French FM Arrives in Lebanon in Attempt to Broker a Halt to Hezbollah-Israel Clashes French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné arrived in Lebanon on Sunday as part of diplomatic attempts to broker a de-escalation in the conflict on the Lebanon-Israel border. Séjourné met with United ... 04/28/2024 - 8:26 am | View Link
Israel’s war on Gaza live: Abbas warns against looming Rafah offensive Israel’s foreign minister on Saturday said a planned invasion of Rafah would be “suspended” if a prisoner swap deal is reached. More than a 100 students were detained in the United States in a fresh ... 04/27/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
Israel’s war on Gaza live: Baby rescued from dead mother’s womb dies Rouh Jouda, a premature baby who was rescued from her mother’s womb after an Israeli air strike on Gaza, has died. The eastern part of Rafah is under constant artille ... 04/26/2024 - 4:59 am | View Link
Highlights from Supreme Court arguments over Trump’s immunity claim The Supreme Court will consider Donald Trump’s claim that he is immune from prosecution on charges of conspiring to overturn the 2020 presidential election. 04/25/2024 - 2:00 am | View Link
Standard Bank ignites excitement in diaspora forex markets LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-There is increased interest by Malawians living abroad to remit foreign currency (forex) home, a development Standard Bank Plc says will in the long-term help improve ... 04/24/2024 - 7:31 pm | View Link
President Biden talked about the lows and highs of his life in an appearance designed to reintroduce him to an audience of millions. Via the NYTimes:
In a surprise interview on “The Howard Stern Show” that lasted for more than an hour, Mr. Stern, a skilled interviewer versed in the art of oversharing, repeatedly asked Mr.
Trump lickspittle Sen. Lindsey Graham blew off any concerns that The National Enquirer's David Pecker paid for catch-and-kill stories in order to help Trump's presidential campaign. I still want to know what Trump has got on Graham since he did his 180 back when Trump was running the first time.
Here's Graham's lame response when CNN's Dana Bash asked him about Pecker's testimony this week:
GRAHAM: Apparently, a lot of people do this, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tiger Woods.
Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley refused to pull over for speeding and went home and called the police chief to quash the incident instead. That's a no-no.
Unfortunately for her (or fortunately for the rule of law), the entire incident was recorded on the officer's bodycam and now DA Doorley has to explain why she has such reckless disregard for the law, police officers, and common sense.
And although a Republican now (of course), Doorley has been a Democrat in the past.
Civil Rights icon Ruby Bridges is an integral part of U. S. history lessons in classrooms nationwide, given her status as the first Black child to integrate an elementary school in the South. But to the right-wing culture warriors behind efforts to ban books about American history—including systemic racism and discrimination against LGBTQ people—Bridges has become something else: a threat.
He is also pushing back against the fact that, through administrative actions and executive orders, Biden has made himself one of the most powerful presidents ever.