MIAMI — In April, as a nationwide protest demanding the ouster of President Daniel Ortega took over Nicaragua and students began occupying the national university, four friends in Miami formed a nonprofit group to provide mattresses for the students. “The students were tired. They were sleeping on the floor,” said […]
Daily Archives: July 18, 2018
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Remember when a sudden burst of Russian intervention from Ukraine to Syria, efforts to undermine Western democracies, and above all, Moscow’s chosen role as chief global opponent of the US-led liberal international order, all spurred predictions of an impending second cold war? You can forget about it. After President Trump’s […]
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is the most recent addition to the long-running dinosaur movie franchise. The first Jurassic Park movie, starring Laura Dern, Sam Neill, and of course Jeff Goldblum paved the way for future films and brought us some amazing one-liners. But why is there a huge statue of […]
University of North Carolina head coach Larry Fedora believes the rule changes implemented in recent years to limit head injuries and make football less violent could have grave consequences for the sport – and America’s military. “Our game is under attack,” Fedora said on Wednesday at the ACC’s preseason media […]
“It’s been weighing on my mind for about three and a half weeks, since we were last here,” says lead singer Eddie Vedder, who lost his voice after their first set in the capital last month, forcing them to push back the second show. “It broke my heart. Having a […]
Critics have called the de León endorsement undemocratic while others have denounced it as sexist and ageist. But it seems like the most common refrain from Feinstein’s fans has been that America needs her seniority and the expertise that comes with spending decades in politics. So were the California Democrats […]
Pool/Sam Hussein/WireImage Prince George‘s fifth birthday is just around the corner, and the little prince is being honored with his very own £5 coin. On Wednesday, The Royal Mint unveiled a commemorative coin issued for the celebration of the young royal’s big day. “The birth of Prince George altered the course of […]
“Once more I think President Trump is doing Putin’s job.” More President Donald Trump raised eyebrows Tuesday night when he questioned a key provision of the NATO alliance that requires member states to treat an attack on one as an attack on all, and to respond accordingly. It wasn’t the […]