The Republican Party is facing an identity crisis, caught between a rising tide of populism and its long-held orthodoxies on issues like taxes, labor unions and its relationship with big business. On Monday, Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., expressed the party’s traditional position. The 69-year-old lawmaker reiterated his opposition to increasing the corporate tax rate to […]
The marines had been deployed to the border city of Nuevo Laredo, officials say (file photo) Thirty Mexican marines have been arrested over the disappearance of an unspecified number of people in the north-eastern state of Tamaulipas in 2014, officials say. Prosecutors say the victims went missing when the marines deployed in the border city […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The recent sabotage at Iran’s main nuclear enrichment facility is just the latest setback for the country’s Revolutionary Guard, though the paramilitary force is rarely publicly criticized due to its power. But with some of its leaders now considering vying for the presidency, the Guard’s influence and failures could […]
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The Conversation How ‘complementarianism’ – the belief that God assigned specific gender roles – became part of evangelical doctrine Southern Baptist women demonstrating against the faith’s gender role doctrine in Birmingham, Alabama, in 2019. AP Photo/Julie BennettProminent evangelical leader Beth Moore, who announced in March 2021 that she was leaving the Southern Baptist Convention over […]
WASHINGTON — White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Monday that the Biden administration was looking for ways to conduct outreach to “white conservative communities” where coronavirus vaccine hesitancy runs high. Such outreach, Psaki said, could include partnerships with NASCAR, the car racing franchise, and CMT, the country music television station. “We’re looking for […]
The tourism industry has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, and cruise lines are no exception. In fact, they appeared particularly vulnerable to outbreaks early on in the crisis, and sailings stopped around the world. These groundings led to an 80 percent revenue drop and $4 billion in losses for Norwegian Cruise Line, one […]
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, second from right, listens to the head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran Ali Akbar Salehi while visiting an exhibition of Iran’s new nuclear achievements in Tehran – Iranian Presidency Office via AP Iran’s foreign minister on Monday vowed vengeance against Israel for an explosion a day earlier at the […]
The Daily Beast Mom: Minnesota Cops Killed Son After Stopping Him on an Air-Freshener Violation Wright Family/HandoutPolice in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center fatally shot a Black 20-year-old man during a traffic stop on Sunday afternoon, setting off a string of violent protests amid tensions over the Derek Chauvin murder trial. The victim’s mother […]
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian prosecutors said Sunday they found that gross negligence by railway employees was behind a deadly train crash that caused public outcry across the country. Drugs were allegedly also involved. The March 26 crash of two passenger trains in the province of Sohag, about 440 kilometers (270 miles) south of Cairo, was […]