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Want to End Shutdowns? Remember the Past and Proceed with Caution
After last year’s government shutdown, it’s not surprising to see a number of proposals to prevent future shutdowns. Source link
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The U.S. Military Command Plan Needs a Reboot
The Pentagon’s structural overhaul ought to be matched with the coordination needed to successfully wage large-scale war anywhere. Source…
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China’s Mineral Monopoly Is America’s Achilles’ Heel
Until the U.S. is no longer dependent on critical minerals from China, the country will use its advantage as a cudgel against us. Source…
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Hollywood Comes for Mamdani
Pluribus is a direct refutation of the hot new ‘collectivism’ trend. Source link
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Vaccine Policy Should Be Based on Science, Not Partisanship
The slashing of the recommended childhood vaccination schedule shows a complete lack of understanding of evidence and data. Source link
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Subsidiaries of Dasin Retail Trust manager receive court summonses over Companies Act breaches
Charges involve failing to hold AGMs and lodge financial results for FY2022 and FY2023 Four subsidiaries of Dasin Retail Trust’s…
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Hang Seng Bank shareholders approve HSBC’s US$13.6 billion buyout proposal
Hong Kong’s high court will decide in a hearing on Jan 23 whether the take-private plan can be executed Hang Seng Bank shareholders on…
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Barry Blitt’s “Guzzler”
When President Trump announced the U.S. military’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the cartoonist Barry Blitt decided that…
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6 Plus Size Burnout Signs You Should Not Ignore and How to Refill Your Energy
You wake up tired. You go to bed tired. Somewhere in the middle, you handle everything anyway. I know this rhythm intimately, because I…
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This cute soy sauce pouch could get rid of plastic packets for good
Single-use soy sauce packets for sushi take-out orders are now a whole lot more sustainable, thanks to a redesign that doesn’t use any…
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Trump’s Childcare Funding Freezes Are Going to Hit All Kids Hard
“Once they close their doors, there’s no coming back from that,” Lehnoff said. Christina Killion Valdez, the director of a childcare…
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Netanyahu Is Trying to Drag Trump into Changing Another Regime: Iran’s
Then, in June 2025, Netanyahu persuaded Trump to join a risk-free (for the United States) attack on Iran. In exchange, the prime minister…
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The Real “Donroe Doctrine”: Spectacular, Made-for-TV Violence
Trump’s increasingly bellicose deployment of the American military and his expressed isolationist “America First” agenda are often…
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Trump Is Making Me Miss the Neocons
We’re a long way from the justification (if you prefer, posturing) that shipped our troops to Iraq. “We need to strengthen our ties to…
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Anne Lamott’s Battle Against Writer’s Block
every form of mental illness … surfaces, leaping out of water like trout: the delusions, hypochondria, the grandiosity, the self-loathing,…
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Geo Energy buys majority stake in two Indonesian shipping companies for US$127.5 million
Indonesian coal producer Geo Energy said on Thursday (Jan 8) that it has completed its acquisition of majority stakes in two Indonesian…
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‘Life of Pi’ Star Suraj Sharma Joins ‘Glee’ Actor Iqbal Theba in Dramedy ‘Days With Dandekar’ (EXCLUSIVE)
BAFTA nominee Suraj Sharma (“Life of Pi”) is starring with SAG Award winner Iqbal Theba (“Glee”) in “Days With Dandekar,” a dramedy from…
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‘The Gymnast,’ Starring Ethan Embry and Britney Wheeler, Acquired by Visit Films Ahead of Rotterdam World Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
Visit Films has acquired worldwide sales rights to U.S film “The Gymnast,” which will have its world premiere in the Tiger Competition at…
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Singapore stocks track regional decline; STI down 0.2%
Across the broader market, gainers trail losers 271 to 300, after 1.4 billion securities worth S$1.7 billion change hands Singapore stocks…
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Singapore stocks track regional declines; STI down 0.2%
Across the broader market, gainers trail losers 271 to 300, after 1.4 billion securities worth S$1.7 billion change hands Singapore stocks…
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I asked ChatGPT to help me come up with killer New Year’s resolutions. Here’s what happened
If you’re like most Americans, you’ve already set all manner of goals and resolutions for the New Year. And likewise, if you’re like most…
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Trump’s ICE Agents Killed a Citizen. Then Damning New Details Emerged.
On Wednesday, an ICE agent killed a woman in her vehicle on the streets of Minneapolis. She was reportedly a U.S. citizen. But then…
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IWF finds sexual imagery of children which 'appears to have been' made by Grok
The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) charity says its analysts have discovered "criminal imagery" of girls aged between 11 and 13 which…
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Star Michelle Visage, The Wanted’s Jay McGuiness Join London West End Bow of ‘Sea Witch’ Musical (EXCLUSIVE)
Michelle Visage will feature in “Sea Witch,” a new musical reimagining the origins of one of the sea’s most feared villains, at London’s…