2019

Trump Impeachment Inquiry Updates: Sondland to Testify After Initial Refusal

Politics /

President Trump will travel to Lake Charles, La., on Friday evening for his second rally in two days. But while the president will continue to excoriate the impeachment process, House Democrats continue to move steadily forward with fact-finding. After issuing a raft of new subpoenas on Thursday, Democratic leaders are waiting for word on whether […]

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Better protection sought for Thailand’s helmeted hornbill

Finance /

Time is running out for Thailand’s dwindling population of helmeted hornbills thanks to poaching of the exotic birds for the ivory-like casques atop their big red and yellow beaks. The species, known by the scientific name Rhinoplax vigil, is listed as “critically endangered” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. “Currently, there are fewer

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Will Smith Tries Trashing Car With Potato Cannon, Fails In Spectacular Slow Motion

Entertainment /

Will Smith struggled in a glorious slow-motion video to smash a car window with a potato cannon. And it was simply stunning to watch. The actor joined Gavin Free of YouTube stars The Slow Mo Guys during his promotional tour for new movie “Gemini Man.” Smith successfully took a bat and a sword to a

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Trump Says the Kurds ‘Didn’t Help’ at Normandy. Here’s the History.

Politics /

President Trump drew an odd historical parallel this week as he defended his decision to pull American support from allied Kurdish fighters in northern Syria, leaving them vulnerable to a Turkish offensive that began on Wednesday. “They’re fighting for their land,” Mr. Trump said of the Kurds on Wednesday. “And as somebody wrote in a

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