Russian nominee Yura Borisov missed his chance to make history at the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday, losing out on the Oscar in the best supporting actor category for his performance in the movie ‘Anora’. The film won five other awards, however, including for best picture. Borisov, 32, was the first …
Read More »China complains about near-misses with SpaceX satellites
The Chinese government has filed a complaint with the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs, claiming that its space station had to take evasive action to dodge starlink satellites on two occasions this year. The complaint, lodged with the UN earlier this month, alleges that a Starlink satellite in April …
Read More »Virginia elections: Fairfax County misses own reporting deadline as conservatives allege foul play
With just over 70% of Virginia’s ballots counted on Tuesday night, Republican Glenn Youngkin led Democratic challenger Terry McAuliffe by nearly 10 points, according to a New York Times tally. However, Fairfax, a historically blue county in a historically blue state, has yet to complete reporting its results, missing its own …
Read More »Wheelchair-bound Israeli minister misses out on COP26 climate summit as British organizers fail to provide proper transportation
Karine Elharrar, who suffers from muscular dystrophy, said that she couldn’t even get to the conference venue in Scotland’s largest city because the transportation she had been offered wasn’t suited for her wheelchair. “The only way they said I could come in was to walk on foot for almost a …
Read More »As Biden misses July 4 vaccination target, poll reveals how jabs become another demarcation in polarized America
The poll, which was released on Sunday, found that 86% of Democrats have received at least one Covid-19 dose, while only 45% of Republicans have done so. A further 7% of Democrat respondents said they’re likely to be vaccinated against the virus, suggesting as many as 93% will eventually get …
Read More »‘Battle for the Soul’ provides some interesting tidbits but completely misses the mark on its central point…why Joe Biden won
In ‘The Art of War’, the Chinese philosopher Sun Tzu’s classic treatise on military strategy, the matter of insight is raised thus: “If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every …
Read More »Paris lose title: PSG are dethroned in France after Neymar misses penalty as dropped Cristiano Ronaldo edges into Champions League
Christophe Galtier’s Lille had only lifted the top-flight title in France once since 1954 – securing their last triumph when Mbappe was 12 years old – and are thought to pay their entire squad a salary that is little more than half of Neymar’s reported annual earnings of around $64 million. …
Read More »Israeli PM Netanyahu misses deadline to form government coalition, President Rivlin to decide next move
Netanyahu missed a midnight deadline on Wednesday to pull together a majority coalition in Israel’s 120-seat Knesset, following weeks of wrangling between his Likud party and smaller players. Rivlin, who has three days to consult with lawmakers to determine a path forward, could allow the PM an extra two weeks …
Read More »Iranian and American ships avoid NEAR MISSES in tense Persian Gulf encounter, says US Navy (VIDEO)
Speaking on Tuesday, Commander Rebecca Rebarich, a spokeswoman for the US Navy’s Middle East-based Fifth Fleet, told the Associated Press that there had been two incidents of “unsafe maneuvers” by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). In a video published by the US Navy, the Iranian Harth support ship appears …
Read More »WATCH: In first solo presser, Biden admits he MISSES Trump, blames him for problems and hints at ‘changing the paradigm’
On Thursday, Biden faced the White House press corps for the first time since taking office 65 days ago, having waited longer to do so than any US president in over a century. Calling on pre-selected mainstream reporters, he faced questions about the immigration crisis on the border, the Senate …
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