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What Trump’s decision to wade into spending fight tells us about his next four years as US president

WASHINGTON: After days of threats and demands, Donald Trump had little to show for it once lawmakers passed a budget deal in the early hours of Saturday, narrowly averting a pre-Christmas government shutdown. The president-elect successfully pushed House Republicans to jettison some spending, but he failed to achieve his central goal of raising the debt limit. Trump's decision to inject …

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1 week, 2 days ago

'Ransom letter': Trump has a plan for the far-right Supreme Court majority

Raw Story

One of President-elect Donald Trump's first executive orders will reportedly be a direct challenge to the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Politico reported Saturday that Trump's planned executive order would be aimed at preventing children of undocumented immigrants born in the United States from having birthright citizenship. According to Politico, the consensus among leading legal scholars is that the …

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2 weeks ago

Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s pick for intel chief, faces questions on Capitol Hill amid Syria fallout

LA Times

Tulsi Gabbard, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be director of National Intelligence, stands for photos with Sen. Mike Rounds at the Capitol. President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for intelligence chief, Tulsi Gabbard, faced fresh scrutiny on Capitol Hill about her proximity to Russian ally Syria amid the sudden fall of that country’s hard-line leader. Showing that concern, nearly 100 former senior …

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2 weeks ago

Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s pick for intel chief, faces questions on Capitol Hill amid Syria fallout

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for intelligence chief, Tulsi Gabbard, faced fresh scrutiny Monday on Capitol Hill about her proximity to Russian-ally Syria amid the sudden collapse of that country’s hardline Assad rule. I won’t stand for it.” One widely watched Republican, Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa, herself a former Army National Guard lieutenant colonel and sexual assault survivor …

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2 weeks ago

Fox News host dismisses birthright citizenship as 'loophole' in the Constitution

Raw Story

Fox News host Bill Hemmer argued that the Constitution's 14th Amendment guaranteeing citizenship to people born in the United States was a "loophole." While speaking to Hemmer on Monday, Fox News contributor Kayleigh McEnany doubted President-elect Donald Trump's pledge to end birthright citizenship on "day one" of his presidency. "That's because birthright citizenship is enshrined in the 14th Amendment," McEnany …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Harrison Ford gets de-aged again for 'Indiana Jones' video game

New Indian Express

PARIS: Harrison Ford was de-aged last year for "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" on the big screen, and video game makers are pulling the same trick for the whip-cracking hero's latest outing on the small screen. "Let me tell you what you are missing, Dr Jones," sneers a bespectacled Nazi to the archaeologist adventurer, buried up to his …

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4 weeks ago

Trump's dream to end birthright citizenship may run into major legal hurdles: journalist

Raw Story

One of President-elect Donald Trump's many controversial proposals is ending birthright citizenship, which is promised in the U.S. Constitution's 14th Amendment. Journalist Maryam Khanum, in an article published by International Business Times on Monday, explained why Trump's proposal may run into major legal hurdles. "President-elect Donald Trump's promise to end the practice of birthright citizenship in the U.S. with his …

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1 month ago

Water levels are rising but no one is bidding for Noah's Ark

Dutch News

The owner of a replica of Noah’s Ark is trying to auction off the Bible-inspired entertainment centre but so far buyers have failed to make a bid. The 122-metre-long ship, currently moored at Krimpen aan de IJssel, is one of two arks built by entrepreneur Johan Huibers whose inspiration came from a dream he had about a flood in Noord-Holland. …

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1 month ago

Karnataka launches free 24-hour helpline for joint surgery second opinion

Hindustan Times

The Karnataka government on Tuesday launched a dedicated, round-the-clock helpline for patients seeking a free second opinion on complex elective joint surgeries, aimed at helping them make informed decisions. The new helpline service, 18004258330, which operates 24/7 under the Suvarna Arogya Suraksha Trust for Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana-Chief Minister's Arogya Karnataka, will assist individuals seeking expert advice on …

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1 month ago

35 best movies to see before you die – from The Shining to Raiders of the Lost Ark

The Independent

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. HO open image in gallery Lawrence of Arabia David Lean’s First …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Chinese hospital ships cross oceans to provide free healthcare to those in need

China Daily

Jiang Chenglong I remember an advertising slogan for shampoo from about 20 years ago when I was a child. The Peace Ark hospital ship is currently on Mission Harmony 2024, visiting 13 countries, including Seychelles, Tanzania, Madagascar, South Africa, Angola, Cameroon, Djibouti and Sri Lanka, to provide medical services. As of this year, apart from the Peace Ark, there's another …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Joan Van Ark, 81, was the blonde beauty from Dallas and Knot's Landing - see her now

Daily Mail

A number of veteran Hollywood stars from the 1980s appeared at the Southfork Experience in Texas last week. Joan Van Ark was seen this week at the Southfork Experience in Texas; pictured here in 1979 The Yale graduate came to fame in 1978 on Dallas; seen with Patrick Duffy Her name has become synonymous with Knot's Landing. Here she is …

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3 months ago

Lady Elliot Island silvereye birds give rare view of evolution in action

ABC

A cheeky, cheese-loving bird that lives on a tiny island off the southern Great Barrier Reef is giving researchers a rare insight into the real-time workings of evolution. Evolution in action The research team took blood samples from silvereyes found on Lady Elliot Island, Heron Island, and mainland groups found on the Fraser Coast and Sunshine Coast. Genetic analysis of …

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3 months, 1 week ago

China's manned airship enables 'in the clouds' sightseeing

China Daily

An aerial drone photo shows China's first homegrown AS700 civil manned airship during its demonstration flight in Yangshuo county in Guilin, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, Sept 14, 2024. NANNING - China's low-altitude skies embraced a new type of aeronautic equipment as the first homegrown AS700 civil manned airship was delivered on Saturday, bringing people a sightseeing experience akin …

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3 months, 1 week ago

China's manned airship enables 'in the clouds' sightseeing

China Daily

An aerial drone photo shows China's first homegrown AS700 civil manned airship during its demonstration flight in Yangshuo county in Guilin, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, Sept 14, 2024. NANNING - China's low-altitude skies embraced a new type of aeronautic equipment as the first homegrown AS700 civil manned airship was delivered on Saturday, bringing people a sightseeing experience akin …

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3 months, 1 week ago

China's manned airship enables 'in the clouds' sightseeing

China Daily

An aerial drone photo shows China's first homegrown AS700 civil manned airship during its demonstration flight in Yangshuo county in Guilin, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, Sept 14, 2024. NANNING - China's low-altitude skies embraced a new type of aeronautic equipment as the first homegrown AS700 civil manned airship was delivered on Saturday, bringing people a sightseeing experience akin …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

The ‘Man in Black’ heads to Washington: Arkansas’ Johnny Cash statue is on its way to the US Capitol

Associated Press

— A statue depicting Johnny Cash departed Arkansas for Washington on Thursday, as state officials gave the bronze figure a send-off toward its new home at the U.S. Capitol. A small crowd that included members of Cash’s family gathered outside Arkansas’ Capitol to watch as the statue — safely enclosed in a wooden crate in the back of a tractor …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Over 2L patients referred online to higher facilities for secondary and tertiary care

The Hindu

Online referral of patients from a government hospital to an empanelled higher facility for secondary and tertiary treatment under Ayushman Bharat Arogya Karnataka scheme has gained momentum. Year-wise online referrals Year Patients 2022-23 35,238 2023-24 1,24,488 2024-25 46,349 Total 2,06,075 Facility-wise referrals health facility Referrals District hospitals 33.3 Medical college hospitals 14.1 Taluk hospitals 52.1 The manual process, used for …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Video game actors’ strike: SAG-AFTRA says 80 games have agreed to its AI terms

LA Times

The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists announced Thursday that the makers of 80 video games have agreed to the union’s proposed AI terms as the video game performers’ strike rages on. “The sheer volume of companies that have signed SAG-AFTRA agreements demonstrates how reasonable those protections are,” Sarah Elmaleh, chair of SAG-AFTRA’s video game negotiating committee, …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Pressure on Arkansas coach Sam Pittman as Razorbacks seek strong start against Arkansas-Pine Bluff

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Arkansas head coach Sam Pittman is on the hot seat, as he acknowledged at SEC Media Days. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, which was 2-9 overall last season in Alonzo Hampton’s first year, is predicted to again be near the bottom of the Southwestern Athletic Conference’s West Division. The …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

State Grid Zhejiang subsidiary ramping up biodiversity efforts

China Daily

"Over the past two years, we have discovered some new species, and now more and more creatures inhabit here," a staff member of the Jingning Conservation Zone in the Qianjiangyuan-Baishanzu National Park told Li Zhukai, an employee of the Zhejiang subsidiary of the State Grid. Under a special action called State Grid Green Ark Program, the company recently inspected power …

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4 months ago

Peace Ark makes first visit to S. Africa

China Daily

The Chinese naval hospital ship Peace Ark arrived in Cape Town, South Africa on August 22. CAPE TOWN — The Chinese naval hospital ship Peace Ark, which is on the Mission Harmony-2024, arrived in South Africa on Thursday. In addition to providing medical services, Peace Ark's medical expert teams will administer treatment in local hospitals and conduct academic exchanges on …

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4 months ago

Democratic elder and former President Clinton, the ‘man from Hope,’ calls for a president of ‘joy’

LA Times

He wasn’t the headliner, as he had been at so many previous Democratic conventions. But former President Clinton, speaking for the 12th time at a Democratic convention, still managed to fire up the party faithful with a folksy speech Wednesday night, in which he urged Americans to elect “Kamala Harris for the people and the other guy, who has proved …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Ark Energy shelves Armidale wind farm project after landholders change their minds

ABC

A wind farm that was proposed for north-west New South Wales is one of many that may never be operational, according to an energy expert. Ark Energy, which was behind a bid to build a 55-turbine Doughboy Wind Farm, 50 kilometres east of Armidale, said in a statement last month the decision to withdraw the project was made "following a …

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What Trump’s decision to wade into spending fight tells us about his next four years as US president

'Ransom letter': Trump has a plan for the far-right Supreme Court majority

Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s pick for intel chief, faces questions on Capitol Hill amid Syria fallout

Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s pick for intel chief, faces questions on Capitol Hill amid Syria fallout

Fox News host dismisses birthright citizenship as 'loophole' in the Constitution

Harrison Ford gets de-aged again for 'Indiana Jones' video game

Trump's dream to end birthright citizenship may run into major legal hurdles: journalist

Water levels are rising but no one is bidding for Noah's Ark

Karnataka launches free 24-hour helpline for joint surgery second opinion

35 best movies to see before you die – from The Shining to Raiders of the Lost Ark

Chinese hospital ships cross oceans to provide free healthcare to those in need

Joan Van Ark, 81, was the blonde beauty from Dallas and Knot's Landing - see her now

Lady Elliot Island silvereye birds give rare view of evolution in action

China's manned airship enables 'in the clouds' sightseeing

China's manned airship enables 'in the clouds' sightseeing

China's manned airship enables 'in the clouds' sightseeing

The ‘Man in Black’ heads to Washington: Arkansas’ Johnny Cash statue is on its way to the US Capitol

Over 2L patients referred online to higher facilities for secondary and tertiary care

Video game actors’ strike: SAG-AFTRA says 80 games have agreed to its AI terms

Pressure on Arkansas coach Sam Pittman as Razorbacks seek strong start against Arkansas-Pine Bluff

State Grid Zhejiang subsidiary ramping up biodiversity efforts

Peace Ark makes first visit to S. Africa

Democratic elder and former President Clinton, the ‘man from Hope,’ calls for a president of ‘joy’

Ark Energy shelves Armidale wind farm project after landholders change their minds