Author: Alex Maschino
Months after President Bashar al-Assad’s regime was toppled, Charlie Smart, a reporter at The New York Times, traveled to a mass burial site in Syria to understand how the Assad regime hid the bodies of the people it had made disappear.
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the worldDonald Trump has warned that any country embracing the “anti-American policies” of the Brics bloc of nations will face an extra 10 per cent tariff on exports, in a new threat at the start of a pivotal week for the US president’s trade war.Trump warned the Brics group — which originally comprised Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa but has since expanded — after they met over the weekend. At a summit in Rio de Janeiro, the group condemned…
Demi Lovato, Jennifer Lawrence, Brooks Nader and more stars have inspired others to speak candidly about their periods. For far too long, reproductive health issues were treated as taboo subjects, but public health experts and celebrities have helped make huge strides in normalizing discussions around the menstrual cycle. Dakota Johnson got very real in 2019 when discussing the ways in which she struggled physically and emotionally during her cycle. “If I’m honest, my hormonal changes during my menstrual cycle are ruining my life,” she told InStyle at the time. “Every month. It’s unbelievable. It’s really f****** amazing. I can’t get…
Quick hits on the Sharks, Maple Leafs, Ehlers, Golden Knights, and contract extensions David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period: The San Jose Sharks have some interest in Bowen Byram. Also in on Byram are the Los Angeles Kings, Calgary Flames, and the St. Louis Blues. The Blues are believed to be the most aggressive so far. The Sabres want NHL-ready talent. Byram could be looking for $9 million on his next deal. At least one team is considering an offer sheet for Byram. The Sabres have said they’ll match. Before Andrew Mangiapane signed with the Edmonton Oilers, the Toronto Maple…
The US has deported eight people to South Sudan following a legal battle that saw them diverted to Djibouti for several weeks.The men – convicted of crimes including murder, sexual assault and robbery – had either completed or were near the end of their prison sentences. Only one of the eight is from South Sudan. The rest are nationals of Myanmar, Cuba, Vietnam, Laos and Mexico. US officials said most of their home countries had refused to accept them.The Trump administration is working to expand its deportations to third countries. It has deported people to El Salvador and Costa Rica.…
US close to several trade deals, announcements expected in coming days, Bessent says
The Marvel’s Runaways cast will forever remember their late costar Julian McMahon. McMahon played Jonah, an alien magistrate, on the Hulu series, which aired from 2016 to 2019. The Marvel Television show was adapted from the comic book of the same name, highlighting a group of teens in Los Angeles who run away from their respective parents when they find out about their nefarious deeds under Jonah’s leadership. Jonah is also the biological father of teen Karolina Dean (Virginia Gardner). “The show is pretty full-on,” McMahon said during a December 2018 appearance on AOL’s Build Series. “I really enjoyed this…
Real Madrid held off a late Borussia Dortmund comeback to secure a dramatic 3-2 victory in a pulsating encounter in the Club World Cup.Goals from Gonzalo Garcia, Fran Garcia, and Kylian Mbappe were enough for the hosts, despite a late resurgence by the visitors, with strikes from Maximilian Beier and Serhou Guirassy.The game was Madrid’s from the start with both sides showing attacking intent. Dortmund threatened early through Julian Brandt and Serhou Guirassy, but it was Real Madrid who struck first.In the 10th minute, young forward Gonzalo García opened the scoring with a composed finish into the bottom corner after…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says Hamas requests for changes to truce proposal ‘unacceptable’.Israel is sending a negotiating team to Qatar for talks on a Gaza ceasefire proposal, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed. In a statement late on Saturday, Netanyahu’s office said the team would travel on Sunday after the Israeli leader instructed negotiators “to accept the invitation for close talks”. But the statement said that “the changes Hamas is requesting to make to the Qatari proposal were delivered to us last night and are unacceptable to Israel”. It did not elaborate on what changes were being requested.…
Rescuers scoured flooded riverbanks littered with mangled trees Saturday and turned over rocks in the search for more than two dozen children from a girls’ camp and many others missing after a wall of water blasted down a river in the Texas Hill Country. The storm killed at least 32 people, including 14 children. Some 36 hours after the floods, authorities have still not given a number of how many people in total are still missing beyond the 27 children from Camp Mystic, a Christian summer camp along the river. The destructive fast-moving waters rose 26 feet (8 meters) in just 45 minutes before…