July 2019

Outsider or Insider? How Bernie Sanders Learned to Walk the Line

He has had more influence in the Senate, up to a point. “Some senators, like Hubert Humphrey and Teddy Kennedy, were good on both inside and outside strategy,” added Senator Sherrod Brown, Democrat of Ohio, a labor-allied progressive who briefly entertained running for president this year. “Bernie has chosen to pursue the outside strategy. The […]

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Teunissen wins Tour opening stage, Thomas crashes at end

Mike Teunissen claimed the first yellow jersey of this year’s Tour de France with a sprint victory in Saturday’s opening stage, which was marked by defending champion Geraint Thomas’ crash in the finale. Another top contender, Jakob Fuglsang, also hit the tarmac about 20 kilometers (12 miles) from the finish. Teunissen edged former world champion

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Sculptor joins calls for BP to end Portrait Prize sponsorship

Image copyright PA Media Image caption The sculptor called on BP to put half its profits towards renewable energy research Sculptor Sir Antony Gormley has joined calls for London’s National Portrait Gallery to end its sponsorship with BP. BP has sponsored the gallery’s annual Portrait Award for 30 years, but the oil company has faced

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Susan Collins, a Fixture in Maine, Has Twin Troubles: Trump and Kavanaugh

EASTPORT, Me. — Senator Susan Collins jogged her way through the Fourth of July parade in this picturesque little port city, handing out American flag stickers to cheers and shouts of “Thank you!” But beneath the bonhomie, there were hints that the once untouchable Republican may be in trouble because of two men: Justice Brett

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‘Stranger Things’ Season 3 Tries Really Hard To Please Twitter, But To What Avail?

Warning: “Stranger Things” Season 3 spoilers below. At the start of the new season of “Stranger Things,” we see Nancy Wheeler (Natalia Dyer) being treated unfairly at her summer internship with The Hawkins Post. The newsroom is full of authoritarian male figures who bark lunch orders at her and insult her when she tries to

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