Month: March 2022

Jada Pinkett Smith has spoken out for the first time since the furore over her husband Will Smith slapping comedian Chris Rock at the Oscars. During the ceremony on Sunday, Rock made a joke about Pinkett Smith’s shaved head, which led to Smith hitting him on stage and then swearing furiously at him once back
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HIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Hidalgo and Anzalduas International Bridge intercepted $2,300,000 worth of alleged methamphetamine.  “Our CBP officers continue to rely on their experience and all available resources to thwart smuggling attempts at our ports of entry, and preventing harmful narcotics from getting to American streets,” said Port Director Carlos
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Dr. Anthony Fauci said that the U.S. is experiencing a decrease in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths, but must be ready “and flexible enough” to revert to requirements like indoor masking if a new variant arises that causes an increase in cases and hospitalizations. Fauci who has served as the director of the National Institute
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American political disputes often revolve around a dichotomy between democracy and authoritarianism. In domestic policy disputes, the separate political parties use the rhetoric of that dichotomy against each other. Each party perceives the other as the party of authoritarianism, and describes itself as the party of democracy. Democrats see the Republicans as the party that
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In 2021, the migrant surge at the southern border hit its highest point in two decades. But as bad as things are currently, the situation at the border may get even worse. President Donald Trump’s administration created the Centers for Disease Control order Title 42 to allow immediate deportation of illegal immigrants coming from countries where
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And another “strict guideline to prevent abuse” bites the proverbial dust. Oregon has just eradicated the requirement — always weak, as Brittany Maynard proved by just moving there — that a patient accessing assisted suicide be a resident of the state. From the AP story: Oregon will no longer require people to be residents of
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GOP Senator Susan Collins on Tuesday had a “good” follow-up meeting with Biden’s SCOTUS nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson. Recall, Susan Collins voted AGAINST Trump’s SCOTUS nominee Amy Coney Barrett without a speech explaining why – she voted against ACB in 2020 and rushed back to Maine. Susan Collins hasn’t said how she will vote, however
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Russian oligarch and Vladimir Putin friend Roman Abramovich and two Ukrainian peace negotiators may have been poisoned after a meeting early in March, according to a Wall Street Journal article citing “people familiar with the matter.” Mr. Abramovich, Ukrainian lawmaker Rustem Umerov and another negotiator developed symptoms following the March 3 meeting in Kyiv that included
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The Biden administration initiated a probe into whether Asian solar panel makers have violated tariffs, a move widely opposed by clean energy industry groups. The administration will investigate whether solar firms outside of China have used Chinese components for products then shipped to the U.S., according to a memo from the Department of Commerce’s International
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William F. Buckley Jr. (National Review) Here at National Review, we like to think of ourselves as well-trained in the bon mot and the mot juste. William F. Buckley Jr., this publication’s founder, was certainly skilled in this area, and we do our best to measure up to him – in this and in every other
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Yale Law School Dean Heather Gerken defended free speech Monday, condemning the actions of more than 100 students who ambushed and disrupted a free speech panel earlier this month. What is the background? On March 10, the Yale Federalist Society hosted a bipartisan panel on free speech and civil liberties. The panel included representatives from
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In Jackson, Roberts could have a second compromise vote to offset divisions among the Supreme Court’s conservatives. Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, photographed during her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on Monday, Mar. 22, 2022 in Washington, D.C. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Ketanji Brown Jackson
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Why are they called “right whales”? That’s a question one sailor asks in Patrick O’Brian’s seafaring “Master and Commander” series of novels. “Why, because they are right in every respect,” responded his companion, a 19th-century whaler. “ … they have the right whalebone, the best in the market—and the right oil, six or seven tons of it. And
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President Joe Biden responds to a question about Ukraine during an event to announce his budget proposal for fiscal year 2023, in Washington, March 28, 2022. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) In and of itself, President Joe Biden’s crib sheet isn’t a big deal. Politicians often need written cues to remind them to stress certain angles, especially when
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Teachers in Florida have been banned from giving lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity to children under the age of nine. Ron DeSantis, the state governor, signed the contentious “don’t say gay” bill into law on Monday. The bill has drawn intense national scrutiny from critics who argue that it marginalises LGBTQ people. It
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