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Supremes Question Affirmative Action
Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Court of Reversal: After five hours of hearing arguments and asking questions yesterday, the conservative majority of the Supreme Court appeared ready to rule that affirmative action — taking into account race and ethnicity for college admissions — is unconstitutional. The …
154 Dead in Korean Crowd Surge
Monday, October 31, 2022
Korean Crush: South Korea is in shock after a Halloween festival attended by as many as 100,000 people turned into a crushing crowd surge that killed at least 154 people. The incident happened in in a narrow alley in Itaewon, the nightclub …
Elon Owns Twitter and Speech
Friday, October 28, 2022
Free Speech: After months of wrangling and litigation, Tesla billionaire Elon Musk late yesterday closed his $44 billion purchase of Twitter and immediately fired four top executives who were hustled out of the building. The world’s richest man, who describes himself as …
Putin Still Talking Dirty Bomb
Thursday, October 27, 2022
This comes as Russia is conducting its annual nuclear force exercises. Putin accused the US of giving Ukraine “heavy weapons,” whatever that means, and said, “It is also known about plans to use a so-called dirty-bomb for provocation.” The current …
First British PM of Color
Tuesday, October 25, 2022
October 25, 2022 Vol. 11, No. 1841 _____________________________________________ Musical Chairs: Britain’s Conservative Party elected former finance minister Rishi Sunak to become the country’s next prime minister. The 42-year-old Sunak will be Britain’s third leader in seven weeks, the first prime minister of …
Russia Claims Ukraine Plans “Dirty Bomb”
Monday, October 24, 2022
The War Zone: France, Britain, and the United States have issued a joint statement rejecting Russia’s claim that Ukraine is preparing to use a radioactive dirty bomb on its own territory, calling it a pretext Moscow has concocted for escalating the …
Trump Summoned and Accused
Saturday, October 22, 2022
Purposely and Maliciously: The House January 6th committee issued its subpoena to Donald Trump, probably teeing up a precedent-setting fight over whether Congress can compel testimony from a former president. Trump has said he might want to talk to the committee live, but you …
Martial Law and Forced Removals
Thursday, October 20, 2022
The War Zone: Russian President Vladimir Putin declared martial law in the four Ukrainian regions the Kremlin has claimed to have annexed to Russia, imposing tighter restrictions, and forced removals on the civilian population. The regions have been effectively under martial …
Russia Turning Out the Lights
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
The War Zone: Russian forces failed to occupy Ukraine and now trying to make it unlivable. With winter coming and Russia attacking water and power facilities, millions of Ukrainians face difficult months ahead. Now using Iranian made explosive drones, Russia has …
Wave of Drones Hits Ukraine
Monday, October 17, 2022
The War Zone: At least three people were killed today in Kyiv when Russia attacked with explosive Iranian-made “kamikaze” drones. Russia continues to attack civilian and infrastructure targets. The mayor of Kyiv said that a young couple expecting a child were …