Impromptu takedown of painting in Netherlands ignites cancel culture row
Read More A spur-of-the-moment decision by academic staff to take down a 1970s painting depicting male Leiden University board members smoking cigars has sparked a debate in the Netherlands over cancel culture. The artwork on the wall of a university meeting room had been a topic of discussion for years, with some students claiming that […]
Russia-Ukraine war live: Russian forces ‘suffer greatest losses in Bakhmut and Lyman’, says Ukraine
Read More From 2h ago Ukrainian forces have repelled Russian attacks in the areas of two settlements in the Luhansk region and six in the Donetsk region over the past 24 hours, the general staff of Ukraine’s armed forces said in this morning’s operational update. Russian forces launched two missile strikes and fired 44 multiple-launch […]
US braces for more deaths as ‘blizzard of the century’ grips nation
Read More Emergency crews in New York were scrambling to rescue marooned residents from what authorities called the “blizzard of the century,” a relentless storm that has left 27 dead in the state and taken at least 60 lives nationwide, according to an NBC News tally. In New York state, authorities have described ferocious conditions, […]
BP criticised over plan to spend billions more on fossil fuels than green energy
Read More BP has been accused of prioritising fossil fuels over green energy as it plans to spend as much as double the amount on oil and gas projects than on renewable investments next year. The FTSE 100 company has earmarked up to $7.5bn (?6.2bn) for oil and gas projects, compared with a range of […]
‘Once-in-a-Lifetime’ Blizzard Kills at Least 27 in Western New York
A blizzard that paralyzed western New York over the Christmas weekend has killed more than two dozen people, local officials said on Monday, as crews struggled to dig out the snow-bound region around Buffalo from its fiercest winter storm in decades.
Weather Disruptions Linger for US Flights, Led by Southwest
Weather-related flight cancellations and delays that snarled U.S. commercial air traffic over the holiday weekend dragged on through Monday, with Southwest Airlines accounting for the bulk of the lingering disruptions a day after Christmas.
Sebastian Gorka to Newsmax: GOP Must ‘Primary RINOs Out of Existence’
Rather than starting a third party, disenfranchised Republicans should use the power of their votes to “primary the RINOs [Republicans in name only] out of existence,” former White House adviser Dr. Sebastian Gorka told Newsmax.
Poll Finds Half of Americans Escape to Bathroom for Peace
A new poll finds more than half of Americans are escaping to their bathrooms for some peace and quiet.
Amazon Begins Drone Delivery Service in 2 Cities
Amazon Prime Air began drone deliveries to customers in California and Texas on Friday.Amazon told KTXL-TV in Sacramento, California, the deliveries began in Lockeford, California and College Station, Texas.
Russia’s Medvedev: Oil to $150, US Civil War, ‘President Musk’
With 2023 just days away, Russia’s security council deputy chair Dmitry Medvedev chimed in with his own “futuristic” prediction for 2023, and they vary from $150 oil to an American Civil War that ends with Twitter’s Elon Musk becoming a new president.