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Defunding PBS and NPR Is Long Overdue
After Republicans have talked about it for so long with no effect, succeeding would be a nice feather in the administration’s hat. Source…
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California Can Dramatically Increase Its Water Supply
In every other state, options are severely limited by geography and climate. In California, they’re limited by politics. Source link
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America Should Remain a Beacon of Hope for the Persecuted
The U.S. should rigorously screen but nonetheless welcome Christians and other religious refugees at risk in their homelands. Source link
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Germans in Carolina, &c.
On international trade, the other ‘BLM,’ a late conductor, the American Revolution, and more. Source link
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The Easter Reminder of Why Man Needs God
No matter what forces may align to crush faith in the supernatural, a yearning for God will endure. Source link
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The Cultural Heresy of <i>Sinners</i>
Mildly obscene fakelore turns the blues into horror-movie trash. Source link
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China issues plan for expanding service sector opening-up
It wants to boost services consumption to support the economy amid rising trade tensions with the United States China on Friday (Apr 18)…
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Attacks on Deutsche Bahn staff rise 6% in 2024, chief executive says
Attacks on employees of Germany's Deutsche Bahn railway rose by around 6% in 2024, the transport company's chief executive said on Friday.…
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'G' and his 'lovely girl': Gene Hackman penned poignant notes to wife amid Alzheimer's battle
Authorities recently released a new cache of records in the death investigation of Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa — including a series of…
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More immigrants opt to self-deport rather than risk being marched out like criminals
Celeste traveled from Peru to the U.S. two decades ago, then a young woman of 19, and overstayed her tourist visa. She had studied graphic…
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End US Taxpayer Support for the Higher Education Gravy Train
One of the most important insights of public policy is the understanding that most laws are predicated upon a (stated or unstated) quid…
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The Powerful Films of the L.A. Rebellion
In the nineteen-seventies, U.C.L.A.’s Ethno-Communications program, founded to increase minority enrollment, attracted a critical mass of…
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David Cronenberg Takes High Tech to the Graveyard
The proliferation of mysteries is unsettling—and exciting. Karsh has an active imagination, and so does Terry (Diane Kruger), Becca’s twin…
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Trump’s Tariffs Could Put the Supreme Court in a Major Bind
At issue is the administration’s interpretation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which the White House cited as the…
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Two Good Reasons Democrats Should Fight for Kilmar Abrego Garcia
This is cowardly and amoral. It’s also politically birdbrained. Trump’s refusal to follow a ruling from the Supreme Court isn’t just…
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How Trump’s War on the IRS Impacts the GOP’s Debt Ceiling Fight
“After tax season, we enter months where the government just spends more money, with the exception, really, of that June 15 date,” said…
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China rejects Ukrainian claims that is delivering arms to Russia
China on Friday rejected accusations levelled by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky who claimed that Beijing has provided weapons to…
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Former Credit Suisse boss to run for Ivory Coast president
Former Credit Suisse boss Tidjane Thiam is to run for president in Ivory Coast's forthcoming election, his party has confirmed. Thiam, 62,…
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Get Ready for Expensive Tomatoes and Lots of Food Contamination
You could soon be hearing a lot of news about tomatoes. That’s because the Commerce Department announced this week that Mexican tomatoes…
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Donald Trump's approval rating over immigration is tumbling
President Donald Trump's net approval on handling immigration has fallen drastically in the space of a few weeks, according to polls. An…
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Toyota meets “aggressive” Apac entry of China carmakers with more EVs – but also combustion engines
Facing fierce regional competition from Chinese carmakers, Japanese automotive giant Toyota is banking on a strategy of continuing to…
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Trump’s Fury at Harvard Darkens as GOPer Openly Admits: “We’re Afraid”
In an extraordinary escalation of President Trump’s rage at Harvard University, the administration just threatened to block Harvard from…
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Japan's Nikkei notches best week in 3 months on trade deal hopes
Japan’s Nikkei share average rose 1 per cent on Friday (Apr 18) to clock its best week in three months, as investors turned more hopeful…
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Footage shows elephant with 'likely birth defect' from Africa, not animal harmed in India
After the government started clearing a forested area in India's southern Hyderabad city, social media posts falsely claimed a clip of an…