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PULASKI, Tenn. – The No. 7 Martin Methodist Women's Soccer team raced out to a pair of easy victories to begin Southern States Athletic Conference play last week.

An MBA from Lucknow, actor Pranay Dixit has become a household name now by acting in the show Bhabhiji Gar Par Hain!

LIVERPOOL fans thought they spotted Simon Mignolet working as a cabin steward during their flight ahead of facing Napoli.

President Trump participated in "dubious" tax strategies in the 1990s that allowed him to accrue millions of dollars in additional wealth from his father's real estate empire, ...

Open-air gyms in 19 sectors of Noida, have given people an option to work out in the open and soak in the sunlight

Gurgaon’s 16-year-old Yash Bansal has designed and developed a messaging app for students, and named it after his school

It's time for Microsoft's next batch of Surface devices! We're live in NYC at the company's launch event, where we're expecting to hear more about a refreshed Surface Pro, Laptop and Book. And judging from this afternoon's leak, it looks like we'll s...

In 1838, when he was a twenty-nine-year-old Illinois state legislator, Abraham Lincoln foresaw the coming of Donald Trump.

Laura Robson is a scholar of modern Middle Eastern and international history. Her areas of interest encompass local, regional, and global iterations of internationalism and international governance, modern histories of mass violence, and the politics of ethnicity and religion in the twentieth century Arab world. She received her Ph.D. from Yale University and is currently Associate Professor of History at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon. Visit her website at www.lauracrobson.com.

In The War Years Lincoln biographer and poet Carl Sandburg wrote,“Lincoln was the first true humorist to occupy the White House. No other President of the United States had come to be identified, for good or bad, with a relish for the comic.” More recently Richard Carwardine has devoted a whole book toLincoln's humor. In contrast, former FBI director James Comey has stated that he never personally witnessed President Trump laugh, and conservative columnist Max Boot has written, “Has there ever been a president as humorless as Donald Trump? Читать дальше...

Jefferson was a uncompromising liberal when it came to religion. He expresses that sentiment in a letter to Patrick Henry (11 Oct. 1776): “The care of every man’s soul belongs to himself. But what if he neglect the care of it? Well what if he neglect the care of his health or estate, which more nearly relate to the state? Will the magistrates make a law that he shall not be poor or sick? Laws provide against injury from others; but not from ourselves. God himself will not save men against their... Читать дальше...

America has seen about one third of its Presidents who were “retreads,” those who lost earlier bids for the White House. They span from Thomas Jefferson to Donald Trump, and this reality of later success is what emboldens others to continue attempting to be elected President. There will be a number of such “retreads” likely to seek the Presidency in 2020.

In the context of the press’s struggle to cover the world of Trump and beyond, it’s important to recall that Murrow, in his memorable 1954 See It Now broadcast about Senator McCarthy, helped bring an end to a political crusade that was frightening the American people and undermining American democracy. He exposed McCarthy as a lying charlatan who deserved the Senate censure he was to suffer a few months later. Though many other reporters covered the same story, only Murrow will likely be remembered... Читать дальше...

I can’t say I’ve courted controversy as an author.

A historian’s daily schedule is, after all, hardly the same as a Fox or MSNBC commentator.

But sometimes controversy finds you.

As I wrapped up my latest book, TR’s Last War: Theodore Roosevelt, The Great War, and a Journey of Triumph and Tragedy, I re-visited a rather minor footnote detailing the suicides of two of Roosevelt’s more prominent business supporters.Then, I recalled TR’s son Kermit had to talk TR out of ending his... Читать дальше...

After appearing as a judge on and off since 2004, Sharon Osbourne announced her exit from The X Factor U.K. over the weekend. "After watching...

The “Radio City Christmas Spectacular” may have been around for 85 years, but don’t call it old-fashioned. The annual Yuletide showcase for the Rockettes is getting a major tech upgrade this year, boosting the show’s immersive and interactive elements, incorporating drones in the performance and bridging tech and live entertainment in ways that will all […]

PAUL POGBA and Jose Mourinho did NOT shake hands in the tunnel before Manchester United’s Champions League clash against Valencia. Alexis Sanchez also walked straight past his manager as the dressing room rift at Old Trafford heats up. TV cameras show Mourinho exchanging words with Chris Smalling, Eric Bailly, Luke Shaw and Sergio Romero. But […]

The Sun-Times' candidate profile of Jan Schakowsky, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Congress in the 9th District.

THERE’S nothing worse than looking forward to a new hairdo, only to be left in tears when it doesn’t turn out quite how you imagined. It’s exactly what happened to 19-year-old Amy Gallagher who decided to treat herself to a new haircut before a night out. Amy visited Supercuts on Orpington High Street in Bexley […]

State chapter of National Health Mission to roll out facility

Police in Las Vegas have reopened a sexual assault investigation from 2009 at the request of a woman who has alleged she was raped by Cristiano Ronaldo. Kathryn Mayorga says she was attacked by the Portuguese footballer in a hotel room in the US city that year. Juventus forward Ronaldo, 33, has dismissed the claim, first ...

Elma police are warning area residents about a “grandparent” scam after a couple in their 80s sent $27,000 to an address in Pennsylvania. The couple reported the scam on Monday, … Click to Continue »

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