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Economist David R. Henderson returns to the podcast to explain some of the major problems with the so-called "stimulus" bill, including its payment of $600 a week to the unemployed, as well as perverse payments to airlines. He then discusses the protest he helped organize against California's lockdown.

A Republican fundraiser and political donor from North Carolina who also worked as an executive at XPO Logistics will be the next postmaster general.

If lockdown is to continue, we should be trusted to know the real reasons why  Telegraph.co.uk

Burnout is defined as a state of emotional, mental and physical exhaustion brought on by prolonged stress. Given the nonstop barrage of stressors these past few months, many of us are probably well on our way to developing burnout, if we aren’t there already.

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Robert De Niro has played dozens of iconic characters over the years — Vito Corleone, Travis Bickle, Jimmy the Gent — and now he wants to add New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to the list. Appearing on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Wednesday night, De Niro was asked who he'd want to portray in a movie about the coronavirus pandemic, seeing as Dr. Anthony Fauci has already been taken by Brad Pitt. "I guess I'll play Cuomo," De Niro said. "He's doing what a president should do." Though... Читать дальше...

Warfare History Network

History, Europe

Not the best after all.

Key point: The battleship became a legend. However, its hyped story has led to many exaggerations.

In 1960 Twentieth Century Fox released the film Sink the Bismarck! Based on C.S. Forrester’s bestselling book The Last Nine Days of the Bismarck, the documentary-style film tells a gripping and reasonably factual account of the most famous sea chase in history.

In an early scene, German Fleet Admiral... Читать дальше...

For many of us, 2020 has been a year we’d prefer to fast forward through. From losing Kobe and Gianna Bryant in late January to the onset of the coronavirus that has brought much of our normal lives to a halt, most of us in this country (and across the globe) have had to make significant life changes. Most of us have…

Outside my current place of residence, there is a nest full of freshly hatched baby birds. They’re shapeless little blobs, embryonic amalgams of beaks and fluff. They do not look like birds. They are, in that sense, perhaps the closest living relatives of the polygonal mutant birds that appear in video game…

The Covid-19 pandemic resulted in a 22 percent fall in international tourist arrivals in the first quarter of 2020 according to the World Tourism Organization.

Holly Willoughby's time on Celebrity Juice coming to an end, but the team captain has never shied away from an X-Rated challenge and got pulses racing

The Orioles traded LHP Tommy Milone (2-4, 5.97) to the Chicago White Sox for right-handed reliever Ian Hamilton (5.06, 24K in 16 IP, 1.31 WHIP). Hamilton, who will be 25 in a month was placed on the 26-man roster. In other moves, the Orioles optioned LHP Robbie Erlin to Norfolk and recalled Jose Deleon (4.09 […]

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, WWE has had to be ultra-creative and it has planned a few firsts for the MITB matches. Here’s how you can watch

This easy-to-learn tool found in cameras and software will help you get the perfect exposure with every shot.

The New York Jets' schedule for the 2020 NFL season features plenty of intriguing matchups. Take a look at all of them with our full rundown.

The former national security adviser figured out that loyalty to Trump is now a better bet than loyalty to the rule of law.

The top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee demanded answers from Attorney General William Barr over the Justice Department’s decision to drop criminal charges against President Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn.Rep. ...

The extraordinary move came after the former national security adviser had fought the case in court for months, a reversal after pleading guilty twice and cooperating with investigators.

When the coronavirus arrived in Liberia, local journalists knew what it meant to report on a deadly, infectious disease; six years earlier they had donned personal protective equipment (PPE) to report on the Ebola crisis, Musa Kenneh, the Press Union of Liberia’s secretary general, told CPJ. But this time,...

The Justice Department dropped its case against General Mike Flynn Thursday after bombshell documents released proved he was framed by Comey’s FBI. Comey lashed out at the leadership of the DOJ after the Department dropped its case against Flynn. “The DOJ has lost its way. But, career people: please stay because America needs you. The…

Levi Strauss is zeroing in on collecting cash owed by its business customers to help boost liquidity.

Penn State students will see reduced tuition rates for summer classes, pending approval by the university's full Board of Trustees on Friday.

THE GOOD DOCTOR ended its third season with the death of Dr Melendez. But did he really love Claire?

The US Justice Department withdrew its case against former White House national security advisor Michael Flynn Thursday, handing President Donald Trump a major political victory.