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In 2016, Donald Trump showed that a Republican candidate can run, and win, without swearing fealty to the permanent war party. He ran on a platform of “America First,” and since that moment almost all Republican politicians and commentators have at least paid lip service to the idea. Yet now, all of that is being thrown aside for the sake of Ukraine. In 2019, would-be America First Senator Josh Hawley delivered a speech about “Rethinking America’s Foreign Policy Consensus,” condemning “endless wars” and “metastasizing commitments” to far-off countries, and demanding a new narrower focus on keeping America and Americans safe...

**SNIP** PETER SCHWEIZER: If you look at the three big flashpoints in American foreign policy today -- Ukraine, Russia, and China. The Biden family has received funds, millions of dollars, in some cases and tens of millions of dollars from powerful individuals connected to the government in each of those countries. That's the first factor. The second factor is this is not just a Hunter Biden story. The "New York Times" tried to paint it that way the headline is even "Hunter Biden pays his back taxes but fraud investigation continues." They admit the laptop is real and what that...

As if fake news were not fake enough already, now NBC is accused of airbrushing a photograph of collegiate swimmer Lia Thomas to make the transgender athlete appear more feminine. 'I'm crying. Why did NBC Today airbrush the [bleep] out of this picture? lmaooooo," asked one Twitter user. It's pretty damn obvious," noted a report by Twitchy.com. "We're so old we remember the controversy over TIME magazine darkening O.J. Simpson's mug shot for its cover, eliciting accusations of racism.

The feud between two of the strongest men in the world is over — for now. Thor Bjornsson and Eddie Hall were featured in a six-round amateur boxing match in Abu Dhabi on Saturday night that was billed as the ‘heaviest boxing match in history’ in reference to their background in strongman competitions. Both men have earned the title of ‘World’s Strongest Man’ in recent years, with Hall edging out Bjornsson for it in the 2017 finals. The five-year rivalry began from there, and culminated in the highly anticipated showdown. Hall was aggressive in the first round, connecting with a...

Contact was lost with the flight over Wuzhou, in the Guangxi region, the authority said. It was scheduled to fly from Kunming to Guangzhou.

Biden will visit Poland, home of 2 million Ukrainian refugees, during Europe trip Lawrence Richard - 3h ago President Biden will stop in Poland during his visit to Europe this week amid urgent talks with NATO and European allies, the White House announced. Biden will keep his initial itinerary by traveling to Brussels, Belgium, before he heads to Warsaw, Poland, on Friday, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement Sunday night. Poland has been directly impacted by the Ukraine-Russia War, having taken in over two million of Ukraine's three million refugees. Poland also houses U.S. troops. In...

Crisis between Saudi Arabia and the United States | Against the background of US demands to increase oil production and policy with Iran - Saudi officials here News: "We have to wait for the Biden period in the White House to end" #חדשותהערב @kaisos1987 pic.twitter.com/Mjlix9tnDY— כאן חדשות (@kann_news) March 20, 2022

A group of Russian elites are allegedly conspiring to overthrow Russian President Vladimir Putin and “restore economic ties” with the West, according to Ukrainian intelligence. “Poisoning, sudden illness, accident – Russia’s elite is considering removing Putin,” declared a Sunday Facebook post from the Chief Directorate of Intelligence for the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. The ministry claimed that a group of “influential people” has been forming in Russia who want to “remove Putin from power as soon as possible and restore economic ties with the West, which were destroyed by the war in Ukraine.” The intel alleges that the group...

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"the Ukrainians slaughtered Jews, many Jews. There were also Righteous Among The Nations, but the majority slaughtered Jews. Don't he dare distort history" An Anonymous Israeli Government Official Responds TO Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's Speech To Israel's Parliament Sunday 3/20/2022 "The war is terrible but the comparison to the horrors of the Holocaust and final solution is outrageous" Israel's Communications Minister Yoaz Hendel Tweets In Response To The Zelensky Speech To Parliament 3/20/2022 "I attended Ukrainian President Zelensky's speech on Zoom, to express solidarity with Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression. His criticism of Israel is legitimate and so...

At a time of tectonic shifts in foreign policy alliances, with Russia and China forming a new pact and aggressively asserting themselves on the international stage, Washington’s national security community is splintered across the ideological spectrum on how best to counter the dual threats. Yet, even before Russia invaded Ukraine, a group of national security practitioners, military veterans, and scholars began trying to move beyond their policy differences to help repair the damage inflicted by the last U.S. foreign policy failure – the chaotic U.S. evacuation from Afghanistan nearly seven months ago.

Hundreds of Thousands Gather for Rabbi Kanievsky's Funeral in Central Israel Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, the leader of the Lithuanian ultra-Orthodox community in Israel, is laid to rest in his city of Bnei Brak Josh Breiner Mar. 19, 2022 Get email notification for articles from Josh Breiner Around 350,000 mourners arrived at the funeral procession of Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, the leader of the Lithuanian ultra-Orthodox community in Israel, who died on Friday at 94. The procession began at 12 P.M. from the rabbi's home in Bnei Brak, a predominantly ultra-Orthodox suburb of Tel Aviv and one of the most crowded cities...

The nation is preparing to celebrate what has become a beloved annual holiday: Two Weeks To Slow The Spread Day, to be held in March every year. "This time of year we like to come together to remember the historic day two years ago when we put on masks and locked ourselves down, trusting that the lockdown would be over in just two weeks," said local man Paul Christof as he stared out his window longingly, his three masks securely in place. "This year, I'm going all out with a Zoom party with no more than five of my closest...

Following the ‘democracy must be destroyed in order to preserve it model‘, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dissolved all political opposition parties and consolidated all media. There’s a word to describe when a single national leader takes control over all media platforms and dissolves the political parties of his opposition. However, apparently, we are not allowed to notice that because Russia “invaded a sovereign democracy” or something. LVIV, Ukraine, March 20 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has signed a decree that combines all national TV channels into one platform, citing the importance of a “unified information policy” under martial...

More mercenaries connected to the Russian Wagner private military company arrived in Ukraine on Sunday with the objective of assassinating top Ukrainian military and political leadership, Ukraine's Intelligence Directorate claimed on Sunday. The directorate asserted that the main targets of the mercenaries included Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Presidential Chief of Staff Andrii Yermak and Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal. Russian President Vladimir Putin "personally ordered another attack by one of his proxies," said the Directorate. "All previous attempts ended in the failure and elimination of terrorists. Zelensky was allegedly nearly assassinated three times in the week of March 4, according to...

The brutal assault on the city of Mariupol in Ukraine will be remembered for "centuries to come," President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned Sunday."The besieged Mariupol will go down in history of responsibility for war crimes. The terror the occupiers did to the peaceful city will be remembered for centuries to come," Zelenskyy said in a video address on Telegram.Mariupol, located in southeast Ukraine, has been the subject of a brutal assault that has laid waste to the city's homes, schools, and maternity hospitals. Some residents have been sheltering for weeks, and many are without food, water, or electricity.Last week, Russian forces...

On Sunday, the Russian Defense Ministry issued an ultimatum to the Ukrainian garrison defending Mariupol.“Lay down your arms,” Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev, the director of the Russian National Center for Defense Management, said in a briefing distributed by the defence ministry.“A terrible humanitarian catastrophe has developed,” Mizintsev said. “All who lay down their arms are guaranteed safe passage out of Mariupol.”The deadline is 5 a.m. Monday, Moscow time, or 10 p.m. Sunday Eastern Daylight Time.With about two hours remaining to the deadline, the defenders of Mariupol rejected the demand. This sets the stage for the largest siege of a city since...

The Supreme Court announced on Sunday that Justice Clarence Thomas was in the hospital.Clarence Thomas was admitted to the hospital two nights ago with flu-like symptoms, the court said in a press release. He expects to be released "in a day or two."pic.twitter.com/kKeES7nHw2— SCOTUSblog (@SCOTUSblog) March 20, 2022Justice Clarence Thomas was admitted to Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C. Friday evening after experiencing flu-like symptoms. He underwent tests, was diagnosed with an infection, and is being treated with intravenous antibiotics. His symptoms are abating, he is resting comfortably, and he expects to be released from the hospital in a day...

A combination therapy that targets cancer cells from within and without caused tumors to shrink or stabilize in 75% of patients with recurrent or persistent estrogen receptor- (ER-) positive endometrial cancer. The phase 2 study evaluated the combination of abemaciclib, a targeted drug, and letrozole, an aromatase inhibitor, in 30 patients with recurrent ER-positive endometrial cancer, a form of the disease in which tumor growth is fueled by estrogen. The patients had received a median of three prior therapies, and about half of them had been treated with hormonal therapy. With a median follow-up of 12.5 months, 75% of the...