In a speech that roused supporters and alarmed opponents, Donald Trump brought doom and gloom, nationalistic flair to his speech in Warsaw, linking Poland’s hardships throughout history with coming battles yet to be waged by the West against terrorists. “As the Polish experience reminds us,” Trump said, “the defense of the West ultimately rests not […]
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“The Height Of Hypocrisy”
At least three federal government agencies have agreed to seemingly conceal official communications with a congressional committee from public information requests, following letters sent last month by the chairman of the House Committee on Financial Services. Congressman Jeb Hensarling, a Republican from Texas, sent letters in April to the heads of several federal agencies his […]
“The Glory Days Are Over”
The La Brea Newsstand in West Hollywood sells a lot of things — cigarettes, gum, incense — but the wooden racks that line its prime real estate along the sidewalk sit empty. What once offered passersby a weekly wave of celebrity tabloid headlines is now a shrine to how far the industry has fallen. It’s […]
“The Gloves Have Come Off”
SAN FRANCISCO — Just past 8 a.m. on March 14, police trod quietly through the snow to the double-fronted doors of Karim Baratov’s lavish home in Ancaster, Ontario. The officers passed by the garage where Baratov’s jet-black Mercedes Benz and Aston Martin DBS were parked, two of the only outward indications that the 22-year-old had […]
“The Mother Of All Bombs”
WASHINGTON — The US military on Thursday for the first time used its largest non-nuclear weapon, aptly nicknamed the Mother of All Bombs, on a suspected ISIS tunnel complex in eastern Afghanistan. US forces dropped the 30-foot long, 21,000-pound bomb at 7:32 pm local time, in the country’s Nangarhar province. The area is currently under […]