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Joe Biden

How Biden’s team is reacting to Kamala Harris’ new book

When former Vice President Kamala Harris first heard about how poorly Joe Biden’s team was responding to excerpts of her upcoming book, she essentially shrugged, I’m told. She wasn’t surprised. The response came after years of interactions with Biden staffers who her team thought were undercutting her. That was obvious…

bubmagSeptember 13, 2025

Holocaust

Genocide in Gaza?

Raphael Lemkin, a Polish Jewish lawyer, introduced the concept of genocide in his 1944 book, Axis Rule in Occupied Europe, probably in response to Winston Churchill’s statement in 1941 as the Nazis were embarking on the mass murder of the Jewish population of Europe: “We are in the presence of…

bubmagSeptember 13, 2025

Syria

US urges G7, EU to impose tariffs on China and India for buying Russian oil

A drone view shows vessel Aquatica, carrying Russian oil, waiting to be unloaded at Baniyas port, Syria, March 25, 2025. — Reuters WASHINGTON: Finance ministers from the Group of Seven nations held a call on Friday to discuss tightening sanctions on Russia and imposing potential tariffs on countries deemed to…

bubmagSeptember 13, 2025

Obamacare

Middle-class families on Obamacare brace for higher health care premiums next year

Leighanne Safford and her husband, Lorry, pay just $278 a month for health insurance. But starting Jan. 1, their monthly premium could jump to as much as $1,800. Safford’s family is among the millions who could be forced to pay hundreds of dollars more for their health insurance premiums next…

bubmagSeptember 13, 2025

Bolsonaro

Brazilians react to Supreme Court ruling against former president Jair Bolsonaro

State legislator Ediane Maria sets off a firework as she celebrates after the Supreme Court sentenced former President Bolsonaro to more than 27 years in prison, Sep 12, 2025 - Copyright © africanews Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved Last updated: 13/09 - 11:26 Brazil Brazil's top court…

bubmagSeptember 13, 2025

Panda

Giant panda Qing Bao celebrates 4th birthday at Washington zoo

Giant panda Qing Bao plays during her fourth birthday's celebration at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Sept. 12, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Yousong) Giant panda Qing Bao plays with birthday gifts during her fourth birthday's celebration at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., the United…

bubmagSeptember 13, 2025

Korean War

China Focus: Remains of 30 Chinese martyrs from Korean War buried in homeland

Guard of honor escort the caskets containing the remains of Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) martyrs during a burial ceremony at the CPV martyrs' cemetery in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 13, 2025. The remains of 30 Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) soldiers who lost their lives during the War to…

bubmagSeptember 13, 2025

Joker

“Clayface” Set Pics Tease Joker, Robin & More

Warner Bros. Discovery Over the past two weeks, photos have been flooding all over social media of early filming on the “Clayface” movie, the body horror thriller which is set within the DC Universe. As previously indicated, the film is essentially a standalone horror thriller penned by Mike Flanagan and…

bubmagSeptember 13, 2025

Elon Musk

Inventor who encouraged Elon Musk to make Optimus says most humanoid robots today are ‘terrifying’

interview Scott LaValley, founder and CEO of Cartwheel Robotics, suspects he may have helped encourage Elon Musk to get into the humanoid robot business. The pendulum is so pegged toward these robots as tools, and as a way of performing tasks and augmenting human labor in a lower-cost way that…

bubmagSeptember 13, 2025

Mass Tourism

Inside Italy: Why Venice’s population crisis goes deeper than tourism

Giampietro Vianello - giampietro.vianello@thelocal.it Published: 13 Sep, 2025 CET. Updated: Sat 13 Sep 2025 10:05 CET People walk down a traditional Venice 'calle'. Photo by Stefano RELLANDINI / AFP In this week's Inside Italy review, we look at why mass tourism isn't solely responsible for Venice’s population decline, as resident…

bubmagSeptember 13, 2025

How Biden’s team is reacting to Kamala Harris’ new book

Genocide in Gaza?

US urges G7, EU to impose tariffs on China and India for buying Russian oil

Middle-class families on Obamacare brace for higher health care premiums next year

Brazilians react to Supreme Court ruling against former president Jair Bolsonaro

Giant panda Qing Bao celebrates 4th birthday at Washington zoo

China Focus: Remains of 30 Chinese martyrs from Korean War buried in homeland

“Clayface” Set Pics Tease Joker, Robin & More

Inventor who encouraged Elon Musk to make Optimus says most humanoid robots today are ‘terrifying’

Inside Italy: Why Venice’s population crisis goes deeper than tourism

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