The United Kingdom’s government announced last month it plans start requiring those working in it to have digital identification. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office said in a press release this will cut down on immigrants working in the United Kingdom illegally, though there has been significant opposition against the ID system by those on both […]
For decades, Saturday mornings in October meant Americans preparing their place on the couch for their favorite college team’s football game. In recent years, a growing contingent has added another step to that ritual –– checking spreads and money lines in preparation to bet on the day’s games. As sports betting becomes increasingly pervasive in […]
Qatar will finance a training facility at an Idaho Air Force base, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday. However, the announcement has been condemned by some in President Donald Trump’s orbit, including far-right activist and self-described “proud Islamaphobe,” Laura Loomer. Qatari air force to train at Idaho base On Friday, Hegseth announced that Qatar […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) sent notices to state Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) directors warning them that there will be “insufficient funds” to pay benefits should the government shutdown continue after October, according to Axios. Ronald Ward, the acting associate administrator of SNAP, said in a letter obtained by the outlet that there’s […]
President Donald Trump and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker have had their recent share of dust-ups. That testy relationship between Trump and the Pritzker family isn’t new, dating back as far as the 1970s. Pritzker/Trump history The relationship began in 1977, when the two partnered on the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City. The Pritzker […]
Russia’s sole aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, is being decommissioned after nearly four decades of troubled service. The move, confirmed by Andrei Kostin — head of Russia’s state shipbuilding corporation and chairman of VTB Bank — marks the end of Moscow’s long-running attempt to maintain a viable carrier fleet. “We believe there’s no point in […]
A teaching professor is leaving the United States after receiving death threats tied to political views that go against the Trump administration. Mark Bray, who teaches and conducts research on anti-fascism at Rutgers University, has studied groups including antifa. On Monday, Sept. 22, President Donald Trump officially designated antifa as a domestic terrorist organization, citing […]
A federal judge has dismissed rapper Drake’s defamation lawsuit against his record label, Universal Music Group, ruling that the lyrics in Kendrick Lamar’s controversial diss track “Not Like Us” were constitutionally protected opinion. In a written order,U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas in New York said Lamar’s lyrics were “non-actionable opinion,” meaning they cannot be considered […]
The Trump administration has repeatedly claimed for months that assaults on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have risen “more than 1,000 percent” as the agency carries out the president’s mass deportation initiative. However, a new analysis of federal court filings shows the increase is vastly lower. NPR and Colorado Public Radio reported that cases […]
The NBA is patching up the relationship with its most important international market. The Brooklyn Nets and the Phoenix Suns played an NBA game in China for the first time in six years on Friday. Why is the NBA patching up its relationship with China? Despite a trade dispute and heightened political tensions, NBA Commissioner […]
