Raja Krishnamoorthi slams US education dept after Bo Frenchs South Asian student post
There's an easy way to get rid of all the reusable bags piling up in your home
If you've accumulated too many reusable bags, donate the excess
Texas recycled 650,000 pounds of discarded oyster shells to rebuild 4.5 acres of reef
Napa family rebuilt winery for $30m; 9 years later, it faces foreclosure
Signorello Estate winery faces an October auction after a series of devastating setbacks. The winery burned down in 2017, and rebuilding efforts faced significant delays and cost increases. Global wine sales have declined, impacting the business's revenue streams and financial stability. The owner owes $37 million to American AgCredit, which rejected a $16 million cash offer. This potential foreclosure threatens a 50-year family legacy and the jobs of ten employees.
'I am Hindu and my mom is not white': Ro Khanna asks Dinesh D'Souza if this makes him less American
A 70-foot land dispute turned ugly as Louisiana neighbours traded signs, lights and a dead cow
TSA Quietly Ups the Ante on Post-9/11 Security Regime
TSA's Gateside PreCheck is a further tiering of airport access by government-vetted status. ... The post TSA Quietly Ups the Ante on Post-9/11 Security Regime appeared first on The New American .
First New Wild Cat Species Discovered In 100 Years
A new type of tiger cat thats smaller than a house cat was discovered in the Bolivian cloud forest, marking the first time in a century that a new species of wild cat has been identified. What do you think? The post First New Wild Cat Species Discovered In 100 Years appeared first on The Onion .
Vaccination rates of U.S. children have fallen beneath the threshold needed to maintain herd immunity, triggering measles outbreaks in many states. The Onion examines the myths and facts surrounding the highly contagious illness. MYTH: Measles is just a rash. FACT: Youre much too comfortable with having a rash. MYTH: The measles virus can linger in [] The post Measles: Myth Vs. Fact appeared first on The Onion .
Bankrupt Kennedy Center Auctions Off JFK
WASHINGTONSaying dire financial circumstances had left it with nothing but the most desperate option,the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced Monday that it had filed for bankruptcy and would now be forced to auction off the skeleton of its presidential namesake. Unfortunately, we have reached the point where we either sell off [] The post Bankrupt Kennedy Center Auctions Off JFKs Skeleton appeared first on The Onion .
NSFW Artist Struggling To Improve On Sexiness Of Regular Muppets
PORTLAND, ORAdmitting that he was completely at a loss over what he could possibly add, NSFW artist Caleb Driscoll told reporters Monday that he was struggling to improve upon the raw sexuality of the regular Muppets. Normally this stuff just flows right out of melike, Ive never had any issue making Hank Hill or Totoro [] The post NSFW Artist Struggling To Improve On Sexiness Of Regular Muppets appeared first on The Onion .
New Jersey man lost job, mowed lawns for free; network grew to 2,000 volunteers
In 2020, New Jersey resident Brian Schwartz lost his job during the pandemic and began mowing lawns for free to help older neighbours. That oneoff act grew into I Want To Mow Your Lawn, a volunteerrun nonprofit now linking more than 2,000 volunteers in all 50 states with seniors, veterans and others who need temporary yard help.
Pink bought 200-acre California ranch; 13 years later, it became a vineyard
Pink bought a 200-acre California ranch with her husband Carey Hart for nearly $9 million in 2013. What began as an interest in wine grew into Two Wolves, an organic wine business. After years of studying winemaking and making small batches privately, Pink released her first vintage in 2014 and has since built a team around organic farming and winemaking.
At 78, Nashville songwriter spends hundreds of hours rescuing foxes with mange
In a heartwarming display of compassion, Nashville songwriter Jerry Vandiver has devoted himself to rescuing sick red foxes. He skillfully traps these ailing creatures, transporting them to Waldens Puddle Wildlife Center for much-needed care. In August alone, his dedication earned him 234 volunteer hours, ultimately assisting numerous animals. Through his efforts, he ensures that these foxes can heal and safely return to their natural environments.
ICE agent shoots and wounds man in Austin, Texas, officials say
Local authorities say a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and wounded a man in Austin, Texas, where anti-ICE protesters gathered for hours
Family farmed Wisconsin land for 179 years; now bulldozers make way for homes
Inside Rick Ross Georgia estate, bought from Evander Holyfield for $5.8 million
A raccoon boot camp in Mississippi teaches abandoned kits survival skills
A Mississippi wildlife rescue gives abandoned and injured baby raccoons their best chance of survival through a program they call raccoon boot camp.
Dak Prescott donated more than $1M to his Louisiana high school for new gear
Florida music hall that hosted Louis Armstrong, closed in 1968, reopens after renovation
In 1959, he started a livestock auction in a chicken coop; 67 years later, his daughters run it
Toledo woman's neighbour's tree draws spotted lanternflies, coating her yard
Tropical Storm Polo has formed off southwestern Mexico
Tropical Storm Polo has formed off southwestern Mexico
Denver's historic 1907 bank building sits empty despite a $22.4 million renovation
Meet Rajarshi Mandal, 16, whose malaria model won him $50,000
84-year-old veteran donated 207-acre llama ranch; now it is a sanctuary
In an inspiring act of philanthropy, Navy veteran Al Ellis has gifted his expansive ranch in Wyoming to a dedicated foundation. This sanctuary will cater to veterans and first responders, providing a serene environment for healing and family bonding. With the Boulder Crest Foundations specialized initiatives, the campus is anticipated to be operational by September 2027, transforming lives one family at a time.
Indiana man wants new trial in killing of teens where pagan ritual can be introduced
A man serving 130 years in prison for killing two teens in Indiana is appealing his convictions
Couple built $40,000 home with YouTube, sold it for $290,000 and moved to Florida
After building a budget-friendly home in New York for just $40,000 and selling it for a striking $290,000, a couple made a spontaneous decision to relocate to Florida. Without job commitments in place, Jessica Patrzyk transitioned into real estate, while her husband chased his passion as a diving instructor. As they explore Floridas delights and face new career paths, they also navigate the complexities of stricter local building codes.
A Wyoming-to-Canada wildlife project has supported 204 crossings and helped protect 59 million acres
In 1992, Elton John began buying Atlanta apartments and combined six into a 13,000-square-foot home
Make college football great again: US Education dept post sparks outrage amid Bo French controversy
Report: Other Tailgate Looks More Fun
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJAfter divvying up a Bud Light six-pack and soggy Subway sandwiches purchased at an I-87 rest stop, a glum group of tailgaters in Section J of the MetLife Stadium parking lot confirmed Sunday that the tailgate across from them looked way more fun.Damn, those guys brought a portable generator just to power the [] The post Report: Other Tailgate Looks More Fun appeared first on The Onion .
75-year-old Gertrude Abercrombie painting bought for $30 could fetch $250,000
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California funds 15 projects with $44 million to protect forests, desert and Tribal land
Ed Sheeran Addresses Tour Controversy and Gaza Conflict in Emotional Philadelphia Concert
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National Hurricane Center: Tropical Storm Fay forms in the northern Atlantic
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Rising gas prices frustrate voters. Trump says it's an 'inexpensive price to pay' for the Iran war
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Alaskans will decide fate of ranked choice voting system after chaotic end to state's primary
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New Jersey couple gave away 90-acre estate; land is now a free public preserve
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US military says 4 killed in strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean
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10-year-old lived in tent; after rescue, he entered school for first time
A 10-year-old Seattle boy who spent much of his childhood living in a tent entered school for the first time after an 11-month effort to help him and his mother. His mother was struggling with fentanyl addiction and entered treatment in January. After his first day in class, the boy told those helping him, I want to go back.
Tennessee farmer tried to return $20,000 IRS refund; singer John Rich stepped in
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One juror in the Lindsey Clancy case was doxxed and endangered by other jurors, social media, and mainstream media. ... The post Lindsay Clancy: One Hung Jury One Hanged Jury System? appeared first on The New American .
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Michigan city defends itself against accusations of favoring Muslim holidays over other faiths
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The government denied a record percentage of applications for asylum in June, continuing immigration courts' shift in a pro-enforcement direction. ... The post Data: U.S. Asylum Denials Rise to Record-high Level appeared first on The New American .
Envoys Shuttle Between Moscow and Kyiv As War Enters a New Phase
Although both Russia and Ukraine have shown openness to stopping the fighting, no deal is actually in place yet. ... The post Envoys Shuttle Between Moscow and Kyiv As War Enters a New Phase appeared first on The New American .
11,297 acres returned to Maines Penobscot Nation after more than a century
Maine forest land returns to Penobscot Nation in September 2026. This marks the first phase of restoring over thirty thousand acres of homeland. The project began in 2023 with a fundraising goal of thirty-two point five million dollars. Currently, twenty point seven million dollars has been raised for the ongoing effort. Ownership grants the Penobscot Nation greater authority over land management and conservation.
Meet Everett Leigh, 16, who raised $70,000 through 50 benefit concerts
At just sixteen, Everett Leigh shines as a gifted pianist who believes in giving back. He created EverEverest, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering foster and underserved youth through music. With over fifty organized benefit concerts under his belt, he has raised substantial funds to support these children. His inspiring efforts earned him the Barron Prize for Young Heroes, showcasing his commitment to balancing his piano career with meaningful philanthropy.
Former President Barack Obama announced that his familys Portuguese water dog Sunny, which they got in 2013 during their time in the White House, has passed away. What do you think? The post Obama Family Dog Passes Away appeared first on The Onion .
US lifts sanctions targeting Eritrea's ruling party and the military
The United States has lifted sanctions against Eritreas ruling party and military, according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury
Denmark's leaders are cautiously optimistic about Trump's announcement of a Greenland deal
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Montana family's 57-acre wildlife haven protected forever
A Montana family has successfully secured fifty-seven acres of pristine riverfront terrain for permanent conservation. This crucial initiative plays a major role in preserving essential wildlife habitat along the Stillwater River. With camera traps recording a plethora of species, such as bears and wolves, this area now joins a broader network of safeguarded open land, ensuring its untouched beauty remains for future generations.
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Will Lawrence, a progressive Democratic congressional candidate in Michigan, is trying to harness unease over the rapid pace of artificial intelligence development to defeat Republican Rep. Tom Barrett
Oil prices are high but could be much worse. Trump has China's Xi to thank for that.
WASHINGTON (AP) It could be much worse. When President Donald Trump launched his war against Iran in late February, energy analysts issued dire warnings that oil prices could more than double during a protracted conflict and urged investors and motorists to buckle up for a bumpy ride. The war grinds on and oil prices certainly remain volatile. But the most dire projections have not yet come to pass six months into a conflict that has no end in sight. Chinese President Xi Jinping , who is making a much-anticipated state visit to Washington next week, could make a credible argument that the world has his country's energy strategy to thank for that. It's unclear how much the two leaders will discuss Iran during the visit, which comes as Trump's Republican Party faces pressure from voters over high gasoline prices, and as China's buffer is being further tested as the conflict in the Middle East spreads . Trump, who has sought to keep a fragile trade truce with Beijing intact, has been careful in public comments about differences with Xi over the countrys relationship with Iran. Weve been free-riding off Beijing in a weird way, said Rosemary Kelanic, director of the Middle East program at Defense Priorities, a Washington think tank. Chinas doing it because they understand that theyre on the train that Trump is driving off a cliff. If oil prices go way up, that hurts the global economy. If it hurts the global economy, it hurts them. China's stockpiles helped Xi weather the storm so far Beijing spent years and billions of dollars amassing the worlds largest oil stockpile, building its strategic reserve to about 1.4 billion barrels by the end of last year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's estimates. To protect China from foreign supply risks, Xi made energy self-reliance a part of the countrys latest five-year plan. Drawing from the massive stockpile allowed China, the world's second-biggest oil consumer and Iran's top buyer, to dramatically cut crude imports once the U.S. and Israel began their bombardment and Tehran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz. The country was also helped by its shift toward electric vehicles in recent years and increasingly tapping into other energy alternatives. China's oil import diet in turn helped ease global demand, softening the upward price effects for the United States, Europe and beyond. The Chinese deserve credit, said retired U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery, an analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a hawkish Washington think tank. They did in 10 years what took us 25 years after the 1973 oil crisis to do: really build a kind of strategic petroleum reserve that could allow you to weather this. But that resilience faces new challenges. Attacks by Iran-backed militias this month led Saudi Arabia to temporarily shut a vital pipeline that transports crude across the kingdom to ports on the Red Sea. The Yemen-based Houthis have also seized two strategic islands in the southern Red Sea, bolstering the Iran-backed rebels ability to disrupt a key maritime shipping route. Planned talks among Gulf nations focused on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, which were supposed to take place earlier this week, have also been put on hold . Before he meets Xi, Trump is set to meet Tuesday with leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council in New York, on the sidelines of the annual United Nations General Assembly. The group includes Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain. Oil industry experts say the moment remains tenuous Analysts at Bank of America last week forecast oil at $83 a barrel for the second half of the year in light of more persistent disruptions to Hormuz, but said they still expected shipping through the strait to gradually pick up. But if violence escalates and keeps a chokehold on traffic, prices could reach $95 to $120 a barrel, while damage to major energy infrastructure could produce spikes of up to $150 a barrel, the analysts wrote. Brent crude averaged about $69 per barrel last year and currently is hovering around $100. Brent crude briefly peaked in late April, touching $126 . How China has weathered the volatile oil market caused by Trump's war is ultimately seen by Beijing as a vindication of Xis last five-year plan and his focus on self-reliance, said Jonathan Czin, a former senior CIA analyst who is now at the Brookings Institution. Deep differences between Trump and Xi on Iran persist The war in Iran and its impact on the global economy is expected to be on the agenda for the Trump-Xi talks. But the prospects of the world's two biggest powers coming up with a breakthrough appear dim. Over the course of the conflict, the Trump administration has faced resistance when urging Beijing to use its considerable economic leverage to press the Islamic Republic to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Chinese officials, who have expressed strong opposition to the U.S. war, also have bristled at more recent administration threats to ratchet up economic pressure on nations and entities still doing business with Iran. To be certain, analysts say there's little altruism in how China came to sit on its massive stockpile of oil. Experts believe Beijing was driven by contingency planning for potential military action to take over the self-ruled island of Taiwan, which China considers its own territory. Tapping the reserves now has been far from ideal for Beijing but seeing global oil prices skyrocket was not ideal, either. Trump treads carefully on differences with China over Iran The leaders last met in Beijing just four months ago, and could meet twice more later this year. After the talks in May, Trump claimed Xi agreed with him that a nuclear-armed Iran is a bad idea and that the Strait of Hormuz must be reopened. Chinese officials have neither affirmed nor denied Trump's telling of the private conversation. The U.S. administration has also warned China not to aid Iran's military effort. But earlier this week, Trump downplayed a Wall Street Journal report that Chinese entities had supplied Tehran with satellite images of a Jordanian military base ahead of an Iran strike in July that killed three U.S. soldiers working there. You know, when they say that China spies on us, I say youre right, and we spy on them too, Trump told reporters. Trump at the outset of the war called the conflict a little excursion that would last a matter of weeks. He also has repeatedly predicted that oil prices will quickly plummet once the conflict ends. Less than three months into the conflict, he even declared everybody was wrong because the most dire projections for oil prices didn't come to pass. The White House did not respond to queries on whether Trump credits China's actions with helping keep oil prices from hitting the worst-case levels. But energy analysts credit Beijing's slashing imports as having the single greatest impact on moderating prices since the start of the war. China's crude imports averaged just 8.1 million barrels per day in the second quarter. That's almost 4 million barrels per day, or 32% lower than in the first three months of the year, according to U.S. data. It's remarkable how China managed the market, said Michael Lynch, president of Strategic Energy and Economic Research, a firm providing consulting services and analysis in the oil and gas industry. They didn't panic and by turning to their inventories they kept the price down for everybody. This article originally appeared on Associated Press at https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/oil-prices-high-could-much-040833336.html
Thousands join protest outside Kennedy Center, expressing concern that Trump might tear it down
Thousands of people have come to protest outside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
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Knife attack on Sikh trucker in Wyoming stirs fresh fears in community
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Officials say 75 absentee in-person ballots cast by voters in rural western Alaska communities arrived too late to be counted in last months primary election
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