Justin Bieber’s rep denied “harmful” allegations of drug use following concerns about the singer’s behavior. According to TMZ, the “Peaches” hitmaker’s rep said that the ongoing rumors about the pop star’s physical and mental health are “exhausting and pitiful and shows that despite the obvious truth, people are committed to keeping negative, salacious, harmful narratives … Read more
Israeli tanks moving into the Palestinian city of Jenin in the occupied West Bank on Sunday. (Majdi Mohammed / Associated Press) Israeli tanks have moved into the occupied West Bank for the first time since 2002, shortly after the defense minister said troops will remain “for the coming year” in parts of the territory and … Read more
When it comes to retirement, many boomers will downsize and invest in over-55 or retirement communities where they can simplify their lifestyles. Others go much more adventurous. Count Debra Kilgore, 63, among the adventurous. She bought a $1.9 million home on a cruise ship that will perpetually sail the world, with residents voting on where to go next, … Read more
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky answers questions during his news conference in Kyiv on Sunday. (Evgeniy Maloletka / Associated Press) A contentious U.S. proposal that would have seen $500 billion worth of profits from Ukrainian rare minerals given to the United States as compensation for its wartime assistance to Kyiv has been taken off the table, … Read more
Uptown Madison Avenue, lower Fifth Avenue and — surprisingly — a fashionable stretch of Bleecker Street are Manhattan’s hottest retail blocks, according to a revealing new survey of the second half of 2024 by the Real Estate Board of New York. The report shows renewed leasing energy fueled by fashion stores new to the city, … Read more
Candles and pictures are left outside the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome on Sunday, where the pontiff has been hospitalized since Feb. 14. (Gregorio Borgia / Associated Press) Pope Francis remained in critical condition Sunday and blood tests showed early kidney failure but he remains alert, responsive and attended Mass, the Vatican said, as the … Read more
A resident casts a vote at a polling station in Berlin on Sunday during the German national election. (Michael Probst / Associated Press) German opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives were on course for a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday, while Alternative for Germany nearly doubled its support, the strongest showing for a far-right … Read more
Flowers and a sign are placed outside the headquarters of the U.S. Agency for International Development in Washington, D.C. (Jose Luis Magana / Associated Press) The Trump administration said Sunday that it is eliminating 2,000 positions at the U.S. Agency for International Development and placing all but a fraction of other staffers worldwide on leave. … Read more
“Tech firms should not be bullying their users,” declared Federal Trade Commission head Andrew Ferguson in announcing an investigation of Big Tech censorship and shadow banning. Ferguson’s probe promises to turn the heat up on tech giants like Google, Facebook parent Meta and perhaps even Elon Musk’s X over “not just unAmerican” but “potentially illegal” … Read more
President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, on the day Howard Lutnick is sworn in as U.S. Commerce Secretary by Vice President JD Vance, in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 21, 2025. REUTERS Ding dong, DEI is dead! But what will replace it? Democrats will try to give mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to … Read more
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