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A king with three teams

The Dutch king, Willem-Alexander, is in luck this World Cup: He has not one, not two, but three countries to root for,. For the first time, the Dutch are...

Go tell the Spartans: Two books on the conflicts that embroiled the Greek world

The late Southern writer Florence King once lamented that “a cornerstone of Western thought that has vanished without a trace is admiration for ancient Sparta.” There are good reasons why this should be so. Yet in the three decades since she penned those words, there has been a resurgence of “laconomania” at the popular and […]

From upgrades to upsells

In the old days — we’re talking about the 2010s here — when you boarded a plane, and glanced with envy or disdain at the passengers sinking into their plush First-Class seats, you were looking at an assembly of road warriors. A traveling salesman might be resting his haunches in seat 2C. Your local congressman […]

Promises kept: Howard Lutnick on the anniversary of the deal that saved U.S. Steel

BRADDOCK, Pa. — In American politics, when negotiating hard deals that involve high risk and the livelihoods of all involved while requiring great compromise, pain is usually shared unequally. The rarest outcome is for all involved to be grateful. Yet that was the overwhelming sentiment expressed by the local union leaders, steel workers, plant managers, and […]

Maggie O’Farrell’s land before time

Novelist Maggie O’Farrell always wanted to write the story of her great-great-grandfather, who lived in Ireland and worked for the Ordinance Survey, Britain’s mapping service, in the 1850s. And now she has.  Her vivid new novel, Land, features a surveyor and his family who are engulfed in the chaos of the era. These were perilous […]

Scott Jennings says end ballot harvesting in Los Angeles!  

It is absurd to still be counting all the mail-in ballots days and weeks after Election Day. We should know who won, day of.   

How to watch every Team USA match in the FIFA World Cup

The United States has three group-stage matches scheduled at two stadiums on the West Coast.

Thune open to reconciliation 3.0 for military funding

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says that a third budget reconciliation package to fund the military amid the ongoing conflict with Iran is on the table, even though senior Republicans on the Senate Appropriations Committee earlier this week expressed their doubts about reconciliation 3.0. “If there’s a good reason to do another reconciliation bill,...

Stellantis recalls over 1M Jeeps due to potential fire hazard

"Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures, until their vehicle is repaired," the NHTSA warned.

Trump backs short-term spy powers extension amid fight with Senate GOP over Pulte

President Trump asked Congress for a short-term extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), an effort to give time to nominate and confirm a permanent director of national intelligence amid threats from Democrats to not renew the act if Bill Pulte remains acting director of the agency.  In a TruthSocial post...

Big Pharma lost in court — Congress must not bail it out

Patients in every other wealthy country already get the medications they need at prices their governments negotiated on their behalf.

Police seek men who attacked Spurs fan after Knicks loss

The NYPD is asking for the public's help in searching for multiple men accused of attacking a San Antonio Spurs fan after the NY Knicks lost Monday.

Senate Democrats question national park entry fees used for Trump ‘vanity projects’

Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on Wednesday said he will launch an inquiry into entrance fees for the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) going toward President Trump's "vanity projects." Schiff, along with several other senators, wrote in a letter to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum that visitors to the parks contribute to the NPS budget "by purchasing...

Gas-X recall: Four lots pulled over chemical contamination risk

The affected bottles were distributed between April 13 and May 14.

Why containment is the only counter to Ebola

There are lessons to be learned from aviation security that apply to addressing the Ebola outbreak.  

Inside mid-decade redistricting battles across states, courts: Join the live discussion

The mid-decade redistricting war is taking shape as states lock in their maps for the midterms. Where do things stand state-by-state and court-by-court? Join Legal Affairs Reporter Zach Schonfeld and Morning Report author Jared Gans for a discussion on all of that and more. They will also take your questions. The discussion is scheduled to...

Inflation rises to 4.2 percent in May, highest level in 3 years

The annual inflation rate increased to its highest point in three years as the cost of energy and other goods rose due to the Iran war, according to data released by the Department of Labor on Wednesday. The consumer price index (CPI), a popular gauge of inflation, rose 4.2 percent over the past 12 months...

Trump: Iran ‘will have to pay the price’ for stalled negotiations

President Trump on Wednesday said Iran "will have to pay the price" for stalled peace negotiations and after the U.S. launched renewed strikes against Iran after a U.S. helicopter was shot down and Tehran retaliated. "Iran’s Military is a complete and total mess," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "Much of it, like their Navy and...

Between the eagle and the dragon: Brazil’s dangerous dependence on China

In his efforts to distance himself from the dollar and the United States, Lula has increased his dependence on China.

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