KABUL, Afghanistan — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Thursday to sell Afghan leaders and a wary public on joe-biden” target=”_blank”>President Joe Biden’s< politicians that the United States remains committed to the country despite Biden’s announcement a day earlier that the 2,500 U.S. soldiers …
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John Cleese mocks Hank Azaria for apologizing about voicing Apu on 'The Simpsons'
celebrity-news” target=”_blank”>John Cleese<” actor Hank Azaria’s recent apology for the Apu character by jokingly apologizing for past Monty Python sketches. Azaria found himself at the heart of controversy in 2017 when a documentary sparked a conversation about him, a White person, voicing the Indian-American character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon on the show since …
Read More »Remembering 'The Great Emancipator' 156 years after his assassination in 'Lincoln: A Nation Reborn'
There’s little doubt that Abraham Lincoln’s unexpected rise to the presidency redefined America; Fox Nation’s ‘Lincoln: A Nation Reborn’ – a walkthrough of such rise, as told by historian H.W. Brands – explains why. Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States and considered among the masses to be ‘The Great Emancipator,’ lived …
Read More »Albert Eisenberg: 'Cancel' student debt? Sorry, Sen. Warren, but I don't want to burden others with my choices
As a college graduate with a significant amount of debt left to repay, I am supposed to “love” elizabeth-warren” target=”_blank”>Elizabeth Warren< recently assured people like me. Actually, I hate it. I took on over six figures of student debt for my education, and made that choice consciously. REP. NANCY MACE: BIDEN’S ‘INFRASTRUCTURE’ FIASCO – DEMS …
Read More »Dog's begging routine makes the pet a viral star
This pets” target=”_blank”>pooch< several hours early. A thread showcasing her adorable bargaining tactics has amassed more than 65,000 likes on Twitter. “During quarantine, my dog has used a combination of intense sitting and adorable staring to bargain her dinner time down from 5 to 330,” tweeted Tommy Vietor. “It’s now 2:50…hold …
Read More »Judge denies Derek Chauvin defense team’s acquittal request in George Floyd’s death
The judge presiding over former minneapolis-st-paul”>Minneapolis< on May 25, 2020, by pressing a knee on Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes during an arrest after Floyd allegedly tried to use a counterfeit $20 bill in a store. The acquittal request came during the second day of the defense presenting …
Read More »Judiciary Committee approves bill funding commission that could recommend reparations
The House Judiciary Committee voted 25 to 17 Wednesday night to approve H.R. 40, which would establish a body to review racial disparities and form a “national apology” to the Black community. The committee’s vote pushes forward legislation that would allocate $20 million to create a 15-person commission to study the effects slavery and Jim Crow …
Read More »Chicago braces for release of video in Adam Toledo's shooting death
chicago” target=”_blank”>Chicago< to his chest, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. Officers responded to an area on Chicago’s West Side after learning that gunshots were detected by police-operated technology. Toledo and a 21-year-old man fled on foot when confronted by police and an officer shot the teen once, authorities said. The department …
Read More »Greg Gutfeld: The toxic, media-driven narrative about policing rides again
It was Day 2 us-protests” target=”_blank”>of protests< of a young Black man. Meanwhile, a CNN reporter portrays herself as being in the thick of it. She got the thick part right: SARA SIDNER, CNN, APRIL 12: You may notice that my eyes are very watery, um, that is because they …
Read More »Brooklyn Center mayor letting ‘political activists’ control him, police group leader claims
Brooklyn Center, us-regions, Mayor Mike Elliott has been bowing to pressure from “political activists” following Sunday’s police crime of Daunte Wright, a police group leader claimed Wednesday. Brian Peters, executive director of the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association, made the remarks during an interview on Minneapolis radio station WCCO-AM. Peters previously …
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