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'Black MAGA' gets short shrift as Trump prepares to take power: analysis

While Black Americans overwhelmingly remained with the Democratic Party this year, Trump had a number of prominent Black supporters who went the extra mile to fight for his election. But with Trump preparing to take office, "Black MAGA" has reaped little rewards for their year of efforts, Tatyana Tandanpolie wrote for Salon. "Black ultraconservative elected officials like Florida Rep. Byron …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Review: Ken Burns’ absorbing new Leonardo da Vinci doc on PBS sidesteps one important question

LA Times

Wild guess: You’ve probably heard of Leonardo da Vinci. The most fascinating is the complex compositional analysis of the figures in Leonardo’s second most famous painting, “The Last Supper,” that vast fresco in a communal dining room of a Dominican convent in Milan. Leonardo da Vinci’s 1494-98 “The Last Supper” fresco is in the Refectory of Santa Maria delle Grazie, …

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2 months ago

[Rajasthan Service Rules] Strong Reason Needed To Deny Extra-Ordinary Leave Of Employee Who Secured Admission In B. Ed. Course, Deposited Fees: HC

Live Law

Rajasthan High Court granted relief to the petitioner serving as a clerk in the office of the District and Sessions Judge whose application for extra-ordinary leave of two years for pursuing B.Ed. The bench of Justice Arun Monga relied upon an earlier case to affirm that even though leave could not be sought as a matter of right, but where …

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2 months ago

[Rajasthan Service Rules] Strong Reason Needed To Deny Extra-Ordinary Leave Of Employee Who Secured Admission In B. Ed. Course, Deposited Fees: HC

Live Law

Rajasthan High Court granted relief to the petitioner serving as a clerk in the office of the District and Sessions Judge whose application for extra-ordinary leave of two years for pursuing B.Ed. The bench of Justice Arun Monga relied upon an earlier case to affirm that even though leave could not be sought as a matter of right, but where …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Here's why we're disappointed with 'Here': It's more complicated than it is good

NPR

Here's why we're disappointed with 'Here': It's more complicated than it is good toggle caption Sony Pictures Entertainment The marketing of the film Here has heavily emphasized its status as a Forrest Gump reunion for Tom Hanks, Robin Wright and director Robert Zemeckis. Author Interviews Billions Of Years Go By, All In The Same 'Room' Billions Of Years Go By, …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Commentary: Education gets short shrift from Trump and Harris on the presidential campaign trail

LA Times

Once again, education hasn’t made the grade as a serious and important campaign issue. He wants to open parent choice, to the point of allowing widespread vouchers that include religious schools, even though it’s not the parents who pay for public education. Harris has had even less to say, mainly limiting herself to brief mentions of continuing some kind of …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Editorial: LAUSD should fight for its Black Student Achievement Plan

LA Times

Dorsey High School student Caleel Smith is part of the Black Student Achievement Plan program that was overhauled after a legal challenge by a conservative group in Virginia. So it is disappointing that an actual effort to shrink the gap — the Los Angeles Unified School District’s Black Student Achievement Plan — was challenged as racist in a federal civil …

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3 months ago

Harry Maguire speaks out on Erik ten Hag speculation as Manchester United star reveals the one problem holding under-performing side back after last-gasp header against Porto

Daily Mail

Harry Maguire gave short shrift to a question about Erik ten Hag's future after his last-minute header rescued a point for the Red Devils in Porto. Harry Maguire scored a late header to rescue a draw for Manchester United against Porto The defender's equaliser came after the Red Devils relinquished a two-goal advantage and had gone down to 10 men …

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6 months, 1 week ago

State social media laws aimed at protecting conservative users remain blocked, Supreme Court says

CNN

Washington CNN — The Supreme Court on Monday declined to settle the major constitutional questions raised in a blockbuster dispute over laws approved in Texas and Florida intended to protect conservative viewpoints on social media, meaning the laws will remain blocked for now while lower courts continue to sort out the constitutional questions involved. Kagan’s opinion, however, reserved special criticism …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Editorial: Trump immunity ruling has troubling implications for the election and democracy

LA Times

A demonstrator makes his views known outside the Supreme Court in April 2024 as the justices prepare to hear arguments over whether Donald Trump is immune from prosecution in a case charging him with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. In ruling that Donald Trump and other former presidents enjoy immunity from prosecution for “official acts,” …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress, BJP give women short shrift in Bihar; regional parties put up women candidates for Lok Sabha polls

The Hindu

Though all the political parties talk about giving equal representation to women, during ticket distribution in the polls, the talk remains a false promise. The picture became clear on Monday when the Congress announced the names of five more candidates for Bihar in which there was no mention of any woman candidate contesting the Lok Sabha polls. Going by the …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Hamas is standing in the way of an Israeli cease-fire in Gaza.

Slate

Amid all the calls for an Israeli cease-fire in the war with Hamas, a few key facts are getting short shrift. The second phase hasn’t yet been negotiated, beyond the broad points that it should entail releasing the remaining hostages for an unspecified number of prisoners and gradually letting displaced civilians—except for men of military-service age—return to the northern Gaza …

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1 year ago

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: The reason behind Duncan Bannatyne's knee brace is revealed after he relied on a walking stick while leaving St Barts

Daily Mail

Before Duncan Bannatyne married Nigora Whitehorn, the sports club tycoon gave short shrift to those who claimed he would struggle to keep up with the dental surgery receptionist 31 years his junior. I hear that the Clydebank foundry worker's son, who turns 75 next month, seriously hurt himself while strutting his stuff on the dancefloor at the Gyp Sea resort, …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Why unlikely couple Anne Robinson and Andrew Parker Bowles are actually perfectly matched

The Telegraph

She is the nation’s strict headmistress, the daughter of a market trader who became the stony-faced host of The Weakest Link and Countdown, giving short shrift to thickos and timewasters. He is a swashbuckling, public-school army aristocrat and friend of the Royal family, known for his charming manner and roving eye for the ladies – so much so that he …

1 year, 2 months ago

Right-wing fake history is making a big comeback — but it never went away

Salon

Who controls the past controls the future; who controls the present controls the past — George Orwell, "1984" The historian is a prophet looking backwards. Only recently has he become subject to critical evaluation, with Civil War scholar Eric Foner calling Freeman’s works on Lee “hagiography.” Freeman's work, along with many other encomiums, resulted in a cult of Lee and …

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1 year, 2 months ago

The Premier League’s ‘new deal for football’ and what it means for the EFL

New York Times

The late Quentin Crisp is not quoted in many football stories, but the gay icon could have been talking about the negotiations between the English Football League and Premier League when he noted that “euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne”. Last month, the EFL’s 72 clubs — the have-nots — met at Derby County’s stadium to discuss what the …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Maldives presidential election 2023: Debt, India’s military presence major concerns

The Hindu

Published : Sep 07, 2023 18:48 IST - 4 MINS READ The 2023 Presidential election is unlike any other in the short history of multi-party democracy in the Maldives, a journey that the people of this archipelago nation embarked on in 2008. There is no one central issue that political parties highlight: the main opposition, the Progressive Party of Maldives, …

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1 year, 4 months ago

How Jeremy Clarkson's actress girlfriend Lisa Hogan swapped a life of glamour for 'filthy Doc Martens' on Diddly Squat Farm in the Cotswolds

Daily Mail

She once had a glamorous career in the modeling industry, gaining recognition for her stunning looks in the 1990s. The Dublin-born beauty Lisa Hogan, 49, had a glamorous career in the modeling industry and quickly gained recognition for her stunning looks in the 1990's The series documents the ex-Top Gear presenter's frequently failed attempts to introduce innovations at his 1,000-acre …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Arbitration law needs to tackle a key concern

Hindustan Times

Last month, the government set up an expert panel headed by former law secretary TK Viswanathan to suggest reforms in the 1996 Arbitration and Conciliation Act. The high court held that since ISDS owes its origin to international law, it is different from commercial arbitration. While the high court is correct in drawing a distinction between ISDS and commercial arbitration …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Hyderabad | The city of cars has no space for pedestrians

The Hindu

Malavika’s life changed 12 years ago when her husband had died of a heart attack. 31 new pelican signals under the Safe City Project, 71 signboards at pedestrian islands, marking of zebra crossings/stop lines in coordination with GHMC, banners outside all the 56 metro stations asking pedestrians to use foot-over bridges, the traffic authority said it will strive to make …

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1 year, 9 months ago

A desolation Called Peace: Finality of Bhopal gas leak case is another tragedy

Hindustan Times

On March 14, a five-judge bench of the Supreme Court dismissed a curative petition that called for a reconsideration of the financial settlement between the Union Carbide Corporation and the Indian government, in the Bhopal gas tragedy case. It is widely accepted that the settlement agreed upon between UCC and the Indian government — $470 million — was grossly inadequate, …

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1 year, 11 months ago

I Live Here users on the 11 places to live where snootiness reigns supreme

Daily Mail

A handful of towns have been deemed 'snotty' and 'snobbish' - including Leigh in Essex, Ilfracombe in North Devon and Harpenden in Hertfordshire ILiveHere invites reviews of UK towns from the people who live in them A location website that lets users say what they really think about the towns they live in - often resulting in scathing reviews - …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Nathan Jones responds to reports Southampton will sell Che Adams to Everton

The Independent

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Southampton boss Nathan Jones has given short shrift …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Credit Suisse is not for sale, says chairman Axel Lehmann

Live Mint

Any bargain hunters hoping to snap up Credit Suisse Group AG now that the lender’s revamp has pushed its stock down yet again may find themselves getting short shrift in Zurich. “We are going to thrive again, so we don’t have any takeover discussions,” Credit Suisse Chairman Axel Lehmann said in an interview with Bloomberg Television in Hong Kong on …

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'Black MAGA' gets short shrift as Trump prepares to take power: analysis

Review: Ken Burns’ absorbing new Leonardo da Vinci doc on PBS sidesteps one important question

[Rajasthan Service Rules] Strong Reason Needed To Deny Extra-Ordinary Leave Of Employee Who Secured Admission In B. Ed. Course, Deposited Fees: HC

[Rajasthan Service Rules] Strong Reason Needed To Deny Extra-Ordinary Leave Of Employee Who Secured Admission In B. Ed. Course, Deposited Fees: HC

Here's why we're disappointed with 'Here': It's more complicated than it is good

Commentary: Education gets short shrift from Trump and Harris on the presidential campaign trail

Editorial: LAUSD should fight for its Black Student Achievement Plan

Harry Maguire speaks out on Erik ten Hag speculation as Manchester United star reveals the one problem holding under-performing side back after last-gasp header against Porto

State social media laws aimed at protecting conservative users remain blocked, Supreme Court says

Editorial: Trump immunity ruling has troubling implications for the election and democracy

Congress, BJP give women short shrift in Bihar; regional parties put up women candidates for Lok Sabha polls

Hamas is standing in the way of an Israeli cease-fire in Gaza.

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: The reason behind Duncan Bannatyne's knee brace is revealed after he relied on a walking stick while leaving St Barts

Why unlikely couple Anne Robinson and Andrew Parker Bowles are actually perfectly matched

Right-wing fake history is making a big comeback — but it never went away

The Premier League’s ‘new deal for football’ and what it means for the EFL

Maldives presidential election 2023: Debt, India’s military presence major concerns

How Jeremy Clarkson's actress girlfriend Lisa Hogan swapped a life of glamour for 'filthy Doc Martens' on Diddly Squat Farm in the Cotswolds

Arbitration law needs to tackle a key concern

Hyderabad | The city of cars has no space for pedestrians

A desolation Called Peace: Finality of Bhopal gas leak case is another tragedy

I Live Here users on the 11 places to live where snootiness reigns supreme

Nathan Jones responds to reports Southampton will sell Che Adams to Everton

Credit Suisse is not for sale, says chairman Axel Lehmann