Exclusive-Turkish vice president Yilmaz sees inflation reprieve, with full Erdogan backing By Nevzat Devranoglu, Birsen Altayli and Jonathan Spicer ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz said he expects savings from the government's new efficiency plan to outstrip estimates ... 05/16/2024 - 2:49 am | View Link
Chances of Cyprus peace talks restart look dimmer as Turkish Cypriot leader sees no common ground Chances of restarting formal talks to mend Cyprus’ decades-long ethnic division appeared dimmer as the leader of the breakaway Turkish Cypriots told a U.N. envoy that he saw no common ground with Gree ... 05/15/2024 - 8:10 am | View Link
Greek and Turkish leaders seek to stress thawing relations but tensions remain under the surface The leaders of Greece and Turkey met Monday for talks aimed at underlining their efforts to put aside decades-old disputes, but they also revealed deep divisions over the Israel-Hamas war. 05/13/2024 - 9:31 am | View Link
Islamic State warns Russia and Putin in chilling new threat after Moscow attack Threats directed at the "brutal Russians" and Vladimir Putin have surfaced on channels linked to the Islamic State's Khorasan Province, warning them to "beware." Follow our LIVE COVERAGE for the ... 03/26/2024 - 7:59 am | View Link
Video of gunmen shooting in Moscow attack published by Islamic State on social media Gunmen who carried out a deadly assault on a concert hall in Moscow have purportedly shared a video of the attack on social media platforms affiliated with the jihadist group Islamic State ... 03/24/2024 - 3:35 am | View Link
Smartmatic accuses Newsmax of destroying evidence in the voting machine company's lawsuit against the "news" channel over their claims that Smartmatic helped “rig" the 2020 election, according to new court documents. Via NBC News:
Lawyers for Florida-based Smartmatic allege that Newsmax engaged in a “cover-up” by destroying texts and emails of key executives that would demonstrate the network’s knowledge that voting fraud claims being pushed by former President Donald Trump and his allies were untrue.
Sen. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was asked about the report last week that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito had flown a “Stop the Steal” solidarity flag at his house during the period in which the court was considering 2020 election cases. Let’s be clear: Alito was not flying a pro-Trump flag but an anti-democracy, pro-insurrection flag.
Diane Ravitch's Blog - just who is trashing public education?
Homeless on the High Desert - the stable genius;
Strangely Blogged - playing footsie with fascism;
The Rectification of Names - my "Unified Reich" t-shirt is raising many questions;
The Smirking Chimp - giving liberals the finger.
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I PROMISE you that you're rarely--if ever--seen anything as funny in politics as what Reps. Jared Moskowitz and Jamie Raskin do to known purveyor or Russian propaganda, James "Gomer Pyle.
In classic GOP fashion, Comer held a hearing on a ridiculous, waste-of-time poltical stunt, holding Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt (I might do it myself, tbh, for the fact insurrectionists like MTG and Jim Jordan still sit in hearings participating, un-indictedbut I digress).
COMMERCE CITY — Evergreen girls soccer was a No. 14 seed entering the state tournament and had not won a championship in 27 years.
But the Cougars clearly didn’t care about either of those factors, running the table to the 2024 Class 4A title that finished with a 2-0 victory over Lutheran on Tuesday night at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.
“Early in the year we had a lot of difficult, testing games that showed us what we weren’t good enough at,” Evergreen head coach Peter Jeans said.
By PHILIP MARCELO (Associated Press)
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s legal team rested its case Tuesday in his hush money trial after calling just two witnesses and opting not to have the former president take the stand in his own defense.
But despite what Hollywood courtroom dramas might suggest, that isn’t all that unusual, according to criminal defense lawyers and former prosecutors.
The reason is simple: Prosecutors need to prove their case, while the defense only has to show there’s reasonable doubt their client committed a crime.