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China is rapidly building a robust lethal force with advanced capabilities in the air, at sea, in space and in cyberspace that will enable it to impose its will in the region and beyond, a top US...

The lone member of the House of Representatives who voted against a resolution rejecting white supremacy and white nationalism following racist comments by Rep. Steve King said the resolution fell short and was "not worth the paper that it was written on."

The Donald has been on a red hot twitter rampage, and he’s completely justified. Actually, we didn’t think the Russian Collusion Hoax could get any stupider until we saw the New York Times‘ Friday evening bushwhack. The trio of authors, apparently self-tortured victims of the Trump Derangement Syndrome, actually had the gall to print a … Continue reading "The New Gray Lady – Comfort Woman for the War Party"

This week, Tablet looks back on 40 years of the Iranian Revolution.

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Named after a local strongman, Hercule is a concrete-and-glass house that makes the most of a small sloping site in Mondorf-les-Bains in the south of Luxembourg. The name of the house is a nod to local hero Johann Grün, known as the Luxembourg Hercules, who rose to fame in the late 19th century. The architecture

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's pig farmers should quickly replenish their herds, a government official said, as the world's biggest pork producer looks to curb price rises for the meat expected to bite later this year in the wake of African swine fever outbreaks.

Cats and dogs command huge donations — but other causes may deliver more lasting good

The rise in private equity investments has prompted fears for jobs in a country with the second highest unemployment rate in the EU

Congratulations from the San Diego Figure Skating Club and Well Done! Test-Results-2019-01-14 Test-Results-2018-12-10 Test-Results-2018-11-12 Test-Results-2018-10-10 Test-Results-2018-09-12 Upcoming Testing Schedule and Test Application available online.

‘From Reddit to Apple, tech offices all share an antipathy towards walls’

Welcome to Due Diligence, the FT’s daily deals briefing

Top investment banker’s transition to retail lending was troubled from the start

He came awfully close to beating Sergey Karjakin's record, missing by just 17 days. Huge congratulations to the latest Indian super-prodigy, Gukesh Dommaraju, who achieved the grandmaster title at the ripe young age of 12 years, 7 months, and 17 days. Less than five and a half years ago he got his first rating - 1291 - and now, here he is.

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela's opposition-controlled congress has declared President Nicolas Maduro "illegitimate," moving a step closer to implementing a plan to challenge the socialist leader by declaring a caretaker government and calling early elections.

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s opposition-controlled congress has declared President Nicolas Maduro “illegitimate,” moving a step closer to implementing a plan to challenge the socialist leader by declaring a caretaker government and calling early elections. A resolution adopted Tuesday accuses Maduro of “usurping” power and says his administration’s acts will no longer carry legal authority. […]

History suggests political impasse will also dent consumer and business confidence

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say an inmate at a minimum-security prison in Oregon has died. The Statesman Journal reports 42-year-old Jeffery Foret died Monday morning at the Santiam Correctional Institution in Salem. The State Medical Examiner’s Office has not yet determined his cause of death. According to court documents, Foret, of Salem, was convicted […]

The managing agents arrange buildings cover on behalf of the freeholder

Not everyone is bewitched by the decluttering guru — but she’s done wonders for my drawers

For beginners, the world of investment is a minefield of jargon

BRITS faces snow today – as an Arctic blast hits which is set to last for a whole month. Weather forecasters warn snow flurries are possible across country, but most likely to hit the north. And there will be even more of the white stuff this weekend with six inches expected. A band of rain will […]

The most famous first line in 20th-century American literature set in Kings County, New York, must be incomprehensible to many current residents of that highly literary territory. “One of the longest journeys in the world,” writes Norman Podhoretz in the opening of his 1967 autobiography, Making It, “is the journey from Brooklyn to Manhattan.”

This week, Tablet looks back on 40 years of the Iranian Revolution.

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Doctors say the professor is seriously injured and critical.

CERN scientists have laid out a $40 billion vision to build a reactor 4 times larger than the LHC.