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Former National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan gave himself high marks for his work in implementing former President Joe Biden’s policy on China during a talk at Harvard University on Tuesday, boasting of the “many, many hours” he spent with the Chinese Foreign Ministry and predicting there is no “end” to the U.S.-China competition. Biden and his secretary of state, Antony Blinken, relied heavily on Sullivan to advance Biden’s China policy, which was largely conciliatory towards the genocidal communist regime. Sullivan joined Blinken during one of the most embarrassing moments of the Biden presidency: a summit in Anchorage, Alaska, with Chinese...

Though men were the first to reach for the stars, science has proven definitively that women are far better suited to the task. Consider the evidence. Here are ten reasons women make better astronauts than men: They look so cute in their little space outfits: Science has proven that girl astronauts look way cuter in little space outfits. Men could never pull this off. Space is a vacuum and women love vacuums: For cleaning. If you time the mission right, they're all in good moods and super cooperative: But if your timing is off... God help you. They need...

The Texas teen accused of fatally stabbing a high school football star at a track meet allegedly lives in a $900,000 home with his family inside a luxurious gated community — despite requesting that a judge lower his $1 million bond because of financial difficulties, .. Karmelo Anthony, 17, is holed up with his family at the pricey home inside the gated community of Richwoods in Frisco, Texas, after he was released from jail Monday on a reduced $250,000 bond for allegedly killing Austin Metcalf earlier this month, .. The home — where rent is estimated to be $3,500 a...

Daily Readings from the USCCBOne of the Twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, “What are you willing to give me if I hand him over to you?” They paid him thirty pieces of silver, and from that time on he looked for an opportunity to hand him over. Matthew 26:14–16The desire for money can become a powerful incentive to betray our Lord. In this Gospel passage, it seems clear that Judas’ betrayal was based on his desire for money. He most likely had some level of faith in our Lord, or he wouldn’t...

. @AGPamBondi announces a civil lawsuit against the Maine Department of Education over their consistent and willful refusal to protect women and girls in sports and other private spaces. "We have exhausted every other remedy."

49-year-old Bilal Ismail, accused of shooting his mother-in-law in Miami Gardens, has been arrested after a multi-agency search and police chase. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIe7NVxJpcs/ Man arrested a day after he shot his mother-in-law in Miami Gardens: Police Bilal Ismail, 49, was taken into custody during a traffic stop Tuesday morning, Miami Gardens Police officials said By NBC6 • Published April 15, 2025 • NBC6

President Trump’s tariffs on Canadian imports triggered the usual response from Ottawa. First under Justin Trudeau and now under his successor, Mark Carney, Canada’s political class didn’t just protest—they retaliated, slapping on symbolic countermeasures and ... Outrage as policy—the Canadian default setting when Washington asserts leverage. But beneath the indignation lies a more straightforward truth: Canada had it coming. Canada has basked in American economic and military protection for years while shirking its responsibilities. Regarding trade, defense, energy, and foreign policy, successive Liberal governments have treated the U.S.-Canada relationship as a one-way arrangement—Washington provides the muscle, and Ottawa collects the...

The spokesperson for a Texas teen who fatally stabbed another boy at a track meet has suggested the accused killer is the victim in the situation. 'Karmelo Anthony is SAFE at home. This moment is a reminder that a community united can never be divided,' said Minister Dominique Alexander, who works with Next Generation Action Network (NGAN). 'The journey ahead is long, but today—we celebrate a victory for justice, for family, and for the power of people coming together to protect our youth. Thank you to everyone who stood with us. The fight continues, but tonight, Karmelo is home.' The...

WASHINGTON — Sen. Chris Van Hollen flew to El Salvador on Wednesday to push for the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia after the mistakenly deported man was not returned by midweek, one of the senator's conditions for embarking on the trip. Van Hollen said in a video post from a U.S. airport that he was about to board a flight to the country's capital, adding that his goal was show the Trump administration and El Salvador's government "that we are going to keep fighting to bring Abrego Garcia home until he returns to his family."

The new system came from a private/public innovation challenge aimed at women who fly jets and say they often won't drink water for hours to avoid the 'mess' of traditional relief systems. Believe it or not, pilots relieving themselves mid-flight has become a national security issue. For decades, many military pilots who heard nature’s call — particularly those who fly fighters and especially women in those planes — faced an unpleasant reality: use the decades-old ‘piddle packs’ or other devices designed for mid-flight peeing, hold it the whole way, or risk dangerous dehydration by drinking so little water that you...

The Florida charity created by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration didn’t keep meeting minutes, had no budget or bylaws, didn’t file its tax returns and asked few questions before steering $10 million to two dark money groups, the board’s chairperson told a House committee on Tuesday. The Hope Florida Foundation — created to support first lady Casey DeSantis’ top initiative — doesn’t seem to have obeyed any of the requirements in state law governing its ethics, oversight or governance, lawmakers found. “In recent weeks, the public reporting has made evident that mistakes were made,” said the board’s chairperson, Joshua Hay, the...

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The Chinese Communist Party has ordered its state-controlled airlines to halt all deliveries of Boeing aircraft, striking a blow to one of America’s manufacturing giants. The directive, reported by Bloomberg News, comes as a retaliatory jab in response to President Donald Trump’s bold 145% tariffs on Chinese goods—a policy aimed at leveling the playing field for American workers long exploited by China’s unfair trade practices. Boeing, the US’ largest exporter, now faces the loss of a critical market. China’s top three airlines—Air China, China Eastern, and China Southern—had planned to receive 179 Boeing planes between 2025 and 2027. This abrupt...

“The Master and Margarita” filmmaker Michael Lockshin is locked in a legal battle over his blockbuster Russian-language adaptation of the celebrated Soviet novel, with the director accusing two producers of blocking his efforts to bring his movie to U.S. cinemas. The lawsuit, which was filed by sales agent Luminosity Pictures and shared with Variety, alleges that producers Svetlana Migunova-Dali and Grace Loh, who are planning their own English-language adaptation of the book, cannot prove legitimate ownership of the rights to the novel. The suit also contends that “The Master and Margarita” — which was first published in the 1960s —...

Kansas City police are searching for a suspect who drove an ATV into an officer, causing them to be hospitalized with serious injuries over the weekend. The suspect, police say, is the driver of a black and lime green Yamaha Raptor 700 who allegedly struck an officer who was attempting to take them into custody Saturday. The officer was briefly hospitalized with serious head injuries and is recovering at home. At a news conference Monday, Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves called it “a miracle” that the officer is able to recover from home. Graves and Mayor Quinton Lucas are...

Zelensky Submits Bills to Extend Martial Law The bill awaits approval from Ukraine's parliament. If approved, it will extend martial law, currently set to expire May 9, by another 90 days. Zelensky is a professional con artist. He has been steering Europe into World War III and loading up his offshore accounts. He keeps extending Martial Law so he does not have to stand for election. There is no way he would win an election after what he has been doing, kidnapping people off the street and sending them to die on the front line. He has sent Down Syndrome...

The US State Department said Secretary of State Marco Rubio is travelling with US envoy Steve Witkoff for talks in Paris with European officials on advancing President Donald Trump's goal of ending Russia's war on Ukraine. Rubio and Trump will hold talks with top European diplomats, French government spokeswoman Sophie Primas confirmed Wednesday. The visit of the top US diplomats is scheduled for April 16 to April 18, said the State Department.

WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, April 15 -- 4:10 A.M. To Major Gen. Dix: The President continues insensible and is sinking. Secretary SEWARD remains without change FREDERICK SEWARD'S Skull is fractured in two places, besides a severe cut upon the head. The attendant is still alive, but hopeless. Maj. SEWARD's wound is not dangerous. It is now ascertained with reasonable certainty that two assassins were engaged in the horrible crime, WILKES BOOTH being the one that shot the President, and the other companion of his whose name is not a known, but whose description is so clear that he can hardly escape....

Conservative critics have long accused the department of helping to censor the American right... The only office within the US State Department that monitors foreign disinformation is about to be eliminated, two State Department officials have told MIT Technology Review. The Counter Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (R/FIMI) Hub is a small office in the State Department’s Office of Public Diplomacy that tracks and counters foreign disinformation campaigns.

Former President Joe Biden made his first public remarks since leaving the White House, referring to Black children as “colored kids”—a comment that quickly sparked backlash online, including criticism from voices on the left. On Tuesday, Biden told an anecdote about his childhood migration from Scranton, Pennsylvania, to Wilmington, Delaware, in which he remarked that until his family moved to “The First State,” he had “never seen hardly any Black people.” “I was only going in fourth grade,” Biden stated, as he recalled his mother driving him to Catholic school in Wilmington. “And I remember seeing kids going by, at...