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At the annual Kennedy Center Honors in Washington, DC on Sunday, Biden name-dropped Pelosi and lauded her with praise. “It’s wonderful to see Speaker Pelosi,” the president said, adding that though he’s “mildly” prejudiced, “I think she’s the finest speaker in the history of the country and a true, genuine …

“It’s hard not to feel a batsqueak of pity for Ghislaine Maxwell — 500 days and counting in solitary confinement,” Rachel Johnson wrote in the Spectator, where her brother worked as editor before his rise to power.  Johnson describes Maxwell as “a shiny glamazon with naughty eyes holding court astride …

The Trump International Hotel is located in a century-old historic building in downtown Washington, which belongs to the US government but can be leased for up to 100 years. The hotel is said to have become popular with Trump supporters. However, despite Trump’s claim that it brought in around $150 …

Dazzling in this year’s championships in the Japanese city of Kitakyushu, the 23-year-old earned gold medals in the hoop and ball competitions on Wednesday to take her tally to 13 individual world titles, moving level with two-time Olympic gold medalist Evgeniya Kanaeva. Tokyo Games silver medalist Averina performed to AC/DC’s ‘Thunderstruck’ on her …

The V&A, Science Museum and Museum of the Home have all lent their names to the paper, written by broadcaster Trevor Phillips and published on Monday by Policy Exchange, a conservative-leaning think tank. The paper states that, across Britain, “the alteration of public history is taking place – whether through …

The CIA recently announced a reorganization that includes the creation of two new ‘mission centers’, one focusing exclusively on China while the other – called the Transnational and Technology Mission Center – will look at emerging technologies, climate change, and global health.  Both of these new units pose baffling questions. …

The Black History Month website is not run by the British government, but is one of the most prominent outlets promoting the month, and has featured content by prominent British politicians, all of whom pledge their support for the event and pledge to “fight for racial justice”, as Liberal Democrat …

Are Empires demonic entities? The British Empire was invented by magician John Dee – a well-documented fact. He came up with the phrase and suggested it to Queen Elizabeth I. The story goes that he had conjured up a demon who inspired that imperial vision. Not bloody likely, of course, …

In an all-teenage final at Flushing Meadows, Raducanu ran out a straight-sets winner 6-4 6-3 to become the first British female Grand Slam singles champion in 44 years. Appearing in just her second Grand Slam, the teenage star also became the first qualifier – male or female – to go …

Earlier this week, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid declared the war in Afghanistan officially over because the group had claimed victory in Panjshir province. Nonetheless, the situation in that region is currently unclear, and it remains the last stronghold of the resistance, which claims it still controls a strategic position in …