2019

Trump’s Middle East Peace Plan Faces Dimmer Prospects Than Ever

WASHINGTON — The prospects for a Trump administration plan to strike a Middle East peace deal have been receding for months, thanks to a protracted political stalemate in Israel and the refusal by the Palestinians to engage with Washington. But they may have reached a new low this week. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s announcement

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Submit Your Questions, via Video, for the 52 Places Traveler

Ask Sebastian Modak a question, via video. We’re collecting submissions for a video Q. & A. with Sebastian Modak, this year’s 52 Places Traveler. To be included in the montage, please submit your question about his year-long trip (or a general travel query) in a self-shot video, recorded horizontally. Please begin the video by stating

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Election debate: Conservatives defend ‘factcheckUK’ Twitter profile

The Conservative Party has been sharply criticised by a UK fact-checking agency after it rebranded one of its Twitter accounts. The @CCHQPress account – the Tory press office – was rebranded as “factcheckUK” for Tuesday’s live TV debate involving Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn. Conservative Party chairman James Cleverly defended the rebranding. He told BBC

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This Meme Proves People Have Discovered The Best Way To Troll Their Future Kids

People are tweeting about the celebrities they’re going to tell their kids about, and it’s become a hilariously weird meme. The “gonna tell my kids” or “telling my kids” meme involves a picture of a celebrity accompanied by the caption “I’m telling my kids this is [entirely different celebrity.]” The image attached to the tweet

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