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Reports are out that the home of the New Orleans Saints will soon have a new name so long as all of the contract terms pan out. The 'Caesars Superdome' will play host to all of the #WhoDatNation for the next 20 years as Caesars Entertainment takes over as the Dome's sponsor. Continue reading…

Ian Vasquez, Cato

Last December I wrote an op‐​ed (in Spanish) titled "Losing Fear in Cuba"pointing to what appeared to be a significant, new development: ordinary Cubans were becoming unafraid to publicly protest the communist regime. The mass uprising across the country this week in which Cubans shouted, "Down with the dictatorship," and chanted "Liberty" was astounding because it was unprecedented...

George Friedman, Geopolitical Futures

Social media began as an oddity growing out of another oddity, the internet. It has grown into a powerful global force, both instrumental in shaping public opinion and instrumentalized by national governments to shape the relations between them and inside of them. In addition, social media companies have become massive economic forces, shaping how economies work. This process has been underway for years and has now reached the point where presidents confront... Читать дальше...

Supporters of Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, were tensed on Thursday as Court D’Apeal of Cotonou began hearing of case involving the Yoruba rights activist. Some of the supporters, who went to witness the case, told The PUNCH on the telephone that the environment is tensed. The PUNCH gathered that…

Tajikistan on Thursday checked the combat readiness of its armed forces in the biggest such exercise in the country's history as the Taliban make sweeping gains in neighbouring Afghanistan.

THURSDAY, July 22, 2021 -- One day before the official start of the Tokyo Olympics, the city has recorded its highest number of new COVID-19 cases in six months. The 1,979 cases reported on Thursday are the most seen since 2,044 cases were recorded...

Even Joe noticed ... https://twitter.com/joshtpm/status/1418241206727884806?s=20

Stanley Black & Decker Inc. announced a 13% dividend hike on Thursday, raising its quarterly cash dividend to 79 cents. The dividend is payable on September 21, 2021 to shareholders of record as of close of business on September 7, 2021. Stanley Black & Decker stock is up 13.2% for the year to date while the S&P 500 index has gained 16% for the period.

Europe’s medicines regulator said on Thursday it had added a rare nerve-degenerating disorder, Guillain-Barré syndrome, as a possible rare side effect from Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine after

Juventus targeting a midfielder swap deal with Manchester United, not Pogba JuveFC

Think about the future of transportation, and you might envision the old animated show "The Jetsons," with everyone flying around in personal spaceships.

A record number of people who have come into contact with an infected individual are being forced to self-isolate, whereby most have been 'pinged' by the NHS contact-tracing app. Having already produced significant disruptions for many SMEs and critical services already, the “Pingdemic” threatens to undermine the efforts of the country and it's 6 million SMEs it inhabits who have tried to keep afloat over the past 16 month.

Y darlithydd Cymraeg o Tokyo sy'n rhannu ychydig o'i obeithion ar drothwy'r Gemau Olympaidd.

According to Yair Lapid, “In the past few years, mistakes were made. Israel’s bipartisan standing was hurt. We will fix those mistakes together.”

Ecuador’s prison authority has said that at least 18 inmates have been killed and several police officers injured after riots broke out at two of the country’s jails, showing a disturbing continuation of prison violence.
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He says speculation to the contrary will sow disaffection among communities

The president's phone was on a list of 50,000 possible targets of the spyware program that was developed for state espionage on terrorists and criminals. According to a large-scale media investigation, some governments purportedly used the Israeli-made spy tool to wiretap human rights activists, journalists, and even foreign politicians.

Faith House is looking to expand sheltering capacity. Continue reading…

The fallout from the recent unrest will be felt for some time, as damage to businesses and job losses remain after the smoke settles.

Tasnim – Iran national football team captain Ehsan Hajsafi has reportedly joined AEK Athens.

THURSDAY, July 22, 2021 -- Black Americans admitted for inpatient hospital care are far more likely than white patients to experience safety-related health complications -- even when both are treated in the same facility, a new report warns. And...

Bart De Wever is also the leader of the conservative New Flemish Alliance, which has for years advocated for the independence of Belgium’s Flemish region. The politician revealed that although at present the idea of reunification may be considered unthinkable, “this could change very soon”.

Tokyo hit another six-month high in new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, one day before the Olympics begin, as worries grow of a worsening of infections during the Games.Thursday’s 1,979 new cases are the

“Have you taken a shower since the trip?” actress Taylour Paige asks at the start of our Zoom interview about Zola, the new A24 film in...