On Friday’s “Finnerty,” Dr. Drew Pinsky weighed in on the Lindsay Clancy case, discussed the women supporting Lindsay outside the courthouse, and addressed her claim that she heard a voice.
Rain is now coming for the flood-affected areas in Nepal. Authorities fear this could cause further devastation, potentially secondary flooding and may hamper rescue efforts. CNN's Hanako Montgomery shows the damage done to Dhunge Bazaar, close to Trishuli River. #CNN #News #Nepal
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The president said an agreement between the countries covered more than 65 billion barrels of reserves. A U.S. official said it would involve a partnership with a private company.
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The fourth 100,000-ton Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier is slated to be named USS Doris Miller after the first Black recipient of the Navy Cross.
A few years ago, some feared the European Union was going out of style. Now Iceland is mulling membership alongside a long list of candidates.
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The Nordic nation is holding a referendum on Saturday on whether to start membership talks with the European Union. Voters are divided.
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The 46th president paid an enormous political price—the beginning of the end of his presidency—to do the right thing by leaving Afghanistan. The post Five Years On From Biden’s Finest Hour appeared first on The American Conservative .
Politics Politics Five Years On From Biden’s Finest Hour The 46th president paid an enormous political price—the beginning of the end of his presidency—to do the right thing by leaving Afghanistan. Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images At 4:53 PM, Kabul time, on August 29, 2021—while Americans were enduring a putrid summer hunkered down at home amid Covid’s “Delta wave” —a U.S. unmanned drone (then a relatively unheard-of technology) bombarded a 1996 white Toyota Corolla. United States Central Command (CENTCOM) killed 10 people, including seven children. It…Open
The Kingfish is a worthy model for right-wing populists. The post What Vance Sees in Huey Long appeared first on The American Conservative .
History What Vance Sees in Huey Long The Kingfish is a worthy model for right-wing populists. At a steel plant in his hometown of Middletown, Ohio last week, J.D. Vance invoked the memory of a “great Southern populist.” “His name was Huey Long,” the vice president said, “and he once said ‘Every Man a King’ was the goal of his political program.” Noting that Long—the Depression-era Louisiana governor and U.S. senator popularly known as the Kingfish—was “an interesting guy, kind of a crazy guy,” Vance connected his program with the Trump administration’s agenda: But no man is a king if their castle is…Open
A record number of American parents are finding that the most affordable “good school” is in their own home. The post How the Other Half Homeschools appeared first on The American Conservative .
Education Education How the Other Half Homeschools A record number of American parents are finding that the most affordable “good school” is in their own home. Photo by Bill O’Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images Earlier this summer, while reading Skipping School: A History of American Homeschooling and How It Went Mainstream by historian Dixie Dillon Lane, I wrote the following note in the margins: “Will opposition to homeschooling become a luxury belief domiciled among elites?” At the time, the note was just a hasty thought scribbled down with no particular…Open
The son of an American couple who survived the devastating floods in Nepal is preparing to reunite with his parents. Looking ahead to the reunion, his mother told CNN, "I'm going to hug them and cry because I am an emotional mama." Her son, Vikram Ravi, reflected on the harrowing ordeal, telling Brianna Keilar, "I'm just thankful that I was able to hear her tell me that she's okay, rather than having to go look for her."