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Top Republican governors from across the U.S. voiced their support for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott as he defies President Biden in an effort to stem the flow of illegal immigration across the U.S.-Mexico border. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed to keep assisting Texas with “personnel and assets as the crisis continues, while South Dakota Gov. … Read more
Growth slowed far less than expected in last three months of 2023 and gross domestic product grew at annualized rate of 3.3% The pace of US economic growth slowed in the last three months of 2023, but far less than had been expected, underlining the continued resilience of the economy. The commerce department reported on … Read more
Former President Trump announced donors to his presidential primary opponent will be “barred” from the “Make American Great Again” community. In a lengthy Truth Social diatribe against former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who the former president called a “birdbrain,” Trump promised to reject any attempts by her donors to switch to his camp. “Nikki … Read more
A teacher told off a seven-year-old boy in the US for saying ‘Jesus Christ’. Should we care? A big topic of conversation in our house is how much stricter English schools are than their American equivalents. What if, one of my children will say as we leave the house in the morning, I wore what … Read more
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called for increased investments in education through initiatives such as free community college for all high school graduates and free preschool for 4-year-olds in a State of the State speech Wednesday night focused on cutting costs for residents. The second-term Democratic governor’s speech preceded a legislative session that may require lawmakers … Read more
Donald Trump will be back Thursday in a federal courthouse in New York City, where he’s expected to testify in his own defense in E. Jean Carroll’s defamation case against him.
The Houthis are eager to show that they can stand up to the world’s most powerful country, all for the Palestinian cause As a presidential candidate, Joe Biden made a forceful case for restraining US military intervention and ending the wars that America had unleashed after the September 11 attacks. “The use of force should … Read more
On a walk through a nature reserve I felt dread at the pink flowers on a bone-grey tree, grief-stricken right down to my roots There is a particular queasy disquiet that comes from looking at blossom in January. Or daffodils just weeks after Christmas. At seeing catkins dangling from trees that are still bathed in … Read more
Gerard ‘Jerry’ Howell was supported by New Orleans’s archbishop after credible sexual abuse allegations were made against him by dozens of children For decades, Gerard “Jerry” Howell had avoided punishment for what his own church considers credible sexual abuse allegations leveled against him by dozens of children at the school for deaf students that he … Read more
Netanyahu and his far-right allies have rejected a two-state solution over and over – yet the US is unwilling to call them on it Joe Biden has expended a lot of effort to avoid taking Benjamin Netanyahu at his word. The Israeli prime minister has spent his political life opposing a Palestinian state and acting … Read more
