news2shortsA brewing fight over privacy rights and national security will come to a head in the House of Representatives in the coming weeks, shaping up to be the latest test for House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and his razor-thin GOP majority. Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) is set to expire on … Read more
A journalist who was wrongfully detained for five hundred and forty-four days never got to say goodbye to Tehran. Now he’s fielding messages about chaos and destruction in the home he left behind.
The network’s experiment in style was embarrassing, but it may tell us more about the state of podcasting than it does about legacy media.
Francesca Albanese recommended ICC arrests and investigations over Gaza. Who will be the administration’s next target? We are North American university professors and human rights lawyers who teach, write, and speak about the human rights of people around the world, including Palestinians living in the occupied West Bank and Gaza. In a country that purports … Read more
A new book explores the career of a player who many credit with inventing the curveball, and why he has been kept out of the Hall of Fame The Civil War provides a host of baseball-related mysteries pertaining to pitcher James Creighton. By the time of his death at age 21 in 1862, Creighton had … Read more
Combination of US and Spanish companies would create $40bn fashion and beauty group Business live – latest updates The US cosmetics company Estée Lauder is in talks over a potential merger with the Spanish group Puig, the owner of brands including Jean Paul Gaultier and Rabanne, to create a $40bn fashion and beauty giant. Estée … Read more
As congressional Democrats continue to vote to defund the Department of Homeland Security, the agency is calling out the “dangerous derangement” of sanctuary state leaders who it says are “putting American lives at risk” by releasing illegal immigrant pedophiles, murderers and gang members. A spokesperson for DHS slammed Democratic governors Gavin Newsom of California and … Read more
Experts say brutal temperatures in west threaten to melt sparse snowpack – and warn hot, dry conditions here to stay A stunning heatwave that shattered records in the US west is threatening to rapidly melt the sparse snowpack and ramp up wildfire risks in the seasons ahead. March has already been historically hot, but the … Read more
Bright Line Watch researchers see stabilization in democratic health but at lower levels after sharp decline The health of American democracy, as measured by those who study it most closely, has settled into a diminished state – stabilizing after a sharp decline last year, but still well below the levels recorded at any point before … Read more
Leon Botstein’s communications and relationship with Epstein under review by WilmerHale law firm, while Bard president says he never witnessed anything inappropriate A victim of Jeffrey Epstein who had previous interactions with Leon Botstein said she believed the Bard College president, whose relationship with the late sex offender is currently under review, was part of … Read more
