Psaki dismisses concerns over legality of Biden’s renewed eviction moratorium
Post Content White House press secretary Jen Psaki dismissed concerns that President Biden is “signaling that he doesn’t respect the rule of law” following the new moratorium on evictions. “I’m not sure there are Americans evaluating it to that degree, maybe there are some you’ve talked to,” Psaki told a reporter Wednesday during a press […]
Senators Introduce Bill for COVID-19 Memorial Day
Three Democratic senators introduced a resolution on Wednesday to designate the first Monday of March as COVID-19 Victims and Survivors Memorial Day…
Flaunt It, Mel! Brooks Memoir ‘All About Me’ Out This Fall
At 95, Mel Brooks is more than ready to flaunt his many achievements.Ballantine Books announced Wednesday that Brooks’ memoir “All About Me! My Remarkable Life in Show Business” will come out Nov. 30. Brooks is expected to share all the highlights – and a few setbacks – in…
Texas border city puts up temporary shelters to cope with ‘rapidly escalating’ migrant surge
Post Content The Texas border city of McAllen on Wednesday announced it is setting up temporary emergency shelters in response to what it describes as a “rapidly escalating” surge in migrants flooding across the border — and warning that the numbers are triggering a crisis in the city. “Despite the City of McAllen and its […]
Reporter’s Notebook: Beware the Ides of August — and maybe December and January too
Post Content Beware the Ides of August. Of course, William Shakespeare wrote “Beware the Ides of March.” March 15 to be exact, or the “Ides.” Technically, using the Roman system from Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar,” the Ides fall on August 13. But when it comes to Capitol Hill, just beware of the entire month. Eventful stuff […]
Meghan McCain: Chris Cuomo Is a ‘Coward’
In the face of growing calls for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s resignation over sexual assault accusations, Meghan McCain called out CNN anchor Chris Cuomo for blatantly ignoring…
Afghan translators, families fear Taliban takeover as they try escaping to US
Post Content The Taliban is on the move. Since the U.S. pulled out most of its troops from Afghanistan, the militants have been taking more and more of the country. And that’s got people who worked with the U.S., like 39-year-old Faridoon Hazeen, worried. They fear they will be targeted if the Taliban takes over. […]
These far-right nationalists didn’t like what they read online about World War II – so they rewrote history
Read More Ustasha guards robbing prisoners in Jasenovac camp during World War II. United States Holocaust Memorial A recent probe by the online encyclopedia Wikipedia reveals major historical revisionism by far-right forces in its Croatian and Serbian versions. But it also exposes the dangerous overlap between nationalism and disinformation online By Aug 04, 2021 An […]
Israel’s education crisis is not about pedagogy
Read More When you identify problems correctly and give them the wrong solutions it’s terrible, but you can take comfort in the fact that you understand the situation. But when you identify imaginary problems and invent absurd solutions to them, which only aggravate the real shortcomings – it’s tragic. This is what’s happening with the […]
How to apply for the Covid-19 R350 grant
Read More Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu announced that on Friday 6 August 2021, applications would open for the government’s reinstituted R350 social relief of distress grant. The first payments will be processed by the end of the month. During the lockdown last year, the grant provided much-needed assistance to millions of South Africans who […]
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