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I pay no attention to the Super Bowl, even less to the overhyped halftime show. But I do pay some attention to the reaction to the show's headliners when they're announced and afterward. So I know that some people did not like that Bad Bunny (whom I knew nothing about...
In late January 2026, China’s Ministry of National Defense announced investigations into two of the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) most senior officers: General Zhang Youxia, long-time vice chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) and a close Xi Jinping...
When the Rev. Jesse Jackson died this week in Chicago at age 84, the tributes were predictable. Jackson was a protégé of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., a two‑time presidential candidate, and the most prominent black civil‑rights leader for decades. The Associated...
