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Bill Maher Thinks O’Reilly Was Unpatriotic in His Interview with President Obama

• February 13, 2011 • 2 Comments

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No Disrespect Intended? President Obama Interrupted by Bill O’Reilly During Pre-Super Bowl Interview Time and Again

• February 7, 2011 • 1 Comment

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The New York Times

How Reparations for Black Americans Are Becoming a Local Issue September 25, 2021
While legislation in Washington remains stalled, state and local governments are breathing new life into the reparations movement.
The Texas School Superintendent Who Defied Governor Abbott September 24, 2021
Pedro Martinez is leaving San Antonio to become Chicago’s schools chief. He weighs in on his battles with Gov. Greg Abbott and why a student vaccine mandate should be “on the table.”
'Hope Is Not a Plan': Kroger Shooting Tested a Vigilant Town September 25, 2021
A mass shooting inside a suburban Memphis grocery store was called “the most horrific event that has occurred in Collierville history.” But it was one the town had prepared for.
‘No Time to Be a Child’ September 25, 2021
During the pandemic, teenage girls took on more caregiving at home, extra shifts at work and the burden of organizing racial justice protests. In many instances, it upended their lives.
2 Rulings Block Tennessee Governor's Ban on School Mask Mandates September 25, 2021
The rulings were the second and third the last two weeks to suspend Gov. Bill Lee’s executive order after parents sued, charging that it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.
They Investigate Police Killings. Their Record Is Wanting. September 25, 2021
After the murder of George Floyd, some states looked to independent agencies to examine deaths in police custody. But dozens of cases handled by the Texas Rangers show the approach has flaws.
Democrats’ Spending Fight Carries High Stakes for Their Candidates September 25, 2021
Failure of moderates and progressives to reach a deal would fuel Republican attacks on their competence — with consequences as soon as November in Virginia, and in the midterms next year.
An FBI Informant Marched Into the Capitol on Jan. 6 Riot September 25, 2021
A member of the far-right Proud Boys texted his F.B.I. handler during the assault, but maintained the group had no plan in advance to enter the Capitol and disrupt the election certification.

The Guardian, UK

La Palma residents warned of ‘evolution of volcanic emergency’ September 25, 2021
People evacuated from three towns are told they cannot return as volcano has entered new explosive phaseThe airport on the Spanish island of La Palma was closed on Saturday because of an ash cloud spewing out of a volcano that has been erupting for a week, and scientists said another volcanic vent had opened up, exposing islanders to possible new dangers.The […]
Taliban publicly display bodies of alleged kidnappers in Herat September 25, 2021
Four corpses taken to main square and hung from cranes by Afghanistan’s Islamist regimeTaliban authorities in the western Afghan city of Herat killed four alleged kidnappers and hung their bodies up in public to deter others, a local government official has said, in a sign of Afghanistan’s new rulers’ return to their harsh version of Islamic justice.Graphic […]
China’s act of ‘hostage diplomacy’ comes to end as two Canadians freed September 25, 2021
Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor were released hours after Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou was freed in CanadaThe more than 1,000-day ordeal of two Canadian citizens, detained by Beijing in what critics had labelled an act of “hostage diplomacy” over a Chinese executive arrested on US fraud charges, came to an end on Saturday, with all parties arriving back o […]
German election on knife edge as months of coalition wrangling loom September 25, 2021
The country faces ‘Dutch-style’ political era with main parties neck and neck before Sunday’s pollGermany is braced to enter a new “Dutch-style” political era after federal elections on Sunday, as a knife-edge vote points to months of complicated coalition wrangling.Outgoing chancellor Angela Merkel joined the campaign trail at a rally in the western city of […]
How fall of property giant Evergrande sent a shockwave through China September 25, 2021
All eyes are on Xi Jinping as expectation grows that the government will have to intervene to protect small creditorsIn May 2020, Chen (not his real name) decided to invest 300,000 yuan (£34,000) in property in the north-eastern Chinese city of Shenyang. “I thought the price was not too expensive and I had some extra money so I invested it,” he said. “I thou […]
Dutch protesters march through The Hague against ‘corona pass’ September 25, 2021
PM sacks minister who questioned new policy requiring proof of vaccination or negative test in public venues Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageProtesters gathered to march against the introduction of a “corona pass” in the Netherlands on Saturday as proof of Covid-19 vaccination became compulsory to get into bars, restaurants, theat […]
Judge recommends tribe be allowed to hunt gray whales off Washington state September 25, 2021
Makah chairman welcomes ruling opposed by animal welfare groups and says: ‘We’re doing it for spiritual and cultural reasons’An administrative law judge has recommended that a Native American tribe in Washington state be allowed to hunt gray whales – a major step in its decades-long effort to resume the ancient practice. Related: Horror at the Faroes dolphin […]
Ministers close to deal that could end China’s role in UK nuclear power station September 25, 2021
Exclusive: deal in which UK government would take stake in Sizewell C would risk inflaming geopolitical tensionsMinisters are closing in on a deal that could kick China off a project to build a £20bn nuclear power station on the Suffolk coast and pump in tens of millions of pounds of taxpayer cash instead – a move that would heighten geopolitical tensions.Th […]

The BBC

Germany elections: Merkel backs 'bridge-builder' Laschet as successor September 25, 2021
The outgoing leader strongly endorses her party's candidate Armin Laschet in an unusually tight race.
Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou freed by Canada arrives home in China September 25, 2021
Two Canadians detained by China are also freed, bringing to an end a three-year diplomatic row.
Global Citizen Live: Billie Eilish and Ed Sheeran feature in 24-hour concert September 25, 2021
The Global Citizen: Live festival will see performances from more than 60 artists in six continents.
Afghanistan: Taliban hang bodies as warning in city of Herat September 25, 2021
Bodies of alleged kidnappers are hung in public, a day after a warning executions would resume.
Afghanistan: Inside the prison staffed by former inmates released by the Taliban September 24, 2021
The BBC's Jeremy Bowen goes inside Kabul's main jail, where former Taliban inmates are now caretakers.
Somalia: Seven killed in suicide attack near presidential palace September 25, 2021
The Islamist militant group Al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for the attack in Mogadishu.
Canary Islands: Airport closed as volcano intensifies September 25, 2021
Hundreds of homes have been destroyed on the Spanish island since the eruption began on Sunday.
Music company buys NFT of 'Side-eyeing Chloe' meme September 25, 2021
The image of two-year-old Chloe Clem making a disapproving face was auctioned in cryptocurrency.