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The country singer Lee Greenwood was born three weeks before Joe Biden. A self-styled evangelical Christian Republican, Greenwood is a wiry octogenarian, well-spoken and exuding a fiery intelligence. At 81, he pursues a performing schedule that would exhaust many a crooner or candidate half his age. It his piercing tenor voice, aided by electronic amplification More

It’s not a happenstance or some sad mistake that, barring a surprise, Americans will go to the polls in November to vote for one of two distinctly ancient men, now 77 and 81, both of whom have clearly exhibited language and thought problems for a significant period of time. To put this in perspective, remember for a moment More

The 30-share BSE Sensex was down 311.1 points at 81032.36

New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): Australia all-rounder Sophie Molineux could be in a race against time to get fit for the New Zealand series before the Women's T20 World Cup after she suffered a fractured rib. Cricket Australia released an official statement to confirm the 26-year-old's injury, which read, "Molineux suffered an acute rib fracture after being struck by a ball in the chest while batting last week."Molineux

New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): NITI Aayog released a report on Friday, titled "Electronics: Powering India's Participation in Global Value Chains," providing an analysis of India's burgeoning electronics sector. According to a press release, the report emphasizes the sector's potential and the challenges it faces, while outlining specific interventions necessary for India to become a global manufacturing hub for electr

Politics and facts are not necessarily good dinner companions.  Both often stray from the same table, taking up with other, more suitable company.  The Australian opposition leader, Peter Dutton, has never been discomforted by facts, preferring the chimera-like qualities demagoguery offers.  His vision for Australia is admirably simple and simplistic. In foreign policy, he supports US interventions in More

1961 was a remarkable year, in which the USA was first being led by a young idealistic president, John F. Kennedy.  It was also the year of the Freedom Rides, when busloads of Freedom Riders had their buses attacked and burned when proceeding through the South, attempting to integrate restrooms and eating places. And it More

A Modest Proposal for Improving American Democracy The far-right ideologues celebrate With the Supreme Court’s recent decisions disempowering federal regulatory agencies (the “Chevron deference”) and granting the President criminal immunity for “official acts” in office, American democracy – long infirm – is nearly moribund. The far-right ideologues of the Claremont Institute, Foundation for Government Accountability, More

As of this writing, the fiasco that is Joe Biden’s presidential campaign goes on like the worst SNL sketch ever, one saved to use very late in the night when most have the television turned off. A sketch among already shitty sketches thrown in as filler. Certainly not high caliber fare like Fred Garvin, male More

Dutch/Finnish folk band Town of Saints have regrouped for a short farewell tour. They play four show in total, calling it quits with a last hurrah @ Vera in Groningen.

Hotel Equities promotes Bill Stachler to Senior Vice President of Revenue Management, recognizing his impact on performance through innovative strategies and business intelligence.

During the pandemic, the expanded Child Tax Credit was a lifeline for millions of families. However, I was one of the many who couldn’t benefit from it. Why? At 15, I gave my baby to family members. But because the adoption was never finalized, I actually ended up owing child support — and only found out after More

Conservatives have done the United States a huge favor by explaining in detail what they’ll try to do if Donald Trump is reelected. Project 2025, a “presidential transition project” of the Heritage Foundation, helpfully lays out how a group of former Trump officials would like to transform the country into a right-wing dystopia where the rich thrive More

1. COVID cases spiking in Southern California  KTLA 5
2. What to Know About California’s Covid Surge  The New York Times
3. COVID reaches 'very high' level in CA, CDC wastewater data show; COVID on the rise in LA County  KABC-TV
4. Opinion | The Checkup With Dr. Wen: The summer covid wave is here. It won’t be the last.  The Washington Post

TAIPEI, TAIWAN — China’s ruling Communist Party concluded a highly anticipated party conclave Thursday, promising to boost economic growth through comprehensive reform while reiterating the importance of maintaining national security. The Central Committee, in a communique at the end of the four-day, closed-door Third Plenum, laid out reform objectives to be completed by 2029, the 80th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China. The party’s top decision-making body also vowed to finish “building... Читать дальше...

It’s hard enough not having a safe place to live. Now it’s easier for cities to arrest you for it. “I am afraid at all times,” testified Debra Blake, who’d been forced to live outside in Grants Pass, Oregon for eight years after losing her job and housing. Her disability disqualified her from staying in the town’s only shelter. More

Sara Netanyahu's poignant meeting with IDF widows highlighted the enduring impact of sacrifice and the nation's commitment to honoring its fallen heroes.

The expected electoral bump for Donald Trump after the failed assassination attempt could be because of his raised fist show of strength, urging the crowd to “Fight, fight, fight” while bleeding and being ushered away from the podium by Secret Service agents. Or it could be because of voters’ sympathetic feelings towards someone who narrowly More

According to RBI Bulletin, the Indian rupee has begun to gain in July on the back of strong capital inflows, barring intermittent corrections, in spite of increase in the trade deficit and firming international crude prices weighing on the downside. Despite volatility triggered by spillovers over market expectations relating to the future course of monetary policy and a fluctuating US dollar (DXY), the rupee is trading in a tight range. Currency hedging costs have accordingly become lower than earlier. Читать дальше...

1. Five big takeaways from Trump's convention speech  BBC.com
2. Trump preaches unity as he accepts GOP presidential nomination days after surviving assassination attempt  Fox News
3. Donald Trump’s Second Coming  The New Yorker
4. Read the Transcript of Donald J. Trump’s Convention Speech  The New York Times