MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin — While the political identities of most major cities lean at least slightly Democratic and progressive, Milwaukee swims in a unique shade of steeped indigo blue. Now, that left-committed identity will be challenged with the July 15 arrival of the city’s first Republican National Convention. Once a hotbed for manufacturing and still a
A seventh-grader from Tampa, Florida, is the winner of the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee championship. The competition on Thursday night was a nail-biter, initially ending in a tie. However, Bruhat Soma, 12, emerged victorious by spelling 29 words correctly in 90 seconds in a “spell-off.” That was nine more words than the second-place winner
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Protectionists have a magic word, a word of talismanic power. The word is “China.” So potent is its spell that it shuts down any argument for free trade, however tangential the connection to the dreadful regime in Beijing (about which, for the avoidance of doubt, I am more hawkish than most). China makes politicians lose
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TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan lit up its tallest skyscraper, Taipei 101, to welcome former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to the island during the summer of 2022 despite speculation that Taiwanese officials asked her not to come. The United States and China have since reestablished direct communication between the respective militaries, severed because of Pelosi’s
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For years, purist fans of traditional New Orleans jazz have worried their favorite music is a dying art form. Oh, sure, something like trad jazz, loud and frenetic with a side helping of street funk, might be played for many more years in tourist trap clubs. But the real thing, the small-group ensembles with syncopated
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The North Dakota Board of Higher Education is looking to rein in professor tenure, particularly at its community colleges, according to a draft report. The board’s Tenure/Post-Tenure Ad Hoc Committee has a draft report that could bring a massive decrease in tenured and tenure-track faculty at the state’s five community colleges, as well as pared-back
San Francisco Mayor London Breed introduced a budget proposal on Thursday that makes good on a campaign promise to increase police staffing despite facing a nearly $800 million two-year budget deficit. Breed, who is facing a tough reelection in November, has pitched a $46.7 million increase to the police department’s budget, bringing it to an all-time
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Former President Donald Trump is now a convicted felon, and in protest, his supporters are now sharing upside-down American flags all across X. Trump was found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records by a Manhattan jury Thursday, in his hush money trial. Notable accounts sharing the inverted American flag include Rep. Marjorie Taylor
Judge Jeanine Pirro of FOX News reacted to the Trump verdict today by saying that America has gone over a cliff. As a judge herself, Jeanine lamented what this decision has done to the public image of our legal system, but as a political matter she was clearly outraged. She spoke for millions of Americans.
Judge Jeanine Pirro Reacts to Trump Guilty Verdict: ‘America Has Gone Over a Cliff’ (VIDEO) by Mike LaChance May. 30, 2024 10:10 pm Judge Jeanine Pirro of FOX News reacted to the Trump verdict today by saying that America has gone over a cliff. As a judge herself, Jeanine lamented what this decision has done