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The attack naturally led to higher gasoline prices and a run on gas as drivers worried about looming shortages while Colonial Pipeline Co. worked to restart the flow of fuels. Yet the higher prices at the pump and a possible shortage of fuel supplies are the smaller problem. It is, after all, …

Australia’s decision to invest AU$1 billion in building its own weapons facility instead of importing them from abroad should be seen for what it really is, a distraction from a disgraceful series of sex scandals that have rocked the government and a return to the paranoid Sinophobia that has existed …

This week debate commenced in the UK House of Lords over a bill dealing with paid maternity leave for members of parliament – an insignificant piece of legislation that would normally have attracted little or no attention.  The bill, however, includes provisions that compel the use of woke transgender terminology, …

At least two people have died and more than four million have been left without power amid rolling blackouts in the state not used to anywhere near this much snow – with more snow and ice on the way, according to forecasts.  “Snow doesn’t fall to cover the hills, but …

Judas and the Black Messiah, which opened in theaters and on the streaming service HBO Max on February 12, recounts the true story of the betrayal of Fred Hampton, the charismatic chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panthers, by Bill O’Neal, an FBI informant.  The flawed but fantastic …

There’s always the expectation of a shocking reveal in any documentary about a high-profile event, because if there isn’t, then why make it in the first place? The assassination of North Korea’s leader’s half-brother in Kuala Lumpur Airport in 2017 was that sort of incident. One big reason why it …

There’s always the expectation of a shocking reveal in any documentary about a high-profile event, because if there isn’t, then why make it in the first place? The assassination of North Korea’s leader’s half-brother in Kuala Lumpur Airport in 2017 was that sort of incident. One big reason why it …

American video game retailer GameStop has made a splash in the news this week after a showdown took place between hedge funds attempting to short sell the company’s stocks and Redditors attempting to fight back. After a hard-fought battle, the folks over at r/WallStreetBets scored a victory when a heavily …

Whenever I have visited my doctor’s surgery to pick up a prescription over the past few months, I have walked past a one-man protest. He occupies the surgery’s waiting room, much to the annoyance of the staff, on a daily basis. His complaint is, as his placard explains, simple: “Mad …

So-called ‘Football Twitter’ can be as brutal and unforgiving as any other place in the digital realm. Whether pundit, former player, journalist or mere fan, anyone venturing to express an opinion immediately leaves themselves open to attack, ridicule or far worse from the merciless tribal rivalries that continue to inhabit …