Most people think race wars should be avoided. But Donald Trump, the actual Republican candidate for president, thought a race war would be great for The Apprentice back in 2005.
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Dimitri Alexander Simes
Politics, United States, Israel
Neoconservatives should ask themselves whether they are truly committed to promoting freedom at home and abroad.
On Tuesday, Bloomberg’s Eli Lake published an article called, “Koch Brothers Give a Megaphone to the Anti-Israel Fringe.” In it, he wrote that an event organized by the Charles Koch Institute featured a number of speakers that he deemed disreputable and unfit for polite society. Although Lake never directly accuses his targets of being anti-Semites... Читать дальше...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress and the Obama administration have agreed on legislation that would help rescue Puerto Rico from its $70 billion debt. Some of the provisions in the bill:
Stephen Feller
CHICAGO, May 19 (UPI) -- Blood glucose levels increase with the brightness of light, according to a study, suggesting overall metabolism can be affected by the environment one eats in.
Gap said Thursday that it is closing 75 stores, primarily internationally, by the end of fiscal 2016.
The plans have yet to be approved by the city
DONGDUCHEON, South Korea, May 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korean police said Thursday they have taken an American soldier into custody five days after he deserted his front-line base ahead of a trial on charges of possessing child pornography. The 25-year
Reuters
Home flipping sometimes means a good profit for home sellers, but it could also spell trouble for the housing market by increasing home prices and making homes less affordable for potential buyers, experts warn.
The number of active home flippers in 2015 was at the highest level in the past eight years, according to RealtyTrac. The average gross profit—the difference between the purchase price and the sales price of the flip—from home flipping also hit a 10-year high at $55,000. Читать дальше...
2293 Mission Street, former home of Hapa Ramen (pictured above), is getting a new tenant. Photo: John Storey/Special to The Chronicle Related Links Popsons brings its burgers to Mid-Market Citizen Fox: Plant-based Mission restaurant and brewery calling it quits It looks like 2293 Mission Street, a.k.a the former home of Hapa Ramen, has a new occupant. According to Eater, Alvin Garcia and Adam Rosenblum — the guys behind Causewells and burger joint Popsons, which opened earlier this week on Market Street ... Читать дальше...
An outbreak of yellow fever that's killed 300 people is worrying and needs urgent action, but doesn't amount to a public health emergency, WHO says.
50 Cent could be close to getting out of bankruptcy after a judge gave an initial nod to the rapper’s plan to put up to $23.4 million of his future earnings, including profits from the sale of his Connecticut mansion, toward paying off his debts.
NEW YORK (AP) — Home Depot says one of its New York City stores will take steps to ensure employees aren't promoting political messages at work after one wore a cap opposing a Donald Trump slogan. Krystal Lake says she went to work wearing a hat that read "America Was Never Great," a twist on the presumptive Republican presidential nominee's slogan "Make America Great Again."
The candidate compares this election with her 2008 run.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the federal investigation into an oil spill on the California coast a year ago (all times local):
Thursday's EgyptAir crash shows the urgency of enhancing equipment and training at airports that send flights to the U.S., the House Homeland Security chairman said.
Teresa Giudice celebrated her birthday with her family this week, marking her first at home since her federal prison sentence last year, but the occasion was bittersweet. The...
I hesitated to write this post because 1) it feels a little bit like piling on when the Twins, at 10-29, need no further reminders of how things bad are going and 2) any post about Joe Mauer turns my Twitter mentions into a mess faster than Marco Rubio’s @ messages went that route after he suggested Tim Tebow be given a statue in the U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall. (This really happened). But here we are anyway because the truth cannot be ignored, nor can it be controversial. It’s a fact: after a strong... Читать дальше...
Kesha has been given permission from Dr. Luke to perform at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards. The 30-year-old singer was set to perform a Bob Dylan song at the awards show on Sunday night (May 22), but the producer decided to block her performance after it was rumored that she would use the platform to [...]
Lawmakers introduced a bill that restructures the island's $70 billion of debt.
The mammoth wildfire destroying Alberta is releasing toxic mercury into the atmosphere. The fires have filled Fort McMurray’s air with dangerous contaminants pushing its air pollution to off-the-charts levels. But now the fires are releasing mercury into the atmosphere….and mercury can travel around the globe for as long as a year before settling… anywhere Grist reports: The Fort McMurray fire, which merged with another smaller wildfire last week, has displaced residents and cleared nearly everything in its path... Читать дальше...
Not long before the students at Hartley Elementary walked out of the school doors and into the waiting arms of summer vacation, they got a visit from their futures.