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’31 Candles’ proves you’re never too old to grow up — or have a Bar Mitzvah

From indie filmmaker Jonah Feingold comes 31 Candles, a low-budget coming-of-age romantic comedy driven by sincere, relatable characters and a refreshingly thoughtful screenplay. Feingold casts himself as Leo Kadner, a 30-year-old Jewish filmmaker whose career has thus far amounted to directing saccharine Christmas movies stuffed with shameless product placement courtesy of overbearing studio executives. He is […]

The United Kingdom is no longer a first-world country

Through its admitted inability (or unadmitted unwillingness) to protect Israeli soccer fans from being attacked by violent antisemites, the United Kingdom is announcing to the world that it is no longer a functioning first-world nation. Aston Villa is set to play Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Europa League, an annual soccer competition between top European […]

Hamas isn’t going away

After two long years, the war in Gaza is over — for now. The 20-point peace plan negotiated by President Donald Trump and his team has enabled the 20 remaining living Israeli hostages to return home, provided Gaza with the opportunity to rebuild, and charted a course for a future free from Hamas, the terrorist group that […]

Maine Senate candidate faces more resurfaced Reddit posts

Reports have found additional controversial social media posts Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner made years before his bid to oust Sen. Susan Collins (R). The Bangor Daily News wrote that Platner — who has already disavowed his previous posts on Reddit — reportedly asked why Black people “don’t tip” in a thread of questions users...

Interior says some layoffs ‘might’ happen during shutdown

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Interior eyes layoffs — but is hampered by recent ruling The Interior Department is eyeing staff cuts, although its plan is being partially hampered by a recent court order. © Greg Nash The department said in a Friday court filing that it would have...

Jay Jones’s Virginia attorney general campaign says it raised $500K following debate

The campaign for Democratic Virginia attorney general nominee Jay Jones announced he raised $500,000 in less than 24 hours after the attorney general debate Thursday, during which Jones’s texting scandal took center stage.  “In last night’s debate, [incumbent] Jason Miyares couldn’t defend the 50 times he’s failed to protect Virginians as Donald Trump has fired...

5 takeaways from the Trump-Zelensky meeting

President Trump hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday at the White House, part of a renewed push to end Russia’s more than three-year war in Ukraine.  Trump, feeling victorious after securing a ceasefire in the Middle East, projected optimism about ending the war that he once proclaimed he could resolve in one day.  “I’m...

Trump asks Supreme Court to allow deployment of National Guard to Chicago

The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to let it deploy the National Guard to the Chicago area amid President Trump’s push to send military troops into Democratic-led cities. The Justice Department filed an emergency application at the high court Friday asking the justices to pause a judge’s order blocking Trump from sending hundreds of...

Raskin: Bolton indictment ‘revenge’ for saying Trump was ‘melting’ before Putin

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) criticized the Trump administration Friday over the indictment against former national security adviser John Bolton.  Bolton was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of transmitting and retaining national defense information, making him the latest President Trump critic to be criminally charged.  "It's hard to know what to say about...

Mamdani rips Trump after order to halt work on NYC busway

New York City mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani (D) ripped the Trump administration’s order to halt work on the city’s bus system, the latest in a series of orders targeting city infrastructure projects.  “The Trump administration is once again seeking to meddle with our streets to make buses slower, worsen congestion and pollute our air,” Mamdani...

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