Russia remains barred from international soccer competitions including the Champions League after the Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected appeals by the national soccer federation and four clubs on Friday. CAS upheld decisions by UEFA and FIFA which excluded Russian national teams and clubs following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia… Read More
Rush Limbaugh makes the headlines one last time
You didn’t have to like or even listen to Rush Limbaugh to be affected by what he did while he was alive. Conservative talk radio wasn’t a genre before him. Without Limbaugh, it’s hard to imagine a Fox News Channel, or a President Donald Trump, or a media landscape defined… Read More
Former Justice Stephen Breyer gets a new job
Retired Justice Stephen Breyer is getting a different title: professor. Harvard said Friday that Breyer, who retired from the Supreme Court June 30, is re-joining its law school faculty. Breyer is a graduate of the law school and first joined the Harvard faculty in 1967. He continued to teach at… Read More
Top Dem vanishes from campaign trail
Democrat John Fetterman posted a massive $11 million fundraising haul during the second quarter. He’s on an advertising spree that’s made him a near-constant presence on television in Pennsylvania. And he grabs attention with snarky, irreverent social media posts. The only thing missing from one of the most competitive U.S…. Read More
Dry weather slows down (but doesn’t stop) British Open
The dry conditions at the British Open turned a beautiful day for golf into a long, long slog for many of the players. The moderate temperature and average wind Thursday on the east coast of Scotland combined to make the fairways lightning fast, which in turn made play ploddingly slow…. Read More
Exiled Dalai Lama returns to China’s border
The exiled Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Friday arrived in India’s remote Ladakh region bordering China where he received a rousing reception. Thousands of people lined both sides of the road outside the airport in the cold desert region’s Leh town to welcome the Dalai Lama, who… Read More
Bulgaria will repair Ukrainian military equipment
Bulgaria’s defense capabilities will not be seriously affected by Moscow’s decision to suspend Russian helicopter repair certificates to local companies, the defense minister said on Friday. Dragomir Zakov said Bulgaria would also continue to repair Ukrainian military equipment. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said in a statement a day… Read More
Television’s surprise smash hit
The new FX series “The Bear,” streaming on Hulu, did not qualify for an Emmy Award nomination this year but if its immediate success and popularity are an indicator, it could be a major contender next year. FX announced its season two pick-up on Thursday. Jeremy Allen White (“Shameless”) stars… Read More
Gulf War memorial construction near Lincoln memorial begins
Over 30 years after a U.S.-led international military coalition expelled occupying Iraqi troops from Kuwait, planners have broken ground on the long-simmering plans for a Gulf War memorial. Hundreds gathered Thursday morning for a ground-breaking ceremony at the corner of Constitution and 23rd streets near the Lincoln memorial, where the… Read More
Top Dem halts Biden plan
Sen. Joe Manchin has said he’ll oppose an economic measure he’s been negotiating with Democratic leaders if it includes climate or energy provisions or higher taxes on the rich and corporations, a Democrat briefed on the conversations said late Thursday, delivering another stunning blow to President Joe Biden’s election-year priorities…. Read More
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