U.S. House Speaker McCarthy vows debt ceiling bill to become law
WASHINGTON The bipartisan debt ceiling bill will become law, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on
2023-05-31 21:49
Why the debt ceiling deal contains a controversial gas pipeline
Manchin helped secure a provision to approve all remaining permits for the Mountain Valley Pipeline and shield the project from further litigation.
2023-05-31 21:27
'It was torture': Blake Lively reveals why she hated husband Ryan Reynolds' 'Deadpool'
Blake Lively had to look through the 'sex montage' of her husband Ryan Reynolds in a film with plenty of explicit scenes
2023-05-31 21:26
Where are the jobs? India's world-beating growth falls short
By Ira Dugal MUMBAI (Reuters) -On a hot summer afternoon, 23-year old Nizamudin Abdul Rahim Khan is playing cricket on
2023-05-31 21:21
US Mortgage Rates Rise to Near Seven-Month High of 6.91%
US mortgage rates surged to the highest level since early November last week, stifling demand for home purchases
2023-05-31 21:19
Who are Noor Alfallah's siblings? Al Pacino's 29-year-old girlfriend's sister dated Michael Jackson's son Prince
Al Pacino, 83, and Noor Alfallah, 29, are expecting their first child together in June 2023
2023-05-31 21:16
Ryan Reynolds jokingly blames Hugh Jackman for turning ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’ into an 'absolute trash fire'
The 2009 film 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' was significant for pitting Ryan Reynolds’ Wade Wilson (aka Deadpool) against Jackman’s Logan (aka Wolverine)
2023-05-31 20:52
Auschwitz museum criticizes use of death camp in politics after ruling party uses it in political ad
The Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial museum has denounced a political spot by Poland's ruling party that uses the theme of the Nazi German extermination camp to discourage participation in an upcoming anti-government march. The state-run museum attacked “instrumentalization of the tragedy” of the 1.1 million people who were murdered at the site during World War II, arguing that it is an insult to their memory. “It is a sad, painful and unacceptable manifestation of the moral and intellectual corruption of the public debate,” the state museum said. The 14-second video published Wednesday by the Law and Justice party shows images of the former death camp, including the notorious “Arbeit Macht Frei” gate, and the words: “Do you really want to walk under this slogan?” The reference is to a now-deleted tweet from journalist Tomasz Lis, who claimed that President Andrzej Duda and ruling party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski deserve to go to prison. He published the tweet amid a heated debate over a law passed by the party lawmakers and signed by Duda that is viewed by the U.S., the European Union and many Polish critics as anti-democratic. “There will be a chamber for Duda and Kaczor,” the tweet said, using a nickname for Kaczynski. He used the Polish word ”komora,” which can be simply a dark cell or chamber but which many in Poland associate with the gas chambers used by Germans in mass murder during the war. Lis has since deleted the tweet and apologized. "It is obvious that I was thinking of a cell, but I should have foreseen that people of ill will would adopt an absurd interpretation. I hope that Mr. Duda and Mr. Kaczynski will pay for their crimes against democracy, but on a human level I wish them health and long life,” Lis said. “I never wished death on anyone.” President Duda weighed in with a tweet that implied criticism of the party that supports him. “The memory of the victims of German crimes in Auschwitz is sacred and inviolable; the tragedy of millions of victims cannot be used in political struggle; this is an unworthy act," he said. The purported aim of the new law is to create a commission to investigate Russian influences in Poland. But critics fear that it will be misused ahead of fall elections to target opponents, in particular opposition leader Donald Tusk. They say the commission could be used by the ruling party to eliminate its opponents from public life for a decade. The law was approved this week by Duda, to widespread criticism in Poland and by the EU and the United States. Critics in Poland have informally dubbed it “Lex Tusk,” and its passage has energized the political opposition. Tusk plans to lead a large anti-government march on Sunday in Warsaw, the capital. The march is to be held on the 34th anniversary of the first partly free elections in Poland after decades of communism, on June 4, 1989. Read More Ukraine war’s heaviest fight rages in east - follow live Charity boss speaks out over ‘traumatic’ encounter with royal aide Poland's president approves law on Russia's influence that could target opposition Migrants with children stuck at Poland's border wall; activists say Belarus won't let them turn back Ukraine soccer league set for a title-deciding game in a remarkable, war-hit season
2023-05-31 20:52
‘Not telling anyone else’s story’: Lily-Rose Depp's ‘The Idol’ character NOT based on Britney Spears
'This is a fictional character and fictional story,' the 24-year-old actress said
2023-05-31 20:46
Shelling and drone strikes hit inside Russia's border, officials say, as Moscow's war on Ukraine spills over
Russia saw the effects of its war on Ukraine dramatically reverberate back onto its own territory on Wednesday, after a "massive" shelling attack injured four people in Belgorod and preliminary information indicated a drone crashed and sparked a fire at an oil refinery further south.
2023-05-31 20:27
Services Sector Shields Indian Economy From Still-High Rates
India’s economy grew faster than the government’s expectations last year, as demand spurred an expansion in the services
2023-05-31 20:23
Europe’s Bond Rally Shows How Economic Cracks Are Spreading
European government bonds rallied while the euro and risk-sensitive Nordic currencies sank as cooling inflation prints and weak
2023-05-31 20:23