pummeled the Southeast, ripping roofs off homes, nearly leveling some neighborhoods and knocking out power for thousands, officials said.
Continue ReadingRupert Murdoch is tying the knot (again)
Billionaire media magnate Rupert Murdoch celebrated St. Patricks’ Day this year by proposing to his companion Ann Lesley Smith. (Spoiler alert: She said yes!) Instead of heart emojis and congratulatory wishes, though, Murdoch’s happy news sparked snide…
Continue ReadingOpinion: My father’s experience with frontotemporal dementia makes me grieve for Bruce Willis’ family
Like many others, I recently learned of actor Bruce Willis’ frontotemporal dementia diagnosis after his family issued a statement that circulated in the media. Unlike many others, I was clearing leftovers from my father’s memorial service when I read t…
Continue ReadingA threat to democracy or much-needed reform? Israel’s judicial overhaul explained
For months, hundreds of thousands of Israelis have been taking to the streets across the country to protest far-reaching changes to Israel’s legal system some say threaten the country’s democratic foundations.
Continue ReadingTikTok users are making fun of Congress members for their questions to app CEO Shou Chew
TikTok creators have had enough of Congress seemingly not understanding how the internet works.
Continue ReadingRupert Murdoch is tying the knot (again)
Billionaire media magnate Rupert Murdoch celebrated St. Patricks’ Day this year by proposing to his companion Ann Lesley Smith. (Spoiler alert: She said yes!) Instead of heart emojis and congratulatory wishes, though, Murdoch’s happy news sparked snide…
Continue ReadingFrom hidden gems to family favourites, here’s a guide to some of Canada’s national parks
This past week, Parks Canada opened up its reservation system for the 2023 season, offering places to stay, hikes to take and national historic sites to visit across the country. According to three experts, here’s where to travel this summer.
Continue ReadingInternational ‘wine train’ planned for Europe by 2026
A direct “wine train” could soon link London and southern France, and the world’s happiest country is set to share its secrets with a lucky few in a free master class on home turf, with travel expenses covered.
Continue ReadingCustomers now face a radically different tipping culture compared to a few years ago
More stores now offer customers the option to tip, from coffee shops to ice cream stores.
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